Audio Verite/Deceptive Blends - Treat

Advantages: Flavorful tea especially blended for soft water
Disadvantages: Difficult to procure (in the States, that is), short of a trip to Scotland

..."It's no' th' tea," said my Scottish friend. "It's th' water. Ye kin take th' tea home, but ye kin no' take th' water." Hmmmm, well, I grant that most places I've visited in Scotland have wonderfully soft and pleasant-tasting water. Still and all, we also have very nice soft water in my little corner of America. We don't, however, have ready access to Scottish Blend tea. Fortunately, this particular problem is easy to solve--just fly off to Scotland often enough to keep a ready supply on hand! (Failing that, Scottish Blend can sometimes be found in the States at specialty shops stocking UK foodstuffs.) You may think I'm jesting with this flippant remark about flying off to Scotland. I'm not. Scotland and I have been involved in a torrid love affair for just over a decade now, and I cross the Pond to this bonny piece... Read review

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Advantages: Well written and interesting story
Disadvantages: Finished a bit abruptly

...with each other for years, despite once being best of friends many decedes previously when they were at school. Wolf who is eight years old is the youngest child of this family. He visits both old ladies with his brother and sister doing 'trick or treat'. But both are afraid to open their doors to people they do not know. However the following day he meets them both in the garden while helping his mother Petra and invites them to their family Bonfire Party. Both women except with relish this invite and it not before they arrive they realise the other has been invited to. Their meeting reminds both women what their relationship once was and how much they detest one another now and why. With their differing values and ideals in life that date back to the War. Can these two bitter rivals with the help of Wolf somehow bury the hatchet... Read review

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Advantages: Taste, quality, versatility
Disadvantages: Price, can disolve badly

...Having a Baileys & coffee last night (see Baileys op coming VERY soon) I realised I've not yet done an op on my favourite thing in the world (well, nearly) - Nescafe Gold Blend. :o) And it's unfortunate for Marks wallet that my favourite thing in the world is one of the most expensive instant coffee's on the market. And I drink a lot of coffee......... I usually put the cost of the product at the end of the op but the sheer cheek of Nescafe for charging £3.59 for a 200g jar of coffee has forced the pricing details to the top of the op! Standard Nescafe is around £2.69 for 200g and I'm probably just moody because I buy 2 jars a week (heaving the shopping bill up by £7) but it seems a huge price increase when Nescafe is known as one of the best coffee manufacturers anyway! Rant over, on with the op. :o) Gold Blend is one... Read review

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