If you’ve been following my blog since the early days of My Southern Heart, then you know it is my dream to visit the British Isles…especially Scotland and Ireland. My original ancestor, Rev. William McGregor, was a Baptist preacher in Scotland – rare in those days! I enjoy pursuing the answers to the mysteries about our Scottish ancestors. Mama’s ancestors were Irish and I’m also on the trail of those early immigrants! (Most of them were here before the American Revolution which makes finding them in Scotland and Ireland especially difficult.)
Since it doesn’t appear that I will be setting foot in Scotland any time soon, I have started a small collection of Scottish mugs. It started with one mug, of course, as most collections do. They are made by Dunoon Mugs in Scotland. (The only mug made by Dunoon Mugs in England is the one with the cat.) The mugs I’ve collected so far are either fine bone china or stoneware and have very comfortable handles. Suprisingly, beverages stay hot in them rather a long time.
I especially like the mugs depicting pastoral scenes in Scotland as this mug does.
Of course, no afternoon cup of tea in Scotland – or Ireland for that matter – would be complete without a delicious scone to accompany it! Like the one below that I wrote about here with recipe.
I do have a confession though.
The mugs may have come from Scotland, but the tea came straight from IRELAND!
Check out the brief slideshow below to see all seven of the mugs I’ve collected so far.
The mugs are so beautiful. I hope you get to visit Scotland and England some day. I was able to visit to Ireland and count it as one of the most beautiful spots I’ve seen.
Lillian
Oh, Lillian, I’m so glad you were able to visit Ireland! I am hoping to be able to see it all one of these days! Even Cornwall where Doc Martin is filmed. One can dream, right?!
Dianne, I really hope you do make it to the British Isles. I’ve been to England at least a dozen times and can’t wait to go back. I’ve never made it to either Ireland or Scotland and would love to visit those places someday as well. Know you are loved and missed in Memphis.
David
Awww…thanks, David. I have a plane ticket to the South for the first two weeks of October. I would love it if you could join the KHS girls for a luncheon – I think Kathy will work on a time/place. Any/all of the KHS guys who could be there would be great! I think Jack and Charlotte will be there sometime that first two weeks. (I will be in Mississippi with my sister some of that time). Anyway, a mini-reunion would be fantastic. I would love to see England as well – especially Cornwall since I have fallen in love with Doc Martin! I keep hanging on to my British Isles account and hoping I don’t have to use it for a new automobile or a nursing home! 😉 I’d better hurry up and go before I get too old!
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quilt32
The mugs are so beautiful. I hope you get to visit Scotland and England some day. I was able to visit to Ireland and count it as one of the most beautiful spots I’ve seen.
Lillian
Dianne
Oh, Lillian, I’m so glad you were able to visit Ireland! I am hoping to be able to see it all one of these days! Even Cornwall where Doc Martin is filmed. One can dream, right?!
David Burchfield
Dianne, I really hope you do make it to the British Isles. I’ve been to England at least a dozen times and can’t wait to go back. I’ve never made it to either Ireland or Scotland and would love to visit those places someday as well. Know you are loved and missed in Memphis.
David
Dianne
Awww…thanks, David. I have a plane ticket to the South for the first two weeks of October. I would love it if you could join the KHS girls for a luncheon – I think Kathy will work on a time/place. Any/all of the KHS guys who could be there would be great! I think Jack and Charlotte will be there sometime that first two weeks. (I will be in Mississippi with my sister some of that time). Anyway, a mini-reunion would be fantastic. I would love to see England as well – especially Cornwall since I have fallen in love with Doc Martin! I keep hanging on to my British Isles account and hoping I don’t have to use it for a new automobile or a nursing home! 😉 I’d better hurry up and go before I get too old!
David Burchfield
It’s NEVER too late to do something that makes your heart smile, Dianne!