Brightly Colored.....Everything!

I was browsing in Pier 1 Imports this week (something I haven't done in years), and came across so much adorable dishware!  It's probably a good thing I don't go in there frequently, or else my kitchen cupboards would be brimming with brightly colored mugs, tea pots, soup bowl, platters.... you get the picture. 

I've always thought some day I'd have shelves full of Fiestaware and bold happy place settings to use when company came... so obviously these dishes were just my style!

Seriously, aren't these adorable?

Who wouldn't want to use these for a mug of soup, a foamy latte, or a humongous cup of hot chocolate?

You know you would.

Wouldn't you just love choosing a mug to use for your morning coffee if your shelves looked like this color palette? 

And then there was the platter section!  I'm sure cookies would taste even better if they were served on this pretty little thing!

I browsed and smiled, and left the store empty-handed.

Some day I might have a table laid out with brightly colored pieces of matching dishware; the kind of place-settings people want to take a picture of because it's just so cute... but if I don't, that's okay too. 

Things are just things... it's the person you're sharing that latte with that really matters.  A giant mug brimming with warm goodness and whip cream touching our noses when we drink might make for a great picture and a good laugh... but I've had some of my best conversations holding nothing more in my hand than a styrofoam cup filled with water.  It's not about the things.

So if you want to come to my house for a chat over coffee, I'll pull out some mugs and a platter of cookies, but I can't promise you they'll be matching!