T Stands For More Cards and Gifts

 

 We are meeting today at my dining room table.  You can tell I've packed my trees away by now.

I believe I have the very last of my cards and gifts for this year (oops, that should be 2023)!

I'm showing them in the order in which I received them.  That means this one is first.  Had it not been for Carola last week, I would not have known who sent this.  The postage stamps are fabulous.  

For some reason, I thought there were more cats represented, but I believe I have both stamps.  These were issued in 2022 and are second class stamps (but first class kitties!).

I know Royal Mail is no longer showing the Queen through the years, but the one Carola got from 1980 was one I had not seen before.

After hours of searching through tons of stamps, I finally found this set.  The stamps should have told me who sent this card, but I didn't put it together until Carola revealed who sent two different cards to her.

Unfortunately, I covered two of the stars stamped on the front.  I also covered some of the washi tape from the front, too. 

If you still aren't sure who sent this adorable card, it is Elle (aka eotc).  I absolutely LOVE this card.  It may have been stamped, but she put a LOT of time and effort into personalizing it with the white dots.  I love it.  

 

The inside of the card is here.

Of course, the back is stamped with Elle's famous black cat.

 

My second gift is from dear, sweet, far too generous, Caty in Spain.  She has sent me many gifts over the years and I don't deserve a single one of them.

The postage stamps are also beautiful.

I decided to rotate the photo so you could see the stamps better. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it in the stamps from Spain, but it might have something to do with the150th anniversary of something or someone famous.

These are all the beauties with which Caty blessed me.  Note the invitation to tea and Rose TEA TIME.  Perfect for T this week!

I decided if Caty took all that time filling the bag with goodies, the least I can do is share them with everyone.

I was especially interested in the postage stamps depicting King Juan Carlos.  

According to Britannica, King Juan Carlos was:

king of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He acceded to the Spanish throne two days after the death of Francisco Franco. Juan Carlos was instrumental in Spain’s peaceful transition to democracy.

Various stamps honoring King Carlos.

Thank you beyond belief, Caty for your more than generous gifts.  I am truly touched and grateful.

Finally, something I picked up at The Spice Merchant when I was there a few days ago.  I'm sure CJ will know what this is.  It's a battery powered frother to froth my half and half in my coffee.  All I need are two AAA batteries to make it work.  Sadly I will need to buy these batteries, since I only have AA.

 

Now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants.