the question you didn't really want an answer to...

so yesterday, like i had said, i met dear friend for coffee. this turned into a let's go resale shopping together. there is a new place in town we decided to check out. next door is another new place in town. we meandered and were just about to leave when the shop owner made an appearance. she started talking and we kept moving closer to the door.

not wanting to be rude, i'm sure, we both commented on her tea assortment. i believe it was the skinny tea that caught friends attention. after a long explanation on that i, for whatever reason, asked about tea for high blood pressure. well, goodness gracious did the flood gates open!! she had tea for everything she said. tea cures all sorts of things. fibromalgia, hbp, cholestoral, weight, hormones, etc....friend makes a sly comment to me about the lady really being a picture of health. do you hear the sarcasm???? it is a little hard to promote tea as the healthy drink when...well, i'm sure you get my drift!

so anyways..the owner spent the next 10 minutes, if not more, sharing her life story with us. she has definitely had her share of trials and i felt bad for her at times and other times just wanted to leave. we left there with a smile on our faces - a silly kind of smile. and then we laughed - you know the kind, the laugh that just comes out of you because well, you shouldn't have asked the question to begin with and then you realize you may not even remember what question you asked and which of you asked it.

funny thing....i've had a weird craving for oolong tea - after 2-3 days of feeling sick, pained, and gross it helps you lose weight! doesn't that sound enticing???

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