Spanish monks who encountered the tree named it "palo santo," meaning "holy wood" or "wood of the saints," recognizing its importance in indigenous rituals and ceremonies.8 Traditional practitioners, particularly Amazonian shamans and healers, believe Palo Santo possesses a living spirit that persists long after the physical tree has fallen
Bay State says that the Japanese black pine and the Austrian pine are made to order for our eastern coastline, that the Russian olive is useful as a windbreak, and that the spreading cotoneaster, with its pink blossoms, is quite as hardy as the rugosa rose, which is traditionally hardy near the sea
growers association meeting for the first time in more than 10 years
Gregor Vorbarra from the Vorkosigan Saga is described as being like this - as well as being tall and thin and dressed in dark clothing - so it shouldn't be surprising that he's The Emperor of a multi-planetary, extremely militaristic empire
Do cigars give you a buzz
[77] The Raconteurs set out on tour to support the album, [9] including eight dates as the opening act for Bob Dylan