Blame oatstraw?

I was feeling like I needed something light, calming, and nutritive, so I made myself some oatstraw and camomile tea before bed. What followed was an overwhelming drying sensation in my throat--I was completely parched! Even the next day, glass after glass of water could not satisfy this overwhelming thirst. Herbs, body, what are you telling me?

The Pisces in my Life

I seem to have a disproportionate number of friends born in the month of February, all of whom I must come up with birthday presents for. My plan for this year is to create custom tea blends for each person that fits with her personality and lifeways. I put these blends of dried herbs into little mesh infusers, housed in hand-sewn pouches made from fabrics that I thought matched each individual. Each pouch had a little star button to fasten the tea infuser safely inside.

Clara: rosehips, burdock, red clover, sage, jasmine
Emily B: lemon balm, rosehips, dandelion greens, sage
Triana: nettle, red clover, lavender, jasmine