Tea

After years of running out of the house to get to work early in the morning, not doing it is a treat,

What is even more of a treat is that when I wake on my night stand is a cup of tea and a biscuit, a gift from my husband.

At first it was just black tea, but lately he's added specialty teas, including Constant Comment, which he had shipped to his mother in New York and brought back to Europe. He saw how much I liked it when we were visiting a friend on Long Island.

The aroma of Constant Comment, a fruity, caramel or vanilla tea is such a lovely way to be gentled awake.

There is a slight catch now: we have to make sure that Sherlock does not help himself to that biscuit, especially if it has chocolate.

Who needs diamonds when one has a loving, considerate husband--and a morning cup of tea.