My passion for mugs, particularly those produced by Emma Bridgewater and Cath Kidston is well documented. I just can’t resist them and own enough to cater for several PTA meetings of Yummy Mummies, which makes me feel inordinately happy but alarms my husband when he opens The Mug Cupboard and sees them all balanced precariously within.
Sadly, two of my favourite Cath Kidston mugs broke this week so I think I have the perfect excuse to splash out on this adorable pumpkin patterned Emma Bridgewater design and the Union Jack one that I have been hankering after for ages. At £15.95 a pop, they aren’t exactly ‘dagger cheap’ as a Georgette Heyer heroine would say but who cares? Hm, okay, maybe I should just get the pumpkin one for now as it is simply irresistable and I just can’t help myself when pumpkins are involved.
The mug collection has also swollen massively in the last week thanks to our ‘inheriting’ my mother in law’s sizeable collection of oversized Starbucks ‘city’ mugs. My ‘Paris’ Starbucks mug is probably my all time favourite and I have always vaguely planned to buy more so I am quite thrilled to suddenly have TWELVE to choose from! Yes. TWELVE.
Now, I just need to get back to Paris to get the other design and my life will be (almost) complete.
