Our family has lots of mugs.
Lots.
There are Big Hug mugs that came years ago filled with FTD flowers. A pair of floral mugs that B and I received as a wedding gift 42 years ago. Mugs from my various Smith College reunions. A line of mugs related to B’s jobs. A mug with children from around the world that was given to me by the middle school principal years ago as a thank-you for being on the building planning team. Some hand-crafted ones which double as works of art. A Doctor Who mug that changes its design depending on the temperature of the liquid inside. Some mugs designed for soup instead of beverages. Sandra Boynton mugs spanning several decades.
Our most recent acquisition is a Sunday Today mug that T and I gave to B for Father’s Day. Its claim to fame is that it is very big, although, of course, it isn’t obligatory to fill it all the way. However, if you do, you need to use two tea bags.
I don’t use mugs very often myself. I don’t drink coffee or tea. I used to love cocoa but it riles up one of my medical conditions. I sometimes will drink white hot chocolate in the cooler weather or make hot milk with spices but it isn’t that frequent.
I do, though, like having reminders of our past in the cupboard, even when they make me nostalgic, like the mug from our children’s elementary school or from the elementary school where my father-in-law was principal for decades. He passed away in 2005, a few years after he retired.
Some day, we will have to downsize and cull some of our mugs.
It will be hard.
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Joanne Corey 
Mugs! When I travel, I like to bring home a mug as a souvenir. Very hard to cull! I have a small, square, purple (of course) mug from the Plitvicka Lakes National Park in Croatia, a giant mug from Stonehenge, a slightly battered one featuring sea turtles from Greece. A cool glass one from Smith. There are many more! Last year there was a shelf failure and my mug from the Richard III Center in Leicester was a casualty. Happily my British friends replaced it on their recent visit! They all hold wonderful memories in addition to something yummy to drink, even if it’s only water.
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Glad your Richard III mug got replaced, Mary!
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Mugs can be very nostalgic. I have a few that belonged to my parents. The Doctor Who mug sounds really cool!
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I would hazard a guess that we aren’t the only two with mug nostalgia!
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I do think mugs are a functional way to capture memories (I have more t-shirts than I can wear). I’m struck by your not drinking coffee or tea–how did you avoid that? And my husband would love your Sunday today mug–at 6’3″, he likes a mug proportional to his size!
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I admit to having more T-shirts than I can wear, too!
It’s interesting about the coffee/tea thing. I’ve always been super-sensitive to bitter-tasting things and avoid them so I never developed a taste for coffee or tea. It’s just as well as they are also acidic and I need to stay away from those things because of my IC. I’m also sensitive to things that are very sour or spicy. Maybe my tongue has been working to protect my bladder all these years.
I can appreciate how your husband would enjoy the large Sunday Today mug. At the end of the show each week, they display a few photos of people with their mugs, often in exotic locations or celebrating milestones. Occasionally, babies or young children will be involved and you really appreciate how big that mug is!
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Ah, I’m going to vote for the protective tongue looking out for you. ❤️
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Probably better than the theory that I never acquired “grown-up” tastes! 😉
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