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1. Take two people with common interests.



2. Mix together with love and understanding.



3. Stir in a sense of humor and a lot of compassion.



4. Bake for a lifetime...and enjoy the fruits of your labor knowing that you both have made a remarkable concoction that will last forever!





here is the story that goes with this recipe.....



My favorite tea

and kitchen story is still continuing. My best friend, Jayne and I, have shared so very much over countless cups of tea. We've been friends for 29 years and have been through good times and bad times together, always over a cup of tea! My son was injured in a car accident in 1989 and was a quadraplegic at the age of 17. At times, the only relief I had was to take a few minutes to stop at Jayne's for a quick cup of tea. We were joined, in time, with her grandsons and oh, what smiles they put on our faces. They have been calling me GrammyJoanne since they learned how to talk.



In 1996, my 24 year old son passed away and it was the comfort of Jayne's kitchen and her company that got me through some of the darkest days of my life. A year after my son's death, Jayne's oldest daughter, Tisa was diagnosed with a malignant high grade brain tumor. She had just given birth to her third little boy and was 28 years old! We were stunned. Many a night was spent in Jayne's kitchen, lamenting over the courses that our lives had taken. She is still doing chemo and with God's help she will survive.

In 1999, I was blessed with a granddaughter, Olivia Jayne! The love of my life! Once again Jayne and I celebrated the birth of a grandchild over a cup of tea.



Most of the gifts we exchanged over the years have something to do with tea...teacups, teapots, stationery, etc. But the best gift of all was having Jayne as a best friend, for all of these years. We'll continue to drink our tea, discuss our problems and thank God for all that we have.





By Joanne Acabbo

FRIENDSHIP CANDLE SPELL

Pink Candle Good Luck/Friendship Oil Pink silk Ribbon White Silk Ribbon

Cast the Circle, Arrange altar, Invoke Goddess and God

You will want to anoint the pink with Good Luck oil all the while thinking of the friends you want to make.

Imagine yourself laughing with them, going out with them. Really see yourself with them.

After your candle has been anointed, you may light it. At this point you may call out the things that

are important to you in a friend: honesty, trust, open mindedness, humor, whatever.

As you light the candle, see the flame as being the energy that burns between any two close friends.

When this is completed, take your two pieces of silk ribbon and weave them together.

Simply winding them around each other will do.

While you do this, think of bringing that friend closer to you.

This binding process is reminiscent of pagan handfasting rituals.

You are binding that friend to you, making them loyal to you, a way any good friend should be.

You do not want to bind a specific person to you, as that kind of magic is harmful since is

harms the other person's free will. Only bind the idea of the perfect friend to you.

Once you have done this, tie the ribbon to the base of your candle as best as you can.

The candle's light is a beacon to bring friendship to you and another person.

When this is done, you may wish to sit and meditate on the spell that you have just cast,

sending your energies out to bring that perfect friend to you. When you feel that your spell has

been completed, then it has. Let your candle burn all the way out and release your circle,

thanking the Goddess and the God.