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Shelly and I picked a favorite that our good friends recommended.  Thank you Kathy and Mary!

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen takes place in our stomping grounds of North Carolina.  We thought it'd be nice to feature some stories from our neck of the woods.  As far as we are concerned, anything gardens and magic is a win as far as books go.  We paired our books with a peach ginger tea from Republic of tea and an interesting mixture of blue butterfly flower and Bigelow's Lavender Chamomile plus probiotic.

Shelly's tea:  https://www.republicoftea.com/ginger-peach-black-tea/p/v00580/

Candy's tea:  shorturl.at/aszDJ and shorturl.at/eIKOW

Sarah Addison Allen's website:  https://www.sarahaddisonallen.com

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This week we are discussing The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.  It's a definite turn from what we have shared in October, but it's always good to stretch your reading chops and try new things.  This wasn't a happy joy story.  In fact, we wrestled with some of the characters and their choices.  My goodness, not the typical homecoming you'd expect.  

Shelly's tea:  https://www.winterwoodsteacompany.com/collections/loose-leaf-teas/products/old-town-licorice

Candy's tea:  lemon balm, spearmint, mason jar :)

Ann Patchett's site:  http://www.annpatchett.com

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This week's featured book is Douglas Adam's The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.   We are both big fans of his work and were delighted to feature him for our final October book selection.  We've paired our story  with some delicious blends from Norskk and August Uncommon Teas.

Candy's tea from Norskk:  https://norskk.com/nordic-red-tea

Shelly's tea from August Uncommon Tea:  shorturl.at/doq57

Douglas Adams website:  https://douglasadams.com

Dirk Gently's I Ching Calculator:  https://hackaday.io/project/19883-dirk-gentlys-i-ching-calculator

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Welcome to The Perfect Blend!  Oh, how we love Alice Hoffman-  Today's episode we are talking about her book  Magic Lessons.  We love the whole series, but this is our favorite.  We've paired our book with Courage Tea from Holli P. at the Bohemian Tea Peddler:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BohemianTeaPeddler?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=33629392.  

Delightful and plucky, a perfect pairing in our humble opinion.  Check her out on Etsy and of course, check out a copy of Magic Lessons to enjoy.

For more information about Alice Hoffman:  https://alicehoffman.com

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This week we are discussing one of our favorite October authors- Ray Bradbury and his novel Something Wicked This Way Comes.  We've paired our book with teas from August Uncommon Teas and David's Teas.

Shelly's Jet Black:  https://august.la/products/jet-black?_pos=1&_sid=6ac8fb06e&_ss=r

Candy's Butterscotch Chai:  https://www.davidstea.com/us_en/tea/shop-all/fall-collection/butterscotch-chai/10842US01VAR0064461.html?cgid=fall-faves-collection#start=1

For more information about Ray Bradbury:  https://raybradbury.com

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For our very first book, we have chosen The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (amimckay.com).  This is the book that inspired it all.

Join us as we discuss the book and share our takeaways, interesting asides and sip some lovely tea from the shop Tea and Sympathy in New York City.  If you are interested in ordering some lovely tea from them, here is the link to their site:  https://www.teaandsympathy.com.

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