Love Affair with Coffee Cups

I don’t know why, but I adore coffee cups of all shapes and sizes. Coffee cups and mugs are one of the few things that I can draw. I am a doodler, and my memo pads and notebooks are filled with coffee cup shapes-usually decorated with daisies.

Imagine having a room dedicated to a collection of coffee cups! Of course one wall would be French doors opening onto a balcony. In the center of the room on a Chinese rug would be a comfortable overstuffed chair with a side table.

The remaining three walls would be lined from floor to ceiling with custom shelves custom designed to contain my collection of coffee cups from all over the world. At the bottom of the shelves would be drawers filled with napkins, and other table linen up which I can set my small coffee-pot and the morning’s choice of cup.

Of course, there would be a little library ladder that slides easily along the shelves so I can admire my cups while dusting.

Imagining Dinner Parties

I resurrected a favorite pastime of my childhood: hosting tea parties for my dolls and stuffed animals. Those parties were half-real because I had a real tea set in which I served real milk, real graham crackers, and real raisins. As for conversation, I chatted congenially, not minding that the guests did not respond.

My updated version of the tea party has elevated to a dinner party, seating eight guests at a time. Imaginary guest lists have no limitations. They may be characters from favorite books. They may be guests who no longer “walk in physical shoes.” They may be guests who are alive and well but living far my box. Better yet, I can mix the living with the fictional, and with the dead in any wat that suits my fancy.

Furthermore, I can server anything that I want to server, without the expense, without preparation, and without clean-up. What could be more entertaining than that??

Who would you invite to your dinner party?