I am drinking the most amazing cuppa (that’s for my Australian friends!)!!!!! In my last shipment from Adagio Teas they put a little surprise in my box–a free little packet called Red Bloom. Now it has been in my cupboard for quite some time—-it actually fell out at me today when I was putting some stuff away so I thought “Hmmm….maybe it is something I should try!”. So try it I did and it is amazing!!! Thank you, Adagio Tea, for giving me a little bit of heaven in my cup today!!! Starts out as a tightly wrapped little ball of tea which I failed to document photographically but you can kind of see on the packaging. Then it blooms! Into a beautiful flower and a fabulous cup of tea!!! So enjoyable!!! A little bit of Christmas surprise in my cup!

So while I am thinking about it—I have a plethora of cookies. I still have some kinds I want to make but not sure if I will or not. But what I have decided is that I am going to have a Cookiepalooza and give some lucky blog reader a box of fresh homemade delicious cookies!!! Simply make a comment on any post on my blog from now until Monday morning, December 20th and YOU, yes, YOU, will be entered into a drawing to receive a box of cookies. I will contact the winner and get mailing information. Tell your friends and family! Stop by, read some posts (there are a lot…..) make a single comment on any post—I will get a message that you did. Your name will go in the hat or gift bag or whatever I put them into and one of my cats will pick the winner!!! It’s all legit and my way of sharing some of my Christmas joy with some of you!!! Cookies go well with everything…come to think of it…one would taste quite nice with my cuppa of Red Bloom! Cheers!