T Stands For Not Valentine's T

This is a weird title, I agree, but nothing else came to mind.  Let me take you through it, now.

Way back in January, when I was still feeling like myself, I treated Sally to cupcakes.  We are the type who prefer to do nice things all year long, rather than just on our birthdays.  So, this was my Happy NON-Birthday gift to her.

We were in the Small Business District, and headed for Sugar Sisters.

I can't tell a lie, though.  I had a coupon for buy one half dozen cupcakes, get one half dozen free.

I would have loved some scones or cookies, but the coupon was for cupcakes only.

It was late in the morning when we got there, and most of the goodies were already gone.

You can see from the store front windows, the show cases, and the banner why I had planned to use this for a Valentine related tea.

The table covers were cute, and themed nicely,

but the cupcakes were nearly all gone.

Sally had made her selection and had taken all the singles left in the case before I got a photo.

The lady made a point of saying these weren't like the ones you get at Dillons (a Kroger grocery chain in our area).  However, I was NOT as enthused about them as I should have been.

Could it be because I dropped the container on the way in the house, or could it be they just didn't measure up to what I thought a $3.00 (USD) cupcake should taste like!  I got three carrot cake, two chocolate, and one caramel swirl, which was white cake with white icing and a swirl of caramel on top.

Who puts candy pieces on carrot cake?  No one I know.  And who doesn't use cream cheese frosting on carrot cake?  Even I know how to make cream cheese frosting!

The chocolate cupcake was OK, but the frosting had an odd taste, like they used something old.  And those silly hard candy bits for decorations got old quickly.

I had taken photos of me eating one of the chocolate cupcakes and drinking coffee, but when I looked on both my SD card and in PhotoShop, where I keep all my digital photos, they were not there.  And because I didn't feel like creating a new post last week, and because the cupcakes were LONG gone, I had to wait till today for this NOT-Valentine T.

Today I'm having (and don't say a let-down, because it's not) a really delicious pumpkin spice English Muffin.  There is just the right amount of pumpkin and spices and these English Muffins are so soft and moist.  You really don't need anything on them, but I added a pad of butter so they didn't look so "naked."  

I know several people have mentioned fair trade coffee, so I was lucky when I found this tea in my stash.   Looks like there is fair trade tea, too.  The water for this tea is getting hot as I type.

As I was taking photos off my card, I noticed Squiggles had drug one of his Christmas carpet scratching pads into the dining room.  I have no idea what it is with BOTH those cats.  All their toys end up under the dining room table, and now so did this carpet.  How he got it in here is beyond me, but I'm sure either Bleubeard or I will ask him one of these days!

So what's in your cup today? Is it something special, or something familiar?  Is it art, whether traditional, hybrid, or digital?  Please share whatever makes you happy for T this Tuesday, as long as it contains something that holds or involves liquid.  And, as Bleubeard points out, your photos can be taken any time, not just on Tuesday, and not even this year, if that's your choice.


And before I forget, here's wishing my friends who live in the US, a wonderful Presidents Day. For all my other blogger friends, have a wonderful day, too!