Special cups

[Bren In Pots]

Daughter bought me a 'Gardeners world' mug the other year but I don't like using it in case it breaks, silly really because she got it me to use.

[alldigging]

Daughter bought me a 'Gardeners world' mug the other year but I don't like using it in case it breaks, silly really because she got it me to use.

Use it. Go and brew up now.
Don't leave things sat there when they're meant to be used.

[Dorothy rouse]

Ordinary size mug for first cup of coffee, only one I have with milk, served in bed, then move onto black coffee, from posh coffee maker, (Nespresso), just little cups, specially bought for Expresso coffee. Fruit tea only in china mug. Bit fussy aren't I

[Bren In Pots]

Use it. Go and brew up now.
Don't leave things sat there when they're meant to be used.

I think the main reason is that its a much larger mug than all the others in the house so when its got tea in even half a cup its heavy.

[alldigging]

I think the main reason is that its a much larger mug than all the others in the house so when its got tea in even half a cup its heavy.

Ah. I went through a stage where I found several of our mugs just too heavy for me. My hands are better now though, don't know what was wrong with me: wimpitis I spose.

[mothhawk]

I prefer china mugs, and have a favourite. Mine all have birds on, and the one I use has a barn owl on one side and a long eared owl on the other. I dropped and shattered it last year, and bought exactly the same mug to replace it.

I like straight sides and a base wide enough so it's easy to get your hand in to clean, and it's not so easy to knock over on surfaces that are not quite level (I tend to use my mug to hold open the book I'm reading when I eat breakfast)

[julesapple]

I bought a mug for the DD, Chr*****s before last - it had a barn owl on one side and a kestrel on the other. She used to keep both, so I was really pleased to find that one.

[Veggielot]

I like my mugs to have a big handle, so you can get a good grip. Have two favourites at the moment, a NYPD mug I got in New York and a mug from the garden museum with an old advert for Skelton tools on it.

I have a coulple of thermos type mugs with lids down the alotment. Keeps the flies and stuff out and keeps it hot for longer as I tend to forget it when working but much prefer a proper mug.

[Veggielot]

I bought a mug for the DD, Chr*****s before last - it had a barn owl on one side and a kestrel on the other. She used to keep both, so I was really pleased to find that one.

My wife use to have a barn owl when she was at school. Her dad was a RSPCA inspector and they were given an injured baby owl. They managed to treat it but it became to use to them so wouldn't go back to the wild. It use to wait for her to get home and would fly down the garden to meet her.

[bearded bloke]

Favourite has to be the bone china mug Mrs.BB brought for me when we visited "Sid's Cafe" in Holmfirth many years ago.

[Bigmallly]

Favourite has to be the bone china mug Mrs.BB brought for me when we visited "Sid's Cafe" in Holmfirth many years ago.

Pity it wasn't a Compo one BB, would have been perfect for the lottie.............

[bearded bloke]

Compo is on it BM

[taff]

My current ones are three the same my sister bought me for christmas last year.
They're bigger than the average mug, flat bottomed, flare out gradually to the top and are fine bone china....I really really hate thick mugs....[cue a VC joke ....]

[julesapple]

My wife use to have a barn owl when she was at school. Her dad was a RSPCA inspector and they were given an injured baby owl. They managed to treat it but it became to use to them so wouldn't go back to the wild. It use to wait for her to get home and would fly down the garden to meet her.

The DD raised Barn owls from orphaned eggs;







And this is Freya...we called her 'Meep' because of the noises she made at the DD



Mikey, hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread!

[Veggielot]

They are wonderful, you did really well raising them from eggs.