Enhancing Your Life with Herbs Class - Final Session

Thursday, October 15 was our final session for Enhancing Your Life with Herbs. It was a bittersweet session. I'm really going to miss this group! There was a wealth of knowledge in the group, a willingness to share and a lot of humor woven through out the course.

Herbal Treats

Herbal Bouquets

Everyone brought and shared herbal delights! We had an enviable spread with a variety of herbal teas,
Lebanese Sfouf
Chili Cheese Current Bits
Heritage Walnut Bread
Rosemary Onion Bread
Parmesan Chive and Cheddar Rosemary New Moon Pastries
Lemon Blueberry Bread
and so much more . . . .

Each participant received ah herbal bouquet filled with symbolism to represent what they have meant to me.
Kalanchoe - Enchantment and lasting affection
Rosemary - Remembrance
Oregano - honor and happiness
Bay - inspiration

What a fabulous group! I'm sure we learned as much from each other as they did from me!  They were knowledgeable, enthusiastic and wow, can they cook!

"Enhancing Your Life with Herbs" Participants!

Joyce and her Sweet Dreams Pillow

Carol and The Art of Arranging Flowers

Joyce's participation took the class to a whole new level!  She shared her wisdom, insights, personal experiences and humor with the group. She made me a dream pillow as a thank you gift - filled with symbolism. As you can see from the symbolism in the herbal sleep pillow, she is a true master at Enhancing her life with Herbs!
Joyce set up place settings before I arrived complete with plates, cups and breath mints! Thank you for everything Joyce!

Sweet Dreams Pillow
Ingredients
Catnip - relaxing, helps bring sleep
Chamomile - calming, keeps bad dreams away
Rosemary - same as both above
Lavender - relieves nervous tension
Peppermint - enhances clarity and vividness of dreams
Rose petals - promotes warmth and love

Carol's cheerful presence was delightful!  She was always ready to volunteer, whether reading the announcements, passing out handouts or helping clean up!
She brought me The Art of Arranging Flowers, a novel by Lynne Branard. It was filled with herbal and floral symbolism, unforgettable characters, stories of friendship and compassion for others. One of those rare books that you simply can't put down. Loved it Carol, thank you!