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Come On Over!

Just a quick reminder of my Steeped Tea "Smells and Tastes of Christmas" Open House. There's a door prize of tea and cookies as well as a draw for the limited edition hand-crafted teapot shown on our flyer (orders of $30 or more qualify for entry for the teapot.)

There will be scones - I'm trying to time that they will be just out of the oven shortly before the doors open - with Cinnamon Pear and Cranberry Peach jam. There will be tea-infused biscotti, and lovely butter-layden cookies. And of course, tea! Mulled spice black tea, Christmas chai, Cranberry Orange mmmm!

10 am - 2 pm

Drop by and take a load off - this can be an incredibly busy time of year so it's good to take a few minutes for ourselves, right?

57 Muscovey Drive, Elmira. From Barnswallow, take Kingfisher or First to the end,

and Muscovey runs between those 2 streets.

Orders placed today WILL arrive in time for Christmas.

Saved by Tea!

This is the season where things on the old van start to freeze shut. The weather is somewhat damp and the temperatures are hovering slightly below 0C. It's not unusual for Sarah to have to climb in through the front door and clamber to the back as the sliding doors are particularly bad for freezing. I stopped for gas today after dropping Sarah at school and of course, what was frozen shut? The door to the gas tank. I have a lever inside the vehicle to pull on, but something in the door mechanism was frozen so it wouldn't pop open. I took my hand out of my gloves to try to thaw the area but that wasn't effective. I needed something hotter...

Fortunately I had some tea with me in a travel mug. I dribbled some tea on the hatch and voila! The door popped right open!

Do you have a tea to the rescue story? Feel free to share them in the comments.

Whatcha Doing on Sunday?

If you've got nothing going on on Sunday, why not visit me and some direct selling friends in Dorchester. There is no admission fee and there will be free refreshments!

Come do some shopping for yourself or for Christmas.

Have a long shopping list? Book a party!

Finding Christmas is really hard to handle financially this year? Talk to me about becoming a rep and earning some extra $$.

 

Here are the details:

Perfect Party

 

Where: Dorchester Optimist Hall 1653 Richmond St. Dorchester

When: Sunday Nov. 16th           

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Come and see our new Fall Products. Place an order, book a party and talk with Independent Consultants. Harbourtown Soap & some Tupperware will be cash and carry.

Tupperware ~ The Pampered Chef ~ Epicure Selections ~ Suzi M.

Enjo ~ Arbonne ~ Discovery Toys ~ Avon ~ Shaklee

Optionelle ~ Steeped Tea ~ Home Interiors ~ Stampin’ Up! ~ Party Lite

 Usborne Books ~ Harbourtown Soap Co. ~ Stella & Dot

ACN Digital, Local, Long Distance & Cell Phone Service, Video Phones

 

DOOR PRIZES and REFRESHMENTS,

EVERYONE WELCOME

By the way, there are craft shows and other events on in Dorchester this weekend, so make a day of it!

Sore Throat Remedy

About a week and a half ago, I woke up with the dreaded sore throat. Dreaded because for me, the scratch, the heat in my throat, and the pain when I swallow, is a sure sign of a cold that is going to get nastier and nastier, as it descends into my chest for a few days and then tops out by invading my sinuses for several more before hitting the road. Leaving me void of energy, going through several boxes of tissues, and feeling like I've been run over.

I took the usual preventative stuff - my homeopathic things, echinacea, Vitamin C, etc to boost my immune system, but the feeling wasn't gone in the afternoon. I had a tea party to do that night, too, so I really didn't want to start to deteriorate. Keeping in mind that matcha is the highest antioxidant-containing tea I know of, and therefore is an immune system booster, I concocted a brew to address my condition. Here it is:

1/2 tsp to 1 tsp matcha

2-3 oz just-off-the-boil water

2 capfuls lemon juice (if you have the real thing, all the better!)

1 tsp ground ginger (again fresh would be even better)

Whisk or blend well and gulp it down. Seriously this remedy worked! Not just once, but twice. I made it again yesterday, when again, that familiar scratch and hot feeling in my throat returned. Today, I'm in tiptop shape! So during this cold and flu season, why not try it for yourself? Call me if you don't have matcha yet and I'll be happy to order some in for you.

Happy sipping and blessings! - Ann