I would just like to take the opportunity to wish all my readers a very happy Christmas and all the best for 2013.....what will this next year bring?
Please remember to have a look at our Christmas video greeting.
It has been a lovely day to remember the birth of our dear Lord and Saviour who came to love and save the lost.
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Monday, 24 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 24...
Today's tea is: Mulled Spice
Smell: of mulled wine
Flavour: quite bland but with a vague hint of mulled spices
Score out of 10: 8
Sunday, 23 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 23...
Today's tea is: Sunshine Grey
Smell: Earl Grey smell with a hint of sweet lemon
Flavour: as the smell
Like or dislike: Like
Score out of 10: 9
Saturday, 22 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 22...
Today's tea is: Rooibst with Strawberry & Vanilla
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| The angel at the top of my tree.....its nearly Christmas!!! |
Smell: a very summery strawberry smell
Flavour: of redbush tea with a tint of strawberry
Like or dislike: dislike
Score out of 10: 5
Friday, 21 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 21...
Today's tea is: Darjeeling
Smell: like a normal cuppa
Flavour: quite light and fragrant black tea
Like or dislike: Like
Score out of 10: 7
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| Our Christmas tree & decs.....slightly blurry but will try and get a photo on my camera tomoro |
Thursday, 20 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 20...
Today's tea is : Wild Berries Black Tea
Smell: of berries
Flavour: tastes like a normal tea with a hint of fruit tea berries over the top
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 7
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 19...
Today's tea is: Chai
Our favourite tea
Smells: of cloves n all Christmassy
Flavour: very spicy n clovey...very tasty
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 10
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 18...
Today's tea is: Camomile & Spiced Apple
One of my already known favourites!!
Smell: of winter spices n sweet apple, reminds me of toffee apple n winter spice
Flavour: very similar to the taste
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 10
Monday, 17 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 17...
Today's tea is: Pu-erh
Sounds interesting, a new one to me!!
Smell: very similar to Lemon & Ginger but a bit more citrussy
Flavour: smokey n citrussy
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 8
Sunday, 16 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 16...
Today's tea is: English Breakfast
A good gentleman's breakfast tea!
Smell: a normal cuppa tea
Flavour: quite a delicate tea
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 9
Saturday, 15 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 15...
Today's tea is: Rose Garden
Smell: very fragranty rosey, it distinctively reminds of Turkish Delight
Flavour: tastes very similar
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 9
AdvenTea Day 14...
Today's tea is: Lemon & Ginger my father-in-laws favourite
Smell: Lemony and gingery
Flavour: Lemon and gingery (no surprises there!)
Like or dislike: Like
Score out of 10: 7
Thursday, 13 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 13...
Day 13 unlucky for some....and for me today but that's another story!
Today's tea is: Lapsang Souchong
Smell: like stale tobacco?!
Flavour: also tastes like stale tobacco
Like or dislike: dislike
Score out of 10: 3
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 12...
Today's tea is: Sweet Fennel
Smell: quite aniseedy which I suppose is what fennel smells of
Flavour: very similar to the smell
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 8
Can imagine this tea aiding digestion :)
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 11...
Today's tea is: Winter Spice
Smell: cinnamonny mulled wine....ummm very Christmassy
Flavour: not a strong flavour but a mulled wine hint of a taste
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 8
Monday, 10 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 10...
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| This morning's breakfast |
Today's tea is: Redbush
Smell: quite a bitter dark kind of smell
Flavour: a kind of dirty musty flavour (but not unpleasant). A very distinct unique flavour
Like or dislike: on the fence
Score out of 10: 5
AdvenTea Day 9...
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| My amazing Battenberg Birthday Cake, thanks Jen! |
Today's tea is: White tea with a hint of Pomegranate
Smell: a creamy fruity sweet smell
Flavour: pomegranatey with a bitter ish tea taste behind
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 7
Saturday, 8 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 8...
Today's tea is: Light & Delicate Green Tea
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| This mornings breakfast |
Smell: struggling to smell anything but that could just be because I have a cold but possibly a vague green tea kind of smell....I have a friend who would love this tea!
Flavour: a very bland green tea flavour which is nice as green tea can sometimes be a little too strong
Like or dislike: Like
Score out of 10: 9
Friday, 7 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 7...
Day 7 can only mean one thing...MY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Today's tea is: Blackberry & Nettle Fruit Tea
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| The colour of today's tea matches the colour of my mantlepiece & birthday card |
Smell: Very fruity
Flavour: quite bitter in comparison with the smell, not too bad as fruit teas go
Like or dislike: Dislike
Score out of 10: 5
Thursday, 6 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 6...
Today's tea is: JASMINE EARL GREY
An interesting tea combination I've never heard of before, but I like Earl Grey and I like Jasmine so I wonder what they'll be like combined together...let's see!
Smell: just like Earl Grey a sweetish tea smell
Flavour: tastes just like Earl Grey although there is a Jasmine tea aftertaste in my mouth, a good mix of the two teas
Like or dislike: like
Score out of 10: 8
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 5...
Today's tea is: Ceylon Breakfast Tea!
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| My friend's beautiful homemade cards accompanying my cuppa today! |
Smell: like a standard cuppa
Flavour: quite a bland flavoured tea but makes a good strong cuppa
Like or dislike: LIKE
Score out of 10: 7
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 4...
Today's tea is: Assam (milk to be added although I drink all tea without milk!)
Smell: a standard black tea with a funny bitter smell to it
Like or dislike: Like
Flavour: has a sort of metallic (not in a horrible way!) black tea bitter taste but is lovely. Perfect accompanyment to my birthday cake which Luke presented me with today......
Score out of 10: 7
Monday, 3 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 3...
Today's tea is: Cherry & Cinnamon
Smell: Christmassy cinnamon floating smell over a distinct sweet cherry fragrance
Like or Dislike: Dislike
Flavour: very bland, has very little flavour
Smells better than tastes
Score out of 10: 4
Sunday, 2 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 2...
Today's tea is: Lemon Green Tea
Like or dislike: LIKE!
Smell: Quite a sweet smelling lemony tea
Flavour: a green tea bitter flavour with the sweet hint of lemon floating through
Out of 10: 9
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Saturday, 1 December 2012
AdvenTea Day 1.....
I am doing an alternative Advent Calendar this year which my beautiful sister-in-law, Maria, has put together!
Todays tea is: African Honeybush with a hint of Lavendar
Like or dislike: LIKE!
Flavour: Slightly bitter flavour, vague hint of mint with a background lavendar flavour too.
Smell: Beautiful lavendar aroma makes me feel slightly sleepy!
Score out of 10: 8
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