the perfect blend

happy anniversary!

happy st patrick's day!

today i decided to use the good stuff. no dorky leprechauns or "irish" mugs made in china. nope, not today. today i am drinking my coffee from a fine bone china, genuine royal tara cup and saucer made in galway, ireland. granted, this cup holds much less coffee than my mugs, but today i am being a refined lady. haha. (ok, only i can laugh at that, lol)

beannachtaí na féile pádraig oraibh

translation: st patrick's day blessings upon you

fiestaware

on a recent trip to the long beach antiques & collectible flea market i found this fiestaware cup and saucer. this is my first fiesta acquisition so i'm thrilled. i've been wanting to start a collection for quite some time now but just never made the initial purchase. they had lots of colors to choose from so it was a hard decision. i am very happy with the colors i ended up getting. i christened it today with a brew of 100% organic italian roast.

drink me

ein kaffee bitte

translation: one coffee please
since this cup and saucer was made in germany, i thought i'd title this post in german :) i bought it at sur la table a few years back but i wish i had bought a service for four instead of only one. drat!