In it he revealed that our preference in cups mirrors our preference in mates:
“I like a cup that’s been around, that has character,” he wrote.“I like a cup that tells stories.”
“I like a fresh cup,” I told him after replacing his well-worn Polish National Home mug with a happy polka-dot version. “A clean one. One that’s new.”
For Christmas, Michael’s sister Susan gifted us each with a new cup suited to our tastes. A bright yellow wake-up-cheerful version for me. Perched atop the handle is a perky piece of poultry, maybe a rooster, although it’s hard to say. Sleek and tapered, the cup says “modern.”
For Michael, solid stoneware with an aqua glaze and lovely curved handle. A mellow mug with many stories, coming as it does from his parents’ cupboard, his father’s hand. What Susan didn’t realize was that the mug has even more history than that for Michael. He remembers the neighborhood women from his childhood coming home from Vermont vacations with hand-thrown mugs by Paul Gordon, of which this is one. This mug says “tradition.” It says “1970s.”
Tell me again, just who is the older person in this marriage?
I love this...you guys are great...keep it coming.
ReplyDeleteYou are. You're more youthful & better looking ;o...but I'm thinking he must have some other fine attributes...~Mary
ReplyDeleteIndeed! He has many, including his taste in women. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it. This is a great blog, glad to have found it again! (saw it featured in a magazine or newspaper once, but then lost the link somewhere along the line...)
ReplyDeleteHi, Brenda, and welcome back! We're glad you found the missing link (sorry, can't help myself sometimes) and are following now so you can find us any old time.
DeleteRead an article in AARP, introducing you two. Mine is the more traditional, Herplus10, and your article struck a comforting chord with what I am facing at 55. I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteHello, Peppercat. Ten years can still seem like a chasm, can't it? I'm curious (and this pertains to Anonymous below, too), will you show your younger man the blog? Will he find it comforting? Or something else?
DeleteAs a 46 year old woman that is just starting to be pursued by a 27 year old man, this blog is a God send. I am so nervous and he's relentless.
ReplyDeleteRelentless! That's an intriguing tidbit. Same question as above to Peppercat: What do you think his reaction would be to the blog?
DeleteTold my hubby about the blog. Not interested. he has never really seen the age differance as an issue and with the longevity in his family, he will most likely out live me. Our tastes in life activites and abilites are closely matched right now. I think he will not ever worry as much as me about this. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous,
ReplyDeleteI'm 46 with a 27 year old who began pursuing me over 2 1/2 years ago and we're still going strong. I've shown him posts from this blog in the past and he thinks it's nice and sometimes funny. I don't think he'd ever search it on his own but he's fairly old-school in many ways (he doesn't have a facebook page, would never join an online forum and never reads blogs). He rarely talks about our age difference.
Ironically, the other night he commented on a missing couple and their son (since found and all safe) in our area. He said, "an older couple and their son are missing." The older couple was a husband and wife - both age 47. I don't know if he sees me as his age when he views the world with me in mind. I have a difficult time remembering what I was like at 27 and connecting that with my life now.
Great blog.
Diane