Bodum Bistro Mugs

As luck would have it - anything made out of glass might break. And since our tea cups are made out of a double layer blown glass, it’s not unusual when a crack appears. This has happened every time, but it doesn’t keep us from replacing them. My husband loves his tea after dinner - with cookies. And he also loves his bodum bistro mugs. They last about two or three years. Maybe we shouldn’t put them in the dish washer - something I just learned about. We usually purchase them at Crate and Barrel. I looked them up on line and they were more expensive than ordering a pair on Amazon. So I ordered the pair on Amazon. Now we have four including the one with the small crack. Not that we have guests anymore, but it’s nice to have a set of matching mugs - especially for evening tea. These cups and mugs come in a variety of sizes for all different purposes. I like the fact that it doesn’t get hot so you can hold it comfortably nor does it require a coaster. We always have the typical mugs for tea, but it looks so much nicer in a glass blown cup. 

Yas Bakery Goodies and Tea Cups for Graduation

Last week today we were en route to our grandson’s high school graduation. It’s been 18 months since we saw our family who now live in central Virginia. We all used to live on Capitol Hill for several years. While I worked at the Library of Congress, my husband babysat and ferried our grandson around. So we had a great opportunity to know him well. So we always stop at Yas Bakery the day before we leave and stock up on treats before we visit. This time we wanted to get something special as a token of the big event. So we got a huge box of cookies, a few different spices, candies, flat bread, pistachios, sour cherry jelly, saffron, and some sour relish. Then I noticed some really pretty tea cups with silver rims that looked like larger versions of cups my husband has from Iran. What freshman college student wouldn’t love a set of these? It was really the thought of it that was inspiring - not very practical - but one never knows. Our grandson still surprises us, so we thought we would surprise him too. So I wrapped the glasses up and put a copy of the life sketches painting on the top under the bow. It was a unique gift - and he really liked it.