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Sharing Some Tea

Monday July.21.2008 in Ramblings

I hadn’t been able to spend much time with her. Pennsylvania is a long ways from Texas and my time back there is often far too short. So when I had the chance to sit down with J for a bit of tea, I was really glad.

Sharing a thermos, we unfolded the red checkered blanket, unpacked the plates and cups and sat on the ground. Tea isn’t really my thing but everything was good and it was clear that the food was just an excuse to spend time.

Sometimes you need to have times like this. A little shared food, plenty of time and no agenda. I don’t know if J will remember our time together years from now. She’s only a couple years old and likes to wrestle as much as share invisible tea. But I’ve been told there is a Turkish proverb that if you share coffee together you are committing to 40 years of friendship. If that applies
to tea, I think I’ve got a friend for life.

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