Our habit has also spawned another habit, but we’re not as consistent with this one as the morning must-have hot liquid.  The other habit is buying coffee mugs in some of our travel locations.  We do this more sparingly, of course, since we’d have to build on another kitchen to hold all the mugs; nevertheless, the ones we have remind us favorite spots.   

Bottom row: 

• Mama’s Fish House in Maui
• Blue Dog Cafe in Lafayette, Louisiana (where you can see the blue dogs paintings by George Rodrigue)
• Square Books in Oxford, Missippi
• Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis, North Carolina

Top row:

• A random gift shop in Russia
• Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

During our travels outside the U. S., we’ve made it a habit to look for Starbucks selling signature mugs of the city or country we’re visiting like these from Amsterdam, China, Paris, and Russia!

Sometimes a habit becomes a lot more than just something you do each morning, I guess.

This post is #12 for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) 2013.