As I sit here writing this, I'm also blowing my nose into a tissue, my eyes are watering and I'm dead tired. Yes, I got the crud that's going around, but Scott and I are lucky in another respect, as well. We know Marcia Copess of HomeBody Botanicals, and sell her botanical remedies and body care products at WFS. How wonderful to know that when you wake to that dreaded tickle in the back of your throat, a natural remedy is right within reach! HomeBody's Elderberry Elixir, Fire Cider, and Winter Chills Tea are seeing me through, enabling me to remain vertical and pretty much coherent. I've talked to many people who are suffering with whatever is going around, be it a cold virus or the flu. So many don't want to take a flu shot, and the flu shot doesn't guarantee that you'll escape, nor does it protect you from the common (or uncommon) cold. Upper respiratory congestion leading into bronchitis seems to be the prevailing complaint from this particular virus making its way through Altadena. Luckily, I seem to have been able to contain this cold to just my nose and eyes with the use of Marcia's products.
I love our creative Altadena artists, and that includes those who formulate organic and wildcrafted botanical remedies and body products! Thanks, Marcia!
In other news, be sure to look for our email and Facebook page for information on next Saturday's book signing with the authors and illustrator of The Chocolate Princess In The Land Of Plenty.
We had a lovely Valentine-themed poetry event last night, with jazz by local musician (and poet) Amin El, who plays a mean standing bass, and his friend, Taka, who accompanied him on guitar. The poetry recited by Aldonia Bailey, Brian Miles, Debra Johnson aka The Smile Lady, Amin El, among others, was touching, sweet, sometimes bawdy, and as always, relevant to life today. Here's a couple pictures of the festivities - if you're in the area, come on by, we hold these poetry events just about every month.
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| Poet And Muscian Amin El Enthralls The Audience |
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| Amin El and Taka playing smooth jazz |
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| The Lovely Aldonia Bailey Recites Love Poetry |
Today we held a fundraiser for Altadena Community Church's bad-weather shelter for the homeless. I'm proud to say that we're going to give them $150.00 - here's a big thank you to our community for helping out!
Have a great week, friends, we'll talk again next week!
