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The Stick: Tea and Books
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An analyst who reads books of all kinds, plays D&D, loves puns, and enjoys a good cup of tea. 🫖🍵☕️ 📚💙 🧙‍♂️ 🎧📚 🪐📚 🌶📚 🩸📚 🐈

It is not necessary to boo, not clapping is enough.

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Day 6 is Summer Goblin Market, a Roobios based tisane with cinamon and orange notes. I'm recovering from a second shingles shot today and I need to read a mass market paperback for my OUABC reading challenge and I found this @delilahsdawson.bsky.social romance Wicked As They Come. #booksky #teasky
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Day 5 is Hatters tea. Cinnamon forward black tea with cranberries and Anise. I could smell the strawberries when I opened the package but otherwise it smells like Christmas. Cream balanced it out to a tasty cup. The Strength of the Few continues being my soundtrack. #booksky #teasky ☕️🫖🍵 💙📚 🎧📚 🪐📚
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I haven't laughed that hard reading a blog in a long time.
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Day three is finally a blend, its herbal, citrus and flowers with lemongrass that completely takes over. 212° for 7 min. I covered it while steeping to protect the chamomile steam. Its decent, better with honey. Still listening to The Strength of the Few. #booksky #teasky ☕️🫖🍵 💙📚 🎧💙 🪐📚
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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We came home from a long road trip to find that my brother put up Christmas decorations in our yard. Wishing you a joyful and meaningful Leon 🙏🏻✨
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As you can see I listen to audiobooks a lot more than music, but this year I switched from Amazon music to Spotify (the lesser of two evils) so I have one of these wrapped things. #spotifywrapped 🎼🎶 #musicsky
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Way too much reality tv for my taste, but this century has been lousy with it. #tvSky 📺
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today's blend is Winter Knight, all flowers and black tea, sweetened with local honey, it smells as good as it tastes. Day 3 is a book to rate and review teas. I'm listening to The Strength of the Few. It's a long book, three separate stories interwoven, still only counts as 1. 💙📚 #teasky 🎧📚 🪐📚 🫖🍵☕️
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Someone has finally noticed my haircut. :-)
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today's blend is peppermint, cocoa nibs, black tea, and cinnamon. Its missing vanilla. Day 2 was a tea bag and as Day 1 was a letter, I feel a bit underwhelmed. I'm listening to The Strength of the Few by James Islington, also underwhelming, but I did LOVE book 1. #booksky #teasky 🫖🍵☕️ 💙📚 🎧📚 🪐📚
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It has arrived! Teacember begins. #teasky ☕️🍵🫖
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I didn't think it would get here in time. #teasky #teaadvent #teacember
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today's blend is the last of The Gentleman Pirate by Tea & Absinthe. It is chocolate orange goodness. I'm finally listening to Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. This one has been on my TBR for years. #booksky #teasky ☕️🍵🫖 🎧📚 💙📚 🪐📚
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
November reading wrap up. #storygraph #readingwrapup #novemberwrapup #booksky #romancelandia 🎧📚 💙📚 #wrapup

I am nearing the end of my romance reads - so I suspect that this will shift next month back toward mostly fantasy.

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December 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today's blend is white tea, rose petals, and marigold calendula. I'm still listening to Warrior Princess Assassin, its shaping into a why choose and I'm appreciating the relationship building. #booksky #teasky ☕️🍵🫖 🎧📚 🌶📚 🪐📚 #romancelandia
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Faramir and I are figuring out leash training. I just have to convince him to stop trying to climb trees. #caturday #Faramirthecat #catsofbluesky #cats
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today's tea is Potion or Poison by Cliché Teas. Its green tea and lemon and delicious with honey. I'm listening to Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer and I'm just now getting that these are three separate characters. Could be a love triangle, could be a why choose. #booksky #teasky 🎧📚 🌶📚
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today's tea is Candy Cane Forest by Chapters Tea. I'm still reading The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. I was able to reach the first gift before Thanksgiving took over the whole day. I'm enjoying it so far, but there is a lot of exposition, even for an epistolary. #onceuponBookclub #booksky #teasky
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today's blend is honey bush, assam, cocoa nibs, and vanilla. I have added vanilla creamer made with almond milk. My partner got me one of those books kits where when you get gifts as you read. Last year I read it on Thanksgiving, so I'm making it tradition. #booksky #teasky ☕️🍵🫖 💙📚
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Came around the corner to investigate what Faramir was upset about it. I was startled when I saw the visitor out the window. #Georgia #wildlife #buck

I was not expecting antlers.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today's tea is Czar Nikolas II. I bought it at a local store that sells foreign foods for a Shadow and Bones watch party. I forgot I had it, but its still delicious. I am listening to Story of My Life by Lucy Score. The bald eagle is trouble. ☕️🍵🫖 💙📚 🎧📚 #booksky #teasky 🌶📚
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm listening to Story of My Life by Lucy Score and Sebastian York's voice for the FMC kinda sounds like Ray Porter. 🎧📚 💙📚
a woman is singing a song that says cause my mind plays tricks on me
Alt: a woman is singing a song that says cause my mind plays tricks on me
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM