gentian, ginseng, and burdock root;“ Black Magic,” Scorpion Mescal, Absinth, and activated charcoal in black cherry juice with black walnut and Valerian root; or the“ Wild At Heart Love Potion,” roses and berries meet vodka and tequila with hawthorn berry, rosehip, and licorice root. Did you say charcoal? And there are the little friends: the Wood Elf, the Wood Fairy, the Mood Sprite.“ Even if you don’ t believe it will cure
what ails you,” advises the Fairy,“ This time around you will enjoy taking your medicine.”
Regulars will be happy to know the Bird’ s Nest hours are expanding to weekdays 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., Saturday till 8 p. m., and Sunday till 4:00. They are closed on Tuesdays. There’ s a trick to being profoundly satisfied in life. It lies in the skill and ability, it’ s an inborn knack, really, for finding the right spot, what the Shamans call“ the power spot,” and doing the correct thing there with just the right people at just the right time.
It’ s a gift I sometimes have. •
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