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Blooming Teas

As I was sitting down to write about blooming teas –also called flowering teas, display teas, or blooming art teas– it occurred to me that this was another discovery made with my sister Coco. Like she did with Penzeys Spices, it was she who noticed the bags of tea with pictures of flowers on them in Franklin Tea, a specialty tea shop. She asked the owner what the picture represented, as the flowers were very exotic looking but the only writing on the bags was in Chinese except for the “title,” in this case “Jasmine Fairy Maiden.” “Oh that’s my … Continue reading →

Leaders, Followers, & Peer Pressure

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In a group of twenty or more students, you will find all types of children. Each child is unique in his or her thinking and actions. Among the various personalities in each classroom, there are followers and leaders. Leaders are the children who tend to be the starters of events and conversations. Some of these children will be the leaders of positive actions and others will be the leaders of trouble actions. Leaders are usually contributors to both positive and negative peer pressure. Followers are usually never the cause of anything. However, they participate in everything. These children never begin … Continue reading →