As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything. Have a cold? Have some tea. Broken bones? There’s a tea for that too. Somewhere in her mother’s pantry, Laurel suspected, was a box of tea that said, ‘In case of Armageddon, steep three to five minutes’.
from Illusions by Aprilynne Pike
Moving Nightmares
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you while moving house? Bring on your horror stories – I’ve moved, you can’t scare me now! (I hope.)
And the Best Chocolate is….
…white, milk, or dark? Which would you say?
Personally, my favourite chocolate is Whittaker’s Dark Ghana. 72% cocoa solids; made with Fairtrade cocoa and sugar; dairy-free, so it can be used in baking the World’s Best Peanut-Butter and Chocolate Cookies; and so chocolatey you don’t need to eat a lot to get the effects (so the block lasts longer). I keep some in the fridge, labelled “Medicinal Chocolate: for stress, etc. Dosage: 2sq (repeat as necessary)”.