Coffee with a rip of… No, no rips. Just coffee. It’s a dark rich colour in my cup. This cup of coffee carries the odour of almond and ripe cherries. It has a bitter-sweet perfume to it. The taste is a match. It hits the taste buds as bitter, but it fades to something my… Continue reading Coffee with a rip of…
“Is it so different?” Tallie asks. “Your world, this planet called Earth, floats. It floats in the sea of a vast universe.” Simon’s eyes flare. “Float! Earth most certainly does not float. In fact, Earth is fall…” “Are you bonkers?” Tallie gives a fast assessment of herself and Simon. “No wind rushing past, feet on… Continue reading Elixir
A coffee called Toffee Crunch makes me think of a caramel colour, a sugary smell, and a chewy sweet taste that goes on and on. However, the coffee in front of me is none of those things. The smell is bitter and burnt and I am struggling to find anything defining about the taste. It’s… Continue reading Hot and full of caffeine
Big news, that I couldn’t wait to share with you. Book 2 of The Ember Files is now a completed rough manuscript! This manuscript comes in just under sixty-thousand words and is twenty-two chapters long. The editing begins, but I feel like things are on track for a 2023 publication date. By Shari Marshall –… Continue reading More to come
If we were having coffee, I would share with you that my run of tea has ended. This week we are back to virtual coffees. What are we sipping? You might ask. Coffee this morning is a butter pecan. The smell of it is butter with a sweet nut. It is almost black in my… Continue reading Back to coffee…
If we were having coffee, I would share with you the last flavour of tea currently in my cupboard. This tea is called Throat Rescue, curtesy of David’s Tea. It is an herbal infusion of licorice, fennel, nana mint, anise, ginger, peppermint, nettle leaves, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, marigold, and cornflower blossoms. With those… Continue reading If black licorice isn’t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.
Good morning, can I offer you a cup of black tea? This morning, we will be sipping David’s Tea Breakfast Blend. The loose leaf looks like a collection of black splinters with occasional reddish-brown twigs mixed in. It produces a deep reddish-brown tea. I would describe the smell as classic, a classic tea smell. And… Continue reading The tea of milk & sugar
My tea this morning is a loose leaf of off-white, tans, oranges and brown. I hesitate to say leaf because it is a blend of tiny cubed dried fruits: apple, pineapple, papaya, cranberries and hibiscus. It has a sweet sugary smell. Steeped, the tea has no odour and is almost colourless. This Caribbean Crush tea… Continue reading If we were having a tea…
If we were sharing a hot virtual beverage this morning, I would ask you if you have ever heard of, or maybe tried, Chaga Tea? It is fungus from birch trees. On the tree it looks like charcoal. When steeped into tea, it turns the water a tawny colour. I don’t think it has much… Continue reading Chaga Tea anyone?
I am trying something new with this post today. I would like to share a reading of The Ember Stone. It’s just over three minutes long. Hope you will take a few minutes to listen. By Shari Marshall – 2022The Ember Stone, a Twin Horseshoes publication
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 