T Stands For Elle's Halloween T

 

My sincere apologies to my readers, followers, and lurkers, including my T Tuesday participants and Art Journal Journey.  "Failed to Publish" has returned and it took nearly three days to get many of my comments to publish.  I still have several that still won't publish, including two from Violetta from last Tuesday, and for that, I apologize. Be aware, this is only a blogger issue.  Other formats/platforms are unaffected.

Once again I am at my dining room table where I have a lovely gift from Elle and more gifted tea from Iris.  This is a sad tale of the Halloween gift Elle sent me.  The last time I checked my mail was the day I voted, which was the 28th of October.  It has been raining nearly every day and I can't get regular shoes on, so I have been wearing house slippers.  I don't want to get them wet, so I haven't been out to check my mail.  My sweet next door neighbor called this morning because he can't work when it's raining.  He asked if I needed anything and I said "Yes, can you bring in my mail."  I had over 14 inches of mail.  Even he was astonished I had allowed it to accumulate as it did.  When I saw this gift from Elle, I knew I had to feature it for T Tuesday.

First, we'll start with the tea.  It is another Cupper brand tea and is Good Morning blend.

While it steeps, I'll open the very belated Halloween gift from Elle,

which I'm sure arrived in time for me to open for Halloween.  I'm sure most everyone knows the postage stamps are of my namesake, now deceased Queen Elizabeth II.  Look.  The post office didn't obliterate the stamp that hadn't been cancelled.

Elle certainly took a lot of time stamping the back, too!

Isn't it remarkable?  I loved running my hand over the cats, spider webs, spider, and letters.  

My photos don't do it justice.

Elle did even more stamping inside.  I especially loved the mummy with the jackolantern.

On the back is Elle's famous stretching cat.  Thank you beyond belief for thinking of me this Halloween, Elle.  This has now gone in my Halloween tip in book.

It's now time to drink this tea.  I think this is the best and sweetest I have had.  I believe I could drink this all day long.

And for those of you who speak German, this is the back of the package in which this teabag came.  The only thing I sort of understood was steep for 7 to 8 minutes.  Sorry it isn't clearer.  It's not the camera, but my shaky hands that make these photos blurry.

I've shown you mine, now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.

 

Treasure Trovember #2

 

My sincere apologies to my readers, followers, and lurkers, including my T Tuesday participants and Art Journal Journey.  "Failed to Publish" has returned and it took nearly three days to get many of my comments to publish.  I still have several that still won't publish, and for that, I apologize.

Thanks go to Kelly, owner of Collage Lab for the latest prompts.  This year, you will find her on YouTube.

These are the next 7 items I had to add.

Here is the description of the items Kelly had us add each day.  We get the daily prompt every morning.  We have no idea what each prompt will be in advance.

Thank you beyond belief for your visit.  I have explained why you might not hear from me in return, at least not in the short term.

 

T Stands For Another Croissant

 

I created and scheduled a post for T just after lunch this afternoon and it seems to have disappeared.  I am creating another in case the first one doesn't publish. 

Today we are back in my dining room where I will be sharing my meal and more tea sent to me by Iris.

I am pairing the tea with a turkey and cheese croissant which, I agree with Iris doesn't look like a normal croissant, but that is what the container called them, so I didn't argue.  I've also added a few more cherry tomatoes and coleslaw I bought over the weekend.  If you are not sure what coleslaw is, it consists primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with either (a usually sour) vinaigrette or (a usually sweet) salad dressing or mayonnaise. 

I want to talk a bit about cheese.  When you buy cheese slices, make sure they are labeled 100% cheese, not "pasteurized prepared cheese product," which is only required to contain 51% real cheese.

This tea is called Skinni Vanilli and smelled so good when I removed the teabag from the package.  Iris left a comment last week showing how displeased she was with me taking so long to share the tea she sent me.

I am a coffee drinker.  I drink it 24/7.  However, I forgot to take my camera into The Spice Merchant on the 28th, the same day I voted.  Therefore, I have no new mug photos to show, so I will be sharing tea Iris sent, at least till the end of this month.  Because it was so close to the end of the month, I was able to get two pounds of "free" coffee (one for October and one for November).

This smelled so good.  I was surprised how quickly it turned dark.

This will be the final time I can use my autumn leaves mug until next autumn.

I've shown you mine, now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.

 

 

Veterans Day

 Today is Veterans Day, a day in which we honor all veterans living or dead.

Veterans Day 2024 is a nationwide sharing of gratitude, reflection, and honor as Americans come together today to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It is a federal holiday. 

 

Veterans Day traces its origins to the conclusion of World War I, famously known as “the war to end all wars.” The conflict officially ended on November 11, 1918, when an armistice agreement between Allied nations and Germany took effect. Originally called “Armistice Day,” this holiday celebrated peace and honored the soldiers who served. By 1954, after World War II and the Korean War had added millions of service members to the veteran population, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation renaming the holiday as “Veterans Day” to recognize all veterans, not just those from World War I.

A national moment of silence is observed at 11:00 a.m to observe the signing of the armistice agreement.

Please hug a veteran today.  They are everywhere.

 

 

Treasure Trovember 1

 

 This will be my fourth year joining Kelly at Collage Lab for Treasure Trovember.

Here are the items we were instructed to add the first eight days.  I always hate the first day because we have to create a grid.  This year I used foreign text. 

This is the description of the items we had to add each day.  I forgot to add this is watercolor paper, the only time I use it.

Thanks for dropping by today.  Your visit is always appreciated.

 

 

Friday Smiles 389

It's Friday, which means it's time to join Friday Smiles, hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).  Let's visit Annie and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

 

That's the end of autumn in my neighborhood.  The winds have now swept many of the leaves from the trees.

Now for 

That's the last of the autumn trees in my area.  The high winds and varying temperatures have put an end to the beauty I saw a few weeks ago.

Now for a few funnies, this time about teens:

 

 

 

 

I hope you found a few of these funny.  Thanks for joining me today and don't forget to visit Friday Smiles.

 

 

T Stands for Croissant

 

 Today we are in my dining room where I am enjoying a cupper of tea and a croissant.

The tea is orange and lemon infusions and was a gift from Iris.  I cut the wrapper from the back so I could use it in my art.

I'm using my autumn inspired leaves mug.  This tea has a natural sweetness about it, so no need for sugar or honey.  I've already been sipping on it.

I paired the turkey and cheese croissant with cherry tomatoes from my garden (I'm still getting about this many every day) and cottage cheese.  Quick, simple, and easy, yet still healthy. 

I've shown you mine, now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.