I made a tea with about 2 cups of water and maybe a half tsp of thyme. Let it steep for about a half hour. I sweetened it just a little with some honey. It was very relaxing and I actually felt much better after a while. If you get it too strong, you'll want to stay close to the bathroom. It cleans you out really well... ask me how I know.
Oh boy! Thanks for the warning! Steve would not appreciate it if I gave him tea that sent him running to the bathroom any more than he already has to! lol Can we mix it with another type of tea for flavor? We both love tea and I have been using honey lately for most of the sweetening of my tea. Trying to cut down on sugar. I have a terrible sweet tooth!
Just wanted you all to keep your ears peeled for me!
Thanks I think we'll try it plain with honey as you suggested first. It would be very hard to try and imagine what other teas might compliment it without trying the tea by itself first.
Now, do you know of a great tea for relaxing the throat before a performance? I am performing "Cry Me a River", (Julie London's version) for a friends's birthday in 2 weeks and he's a sweet guy that has been begging me to do this song for ages. This weather is, of course, very hard on the vocal cords right now and having a smooth delivery is critical for this piece. I really want it to come off without a flaw and a relaxed throat will help tremendously. Usually I just use warm water or a mild tea without any sweeteners but my Dad swears by this tea called Throat Coat. Trouble is I can't stand it due to it's strong black licorice taste!
Pam you also might know of something that works too. I'm usually taking allergy pills to keep the sniffling and throat clearing down but they dry out my throat something terrible! Thanks for any advice y'all can give me!
Boy I wish some of you were musicians and loved the old romantic torch songs. I'm trying to put together a studio for recording right now but am afraid I won't be able to put together a group. That's really the hardest part since artists usually have such strong ideas about how things should be done. I've been approached by many folks already but none of them are a good fit so far. Most folks up here want to do country or gospel and I just love the old Hit Parade songs and the sultry torch songs that were sung in so many old Jazz clubs once upon a time. I also love some of the 50s, 60s and 70s stuff so I want a group that can be flexible. And yes I may even throw in an occasional country song or two. I want folks that are talented of course but also have ecclectic taste in music. And NO whiners! lol Anybody know of anyone like that that's willing to spend some time working together and then seeing where it goes? I'm often asked to do community events and weddings but I don't even have a pianist right now! Nor a guitar player nor a drummer. Folks don't understand that 1 singer does not make a performance!
I also want to get going on a Christmas CD now. *sigh* I've had a ton of requests for a CD but am nowhere near set up for it (yet) I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now and they all feel important to me. But it will come together I'm sure. These things always seem to work out somehow.
haha I was talking about the guinea pigs foot
I have been in a few musicals, and the music director would walk around during lunch making sure that nobody was drinking anything with sugar in it.Thanks I think we'll try it plain with honey as you suggested first. It would be very hard to try and imagine what other teas might compliment it without trying the tea by itself first.
Now, do you know of a great tea for relaxing the throat before a performance? I am performing "Cry Me a River", (Julie London's version) for a friends's birthday in 2 weeks and he's a sweet guy that has been begging me to do this song for ages. This weather is, of course, very hard on the vocal cords right now and having a smooth delivery is critical for this piece. I really want it to come off without a flaw and a relaxed throat will help tremendously. Usually I just use warm water or a mild tea without any sweeteners but my Dad swears by this tea called Throat Coat. Trouble is I can't stand it due to it's strong black licorice taste!
Pam you also might know of something that works too. I'm usually taking allergy pills to keep the sniffling and throat clearing down but they dry out my throat something terrible! Thanks for any advice y'all can give me!
Boy I wish some of you were musicians and loved the old romantic torch songs. I'm trying to put together a studio for recording right now but am afraid I won't be able to put together a group. That's really the hardest part since artists usually have such strong ideas about how things should be done. I've been approached by many folks already but none of them are a good fit so far. Most folks up here want to do country or gospel and I just love the old Hit Parade songs and the sultry torch songs that were sung in so many old Jazz clubs once upon a time. I also love some of the 50s, 60s and 70s stuff so I want a group that can be flexible. And yes I may even throw in an occasional country song or two. I want folks that are talented of course but also have ecclectic taste in music. And NO whiners! lol Anybody know of anyone like that that's willing to spend some time working together and then seeing where it goes? I'm often asked to do community events and weddings but I don't even have a pianist right now! Nor a guitar player nor a drummer. Folks don't understand that 1 singer does not make a performance!
I also want to get going on a Christmas CD now. *sigh* I've had a ton of requests for a CD but am nowhere near set up for it (yet) I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now and they all feel important to me. But it will come together I'm sure. These things always seem to work out somehow.
That's what I thought LOL
