Christmas Tea, a Book, and a Candle

24 Festive Tasks: Door 2 – Guy Fawkes Night, Bonus Task #2:

Host a traditional English tea party, or make yourself a nice cup of tea and settle down with a good book to read.

A mug of Christmas Tea with a Yuletide candle and this year’s final (recently republished) Golden Age mystery, Brian Flynn’s The Murders Near Mapleton.

 

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