Afternoon Tea
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Photo credit: mpieracci
I step in the door, see 3 people sitting around a tea kettle.
“Hi, how are you? I bought some of your tea at the market the other night, so I figured I’d stop by and check your shop out.”
“Would you like to sit down for some tea?”
Of course I would. It seems very inviting, and though the shop is extremely small, it’s comfortable. In walks another guy who is apparently a friend of those already sitting.
“Sure…” I say, “Do you work here?”
“No, I just pour tea.”
“This place sure is cozy, huh?”
“Yea, it is.”
“I like it in here, it’s quiet and nice.”
“It is, isn’t it? It has a really good vibe doesn’t it?”
This scene is not one from a remote Himalayan or Indian village filled with vagabonding Americans. It is one that took place five blocks away from my old apartment […]
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