Cups and Mugs....Go Figure

We have all had a good time this month sharing some of our "favorite things" and it is my turn once more to share another favorite of mine.  I could probably continue this theme for a whole year and always be able to share another and another and another favorite thing.  It doesn't take much for me to find a "new favorite".  But today my focus is on cups and mugs.  I do not know what it is about this captivation I have with pretty, yes, they must be pretty, at least in my eyes, with cups and mugs. For several years I was co-chairman for our Mother-Daughter Tea, a huge spring event at our church.  Included in the price of the ticket was a cup & saucer as a remembrance of the day.  I can still enter the homes of friends and see their collections from those events.

Also adding to this already growing collection of tea cups is the Christmas House Walk held each year that also presents each ticket holder with a cup & saucer.

As admitted earlier, I continue to have this enchantment with cups and mugs eventho the cupboards, china cabinet and spots for displaying these lovelies is loaded to capacity, somehow I still manage to add more and more to this fascination addiction.  Every time I enter a shop this urge to find another beauty overcomes my awareness of overstuffed cabinets.  A couple of weeks ago I added these 2, one from Home Goods (a continual plethora of beauties seem to always appear on their shelves).....

And one from Marshall's.  Paying for this one, and yes, I only bought one, the cashier said,

"Only one, don't you have any friends?"

She made me laugh, if only she could see that I don't have just one, but a bevy of beautiful drinking vessels.

While on vacation last week in Galveston, TX, you guessed it, the only thing I purchased was this sweet new addition.  My sister-in-law was headed to the grocery store, my brother was off to the the hardware store and positioned right before my eyes was a Tuesday Morning.  It called to me and this little $3.99 sweetheart came home with me wrapped carefully and positioned safely in my suitcase arriving in one piece from Texas to join other "favorites".

Now, you must tell me, do you have favorite little collections that captivate and charm you?  Please share and take a picture and post on our flickr page.  Entitle it or tag it "favorite things" to possibly be featured on our blog.

"Do you know how helpless you feel holding a full cup of coffee and you start to sneeze?"  ~  Jean Kerr