I blame Lisa Jo Baker. I recently listened to an episode of her Out of the Ordinary podcast devoted entirely to all things tea. I heard over and over how wonderful and indulgent black tea with lots of cream and sugar is and I got curious. So, I bought some Twinings British Black Tea. I boiled some water and told myself to be okay if I was disappointed by a lack of shared enthusiasm over this daily, cultural affair. Coffee is my thing. Coffee with lots of creamer - no sugar. O

Giving thanks - I’m trying a new thing. I took on the challenge for #Gratitude365 a while back. The idea is to write something every day that I’m grateful for, and although there are things every single day for which I am so grateful, I lack the discipline to actually write about it every day. So I’m doing my best. You can see my gratitude posts on my Instagram :-) You can also see it at the bottom of this blog. I will just add a quick note of gratitude here though for a God