T Stands For Small Business Tea (and Coffee)

Some of you will remember this photo I took of the large green T and the Spice Merchant sign I shared last week.

I wanted to visit the tea shop, since it used to be part of The Spice Merchant.

There were tons of photo ops here, but I only took one photo in the tea room because I suddenly had to visit the restroom, which was in the Spice Merchant.  Before I went to the Spice Merchant, I fought the huge crowds and paid for one of these red tea caddies.  I wanted a teapot, but they were a bit out of my price range.  My friend Sally had already gone to The Spice Merchant, so after I paid and used the facility, I looked for her.  

The crowds were unbelievable.  People were everywhere, so it was impossible to stand in line to purchase coffee.   In fact, you had to get the coffee weighed and then you stood in another line to pay at the front of the store.  So I took a few shots of these new towels I hadn't seen before.

I really LOVE these towels.  Although they wouldn't fit in my kitchen, I love the sayings and the women from bygone eras.

I'm not sure why these were relegated to the far back of the store, but I found the one I wanted.  It's the one that reads:

Drink Coffee.  Do stupid things faster with more energy.  

They matched the towels on the other side, but I didn't see this particular one, so was surprised when I ran into the mug.

In the background are some of the people buying coffee beans.  Some have it ground there, while others, like me, grind it at home each time they make a pot.  As I said, it was a madhouse.  

As much as I liked the mug, I wasn't about to pay $13.00 (USD) for it.  After I found Sally, we both agreed to return on a day when it was not quite so crowded.  I see lots of ideas for Christmas gifts here, too.

Now it's your turn to share a drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, teapots, teacups, mugs, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, teabags, scrapbooking, or any 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, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.  Obviously old photos are acceptable because they may be taken and shown any time.