Mug Shot: Bird Whistle Mug

 

I've had this cute little mug since I was a baby. It might even have been my mother's. I'm not exactly sure, because it's the kind of thing that both my mother and her mother would have bought--because we're all somewhat obsessed with dishware. 

See that little bird on the handle? Well, her tail is a whistle. Which makes the mug both charming and quaint. It's enchanted at least three generations of my family at this point. 

Mug Shot: Antique Spanish Hand-Painted Cup

 

Well, here's another quote from Giada Mazzi is Living her Best Life, and a cup that I inherited from my Grandmother. I have two of them and while I love them, I don't really use them much because you just never know about the lead levels. 

Giada's story is one that focuses on family, family history, artistic endeavors (ie painting) and unspoken concerns--making this a perfect match! 

New Release! Giada Mazzi is Living her Best Life (PG Forte)

https://books2read.com/GiadaMazzi

Giada Mazzi is Living her Best Life

A Games We Play/Whole Latte Love Story

 

Life is more than just the lies we try and tell ourselves about what we’ve done and who we are.

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 I guess the truth is that I never stopped loving Ben. And I never stopped imagining how different my life might have been if he were only the person that I needed him to be, instead of the person that he is. Which is silly, right? I mean, truly; it’s laughable. Because if he were someone else, he wouldn’t be him.  And the world is already full of people like that. What good is one more gonna do me?

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Besides, if I’m honest, Ben wasn’t ever the problem. That was me. I was never the person he believed me to be. Oh, I thought I was, in the beginning. I tried hard to be, and that worked for a while. Sort of. But eventually I reached the point where I had to make a choice between living life for myself, or for everyone else.

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And when it came right down to it…how could I not choose me?

Mug Shot: Lusterware

 

This is lusterware (or Lustreware, depending on where you are in the world. It was popular about a hundred years ago, in the Art Deco era. I fell in love with it because my grandmother had some. These are not her pieces, but they are from about the same time period. I have an entire tea set--teapot, sugar and creamer set, cups, saucers and plates. 

The quote in the picture is from my upcoming release, Giada Mazzi is Living her Best Life. I wasn't planning on releasing it just yet, but needs must. 

https://books2read.com/GiadaMazzi

Giada Mazzi is Living her Best Life

A Games We Play/Whole Latte Love Story

 

Life is more than just the lies we try and tell ourselves about what we’ve done and who we are.

​

 I guess the truth is that I never stopped loving Ben. And I never stopped imagining how different my life might have been if he were only the person that I needed him to be, instead of the person that he is. Which is silly, right? I mean, truly; it’s laughable. Because if he were someone else, he wouldn’t be him.  And the world is already full of people like that. What good is one more gonna do me?

​

Besides, if I’m honest, Ben wasn’t ever the problem. That was me. I was never the person he believed me to be. Oh, I thought I was, in the beginning. I tried hard to be, and that worked for a while. Sort of. But eventually I reached the point where I had to make a choice between living life for myself, or for everyone else.

​

And when it came right down to it…how could I not choose me?

Mug Shot: The Office Mug

 

So this mug was a gift from my sister. A few years ago (just prior to Covid) she began a remodel of the second floor of her house. She re-did/redecorated her bedroom and built a beautiful home office. The paint color she chose was Farrow and Ball Pink Ground. At the time, I was living a very short distance away from her (for the first time in twenty-five years) and--up until quarantine--we saw each other regularly. 

Anyway, the remodel was very successful, and the rooms ended up looking beautiful. PLUS, she had a GREAT home office to work out of while she couldn't go to the office. Just before the pandemic struck, her company had rented space in an office building that was about a quarter of a mile from my house. So, it was frustrating because we thought we'd have lunch or exercise together, and see each other even more often. Instead, we didn't see each other for several months. But at least she had this great office to work out of.

While she was outfitting the office, she bought herself a pink mug to use while she was working in it, and since the mug came in a set with a couple of other mugs in other colors (black, gray and while, IIRC) she offered one to me. I chose the black mug pictured above. 

So it was nice, and is nice (now that I'm living thousands of miles away) to at have our matching mugs to drink out of. 

Life is all about change. Especially now, it seems. Stay strong. 

***Edited to add: Between the time I wrote this and the time the post went live, I accidentally broke the office mug. Which kind of sucks, but is sooo effing typical of how this year is going.***