Dear Constant Reader,
Happy Friday! I hope you don’t think I’m ignoring you. There are so many things I want to tell you, like an amazing accomplishment by a troupemate, revealing The Challenge, a couple of book reviews, and an exciting announcement.
However, after returning from a perfectly lovely Caribbean cruise, I was struck down by a nasty bug which has me coughing most unpleasantly and a bonus eye infection, just for fun. The result being that I’ve been more often found reclining on the daybed than I am sitting at my writing desk. But I wouldn’t forget your tip.
Today’s tip comes from the combined wisdom of my mother and Alice Azul.
To soothe a sore throat, drink hot lemonade with honey and grated fresh ginger.
If you’re having trouble sleeping, add a splash of your favorite spirit, purely for medicinal purposes, of course!
Yes, that is a fake plastic lemon. I only thought to take a picture after the real lemons were all squeezed out.
Like this tip? There are lots more in Miss Mina Murray’s Little Book of Better Burlesque.
Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
Hope you’re feeling better! Kudos on the Nose to the Rhinestone challenge—it’s a great idea.