These two birds hang out at Seeds of Calm Spa, sitting there for all to see and bringing smiles to those who happen to glance over. For me, they've become great metaphors; turning what might be a trying event into something beautiful or, even meaningful. The one with the flower on her head was purchased indeed with all her body parts intact. One day, she lost her head and took the proverbial fall. Sound familiar? Lo and behold ..... she was not to live her life headless.

I've been wanting to write a blog for forever...today seemed perfect as I just discovered a new use of Green Tea. After slogging away with taxes non stop for 2 weeks, ugh .... I developed a sty in the left eye. More than likely the stress weakened my immune system. My friend Claire, a Green Tea enthusiast suggested cool tea bag compresses on the actual eye. The relief was quickly apparent! Because I wear glasses I was able to keep the tea bag compress on the eye for hours at