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
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Back to coffee…
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…
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If black licorice isn’t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.
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.
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The tea of milk & sugar
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
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If we were having a tea…
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…
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Chaga Tea anyone?
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?
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A reading from The Ember Stone
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. The Ember Stone: Book One of the Ember Files - A reading By Shari Marshall - 2022The Ember Stone, a… Continue reading A reading from The Ember Stone
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Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea
As we sip coffee this morning, I will tell you about the tea I drank last night. I was an herbal infusion of chamomile, valerian root, rosehips, hibiscus, peppermint, lemongrass and cornflowers. This caffeine-free tea is a bedtime tea call Mother’s Little Helper from David’s Tea. In my mug, the tea was a translucent orange-brown,… Continue reading Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea
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It’s always tea time.” – The Mad Hatter
This tea is full of surprises. A sweet cinnamony smell reaches my nose as I prep my teabag this morning. This loose leaf is pretty to look at with its varying shades of orange, tan, and light brown with occasional sprinkles of deep brown. There are no leaves in this tea. It’s apple, almond, cinnamon,… Continue reading It’s always tea time.” – The Mad Hatter
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A classic cup
This morning I find myself with a cup of a more classic tea, Cream of Earl Grey. I wonder briefly as I wait for it to steep if I should add a drop of milk and a spoonful of sugar, but after some thought I decide to sip it black. The Earl Grey in loose… Continue reading A classic cup
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 