Shishido Sensei- a teacher unselfishly offering her love
April 1st 2006 I watched as Shishido Sensei slowly but purposely lifted the hishaku (bamboo ladle) out of the kettle three-quarters full of hot water and gracefully poured it into the waiting chawan – or tea bowl. When there was the right amount in there, of which only a well-practiced eye could tell, she returned the rest to the kettle and placed the hishaku back on the iron pot in the exact same position it
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