A good Patricia Cornwell or Michael Connelly novel with a nice glass of iced tea makes me an armchair traveler every time.

My favorite drink is fresh squeezed orange juice that I buy at one of the supermarkets I frequent. I haven't taken time to read anything in a long time, so I don't really have a favorite author. I do listen to talk radio and Michael Berry, is my favorite. He is funny and informative. I also spend some time looking at horse training videos....Buck Brannon. My go to drink around here when I don't have orange juice is RC Cola.

Last night I was given a box of 50 Taylor's Earl Grey teabags by a friend from England--who bought it for me in North Carolina. :-)

I'm fond of Earl Grey, and chai tea is another particular favorite. Right now I'm on the last book in Julia Spencer-Fleming's series about Clare Fergusson, the Episcopal priest in a small Adirondack town. I hope she writes more!

Really enjoy a good British mystery (and chai tea), and have read all of Anne Perry's books. Also love a good ginger cookie, teabooks - do you have a special recipe? Pink

Ooh! Those cookies sound delicious. I think you should keep baking small batches. They will help sell your house! lol (Do you follow the Buying and Selling Homes forum?)

DH and I have 'Teatime Matinee' most days, watching some (often Brit) TV series or a movie while we have a pot of tea and *cookies*. We drink Lady Grey, Prince of Wales and Darjeeling loose leaf teas. Sugar for me. Milk for him.

Fun2BeHere -- I can't find any new Spenser-Flemming books. I thought perhaps the Rev and the Chief had 'aged out' after becoming a couple. I'll check your link now.

When I find time to read I usually go for Beverly Lewis or similar stories. My drink of choice is usually iced tea. I do like most all the hot teas the above have mentioned, but don't really want hot while I am reading :)

Sue

Fun2BHere, thanks so much for the story! I'm enjoying it right now. It's written in the present tense; you don't see that often. It's nice having a little bit more of those favorite characters.

For those of you who drink Earl Grey - have any of your tried double bergamot Earl Grey? I drink regular tea - Tetley, or Irish Breakfast, but the double bergamot is my DD's favorite. I really don't care for the bergamot.

http://www.stashtea.com/Double-Bergamot-Earl-Black-Tea/dp/B005DM5BEU

Thank you to everyone who took the time to weigh in and let us know how you de-stress! Being the child of older parents and a very shy youngster, my go-to has always been reading.

Seems like Earl Grey/Lady Grey are popular hot teas...

Marilyn_c I've seen the pics of your gorgeous horses & "mools"...I bet they don't give you much spare time:)

Pink...I'd be glad to share the recipe...got it off of the web some time ago and it reminds me of the Pepperidge Farm Molasses Crisps, which I can't find any more & loved.

Molasses Crisps

1 and 1/2 sticks softened butter

1/2 cup white or brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup robust molasses

2 and 1/4 cups Bisquick

generous teaspoons of cloves and ginger

several teaspoons of cinnamon

Cream butter. Add sugar, molasses and egg--stir well to combine.

Add in dry ingredients and chill dough for several hours.

Roll into balls & then squash flat with greased juice glass or similar on cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for 10-13 min.

Chisue---I do read the Buying and Selling Forum. That's actually how I found the KT after stumbling onto the Gardenweb about 7 or 8 years ago after we first started thinking about moving. There are certainly some interesting stories there too!

Alisande, I'm glad you enjoyed the "extra" story. I'm looking forward to the next Clare/Russ story, but JSF seems to take a long time between books, so I will probably waiting a while.

Yes, I think she's spending too much time on her blog. :-)

I don't know why that story is called an excerpt; you're right--it's complete. I enjoyed it. She certainly squeezed a lot of the characters into it!

I caught a mistake . . . Advil is referred to as acetaminophen, when it's actually ibuprofen. My husband used to manufacture acetaminophen, so the word always jumps out at me.

Sorry for hijacking, Teabooks. I'm done (for now). :-)

No worries :):)