do you have a 'special' coffee cup?

[wildhorses]

i do. my morning seems to go better with it:donut:

:hi:


edited cos i can't type until i have that first cup in me:P

[RetroLounge]

1. Yes, i do.

It's a cup I bought in a 2nd hand shop in Ripon, WI.

It's from a now-defunct Sub Sandwich / Coffee / Bookstore in Ripon.

Best nickel I ever spent.

:hi:

RL

[wildhorses]

2. mine was given to me by my ex-mil....

see, they are good for something after all;)

my morning isn't right until i have my 'cup' of coffee and your poetry thread.:)

kinda like forrest and jenny and peas and carrot:bounce::bounce:

:hug:

[Heidi]

3. YES!

It's like these Klimt cups:

http://www.leopoldmuseumshop.com/024/File/-/-/-/906

But it has this Klimt painting, "The Kiss," on it:

[wildhorses]

7. those are nice. i like that shape and of course the paintings

are beautiful, too.

[Heidi]

16. It's wonderful

to see you, gf! :hug: :loveya:

[wildhorses]

18. you too!!

your last term as mod i hear. or is that a nasty rumor? :hug:

[supernova]

22. Beautiful, Heid!

My favorite painting! *Sigh*

[Heidi]

32. That painting is very special to CMW and me.

It was on the first card he ever sent me. :)

:hi: supernova! :hug:

[supernova]

34. So sweet!

what a lovely story. :D

It's special to me because I saw it on my first (and so far only) trip to europe right after I graduated college. It represents the begining of my own story to me. And I just love the tenderness in the expressions and body language.

I'd love to find a good quality print of it to hang on the wall.

:hug:

[Heidi]

35. Klimt, and his protege, Schiele, are among my art idols.

I've never seen a painting by either of them that I _didn't_ love, including some of Schiele's so-called sensationalist gouache nudes. I love them all.

I will look around and see whether there's an affordable Iris print or otherwise high-quality reproduction of "The Kiss" available. I love it, too. :hug:

[buddhamama]

4. yes, i do.

my son gave it to me for x-mas ( he was in kindergarten at the time so approx. seven yrs ago). it has his artwork on it. a big yellow sun and the words: I love you, Mommy. he also gave me a matching hand towel. i haven't begun a morning without my special cup since receiving it. i even take it with me when i travel. :) good morning :hi: :donut:

[Heidi]

6. That is so cool!

My mom has a cup like that, too. My little brother made it for her and she treasures it. :)

[wildhorses]

9. that is so sweet and special.

what a great idea for a craft project!!

teachers!! listen up, here!!

:donut:

:hi:

[pagerbear]

5. Mine is a Christmas mug, but I use it year 'round

(Don't tell the fundies on me!) It's big enough to hold three normal mugs' worth of coffee!

[wildhorses]

10. that;s alotta coffee

are you like this :bounce: in the morning? :rofl:

guess what? mine is a christmas motif, too. so, your secret is safe with me. :hug:

[pagerbear]

15. No, I don't bounce off the walls.

But on the other hand, that's my total intake of coffee for the day. Sometimes of caffeine, also.

Good thing about this mug is that it was so cheap--one of these days it will break and I'll go back to using the mug the Pagercub gave me. It only holds the equivalent of two normal mugs of coffee. **pagersnerk**

[outofbounds]

8. I don't

I just grab one out of a set. I found a little store in N.C. the lady made clay sculptures and things to paint, you buy take home and paint them yourself. I saw the prettiest multicolored coffee mug so I paid the 25 clams for it and gave it to my mom. She uses it every time she drinks coffee. I don't think she has ever used a gift I bought her as much, she really loves it.

[wildhorses]

12. that is a sweet story. welcome to the lounge, outofbounds.

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

11. No one touches my coffe cup

My coffee cup. Do not touch it.

[wildhorses]

13. yes ma'am!!

:patriot:

:rofl:

good morning:donut:

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

17. Good morning

Yesterday, someone made the mistake of using my coffee cup and I about near tore his head off.

"Is your name Mother??? I don't think so!"

Then I made a huge production out of cleaning off the cooties on my cup.

Do not touch my cup! It is mine.

:D

:hi:

[DS1]

14. Yes!

:)

but it's currently a change cup because I don't yet have a coffee machine

:(

[wildhorses]

19. uh-oh...pushing my pity button this morning

should we take up a collection:shrug:

[Inchworm]

20. Not so much a "special" one but...

I will use the same one for a few weeks without washing it.

Mornin!

:hi:

[wildhorses]

26. g' mornin'

spoken like a bachelor:rofl:

[Inchworm]

28. There is more detail

to how dirty I let the cup get, but it's too early to start grossing people out :D

:)

[wildhorses]

30. eww --- you are dangerously close tmi

x(

:rofl:

:hug:

[steelemagnolia]

21. My husband does; it's a Panera Cup!

[hellbound-liberal]

24. Only if it's full!

[skygazer]

23. Yes - an extra-large stoneware cup

A neighbor gave us a pair of them for cat-sitting his two kitties while he was on a trip. They're really nice.

I also have one that I keep at work for my tea - it's got M & M's all over it and I got it from one of my vendors.

[wildhorses]

29. i have an m & m cup, too. cool.

:hi:

it is not my 'special' cup...well, for hot chocolate it is...not for coffee:shrug:

it is REALLY big.

[supernova]

25. It's a cup I decorated

at one of those glaze-your-own studios.

It's a tall skinny mug, in the shape of Heid's.

I left it white ann decorated it with the blazing yellow sun on one side and the dark blue quarter moon with a profile face (sorta like the Dreamworks logo) on the other. On the inside, I painted it yellow. On the handle, the top rim and the bottom rim, I took two lighter blue shades and made a border of squiggly lines and dots. :-)

It's my favorite cup, but it's crazing now. x(

[wildhorses]

27. sounds delightful

:hi:

mine is a tall skinny mug, also.

[bertha katzenengel]

31. two: one from The Omelette Inn, and one from the Coffee Cup Cafe.

Great breakfast spots in Long Beach, CA.

[wildhorses]

33. yeah, i have another one, too. i call it my back-up.

those sound like wonderful places to eat :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

40. They are. Sigh.

Homesick.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear wildhorses!

I do, and I'm drinking out of it now!



I just love it!

[wildhorses]

42. that is perfect, peg --

is this where you sit when you are on du?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. This is where I sit!

I am there even as we speak!

It is my room, all to myself......

Soooo cool to have this space!

:hi:

[mitchum]

37. Yes, from South Of The Border...Pedro sez "It's great"

[AmyDeLune]

38. Yup, locally made Pirate mug!

a 20 oz.'er :D
http://www.lostmtnclay.com/pirate/super_tankard/

[Dervill Crow]

43. I'm so glad you posted that link!

I was a bit impecunious and had only enough coinage for a "What would Blackbeard do?" bumpersticker at last year's Pirate Festival, having spent all me booty on a new hat and rum punch.

Thanks, lass! Arrrrr.

[fortyfeetunder]

39. when I am at home and nothing to do but drink coffee

it's a massive heavy china mug I bought off a Navy ship that holds about 20 ounces of coffee...Nice mug...

[wildhorses]

49. wow, sounds nice --

does it have the navy seal on it?

[fortyfeetunder]

52. Yup, the seal of the ship.

Was touring the ship, happened to be in the gift shop, saw that mug and fell in love. So much in love, I bought 2!

[femmocrat]

41. Of course! It has corgis on it!

:)

[xchrom]

44. yes --

white cup -- gold lip -- greek just beneath that in black -- beneath that the cup is blue and white stripe -- on one side is the logo of where it's from -- theatre royal haymarket est 1720 -- and on the other side oscar wilde 1854-1900 -- his silhoutte -- and ''i can resist everything except tempation'' beneath his silhoutte.

from best friend C in london -- i've been drinking from it for years -- and bought myself three more.

[KitchenWitch]

45. I have four!

My Caribou Coffee travel mug (I miss Caribou Coffee - don't have them out here).

My mug that has drawings of a cat that looked just like my dearly departed cat, Tinkie.

My Tweety Bird mug.

My Sylvester mug.

I am silly.

[wildhorses]

47. naw -- you just take your coffee seriously

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

48. That too!

When they find a way to mainline it, I will be first in line.

[pokerfan]

46. I have one that lists all of the Messier objects

I'm such a nerd...



http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/

[Lex]

51. My favorite coffee cup--a gift from a friend