T Stands For Love and Cupcake

I took this photo before my weekend company arrived on Thursday.  They have finally departed and I have nothing left but memories of the weekend, since I took absolutely NO photos.  These are my photo phobic friends who also were upset whenever I was on the computer.  But we had a good time watching the NBA All-Star weekend events and cheering for our favorite players in each of the sporting events.

First, for my friends in the U.S., I hope you had a lovely Presidents Day.  Now for my Love post.  I didn't go all out for Valentine's Day like I normally do,

but I purchased four good banana oatmeal cupcakes from my local bakery, one for each person.  That means this is a staged photo because the cupcake went back in the box so it could be served the next morning.

They had nuts and sugary crunches and drizzles on top, and were really yummy, although they were probably not the best, or healthiest choice for breakfast fare.

Of course, I had to show them in my large tea cup that goes with the matching teapot.

I'm not sure if this is the one I eventually got, but they were all beautiful and garnered praise from my friends, who are very hard to please.

I bought some Hershey kisses and hugs and cherry kisses, too.  I also added some caramel candies.  By the end of the weekend, this container was nearly empty.  It seems this was in a well used path, so these ladies stopped by and popped a few in their mouths each time they walked by.

Unlike in this photo and the ones below, Squiggles was definitely scarce all weekend.  He hid under my bed after he realized people would be in the office.

But he was having lots of fun beforehand, at least.

At first I thought he was playing with something on the floor that he had removed from one of my completed altered books,

but upon careful inspection, it was a piece of the plastic container the cupcakes had come home in.

Yes, these books are cat magnets.

I'm not sure if he was bored or ready to move on, but I couldn't get him to join us for T this week.  And he's not like some cats, like Rita's Karma.  He's constantly on the move and snooping into everything.

Speaking of snooping, now it's your turn to snoop into the tea (or other beverage) drinking lives of the T gang this week.   It's also time to share your drink related post, too.  It can be photos, a place you visited, an empty cup or mug (or one that contains a cupcake), movies, postcards, 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, then Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that your photos may be taken at any time, while Squiggles will return to hiding in the office, as he is right now.