T Stands For More Spice Merchant Mugs

 

Once again, I must apologize. For those of you who only visit on the occasional T Tuesday, if you wonder why you haven't heard from me, it's because Blogger has once again chosen to rear its ugly head and forbid me from leaving comments.  I get "Failed to Publish, Try Again Later."  I keep trying every so often.  This is more frustrating than you can imagine and my stress levels are extremely high.  One of these times, I'm hopeful my comments will get through.

Now let's return to The Spice Merchant. 

Several of you wanted to see the Christmas mugs on the lower shelf I showed two weeks ago.  I cropped several photos in hope you will be able to see them a bit better.

 

 

And possibly my favorite mug is the Christmas tree.  For those of you who are new to my blog, I decorate my home in all different types of tabletop Christmas trees each year.  I had to laugh at the description.  Basically, the tree becomes a carcass that sheds needles you find and pick up all over your home the rest of the year. 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time. 

 

 

 

Don't forget it's time to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  Any style, any genre, any length, as long as it has been published sometime before 2 December, 2025.

 

Treasure Trovember 2025, Week Three

 

Blogger is STILL not allowing me to leave comments.  ONE comment made it through yesterday and I was dancing for joy until I tried it a second time and got the dreaded "Failed to Publish, Try Again Later." Please understand I am very frustrated and hope you realize I DO keep trying.

 These are the images I added based on the prompts Kelly gave us.

To make sense of the images, here are the prompts I was given for Days 16 through 22.  Explanations are below.

You may find Cascade in many kitchens, although not in mine.  I'm the dishwasher here.

My three triangles were from a rug in a 1972 Home & Garden magazine.

I am terrible at asemic writing and made a big mess by using a yellow Posca pen.

What is better than HOT chocolate?  Box found in a 1975 Ladies Home Journal.

The money was Chinese and from my stash.

Blueberry pie is just sweet enough for me.  Image found in a 1972 Home & Garden magazine.

Blue is one of my favorite colors.  Copper is the other. I used a blue felt tip pen and a stencil to create the circles.

Thank you beyond belief for visiting today.  I am grateful, even if I still can't leave you a comment.

T Stands For Triple Chocolate

 

If you wonder why you haven't heard from me, it's because Blogger has once again chosen to rear its ugly head and forbid me from leaving comments.  I get "Failed to Publish, Try Again Later."  I keep trying every so often.  One of these times, I'm hopeful my comments will get through.

Now let's share some drinks.

Not just double the chocolate, but triple the chocolate for T this week at my dining room table.

The first chocolate is the drink, a chocolate protein drink.

The other is my double chocolate "muffin."  There is chocolate cake with chocolate chips mixed in, not just on top, but all the way through.  To be honest, it was so rich, I couldn't eat it all in one sitting.

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time. 

 

 

Treasure Trovember 2025, Week 2

 

If you wonder why you haven't heard from me, it's because Blogger has once again chosen to forbid me from leaving comments.  I get "Failed to Publish, Try Again Later."  I DO keep trying ever so often.

It's Sunday which means it's time to share the latest Treasure Trovember installation.

These are the images I found for Week 2 of Treasure Trovember.

Of course, the images would mean nothing without the prompts and my explanation of what I chose.

I chose one of my Rose of Sharon flowers I pressed.

I had trouble with this one (a toy) and finally settled on a spinning globe.

I got a bit carried away with the zig zags I created using a blue marker pen.

The hat (and goggles) pay homage to the fact Wichita, KS is the air capital of the world.

The song was mostly music.

The grunge paper was created using my coffee paper and three glitter crayons.

The party was birthday cakes and candles, which were tiny table decorations I purchased at Big Lots years ago.

The pattern was a dressmaker's sewing pattern.

Thanks for taking time to visit.  I am thrilled when you drop by.  Please join me every Sunday in November for Treasure Trovember, 2025.

 

T Stands For More Christmas Mugs

 

Here are a few more Christmas mugs I found while visiting The Spice Merchant.

I had to laugh because I know at least one Scrooge.  Do you?  I especially like the definition of reindeer: the poor animals chosen to drag santa's big boat around.

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.