VOLUME 15 ISSUE 2
www.kettlebyherbfarms.com
FALL 2011
BITS , BYTES
& BUGS!!
Been
a bit busy lately, setting up a new
‘Store’ for the website, not sure I totally like it yet, but I
am getting used to it. The benefits
being: Top Notch On-line Security; Easy 1 page check out and it’s really
super fast on subsequent orders if you sign up the first time and you are able
to track the status of your order too!
It also has a simple ‘Newsletter Sign-up’ box! From my end (appropriately referred to
by the Technical support People as the ‘back end’) it is easy to
update individual product information without having to upload the whole
‘shopping’ site and also to update order status. On the down side.......it looks a bit
boring, and there is not a lot of flexibility with changing ‘fonts’
and colours or adjusting images.......but, I guess considering ‘my budget
allotment’ the important issues are covered!
And you know what happens when you decide to change one thing, it leads to a
whole bunch of other changes, so what seemed like a straightforward upgrade,
turned into a major project along with acquiring a bevy of new
‘tech’ knowledge-however, I am sure I am still 10 years behind, and
if you believe the Support people, who I have been in constant contact with
lately.......more like a generation!!!
Check it out at www.kettlebyherbfarms.com - ‘catalogue’ and
don’t forget to hit the ‘like’ if you feel so inclined!
In appreciation of your patience while ironing out any remaining
‘bugs’ as the shopping portion of our site goes
‘live’, enter this coupon code: KHF1130N , at ‘checkout’ and you will get a 10% discount on your first order-(before shipping/taxes) until
February 1, 2012! Plus it is a
double win if you order before Jan 1, 2012 as, this is our season to ‘Give Back’ and we will be
donating 10% from all orders (before shipping/taxes) to The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). (see more info below!)
2011 FUNDRAISER!!!
This
year, I wanted to find a Canadian charity, who offered services/support across
Canada that really made a difference in one’s life.
The Canadian National Institute for the
Blind (CNIB) certainly does that.
CNIB was founded in 1918 and it’s services include rehabilitation and
support, an extensive range of innovative and helpful
products and one of the world's largest libraries for people who are unable to read traditional print – all of
which are designed to help Canadians overcome the challenges of vision loss and
lead full, active lives. They are strong advocates for a barrier-free society
and also fund cutting-edge medical research in universities across the
country, aimed at improving our understanding of how to prevent, diagnose and
treat eye disease. For more information visit their web site: www.cnib.ca
Again, this year we will be donating 10%
of all sales (before taxes/shipping) until January 1, 2012.....and in
addition Kettleby Herb Farms will be donating $10.00 extra for every $100.00 that is raised ..............Thank
you for your past support and I encourage you to get shopping!!!!
A Rose is a Rose, is a Rose ............ is the
2012 Herb of the Year!
Roses have been important since the earliest times,
in rituals, cosmetics, perfumes and medicines. The ancient Romans mixed rose
petals with wine for a decadent flavour and petals were showered over guests to
give them a warm welcome. In Egypt it is believed the Cleopatra kept rose
filled pillows in her boudoir and once received Mark Anthony in a room knee
deep in rose petals. The rose is also the national flower of the United States
and symbolizes the birth month of June. The rose is recognized around the world
for its scent and beauty.
Various kinds were used medicinally by the ancient
Greeks, Romans and Persians; in AD77 Pliny recorded 32different disorders that
responded well to treatment by rose preparations, Red rose
petals were listed in the British Pharmacopoeia until the 1930’s as an
astringent and flavouring for medicines. Rose oil was originally made by
macerating rose petals in oil or molten fat. Sixteenth century Persian chemists
produced similar oil by
distillation and still today, most rose oils are produced in that same region
of the world. It takes about 1 ton of rose petals to produce 1 pound of pure
rose oil, which makes Rose Oil extremely expensive and for this reason, is now
largely synthesized. Some 96% of women’s perfumes and about 42% of
men’s fragrances contain Rose oil. Rose water, a by-product of the rose
distillation process, was first produced by the Persian physician Avicenna, in
the first century AD and ‘Cold cream’ was originally known as
ointment of Rose, since both Rose Oil and Rose Water were ingredients.
The
majority of ornamental roses are hybrids that were bred for their flowers.
Ornamental roses have been cultivated for millennia, with the earliest known
cultivation known to date from at least 500 BC in Mediterranean countries, Persia, and China. Many thousands of rose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use as flowering
plants. In the early 19th century the Empress Josephine of
France patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison. As long ago as 1840 a
collection numbering over one thousand different cultivars, varieties and
species was possible when a rosarium was planted by Loddiges nursery for Abney
Park Cemetery, an early Victorian garden cemetery and
arboretum in England. A few species and hybrids are grown for non-floral
ornamental use. Among these are those grown for prominent hips, such as the
flagon shaped hips of Rosa moyesii. Sometimes even
the thorns can be treated as an attraction or curiosity, such as with Rosa sericea.
Roses
are also the favoured subject in the arts. The Luxembourg born Belgian artist and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté is known for his
detailed watercolours of flowers, particularly roses. Henri Fantin-Latour was also a prolific
painter of still life, particularly flowers including roses. The Rose 'Fantin-Latour' was named after the artist. Other impressionists
including Claude Monet, Paul
Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste
Renoir have paintings of roses among their works.
Shakespeare, Yeats and Bronte are just a few whose prose are dabbled with roses
and the list of songs flavoured with roses is wide and varied: The Rose
(Bette Midler); Moonlight & Roses; Yellow Rose(Dolly Parton); Kiss from a
Rose (Seal); Fable of the Rose & American Beauty Rose(Frank Sinatra);
Contemplation Rose (Van Morrison); Wild Irish Rose (U2); Honeysuckle Rose &
La Vie En Rose (Louis Armstrong); Ramble on Rose (Grateful Dead); Thorn and a
Wild Rose( Allman Brothers Band); Every Rose has its
Thorn (Poison); Black Rose (Eric Clapton)............and the list goes on!
.........Stay
tuned for more info on Roses in the next issue, but now some ‘Rose
Inspiration & Humour’!
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*Some people are
always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.
(Alphonse Kerr) in the
catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall. (Eleanor Roosevelt) *The optimist sees
the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to
the rose.(Kahlil Gibran) *The first man to
compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was
possibly an idiot. (Salvador Dali) *What though
youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine. (Thomas
More) *Thorns and roses
grow on the same tree. (Turkish
Proverb) *The rose speaks
of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. (Unknown) *What’s in
a name? That which we call a rose—By any other name would smell as
sweet. (William Shakespeare) |
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Now that you are feeling all warm and
fuzzy......and maybe inspired to send some roses,
check out the info below just to make sure you are sending the right message!!!
A sampling of
what the Colour you choose means:
RED: I love you
PINK: Grace and elegance, happiness, and also an expression of admiration
YELLOW: Friendship
WHITE: Purity and innocence
ORANGE: Desire and enthusiasm or secret love
LAVENDER: Enchantment or love at first sight
PEACH: Sympathy or gratitude or modesty and sincerity
BLACK: Death
CHAMPAGNE: Lasting beauty
Even the number of
roses you give has meaning:
1 rose: Love at first sight
2 roses: Deeply in love
3 roses: I love you
6 roses: I want to be yours
9 roses: Eternal love
10 roses: You are perfect
11 roses: You are treasured, the one I love the most
12 roses: Be my steady
13 roses: Secret admirer
15 roses: I am sorry, please forgive me
20 roses: Please believe me
21 roses: I am devoted to you
24 roses: I am always thinking of you
36 roses: I will remember our romantic moments
40 roses: My love is genuine
50 roses: Regretless love
99 roses: I will love you for as long as I live
100 roses: Always together until we grow old
101 roses: You are my one and only love
365 roses: I think of you everyday
....................and for the REALLY BIG SPENDER
999 roses: Everlasting eternal love (now that’s going to cost$$$$).
Merry Christmas
&
All the best for 2012!
Sue