• Christmas

    Christmassy :: books and tea!

    Ok, it’s no secret that one of my favourite things to do to make a reading session feel more indulgent is to brew up a pot of special tea to sip while I read – especially around Christmas time! Every year I have so much fun trying any Christmas tea I can get my hands on, and this year I discovered Tea Garden Co, a small business making tea right here in Canberra. They have range of festive teas, and I couldn’t resist picking up one of their sample boxes to  try them out. I thought it would be fun to match a couple to some Christmassy reads to share…

  • Reading Life

    Cosy Reading Night

    Happy Friday everyone!I’m extra excited this week, since it’s my birthday next week AND I have the whole of next week off, PLUS I have something bookish to look forward to every weekend from now until mid-May.On top of all those reasons to be excited,  today is AUTUMN COSY READING NIGHT! Cosy Reading Night is a readathon hosted by the lovely Lauren from Lauren and the Books. While readathons are often about reading as much as you can over a set time, I feel like cosy reading night is about making a special effort to enjoy your reading time – setting aside some time to getting comfortable and just reading.…

  • Christmas

    Top three :: Christmas Tea

    It’s no secret I love a nice big cup of tea when I’m settling in for a serious reading session. I also love spicy teas, so Christmas is my peak tea time each year – that cinnamon and clove and star anise and all those other Christmassy flavours. This year I’ve tried a bunch and I though I’d share my top 3 here =) T2 Christmas Breakfast tea This one has black tea, ginger, cinnamon, natural and artificial flavouring, vanilla, nutmeg. The ginger comes through pretty well, and I find the tea on the weakish side. This took a few cups to grow on me, but I do really enjoy…