Comments on: Mugs http://www.justmusing.net/2007/05/18/mugs/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ellen http://www.justmusing.net/2007/05/18/mugs/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Ellen Fri, 18 May 2007 18:49:54 +0000 http://www.justmusing.net/?p=40#comment-62 My husband says I have too many mugs, and that I need to get rid of most of them. He is certainly right from a practical standpoint, but the majority of them have sentimental value. They were gifts, or souvenirs. I have an entire collection of public radio mugs that I acquired during the years I worked for NPR stations. They are from all around the country - how can I get rid of those? I try to find a new mug (often from a thrift store) to go with each new job I've held. I often choose my morning mug to coordinate with my outfit for the day, or at the least with my mood. My favorite is probably my plainest colored mug, a heathery lavender straight-sided mid-weight mug that I found for a dollar in a discount store. My favorite tall mug is also straight-sided, navy blue with a beige vine scratched in the glaze, simple, timeless, comforting. And then there's my handmade half-cup mug - not one of those hokey manufactured sliced-in-two-top-to-bottom mugs, but a short double-shot espresso size mug that I got at a street fair from the daughter of a small town mayor. I agree that the medium is abused. Whether you drink coffee or tea, the container should stand on its own as joy to behold, and to be held! My husband says I have too many mugs, and that I need to get rid of most of them. He is certainly right from a practical standpoint, but the majority of them have sentimental value. They were gifts, or souvenirs. I have an entire collection of public radio mugs that I acquired during the years I worked for NPR stations. They are from all around the country – how can I get rid of those?

I try to find a new mug (often from a thrift store) to go with each new job I’ve held. I often choose my morning mug to coordinate with my outfit for the day, or at the least with my mood.

My favorite is probably my plainest colored mug, a heathery lavender straight-sided mid-weight mug that I found for a dollar in a discount store. My favorite tall mug is also straight-sided, navy blue with a beige vine scratched in the glaze, simple, timeless, comforting. And then there’s my handmade half-cup mug – not one of those hokey manufactured sliced-in-two-top-to-bottom mugs, but a short double-shot espresso size mug that I got at a street fair from the daughter of a small town mayor.

I agree that the medium is abused. Whether you drink coffee or tea, the container should stand on its own as joy to behold, and to be held!

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