February is a mixed month. While the cold and snow continue to buffet us from the north, the sun hangs in the sky a little longer each day, reminding us that the winter is nearly done. A groundhog is hoisted above crowds as a clairvoyant of springtime. Valentine’s Day shows up halfway through to pelt…
I love being wrong about a book. Reading a book so completely outside your expectations is like going on an adventure in an unknown land. Piecing together clues and foreshadowing felt like charting a course on a map. Revelations near the end were landmarks, rewarding you for picking out the trail from the weeds. If…
As someone who enjoys making things, I’ve found that the word “hobby” does a lot of heavy lifting. Most hobbies are creative, usually involving the physical creation of something from a set of tools and raw materials. For instance, woodworking: you have your tools, the saws, hammers, nails, screws; and you have the raw materials,…
Now that the blog has been up for a week you’re probably looking between Instagram and this blog going, “Okay lady, where’s the goods? I got the ‘Reads’, where’s the ‘Tea’?” Fair enough. I’ve focused a lot on the books and reading portion of this blog. It’s time we took a closer look at some…
When I originally sat down to work on this project, I knew the first and most important thing for me to do was research books. Specifically, newer books, not just the classics and the rereads on my shelf. I’d already been reading outside my comfort zone in 2021 thanks to a commitment to stop being…
Hi there! Welcome to Tea Reads: a blog about reading, writing, and drinking unholy amounts of tea. As this is the inaugural post and I, quite frankly, am quaking in my metaphorical boots, I’ll do my best to keep it short and sweet. My name is Cyndy and this is my first blog. Here’s the…
Tea Reads 