8:16 AM

Milk and Cookies and More!

I purchased this mug last week on sort of a whim. I am not a big mug person but, my husband is a big milk and cookies guy and I liked the saying printed on the mug. So, I thought, "Why not?". It was on clearance anyway! I liked how the mug has a spot for your cookie too, although the slot is only for a small cookie. It's more for a Chip-ahoy kind of cookie.

Anyway, there must be one to two feet of snow outside my window and this little mug got me to thinking about how mugs have such a partnership with comfort food and comfortable settings and how this partnership affects many of us in a very positive way.

What could be more comforting than milk and cookies, right?

Flowers have always comforting for me so, I threw some of them in, as well.

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Once I started going through my own mug collection I discovered another cookie-holding mug, one that I had forgotten about. This one was handmade by my daughter for my husband. She had taken a ceramics class and given that her dad has such a milk and cookies reputation, she thought a Cookie Monster mug was the perfect gift for him.

I thought a more fitting scenario for the mug was that of story-telling time. I even found an old (very old) Cookie Monster book which seemed fitting, too.

The back of the mug shouts, "Cookies!" Kind of cute :). This cookie mug holds a much bigger cookie too. Much more practical :).

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Afternoon tea is another comforting scenario, of course. I have to admit, although I am not a mug or mug beverage kind of person, at this time of year, even I can find myself craving a chai tea once in a while.

Looking through my mug collection I found it a little wanting so, I went to Homegoods to give the collection a bit of a boost. I found this mug and loved the gold antlers. Don't we love that gold is coming back?!

On this particular day, the left-over valentine candy was becoming very tempting.

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This next mug usually comes out at Christmas time but, since I have already noted that there is a ton of snow outside, I thought Frosty still had a place at the mug table. He is perfect for hot chocolate and...

for accompanying the building of a snowman.

This snowman kit comes with everything you need to build a snowman...except the snow. We can easily supply that!

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Finally, I offer this more sophisticated mug. She's another Homegoods finds. I envisioned her as more of an afternoon, letter writing sort of gal. She is very classy with her gold rimming and gold dots.