Cup and Saucer Tea

This week I join Kimmie on Tea Tuesday at the Cup N Saucer Tea Room with my friend Sally. There used to be three tea rooms in Wichita, now there is one.


The sun is definitely in the Southern hemisphere because this building is facing north. I couldn't see anything when I took this shot, not even my image in the glass or the "OP" sign.


We visited this tea room a week or so before Thanksgiving, so there was a definite autumn feel to the window display.


My friend Sally and I were quickly seated, but we had already eaten lunch and wanted only tea because she had a doctor's appointment across town about an hour after we sat down.


All I wanted was tea, so got up to take a few shots before our tea arrived.


They weren't kidding. Collectibles were everywhere.


It didn't take long for our pots of tea to arrive. I appreciated the eclectic mix of cups, saucers, and tea pots they used.


The lighting in this place was HORRIBLE, so I did the best I could by lightening the pictures in Photoshop.


I hate to say this, but


it wouldn't take me very long at all to get tired of that rose wallpaper!


I may not live in the real OZ, but I live in the land of OZ and I was off to see the Wizard while Sally insisted we buy dessert.


I guess it's only fitting that many of the stores in Wichita have images like these this time of year. One of the networks runs the show for several nights about now and US 54, which runs from east to west through Wichita, has been designated the "Yellow Brick Road."


Back to taking more photos and less jabbering.


Those blue and white dishes would go great in my kitchen! And that's the type of turkey I like to see on Thanksgiving.


More collectibles, less roses.


Oops, spoke too soon.


Back at the table, our desserts had now arrived. Sally got bread pudding with lemon cream, and I am always a sucker


for pie. Chocolate is pretty high on my list of delights, and this was made right there at the tea room. Unfortunately, we had to leave before I could finish my pie or my tea.


One last quick look around before I had to leave.


I only wish we'd had more time to enjoy


both the surroundings and


our tea.


Maybe the short time in the Cup N Saucer was for the best, though.


After all, I may never get the image of all those roses out of my head!

Happy Tea Tuesday. Please visit Kimmie for links to see what all my tea drinking friends have been up to this past week. And is it too late to say I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving?