Getting Ready To Tackle Your Garden and Your Skin

     As Spring starts to present herself, keep in mind that we still need to take great care of our skin.  After a long winter season of cold, dry air, you want to start thinking of what products you should use, now that the weather is getting warmer.  As you work in your gardens/yards, the skin will also take its toll.  It comes in contact with posion ivy while clearing overgrown areas, the harsh soil as we plant our bulbs and seedlings, and if you are like me, your skin will start to develop rough/sore areas, because I choose not to wear any gloves.
  Make sure you  have a great moisturizing soap that will not only clean deep down dirt (I don't like to use the word dirt - since dirt is dirty, soil is clean), and will take care of your skin if you came in contact with poison ivy.  If your skin becomes very chapped and need that Extra Loving Care, use a Tea Tree and Lavender Salve.  Both will help heal your skin and help prevent infections.  Just make sure that the skin is extremely clean before applying.  You may also try cleaning your skin with a Calendula Comfrey Soap as well.  Both have wonderful healing properties.  A solid lotion provides a nice layer of wonderful body butters, adding moisture to the skin and softening those rough areas.
     Don't forget to take some time to enjoy your hard labor, once your beauties begin to bloom and blossom..  How wonderful it would be to relax on your favorite chair, while sipping on some Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea with cucumber sandwiches and pretending to be with the Queen with her Court.  Better yet, invite some of your friends to admire your hard work.  It just may become an annual event as we welcome the Spring season.

From top to bottom:  Nettle Soap - made with lots of moisturizing oils, infused nettle oil and ground nettle.  Helps skin conditions and have found that it works great if you become in contact with poison ivy.
Tea Tree and Lavender Salve - Virgin Olive oil with essential oils and beeswax.
Solid Lotion Bar - Made with virgin oil oil, body butters that includes shea butter.
Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea - Black teas with cornflower petals.  A very nice afternoon tea.

*****Above information on herbs is for educational purposes only.  Always seek professional advise from your doctor for extreme skin conditions.

Talk About Teas!

We offer a line of teas that were similiar to what was available during the 16-18th centuries. When researching different teas, it made me realize what tea leaves really looked like - instead of the dustings available in tea bags. The types of tea that we carry come from different parts of the world, some contain a mixture of different teas blended, herbal ingredients or botanicals that add color and flavor.

My favorite is a "French Blend" that would take you into the hills of Provence, France at one of their outdoor cafes. Has a blend of black and green teas, having a flavory Ceylon, pungent Assams and malty Kenyas, with a small touch of lavender.

As a plain green tea, I enjoy drinking the Lucky Dragon Hyson Tea in the morning. Young Hyson Teas were purchased by the weathly during the 1700's, was the highest taxed tea and one of the types of teas that was dumped into the Boston Harbor in protest of the tea tax. It has a good smooth body taste.

Let us know what your favorite type of tea you enjoy drinking.

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