
Family
The Tea Set and A Lesson
The Tea Set I thought that china tea set was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Four little cups with saucers, four little plates and four plastic silver colored spoons and a sugar bowl and creamer, painted with delicate pink and green flowers and edged in gold. Every time we went to Jitney Jungle on Saturday to buy groceries, I would head straight for the toy rack, holding my breath all the way out of fear the tea set would be gone. It was always there. I would pick up the box and stare into the cellophane window at the delicate little miniature dishes. I wanted that tea set badly but Mama always […]