SNAP # 17 – CAN YOU MUG IT?
STIRRING UP MEMORIES WHILE SIPPING YOUR MORNING COFFEE
When traveling, vacationing, or visiting friends and family, it’s always fun to bring home a memory, a token of the trip, some remembrance of where you’ve been, what you did, or who you saw. However, there comes a time, and I’ve reached it, when there is no more room, nor need, nor desire, to do that. Besides, souvenirs can get pricey.
The House Rule in my home is if “something new” comes through the door, two “somethings old” get tossed. Clutter is no longer my friend. That’s not a good reason, however, to give up the “hunt”, stashing a tiny treasure in your baggage to mark the moment. An item you will actually use at home.
These days, I am marking my Moments with Mugs. If you’re a coffee-addict like me, merely sip tea, or wander over to the dark side with hot chocolate, have I got a Mug for you. Wherever I go, there’s always a Starbucks which translates into a Mug commemorating the city, state or country. Now, people, we are not talking fine china here. A Starbucks Mug costs $12.95 in any currency. Wrapped around a t-shirt or sweater, it travels without a chip. Better yet, it scans well at the airport. TSA employees seem to know a coffee mug when they see one.
Locating these Mugs is an adventure in itself? Did you know the Krakow Starbucks is in historic Wawel Castle? I discovered parts unknown in Budapest, trying to find their only Starbucks store. (I never discovered it.). When I dropped my D.C. Mug in the street, it cracked and had to be replaced. I almost missed my plane. But the real merriment, for me and my house guests, is when we make a Mug-choice every morning. It brings a whole new meaning to “a quick cup of coffee“.
(With apologies to ARIZONA, CHICAGO, and WASHINGTON D.C., who were in the dishwasher.)