Day
55 ❦ Plan ahead, give now
The
Gift: Boxes of tea
Now
this wasn’t just any box of tea, they were boxes of tea in a metal containers that
look like a double-decker bus from England – it is real English tea, perfect
for High Tea! A couple of months ago on
my way back from Africa I stopped in England for a few days to meet my daughter
who was living in France as a Rotary Youth Exchange student and after touring
London for a few days, we went to her host town of Bethune, France. It was a
great stop between Africa and the United States and I hadn’t seen Alison for 9
months so it was even better than just having a nice respite between cultures.
While
I was having fun being a tourist in London I stopped by a grocery store to look
around for special goodies to bring back home for gifts. I was pretty well
stocked up on Africa goodies, but really needed a wider range of gifts. The
first thing I spotted when I entered the little shop was an entire display of
teas. Perfect – I bought several containers and knew exactly who was going to
get them. Mission accomplished – all that was left to do was to actually give
the gifts and today was the day. I brought the tea into work and handed the
cute containers to all of the people who I work with who I knew liked tea – it was
really fun and much appreciated by the tea drinkers.
❦Plan
ahead, give now
