I missed the postman and it was raining outside like a typical British winter day. Not just normal rain. But cold rain, fraction of a degree away from becoming hail. This is addition to strong winds made the treck to the local Her Majesty's Royal Mail Post Office both trecherous, cold and moist. I fought on and picked up my package, eargerly rushing home I put on the kettle to make a brew to warm myself up after my ordeal.

I opened up the package and was shocked at the blatant presumption that I would like tea. I recieved two containers of some high quality loose leaf tea - English Breakfast and Celestial Temple Peaks. So just because I am English I would like tea huh? Frustrated I brewed up another pot using the Celestial Temple Peaks and cracked open a pack of Rich Tea biscuits. Drinking this delicious tea while watching the BBC 6 o'clock news calmed me down enough to realise that I had two other gifts.

I opened up what I assumed, due to the tea jibe, was a confederate flag but it turned out to be the Ohio State flag. This was really cool and I love Ohio which is

Ohio Listeni/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/ is a Midwestern state in the United States.[17] The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,[18] it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents,[19] containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more. The state's capital is Columbus. The Anglicized name "Ohio" comes from the Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river".[20][21][22][23][24] The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803.[9][25] Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohio buckeye tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".[1]

Also included was a pack of Buckeyes which are peanut butter and chocolate sweets. These are amazing and I bought home loads of Reeces chocolate when i visited the US last. However, after a couple of them my mouth was a bit dry so I decided to make another pot of tea to quench my thirst.

Because I bloody love tea!

I also got a really cool personal message. Thanks mate!