~~~ i have read all the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling before but it has been a long time since i read them and i have been feeling a pull to read them again. Even though i own first editions of all seven books i am reading them on my Kindle this time so that i can highlight things that i want to be able to turn back to quickly. i will NEVER write in a book even in my text books for school. To me that is tantamount to vandalism and is sacrilege.
~~~ i have just started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for i think the 8th time. When the books came out i would re-read the whole series before every release of the next book. Now i am going to read through all of them this year as well as whatever other books i have the urge to read or re-read.
~~~ When i first read the books it is because of an acquaintance of mine who shared a mutual friend. We were going to help this mutual friend do some yard work at his grandparents cabin and the acquaintance was reading this book on the drive to the cabin. Being an avid reader myself i asked him about the book and he had just started reading it being on in the third chapter there is was not much of the story known yet. But he told me that he heard about it for a passenger on one of his flights, he was an airline steward, and that he picked it up because the pope at the time wanted to ban the books because they dealt with magic. That right there made me pick up the book and give it a try. And i fell in love with the story and was on the reserve list for the release of every book in the series and there the day they came out to pick up my copy.
~~~ While reading this book and writing this blog tonight i am drinking Pumpkin Spice Brulee tea from Teavanna. A bountiful harvest of sweetness and spice, this warming oolong is an
impeccable accompaniment to crisp autumn days. A balanced swirl
of rich pumpkin and flavors of caramel, toffee, butterscotch, and creamy
vanilla, this rich and smooth cup is a sublime indulgence for the body
and mind any time of day.
Richly sweet and creamy white and dark chocolate meets sweet
pumpkin and toffee flavors, with an undertone of sweet spice and mocha. Being as i am reading a book about magic that brings to mind fall and Halloween i thought this tea would be perfect right now. This is a new tea to my collection and am i am truly enjoying it.
~~~ A good cup of tea is always perfection with a good book and a great way to relax.
~~~ i know i have a lot of blogs going and i could put them all into one thing but i have found that i like keeping things separate and themed. It makes things easier and this way if you want to know only about the books then you can look here, my religion then you can look at Pagan and Proud, my life is Forever In Search of my Muse, and my crafts are at lady ice's Projects, while my life in pictures shows pictures of what i see around my daily life, and my FLYing Blog is my attempt to control CHAOS.
~~~ i love to read and i always take a book or an e-reader with me anywhere i go. i own two Kindles and a Nook as well as hundreds of books. And as this blog says a good book and a good cup of tea are all i need. i am not a coffee drinker, in fact i hate the taste of coffee and cannot eat or drink anything that i can taste coffee in. However i LOVE tea and will drink several cups a day. i am very picky about what teas i drink they have to be of good quality, Lipton does not cut it. i have a hutch full of teas from Elmwood Inn and Teavanna. Yes, they are expensive but in tea as well as other things you can taste the difference.
~~~ As i read a good book i will have a cup tea with me most times and though it may take me a long time to get through a book i will post at random about what book i am reading and what i am drinking at that time. WARNING THERE WILL BE SPOILERS though i will try not to give away the ending of the book. i am one who will read a book even if i know how it ends and what happens in because i want to experience it for myself. i will also re-read books many times revisiting old friends and finding new things.
