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The Perfect Blend

Candace Biecker and Shelly Haskell

The Perfect Blend is where Shelly and Candy get to do what they love best- drink tea and read and discuss books.

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00:27:50

The Science of Time Travel

The Perfect Blend ·

2023/01/25

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! We decided to wrap up our time travel month with Elizabeth Howell's The Science of Time Travel: The Secrets Behind Time Machines, Time Loops, Alternate Realities, and More! The exclamation point is hers, not ours. To find out why, grab yourself a cup of tea, get comfy and download this episode. Shelly's tea: Trailhead Huckleberry from Winterwoods Tea Company Candy's tea: Dandelion Leaf & Root from Traditional Medicinals

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00:27:01

Midnight Library

The Perfect Blend ·

2023/01/18

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Matt Haig's beautiful book The Midnight Library is our feature this week. Find out what we thought and what we paired it with on this week's episode. Shelly's tea: From our first teaventure- Tea and Sympathy. Taylor's of Harrorgate Organic Peppermint Candy's tea: From Quintin's Tea- Southern Virginia Tea Company. Spicy Chai Connect with us on Instagram , our website or Facebook!

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00:28:11

Scharlette Doesn't Matter and Goes Time Traveling

The Perfect Blend ·

2023/01/11

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Everything's all kay in the world with time travel agents zipping and zagging to save us all from our impending doom. Throw in a gal whose timeline creates no ripple effect leaving her free to jump in and out without any clusterfarms. Sam Bowring made us laugh out loud with this time travel book. We are looking forward to reading the next one to see how things turn out. Shelly's tea is Calm the F*ck Down by Snarky Tea. Candy's teas are Rip Van Winkle and Eintstein's

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00:30:32

The Psychology of Time Travel

The Perfect Blend ·

2023/01/04

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! We are diving into time travel this month starting with Kate Mascarenhas' book The Psychology of Time Travel. It's a great dip back and forth in time as well as a murder mystery..... We visited the Southern Virginia Tea Shop to find something good to pair it with- Shelly chose Winter Wassail by the Yaupon Brothers and Candy found a Jet Lag Asleep. Both teas were great for attempting time travel. Even if it we were just reading about it;}

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00:24:49

Half Spent Was the Night

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/12/31

✨Bonus Episode✨ Welcome to The Perfect Blend and Happy New Year from Shelly and Candy🥳🪩 We have added an extra episode to wrap up our first (short) year of podcasting. To celebrate, we chose Ami McKay's Half Spent Was the Night. It's the perfect book to share on New Year's Eve and we are delighted to end our year with an author that got us started on our journey. We paired our book with Russian Tea, a childhood favorite that both of our mom's used to make (and that Shelly's mom made for

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00:44:58

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/12/28

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Gabrielle Zevin's sweet novel is just the thing to warm your heart and take a restorative break after all the holiday festivities. To learn more about the author: Gabrielle Zevin Shelly's tea August Uncommon Tea Biarritz Candy's tea Asheville Tea Company Hibiscus Mojito Find independent bookstores here. ***Don't forget we are adding a special episode New Year's Eve to celebrate our first season of podcasting*** Thank you so much for joining us. Keep sipping and read

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00:35:23

Jacob T. Marley

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2022/12/21

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! 'Tis the season and what better time than to read a new take on A Christmas Carol! R. William Bennett's Jacob T. Marley is a look at Marley and what happened before and after his visit to Scrooge in the classic story. Add this to your Christmas reading list and you'll keep Christmas in your heart all the year. R. William Bennett Shelly's tea: Rosie Lee tea , mixed with cinnamon, orange peel and cloves Candy's tea: Winterberry Dream Black Tea

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00:28:42

Twisted Tea Christmas (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura...

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/12/14

Welcome to our Twisted Tea talk! We delve into our first series murder mystery book and we are both looking for our next one. Not only does this books have tea, lots of yummy food, recipes - we got to travel vicariously to South Carolina. <sigh> Laura Child: http://www.laurachilds.com Shelly's tea: Bold Black Chai from Republic of Tea https://www.republicoftea.com/bold-black-chai/p/v20747/ Candy's tea: Insane Cinnamon Orange from the Tea Chemist

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00:35:35

The Twelve Topsy-Turvy Very Messy Days of Christmas

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/12/07

Welcome to the Perfect Blend! It's time to deck your shelves with some seasonal reads! We're talking about James Patterson and Tad Safran's The Twelve Very Messy Topsy-Turvy Days of Christmas. If you've read it, please let us know what you thought about it! James Patterson: https://www.jamespatterson.com Tad Safron: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1475075/ Shelly's tea: https://www.theteaspot.com/products/earl-of-grey-loose-black-tea Candy's tea:

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00:57:24

Under a Gilded Moon

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/11/30

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Our book is Under a Gilded Moon by Joy Jordan Lake. We wanted to finish up November with another North Carolina based read and this one was perfect! Links to some of the things we mentioned: Joy Jordan Lake: https://www.joyjordanlake.com/behind-the-scenes-gilded-moon Low Country Tea: https://august.la/products/low-country?_pos=1&_sid=e9496811d&_ss=r Victorian Chai Black Tea: https://www.spiceandtea.com/victorian-chai-tea.html Biltmore:

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00:18:19

Just the Teas Please

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/11/23

Have you ever overdone it at a holiday dinner? Maybe you’ve tested the tenacity of your stretchy pants and are feeling the tryptophanic trance as you tilt yourself into the recliner praying you’ll be able to bend enough to get up for dessert. Shelly and I are here to the rescue with some tea blends to have on hand for you and your company so you can enjoy your feasting without too much discomfort. And if you’d like, we’ve left a recap of some of the teas we have featured so far. Shelly recommends

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01:08:08

Big Lies in a Small Town

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/11/16

Welcome to the Perfect Blend! In this episode, Candy and Shelly continue to explore books set in North Carolina andshare their thoughts on Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain. They are intrigued by the mystery of Anna Dale, a 1940's artist selected to do a post office mural, who went missing. They discuss the power of art and how the characters move past tragic events. The girls also share their adventures in Edenton, NC, where the explored the setting of the book. They paired this book

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00:55:27

Garden Spells

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/11/09

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Shelly and I picked a favorite that our good friends recommended. Thank you Kathy and Mary! Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen takes place in our stomping grounds of North Carolina. We thought it'd be nice to feature some stories from our neck of the woods. As far as we are concerned, anything gardens and magic is a win as far as books go. We paired our books with a peach ginger tea from Republic of tea and an interesting mixture of blue butterfly flower and Bigelow's

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01:00:43

The Dutch House

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/11/02

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! This week we are discussing The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. It's a definite turn from what we have shared in October, but it's always good to stretch your reading chops and try new things. This wasn't a happy joy story. In fact, we wrestled with some of the characters and their choices. My goodness, not the typical homecoming you'd expect. Shelly's tea: https://www.winterwoodsteacompany.com/collections/loose-leaf-teas/products/old-town-licorice Candy's tea: lemon

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00:44:02

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/10/26

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! This week's featured book is Douglas Adam's The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. We are both big fans of his work and were delighted to feature him for our final October book selection. We've paired our story with some delicious blends from Norskk and August Uncommon Teas. Candy's tea from Norskk: https://norskk.com/nordic-red-tea Shelly's tea from August Uncommon Tea: shorturl.at/doq57 Douglas Adams website: https://douglasadams.com Dirk Gently's I Ching Calculator:

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00:58:53

Magic Lessons

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/10/19

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! Oh, how we love Alice Hoffman- Today's episode we are talking about her book Magic Lessons. We love the whole series, but this is our favorite. We've paired our book with Courage Tea from Holli P. at the Bohemian Tea Peddler: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BohemianTeaPeddler?ref=search_shop_redirect&section_id=33629392. Delightful and plucky, a perfect pairing in our humble opinion. Check her out on Etsy and of course, check out a copy of Magic Lessons to enjoy. For

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00:58:39

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/10/12

Welcome back to The Perfect Blend! This week we are discussing one of our favorite October authors- Ray Bradbury and his novel Something Wicked This Way Comes. We've paired our book with teas from August Uncommon Teas and David's Teas. Shelly's Jet Black: https://august.la/products/jet-black?_pos=1&_sid=6ac8fb06e&_ss=r Candy's Butterscotch Chai: https://www.davidstea.com/us_en/tea/shop-all/fall-collection/butterscotch-chai/10842US01VAR0064461.html?cgid=fall-faves-collection#start=1 For more

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00:31:01

The Witches of New York

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/10/05

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! For our very first book, we have chosen The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (amimckay.com). This is the book that inspired it all. Join us as we discuss the book and share our takeaways, interesting asides and sip some lovely tea from the shop Tea and Sympathy in New York City. If you are interested in ordering some lovely tea from them, here is the link to their site: https://www.teaandsympathy.com. Let us know if you've read the book and (if so)what you thought of it

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00:00:47

The Perfect Blend Trailer

The Perfect Blend ·

2022/09/17

Welcome to The Perfect Blend! This is the trailer for our podcast about the perfect blend of books and tea.

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