I try to squeeze in time to tinker around with my backyard herb garden. I'm growing all kinds of things back there, many with strange names or uses that my friends get kind of cross-eyed about when I try to explain them! (Oh yeah, like THAT'S something new?!?!) I find the history and folklore of herbs quite fascinating and sometimes experiment with herbal crafts. Here are a few herb sites I like, in no particular order: