T Stands For Watermark Books

Even though this is an exceptionally long post today, I want to explain something about the men's shelter I featured last week for T Tuesday.  There are several homeless shelters that take both genders overnight, but, although some of the men stay only overnight and get a good breakfast, the Union Rescue is geared for men wanting to get clean and sober.  They are allowed to stay up to 30 days at the shelter.

Iris asked about women.  Women typically have more options than men.  First, there is a shelter for women, then there is a shelter for women with children, and finally there is a shelter for abused women (and their children) who are hiding from abusive husbands and boyfriends.  Therefore, women have far more LONG TERM options than men in my city.  Now for today's T post.

Back in June, Sally and I returned to Watermark Books and Cafe. 

I went there for a reason.

I wanted to buy my friend RO! a birthday gift.  Once again, it was too hot to sit outside.  Even the shades on the cafe side were drawn the day we went.

Surprisingly, these flowers were doing quite well.

It appears that the Adirondack chairs that had been outside the last time we came, have been replaced with chairs that appear to be easier to get in and out of.

The first thing we did was order our meals.

Here's their menu in PDF.   I had water and I'm not sure where Sally's water is, but it was nowhere in camera range.

Sally had the As You Like It.  I'm not sure if that was chicken or tuna salad she got with her house salad.

I had the Three Musketeers.  Since I had my choice of three salads, I got (from back to front ccw) quinoa tabouli, orzo salad, and cottage cheese salad.  I really wanted the broccoli and cauliflower salad, but they had already sold out, so that's why I got the cottage cheese. All salads came with their homemade focaccia bread.

I thought you might like to see the yummy ingredients in each of the salads I chose, so I scanned the take-out menu I kept when we were there.

When we had finished our lunches, it was time to shop.  I don't do it often, but this was a special occasion.

In the white container were some magnets that had the Wichita, KS flag on them.  I simply HAD to buy one, even if it wasn't in my budget.

I really wanted the "Drawing Wichita" coloring book, but I knew it would languish and I would never touch it, or color in it, so I passed.  Sally had purchased the hard copy of the Mueller Report so I had already started to read it.

Who knew I would find such a great art inspired section?

Frida and Georgia were well represented in book and other paper products.

Wow, LOVED that mug.  Sadly, it was time to move on.

Did anyone notice the rocking horses?  I only saw them after I posted this online!

I doubt RO would want anything in this, the children's area.

Then I got hung up studying this poster

and the various books on typewriters and typing.

Then it was time to purchase the gift I came for.  It took awhile, and a friendly cashier who pointed me in the right direction, to finally find the planner and stickers I purchased for RO's birthday.

So many choices, so little time!

It's now time for you to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, 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, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and (obviously) not just this year.