First off i'm absolutely thrilled that my Santa's gift actually made it to me in China, it was a welcome surprise for a Monday morning!

Inside the box from the UK was a coffee and tea.

'Well yeah, it's a tea and coffee exchange...' you say. Well! This is a gift with a twist!

My Santa sent me 'Grow Your Own' chamomile tea, and coffee from www. plantsfromseeds.co.uk - i wanted to give them a little shout at as their products are amazing!

Inside is the seeds (another mic drop moment - getting seeds into another country, BOOM!) a plant pot, instructions and some tools to help them grow.

I've never grown me own tea or coffee before, and i'm not sure how conducive a Shanghai winter will be to growing either but i'm going to give it a go and who knows, maybe next time a tea and coffee exchange comes around i will be able to send my giftee something from my own crop!

(Obviously a joke, no need to make comments about how that would be against the rules....)

I'm very happy with the gift and am looking forward to seeing if i can get them to grow!