On My Table and In My Cup March 12-19th

What a week. I am so thankful to be on Spring Break even though we have been doing mostly doctor appointments it has been nice to just not rush. I was proudly wearing my green this week as this is my first true St. Patrick's day knowing my Irish heritage. I was so touched when a friend who lives in Ireland send me a care package shown below and it arrived on St. Patrick's day.

I am so unbelievably lucky with the friends I have made online over the years . They are some of the most giving and kind people that I honored to call friends. Thank you Tracey! I am so very touched!

I wore my new earrings and my necklace with pride and love everything you sent me, especially the little sheep! 

This week I read and reviewed three books. It was such a delight to have Ellery Adams Breach of Crust on my table this week along with Susan Furlongs.

Rest in Peach was a wonderful story and a great second in series.

All three of the books I read this week are out on April 5th. Crime and Poetry is a first in series from Amanda Flower and was so much better then I could have imagined. I am looking forward to another  book in this series and I hope we won't have to wait to long.

I was treated to a paper back copy of Crime and Poetry in the mail box on Friday and I was tickled when Squirrel sat down to join me for tea.

This week I was rather adventurous on the loose leaf tea front and I had three new teas I tried, while I only got the first one up for review I promise to share more on my tea finds in the next few weeks. This lovely Darjeeling, from Happy Earth Tea was a tasty treat!

Another lovely friend brought over a planter she made for me, It was such a wonderful surprise and all the daffodils have now opened, it is quite a nice arrangement. I am also working my way through the April release of Connie Archers book A Clue In The Stew. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I thank you so much for joining me for A Cup of Tea and A Cozy Mystery week in review. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Himalayan Summer Darjeeling Second Flush 2015 Tea Review

I have been enjoying this lovely Darjeeling that Kathy sent me from Happy Earth Tea this week. I have not found a Darjeeling I liked as much as this one in quite sometime. Darjeeling is often referred to as the champagne of teas and I have to agree. It feels very special to have such a rich and elegant tasting tea.

How to sum up the aroma is quite difficult to express. It is a strong, woodsy almost smokey scent yet the taste is anything but. 

the leaves once steeped take on a lighter color and remind me of a walk in the park in the fall. 

The dark caramel color and the rich yet light taste that this tea produced made this the perfect afternoon tea. To learn more about Happy Earth Tea please click here.

Thank you for joining me for a cup of tea and a cozy mystery today as with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com