Herbal Tea – flannel and folklore

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

Kate Morton’s sophomore novel, The Forgotten Garden, is an ambitious tale spanning five generations of women. The novel opens in Australia, with a lost little girl with no idea who she is or where she came from. The only clue to her origins is a book of fairy tales. This little girl grows into oneContinue reading “The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton”

A Discovery of Witches (and a selection of teas)

So how do you review one of your favorite books to date? You don’t (you instantly reread it instead). You procrastinate – big time. At least that is how it turned out in my case. Yes, I included it on my list of favorite books from 2011 (found here, it came in at #8), butContinue reading “A Discovery of Witches (and a selection of teas)”