There is no shortage of coffee cups at my house. When I pour that first mug of steaming heaven in the morning, I could choose one of the lovely coffee cups we’ve collected on our trips to Hawaii. I love these mugs. Every time I look at them I remember it all. Palm trees, sandy beaches, tropical flowers, coconut shrimp…
Or I could use my custom For the Love of Pete mug. It’s my choice of cup when I have coffee out with my friend Paula on Fridays. I figure a little advertising never hurt anyone, and using this cup is so much more practical that wearing a sandwich board…
And then there are these beauties. These cups and saucers are among the few remaining pieces of my mother’s wedding dishes. They are classic 50’s style-and the pattern is called Caribe by Carlos Montez. How I would love to have a whole set some day, and there is something so sophisticated about drinking coffee, or tea from a cup and saucer instead of a mug…
This however, is the mug that I search for each morning. I can’t explain my attraction to it, other that I just seem to find it really pleasing to look at. It’s a Fiesta ware mug in the color periwinkle. Normally I’m a green person, and I have Fiesta mugs that are green. I don’t know, there is just something about this mug…
So tell me. Do you have a favorite mug that you like to drink your morning coffee or tea out of ? Or will any cup do, as long as it doesn’t leak?
I have a big mug with a bunny painted on it for Easter that I just love. But then there are my Snoopy mugs, too. It's a toss-up! Though I only drink hot chocolate or tea in them...no coffee for me!
ReplyDeleteFun post today. :-)
Love that color of blue - I can see why you're drawn to it.
ReplyDeleteMy addiction comes in can format - Diet Pepsi ;-)
I use the same mug daily too, one of the mugs in my Pfaltzgraf set. But in the fall and winter, I like a cup of green tea in the evenings, and like to use lighter cups, with a floral print, for those. Even the visual of a pretty mug is soothing, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteMelissa-your mugs sounds so cute! :) I like to drink tea and hot chocolate from mine, too:)
ReplyDeleteLisa-Pepsi. I love it right out of the can too:)
Joanne-Agreed! A pretty mug is soothing. I love Pfaltzgraf, by the way:)
I love your mother's set!! I am not as committed as you but I do have a particular mug I like my tea out of. Mostly though I drink coffee in the mornings. And you're right - at that time in the morning, it is a little bit of heaven!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how happy I am when the blue mug is clean, though that first sip in the morning is heavenly no matter what cup I'm using. I also like a nice cup of tea:)
ReplyDeleteMy mother's dishes were the coolest. I just wish I had more pieces of it. some day...
Thanks for commenting, my friend:)
I also look for my "coffee mug" first thing in the morning.
ReplyDeleteI was heartsore when it broke... but I've since formed an attachment to a new one... in black/white sepia-styled finish with a pic of the Eiffel Tower...
MISH,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to how sad you were to break your favorite, but your replacement mug sounds really cool! I'm glad I have a few other mug options in case my favorite should ever meet with an accident. Thank you so much for stopping in and giving me your two cents:)