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Introducing Rena Yehuda Newman… my husband. 💖

I can’t describe how proud and happy I am. The last few years have been the hardest of my life; Rena Yehuda has been my cornerstone.

Even after a decade of writing happy endings, I keep discovering what it means to love and be loved so well.

Uh oh. I only willingly consume peppermint at 2am in the hospital when I’m a gas giant. And I grew up with Red Dye Number Twizzler, then was shocked by black liquorice (as Europe calls it, liquorice). Placed my bets and hopes on red…

This was sweet, mellow, delightful. Would actually buy. What???

This one took some faffing to let the water cool, but it was worth it.

Various tea shops have pitched (overpriced) floral visions of these pearls blossoming brightly in my cup. Does the pitch still work on me? Yes. Is this a solid green tea? Also yes. Pleasing, but not joyous.

This smells healthy, yet relaxing.

Strange if you’ve missed several days and are drinking multiple cups in a row, like being thrown headlong from Christmas Eve into a Mediterranean summer break.

But also not unpleasant—a little sour, which keeps it from being cloying.

Teapigs advent calendar (from @poopraven.bsky.social) plus writing deadlines equals…

I can’t believe I’m pretending to review tea on the internet. #writerlife

Anyway, we started strong! Real punchy winter smell, but without tasting like the garnish from the office Christmas party punch bowl.

Recovery is at the “mostly boring” stage.

But occasionally it’s very exciting, because I have both a catheter and the sweetest little violent baby 🤣

So we can post about our hobbies and the algo won’t punish us? 😍 WELL THEN! Buckle up for all kinds of shenanigans 🤣

Pictured: the Barbie dress I made last Halloween; my allotment plot; a messy 2-tone oil sketch; giving a speech on stage at a dance show.