You, Mugs!

I've just done the onerous task of the washing-up *wipes brow*. It had to be done because there were no receptacles from which to have tea from. Now that all my mugs are clean - simultaneously - which a very rare occasion, I decided to stack them all on top of one another and make a list of why I like them. Just because. 

1 Cath Kidson mug

(Cath Kidston Cut Roses Crush Mug, Fine China)

This is my favoutite. It's big, but not like a vat, so it still looks very attaractive. I love the pattern and the handle size and the width and shape and everything! 

2 Doggie mug

I suppose I have this mug as a compromise (such that it is) because I can't have a little dog at the moment. He/she is the dog I want to get. A little white handbag dog. [Blogger Rosie from A Rosie Outlook has written a few posts which feature her parents' dogs, which of which is exactly the types of dog I want! A scnoodle!] Or a bichon frisse perhaps. In this version of the future, the dog will wear a little pink coat too (not photographed on the mug though). 

3 Music mug

(Theory of Music fine bone china latte mug)

This is my go-to for inspiration during study or hard work. It provides the answer to I-need-a-large-container-full-of-a-hot-beverage-to-help-me-think. 

4 San Francisco Coffee mug

One of those had-for-ages-can't-remember-where-it-came-from mugs. Also the perfect size for large work loads. Very sterdy. Acts as the I-can-tackle-this-workload-mug if the music mug is off sick.

5 PIP Studio mug

(Pip Studio ribbon rose mug)

I just love this pattern. They also have this pattern in blue and on many other housewares. I wrote a post about their bedsheets, as featured in a Miranda episode, here. 

6 Yogi Tea mug 

This is my favourite herbal/green tea mug. It's the 'I'm feeling healthy' mug, and it's very good to use with loose green tea or jasmine tea leaves. I mostly use this after dinner.

7 Chocaholic mug 

For a regular (large, naturally) hot chocolate.

8 Whitards mug

Goes extremely well with a white hot chocolate, or horlicks, or anything else that's in any way malty.

9 Hello Kitty mug

(Hello Kitty Children's Small Ceramic Mug)

This is the mug I use when you need an immediate 'container' to sip from to take vitamins in the morning, etc. It's also a very good size if you want a hot drink before bed, beacuse it's tiny so you won't drink a massive mug full of liquid and be going to the bathroom all night! 

10 Cupcake mug 

Just another good all rounder-hot-beverage-mug. Often used when the other mugs are at the bottom of the dish pile.

I've yet to expand a tea cup collection! Any mug recommendations?