When my gifter told me three days ago that my gift was a bit late and was probably going to arrive in a week or two as I'm in England and it was being sent from Canada, I was just overjoyed to be receiving something. Imagine my surprise when, just as I was making breakfast this morning, the postman knocks and hands me a parcel!

I quickly finish making breakfast (as much as I wanted to open it there and then, I do not like dry scrambled eggs) and went to the living room to explore further.

Four different types of tea! None of which I'd had before, and in the fanciest packaging I've ever seen tea in - I tend to buy cardboard boxes of tea bags. I've really missed loose tea in the last few years, and these are really pretty!

And the smell... they're amazing and making me hungry despite the fact I've just finished eating. The biggest container has rooibos with toffee and maple syrup, then the smaller ones are "Choco Chai Rooibos", "Forever nuts" and "Read my lips" - the second of which is a fruit infusion of apple, almonds, cinnamon and beetroot, and the last contains Chinese black tea, peppermint, dark chocolate, sprinkles and pink peppercorns.

If I hadn't made myself a pint of Assam the moment before the postman arrived, I'd definitely be trying one of these now. As it happens, it's probably for the best as I can't wait to take my time and enjoy them properly, but I have to run out the house in 10 minutes :/.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!