There has been quite a lot of positive response to some of
my previous posts entitled, The Inadvertent Collection. I think its popularity resides in the fact
that a lot of us have these collections, whether we know it or not. Since I wrote that initial post, I have found
many of these collections in my house.
The post has definitely changed the way I look at my stuff.
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| elegant |
Today's inadvertently collected object is the coffee
mug. My cupboards seem to be bursting
with coffee mugs. Where did the all come
from? Some were bought to drink out
of. Some came in sets of dishes, and due
to their small size, or less than desirable design, were consigned to the back
of the cupboard, or to the cupboard above the refrigerator.
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| promotional |
More than a few are souvenirs from trips I or family and
friends took. It seems that whenever
people go away they think the perfect gift is a mug. It's easy to see why they got that impression. The whole tourism industry tells them this
when they enter a gift shop.
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| classic throwback design |
Of course, I need some to honour my favourite hockey
team. Sports devotion and coffee go hand
in hand. On those warm summer mornings I
have to be reminded that my team will take the ice in a few short months. (The
irony that this year, these things did not happen is complimented nicely by the
bitter taste of the coffee.)
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| Sports and other |
My sister doesn't share the same fate as me. She has few coffee mugs, despite having the
same channels of acquisition that I do.
The truth is, she gets as many cups as I do, but is able to keep her
supply limited by breaking them frequently.
I guess it is a fair solution to the problem.
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