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Bees and Butterflies in Your Garden, Honey in Your Skincare, Ladies Lunch and Learn Tea

Bees and Butterflies Lunch and Learn

Saturday, February 27th from 11 am – 130 pm

At Bocca Pure Italian, 2660 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, South Carolina 29609.

The cost is $30, which includes your lunch. Net proceeds will go to the Clemson Master Gardener Program.

We’re continuing our series of Lunch and Learn Teas, and this one is all about Bees and Pollinators. Reserve your spot now (seating is limited!) and learn from several amazing ladies how to encourage bees and pollinators in your yard and help them thrive!

I have been wanting to do this event for a year! Susan with The Carolina Honey Bee came to speak to my ladies group — Women’s Social Business Group — a few years ago and I just loved it! Who knew the bees did all this great work? Anyhow, I decided to do this whole Lunch and Learn on bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Just in time to get ready for spring. So whether you are a gardener, an admirer of nature, have a black thumb (like me) or just want to come hang out with some freaking amazing ladies, please book your space today.

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The Topics

An Intro to Honey Bees

HoneybeeSusan Gardner an avid honey bee enthusiast and owner/ operator of The Carolina Honey Bee Company in Travelers Rest, SC. Susan is going to be talking to us about all different kinds of bees; what honey bees need to thrive and what we can do to help.

In addition to running The Carolina Honey Bee Company, Susan’s beekeeping background includes her personal bee hives which she manages at home on her farm, and her commercial hives located throughout Greenville County. She is proficient in creamed and infused honey varieties as well as byproducts of the bee hive. Susan lives on a farm in Simpsonville, SC raising and showing her dogs and horses with husband, James, and youngest son, Taylor. Her daughter, Morgan, and son, Cutter, are both enrolled in college in Clemson and Columbia.

Monarchs and their Plight

Monarch ButterflyFaye Legros, a Master Gardener from the Clemson Master Gardener Program will tell us all about Monarch Butterflies: How to recognize a monarch, the life cycles of the monarch, attracting monarchs, their migration, their decline and reasons for, and what we can do to help. The speaker will also share some of her personal experiences raising them.

Honey for Skincare

Last but not least I will be doing a presentation on using honey in skincare mask preparation and the steps to creating a great at home facial. And I’ll have recipe cards for masks you can do at home.

Lunch Menu from the fabulous Horacio at Bocca Italian

There are 3 options to choose from:

  • Tomato Basil Soup with Caesar Salad, your choice of Grilled Salmon or Chicken
  • Lasagna Bolognese
  • Almond Crusted Basa Fish with sautéed spinach and pasta

All entrees will come with rolls and Tiramisu for dessert. Salad will come with Lasagna and Fish. Please specify your choice when you purchase your ticket.

If you have any special dietary requirements please let me know beforehand to make it easier on the Kitchen.

If you know anyone that would be interested in coming to this event please feel free to share! The more the merrier!

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Menopausy – Ladies Lunch and Learn on November 7th

Menopause: Power Surges, Hormones, Night Sweats, Oh My!

Menopause Board Game

The Joys of Being a Female and all the Changes that come with it!

Ladies Lunch and Learn Tea
Saturday, November 7th from 11 am – 130 pm

We’re continuing our series of Lunch and Learn Teas, and this one is all about Menopause. Reserve your spot now (seating is limited!) and learn from a group of amazing ladies how to survive and thrive during “the change” every woman experiences. I’m telling you I am blessed to know so many awesome ladies!

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The Speakers and Topics

Aromatherapy for Female Health

Hot FlashesA fantastic tool to have in your medicine cabinet, essential oils can balance and provide relief from PMS to menopause, anxiety to depression. The most powerful plant medicine, they effectively relieve pain, balance hormones, relax the muscles, and uplift the mood.

Cate Alber, certified aromatherapist from Pure on Main will be demonstrating how to use Essential Oils to help with all the challenges of menopause. You might remember the blog posts I did a few months ago with the fab tips Cate gave us for spring/summer essential oil use. Cate studied with Cheryl Hoard in St. Louis, MO, and the East West School of Herbal and Aromatic Studies. She has worked and studied the field of natural health since 2008, and has been practicing Aromatherapy in Greenville since 2013.

Acupuncture and Menopause

Memory LapsesHow can acupuncture help us during this new stage of life? This topic will be laid out more like a Q&A session so come prepared with your questions and ask away.

Amber Addision from Creative Health is my acupuncturist and I just love her. She attended the College of Charleston for her undergraduate and holds a Master’s degree from the Atlantic University of Chinese Medicine in North Carolina. She is a nationally certified Diplomate in Acupuncture and is currently licensed in North and South Carolina. Amber practices Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one of the oldest continuous systems of medicine in history. She is passionate about this ancient Chinese art and is dedicated to providing the highest level of care, assessing the entire constitution of each patient, physiologically and psychologically.

Is it ME or is it my HORMONES?

Salty LanguageLearn to recognize the symptoms of hormone imbalance and become informed on ways to stay healthy during this time of your life.

Pam Bramlett, RPh from Compounding Solutions always loved going into the chemistry lab and creating medicines from scratch from pharmaceutical powders while in college at the University of Georgia. Pam has spent the last 3 years gaining knowledge of the compounding industry by attending training conferences on innovative compounding techniques and attending seminars on Bio-Identical Hormones. She is excited about opening Compounding Solutions on Pelham Road in her hometown of Greenville, SC and looks forward to working together with practitioners and patients to achieve better outcomes through customized compounded medications.

Avoiding the Weight Gain that Comes with Menopause

menopausy-inbalanceThe natural decline in reproductive hormones when women reach their 40s and 50s, known as menopause, comes with a variety of symptoms and side effects. One of those unfortunate side effects is weight gain. Diet and exercise are two important factors for managing this upsetting occurrence. Find out how you can avoid those extra pounds!
Laura English from Fitness With a View is a 47-year-old single mother of two teenage daughters.  She is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer.

The Location

Bocca Pure Italian, 2660 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, South Carolina 29609.

The Menu

Lip WaxingThe lunch menu is going to be delicious. You will have 3 options, please let me know what you would like when you purchase your ticket for the tea.

Caesar Salad
Fresh Rolls with Sun Dried Tomato Dip

Lunch Choices (Pick one):

  • Parmesan-Almond Crusted Basa – Flakey white basa fish with basil, bread crumbs, almond, parmesan crust, sautéed spinach, pasta
  • Personal-size Veggie Pizza – Fresh veggies with basil pesto and mozzarella
  • Lasagna Bolognese – Ricotta and pasta layered with Bocca’s Bolognese meat sauce

Tira Misu for dessert!

The Cost

$30 per person, with net proceeds going to Serenity Place, a Greenville residential treatment center for pregnant women, young mothers and their preschool-aged children.

Come in Your Most Festive Tea Hat!

It’s a tea party so we must wear awesome hats. Check out some of the fabulous hats the ladies wore at our April Tea.

Of course we will have little sercie bags for everyone!

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Thanks to The Voices in My Head blog for the Monopoly riff and graphics.

Our next Ladies Lunch and Learn is April 25th

Ladies at LunchMark your calendar for Saturday, April 25th from 11am -1pm for the next Ladies Lunch and Learn. Location: Bocca Pure Italian, 2660 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, South Carolina 29609.

Register via PayPal now! The cost is $30, with proceeds going to Haitian Health Foundation to build a Happy Home in Haiti.

Can you have enough favorite peeps? I don’t know, I don’t think so! The ladies that will be teaching us in April are just awesome!

Marianne Frederick – How to Have Energy Left at the End of the Day

As women we tend to expend energy for everyone and everything else BUT ourselves! This session is an energizing an entertaining program to remind you to “Enjoy Life” and includes quick and fun tips to reenergize during the course of your busy days.

Marianne Frederick is the Facilitator of Fun and Learning. She can bring her spirited brand of positive play to any organization! Armed with her “Masters in Humorously Sharing Anecdotes,” Marianne delivers tools to help people grow by energizing them and encouraging use of their creative talents! Her energetic and accessible speaking style engages participants to learn how humor, laughter and play can help them stay healthy, happy and creative!

I have known Marianne for around 10 years I guess. We reconnected thanks to Salsa at The Phoenix Inn (on Fridays with my friend Malik). I was so excited to see her. I knew she would be an awesome fit for our ladies day. I promise she will make you laugh and have fun.

Heather Marshall – Legacy Stories: Capturing the spirit of Your Life.

Whether you are a new parent, hoping to gather and retain special moments as your children grow or a grandparent hoping to pass along family history, learning how to write Legacy Stories offers you the skills to craft engaging creative nonfiction–stories that capture the essence of what you are all about. I am looking at somehow using this to capture the lives on my Grandparents by asking them questions and writing out their answers. And also as a way to learn more about myself and my own “legacy” for myself, Who am I? I want to also use this as a way to tell my Raspberry Moon story better. I always learn something amazing from Heather. I picked this topic because I felt that it could be used in so many ways and for me personally with my Grandparents being older and in not so great of health I try to get as many stories as I can from them. I am hoping this will help me to create a beautiful story book for my family and my niece and nephew who will only have a little time with them.

Heather Marshall is an author and teacher whose classes, workshops and coaching focus primarily on helping people access their own stories. She has taught in classrooms across South Carolina and has presented workshops across the country. Heather’s fiction and creative nonfiction are published in literary journals and anthologies in the US and the UK and have been read on the radio in both countries. Her novel, The Thorn Tree (MP Publishing), released in June, 2014. For more information, please visit heathergmarshall.wordpress.com.

My newest friend Heather I met through Greenville Yoga (you know how I love that place!) Heather has done several writing classes for various events for me and she is just amazing. I am not a great writer. It takes me forever to get things on paper but she breaks it down in such an easy way and it makes me step back and say “Omigosh I just wrote that!”

http://heathergmarshall.wordpress.com/

Virginia Kirwan – Herbal Teas for Spring Relief and Summer Healthtea

The focus of our tea will be to highlight herbal blends that fully bring us into the spring season and get us ready for summer in optimal health. Spring is beautiful but also brings in the allergy season so we will be preparing and sampling blends that help fight off those watery eyes, sniffly noses and exhaustion from the pollen. Virginia will show you teas to help with stress, aging and to cool down with in the coming summer, teas for pleasant relaxing moments and serious teas with important medicinal properties. She will be explaining how volatile oils in herbs work to build up your immune system and why tea herbal tea may be better than culinary use of herbs.

My friend Virginia I have known since 2007 I think also from Salsa. I just love her. She has helped me through some hard times. She is on a new adventure in health and wellness and her herbal teas are just part of it!

Enjoy your loose teas with our new Glass Tea Tigers – at a special price exclusively for attendeesGlass Tea Tiger

If you want to preorder one of our awesome Glass Tea Tigers (great for herbal tea on the go), lunch attendees can preorder them for $20 (an $8 savings off regular price). These are awesome. It’s a tea brewer, drinking cup, and thermos all in one. They keep your tea hot for ages and filter the tea leaves as you drink.

The thermos body is made from double wall glass that’s used for cookware which is thermal shock resistant and keeps beverages hot or cold for about an hour. A snap in filter screen and leak proof cap make the Glass Tiger™ simple, easy to use, and economical. Good quality teas can even be brewed twice – just add more hot water!

Preorder them at the link below and enjoy at the lunch and learn. Or you can purchase one the day of the event for $25.

Preorder a Glass Tea Tiger via PayPal.

The Menu

The lunch menu is going to be delicious. You will have 3 options, please let me know what you would like.

Caesar Salad
Fresh Rolls with Sun Dried Tomato Dip

Lunch Choices (Pick one):

  • Parmesan-Almond Crusted Basa – Flakey white basa fish with basil, bread crumbs, almond, parmesan crust, sautéed spinach, pasta
  • Vegetable Ragu – Fresh veggies, juicy tomato broth, garlic, basil, crispy eggplant medallions over angel hair pasta
  • Chicken Parmigiana – The classic preparation! Served with pasta marinara

Tira Misu for dessert!

Of course we will have little sercie bags for everyone!

Come in Your Most Festive Tea Hat!

It’s a tea party so of course we must wear awesome hats. I’ll have a prize for the lady with the most festive hat!

Let’s Build a Happy Home in Haiti

Haitian Health Foundation Happy House
Haitian Health Foundation Happy House before and after

Normally I donate the money from these events to a local charity, this time I REALLY want to build a family a Happy Home in Haiti – I have had this flyer on my board for years. The cost to build a Happy House is $1,250. I think this is just an amazing program. I have donated to them before – I have sent kids to school as a gift to my Mom for Mother’s Day. She is a teacher and loves the idea of sending a child to school who otherwise couldn’t afford to go.

They have a 4 star rating with Charity Navigator and have been a former sponsored charity through Dining for Women (started locally by our very own Marsha Wallace!). I will be collecting donations at the shop and if you would like to make an extra contribution the day of the event that would be awesome. Raspberry Moon will be donating $250 in addition to the money raised from the event.

HHF is proud of an overhead of less than 9 cents per donated dollar, with over 91 percent of funds collected going directly to services for the poor.

http://www.haitianhealthfoundation.org/index.php/programs/development-projects/

Stay tuned on Facebook for more info and register via PayPal now!

Holiday Open House!

 

I’ve got lots and lots of pictures to share with you from my Holiday Open House. We had a bigger space to use this year, so I invited several of my friends to join me. Are all of my elves ready for this? Well, come on then! Let’s make a circle around the room and see who came. I’ll introduce you to all of their fabulous goodies along the way!

When everyone first came in, we had door prizes to sign up for and also a Santa’s wish list you could fill out to help your certain someone’s know what you really wanted to find in your stocking this year.

Look at these fabulous goodies that came all the way from England: blocks, music boxes, wallets, tins! There are fun kits to make things with too. Several items are left in my shop. Pop on over before the holidays end and you can pick out that perfect special something for someone you know!

This year we are supporting Speak For Animals as our charity with our Coupon Books. Purchase a coupon book for $20 and receive over $200 in savings. These coupons are different than last year’s book, so contact Speak for Animals and let them know you are interested.

Speak for Animals (SFA) is a Greenville, South Carolina based non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to saving the lives of animals through low-cost and spay/neuter programs. It is 100% volunteer based organization that is dedicated to reducing dog and cat overpopulation, by helping to provide affordable spay/neuter options. Also SFA will help supplement dog and cat food to those in need. They strongly promote humane education by participating in school programs and community events throughout the Greenville County. Find Speak for Animals here on their Facebook page.

Virginia Kirwan with Earthglow Candle Company was with us. Cranberry Spice, Apple and her Earthglow Signature Scent Candles are yummy! She also has other scents and combinations for sale that you will just love. These candles last FOREVER and have the best scent ever!

Virgina also had these lovely snowflakes for sale, along with a few other styles. Pop on over to Facebook and let her know you want one!

Look at these beautiful stained glass pieces by Dawn Haigler of TresArt Glass.  Each piece is unique, and absolutely lovely.

Her designs incorporate everyday items as well as free hand designed glass. These beautiful pieces would brighten up any home or office. Contact Dawn at 864-934-0391 to let her know you would love to own one of her lovely designs.

Passion Parties by Kimmy! If you need a fun girl’s night out, you need to call Kimmy! Her personality sparkles, and she is so much fun! Her products are great, and her prices are too. Seriously, you need to grab her and plan something fun right now! Her adult goodies, lotions and potions will help you start your New Year off with a BANG!

A dear friend of Kimmy’s stopped by to check out all the fun! Hey friend!

Jaidra and Brandy, the creative duo of Discordia Arts, came and offered henna tattoos for a charitable donation.

Look at this beautiful design! Isn’t it just fun and lovely all at the same time?

We’ve all been asking this year, “What does the fox say?” Well Brandy may know now! She won this cozy fox chapeau as a door prize from another guest of the open house,  Yarnfairy Designs. :)

Angela Fitch shared the Transform 30 program from Juice Plus. She lost 4 pounds and 7 inches in just 2 weeks. Contact her at Accidentally Angela on Facebook if you are interested in learning more about it.

Angela is also the owner of Beck & Call, the “How can I help you?” business. She designed and made this sink skirt for our shop. She offers a variety of services including sewing and alterations, cleaning for homes and offices, as well as organizational help for you or your business. What can Beck & Call do for you? Let her know how she can help you today by calling 864-313-3866.

Stephanie Hobbs with Pixel & Paper Designs has an eye for photography. She shared lots of her lovely prints and cards with us. Waterfalls, flowers, butterflies, nature and beach scenes: these are a few of her favorite things. She and her family took a 5 week trip out west this year, and she has lots of lovely images from that trip as well.

She has a nice variety of sizes and shots. If you would like to see more of her work, contact her at 864-848-0848.

Yarnfairy Designs came and had lots of warm, cuddly goodies for sale! This is the business Brandy won her fox cap from. Check out her Facebook page to see what’s on her hook for tonight and to see lots of cute gift ideas.

Can’t you just see yourself wrapped up in the yummy afghan? I can! Place an order today!

My friend Sherry Davis creates these fabulous pieces of marbled art. She brought her lovely hand-marbled scarves and notecards to the open house. The scarves are just gorgeous, with beautiful marbled patterns that are unique, each pattern slightly different from the last.

These are a few of her beautiful marbled note cards. I love mine! The photo doesn’t do them justice. These are perfect because they can be framed and displayed as an art piece by the person you share the card with. Lots of designs and colors to chose from. You can contact her by email at: bestbiscotti@charter.net and let her know you are interested!

Roxana Evans came too, and brought lots of her lovely pieces to share with us. She creates beautiful jewelry and accessories. Beading Mom is her Facebook page, and this is her Etsy site. She offers unique, one of a kind gifts that are made from your memories with photos you share, as well as lots of lovely beaded items and charms.

She has lots of special things to share, so visit her Etsy store or Facebook to let her know what she can make for you.

Jennifer Wynn Gilman of Fleur’s Refaire brought all these goodies to share! Her fun recycled, upcycled items include purses, pillow case dresses, tooth fairy pillows, bottle covers and lots of other cute items! Find her here at Etsy and on Facebook too.

Look how creative she is! Aren’t these purses the cat’s meow? Ugly Christmas sweaters never looked so good!

Our Holiday Open House was a big success! Thanks to all my friends that joined me, but mostly to you our customers! We still have a few goodies left at the shop, so come on over and pick out a few of your favorite things! Check my Raspberry Moon Skin Therapy Facebook page often for selection and specials too.

Look at these cute button mirrors! They would make great stocking stuffers. Only $5 each while supplies last.

We also have a nice selection of Poo-Pourri products left. Stop embarrassing potty odor before you go with these great products.

 

Survivors Finding Voice Lecture and Art Showing on October 12th

Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the FutureAs part of our Healing the Past, Living the Present and Dreaming the Future Events, we present Survivors Finding Voice Lecture and Art Showing with Wanda Meade at Augusta Road Location of Greenville Yoga on October 12 from 4 to 6 pm.

In the words of the artist, Wanda Meade:

Little did I know that a cold February morning out shooting photographs would lead to the passion project of Survivors Finding Voice.

As the project unfolded, my dream was to help survivors of sexual abuse tell their stories and at the same time raise community awareness. Having worked with survivors for more than 40 years, I have witnessed their courage and resilience and wanted the project to empower them by bringing their voices forward.

What I discovered as I worked on the project was that I was finding my own creative voice and spirit as a photographer…a talent that in the beginning I denied was mine. I am grateful for this “second half of life” experience and opportunity. The project has opened doors for me to creatively support this cause and to open eyes and hearts about sexual abuse.

Join me as I share my project and my story. The gallery preview of the Survivors Finding Voice photography exhibit begins at 4:00 p.m. at Greenville Yoga on Augusta Road. At 5:00 p.m. I will share the story of my journey to find my own voice through my work on this project. Questions and answers will follow before the exhibit closes at 6:00 p.m.

Read more about the project at http://survivorsfindingvoice.com/ and RSVP for this event on Facebook.

See the full list of Healing the Past, Living the Present and Dreaming the Future Events.

American Tribal Style Bellydance Workshops on October 11th

Discordia ArtsLove to move? Want to learn a fun, interactive, exciting dance form and support a local charity at the same time?

Join Discordia Arts for a fun filled day of American Tribal Style (ATS®) Bellydance Workshops on October 11th, 2014 at Greenville Yoga (Augusta Road Location).

Brandy White is certified in ATS format and performs and teaches this exciting dance form across the South East. In this special 3 hour session, you will learn the basics of ATS® starting with fast moves from 1-2:30 followed by slow moves from 3-4:30.

Round out the day with an opportunity to try out your new skills to live music at the hafla following the Discordia Arts Student Showcase.

Cost:

40$ for both workshops, and all proceeds go to Safe Harbor.

What to wear:

Comfortable clothes that you can move in. We recommend yoga style or dance pants and sports bra and fitted tank or t-shirt.

We generally dance barefoot, but if you have ankle or foot issues, you may wish to bring a pair of soft soled dance shoes.

What to bring:

Please bring water, a snack, and a notebook.

About ATS:

ATS® is a modern dance form developed by Carolena Nericcio, director of FatChanceBellyDance® in San Francisco in the 1980’s. ATS® dancers learn a series of moves along with cues that go with each and follow a leader to turn the simple moves into beautiful combinations.

The improvisational and interactive aspects of ATS® make it a perfect way to jam with other dancers at a hafla. The unique stylization and intriguing costumes also make it beautiful for the stage.