Squash by any other name...

Today's prompt was "pumpkin latte." I must confess I have never had one, mainly because of the mixed messages around its contents. Some people scoff at my ignorance and say,

"There's not really pumpkin in it, it's just the spices you use to make pumpkin pie!"

which statement I find reassuring, because I dislike pumpkin—the taste, the texture, everything about it (along with every kind of squash except raw zucchini)—but am enamored of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla and the like.

Then others come back and respond,

"Why do you think they call it pumpkin latte? Of course there's pumpkin in it! How ignorant are you?"

which makes me determined never to darken that door.

That doesn't mean, however, that I can't paint a respectable cup of it, covered in whipped cream and sprinkled with cinnamon, to give those who love it the warm fuzzies. I hope you enjoy my sketch, even if the reality of the concoction is as repugnant to you as it is to me!

 

"Pumpkin Latte"—Uniball pen, watercolors, in Bee sketchbook, 9x9 inches.