Yes, I still have Japanese teas to open and review! This is a wakoucha (Japanese black tea) made from a cultivar that’s said to be suited to black teas and which that has been aged. Sounds exciting, right? I’m especially excited because the first wakoucha I had from The Tea Crane was amazing. Here’s a… Read More Tea Review: Benihikari Aged Wakoucha from The Tea Crane
Hello friends! So on my theoretical ‘I’d like to reread this in March’ list, I have Of Bees and Mist, but I’ve just not been feeling it so instead of starting that book, I have decided to reread… The Famous Five Volume 2! I really like this 3-volume series because they use the same illustrations… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 8
I have an impression that this isn’t my first Adam Dalgliesh novel ever, but it’s definitely my first in a long time. Since I enjoyed The Mistletoe Murder, I wanted to read a full-length mystery starring Dalgliesh. I didn’t expect it to be quite this long (its 594 pages for my edition!) but I ended… Read More Book Review: Devices and Desires by P.D James
Hi friends! I am back! Remember how I talked about that article that was giving me stress? Well, I not only finished it, I finished it early enough that it has now been published on the Japan Rail Cafe blog! It’s all about Sayama tea and the Tocha game and if you’re interested in Japanese… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 7
I’ve been hearing a lot about this book but because of the subject matter, I’ve always been a bit scared to read it. And then it was picked as my book’s club next book. My Dark Vanessa is the story of Vanessa, from Vanessa’s point of view. Her life at thirty-two isn’t great – she’s… Read More Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
I have not mentioned this before but I’m pretty sure the Honeycomb Cookie Doh is one of the reasons why I bought the Autumn sampler set!! Because I loooove cookies! The product page is no more, which means I can’t really introduce the blend, so let’s jump straight into the review First Impressions The dry… Read More Tea Review: Honeycomb Cookie Doh by Bird and Blend Tea
Hello friends! It is Day 3 of March and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. Not with the reading, but all the ancillary aspects (basically the blogging stuff). This is what I read today: Annabel Thong by Imram Hashim – This is not a reread, but a new one! It’s the book club pick for the next… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 3 (and apologies in advance)
Hello friends! It is Day 2 and I managed to finish the Princess Bride and a whole book!! And go to a cafe to persuade them to do a tea webinar so I feel like a lot of progress has been made. In terms of what I read: The Princess Bride – This was fun,… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 2
I hope you are enjoying this series of tea reviews where I alternate between a flavoured tea and a straight tea because I am definitely enjoying them! I’m getting a lot of variety in my tea and that makes me happy. So today’s tea is another one of the samples that I received from The… Read More Tea Review: Kumamoto Densho Kamairicha by The Tea Crane
Hi friends! You may have noticed that today’s book review appeared a few hours earlier than normal. That’s because I’ve decided to make March a month for rereading! And as with the previous month of rereading last May, I’m aiming to focus on rereading books that I already own and updating everyone about it. Some… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 1
