western australia

rainbow lorikeet

Introducing my new coffee mug

@JudyEv (340585)

Rockingham, Australia

July 27, 2022 8:58pm CST

We have two sons, one of whom lives a two-hour flight away in Melbourne and the other a much further distance away in Ireland. Neither of our sons has much money to spare on gifts and buying presents for each other can be a bit of a nightmare. Apart from the difficulty of trying to come up with good ideas, postage costs are now horrendous and very unreliable. Buying online is a better option. The ‘boys’ (now aged 50 and 48) often ask for suggestions. At our age, there is little that we need but I try to come up with something that isn’t too expensive but will satisfy their expectations. I have a birthday in a few days and I suggested a coffee mug as I have several chipped ones which need to be replaced. This arrived yesterday. Isn’t it beautiful? The bird is a rainbow lorikeet, one of our more colourful parrots.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

28 Jul 22

I really love your new mug. If there are more in the set he could buy you another bird for Christmas!

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv I threw out everything with chips when I was decluttering a few months ago. Made lots of space in my cupboards.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

@valmnz I had a major declutter when Vince was away for six weeks. It was as if I were a different person.

Then we had another major clean-out when we sold our place.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I will suggest that as I have two or three more that now have chips in them.

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@DaddyEvil (137261)

• United States

28 Jul 22

It's a very nice looking mug. I believe he got you a good one. Happy almost birthday! You'll be 22 this year, right? (I'm positive you mistyped your sons' ages. I don't know why you do that.

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@DaddyEvil (137261)

• United States

28 Jul 22

"sometimes", huh? I was thinking 8 and 10, but that would still make 22 too young for their ages.

*sigh* You don't allow me to tell little fibs for a good reason.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

You are so kind - sometimes.

Maybe my fingers were too far to the right and I meant to type 38 and 27!!

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@psanasangma (7287)

• India

28 Jul 22

This is beautiful !!

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I think it is beautiful too.

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@FourWalls (68264)

• United States

28 Jul 22

Absolutely beautiful!!! And let me be one of the first to wish you a most happy 24th (more or less) birthday!

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. You're like DaddyEvil - kindness personified and always happy to accentuate the positive.

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@FourWalls (68264)

• United States

28 Jul 22

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

@FourWalls Now that's an oldie but a goodie.

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@Deepizzaguy (103149)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

28 Jul 22

The coffee mug with the bird on the outside look really nice.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. When I drink from it, I'll remember my son.

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@Deepizzaguy (103149)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv You are welcome.

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@Kandae11 (55047)

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28 Jul 22

He knows you are a nature lover- so he got the perfect mug for you.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Some of these mugs are just so pretty. We had rainbow lorikeets at our birdbath from time to time.

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@snowy22315 (180982)

• United States

28 Jul 22

Happy Birthday and that is lovely.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. I was really pleased to open the parcel and find this lovely mug.

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@allknowing (136817)

• India

29 Jul 22

Cute mut That was a good suggestion you made as you knew it would not pinch his pocket very much.

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@allknowing (136817)

• India

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv A concerned mother I see there.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

@allknowing Mothers never stop being concerned.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

That's what I was trying to come up with. Something he'd be happy buying but which wouldn't cost too much.

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@rebelann (112890)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Jul 22

What a beautiful mug. It's gotten to a point where most of the people I know who have kids simply send gift cards. Of course sometimes those gift cards go missing and they find out many months after the fact. I prefer to send gifts via either Walmart.com or Amazon.com but I only have one friend I send anything to.

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@rebelann (112890)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jul 22

I'm not sure if Australia can use Amazon like I do but I have sent birthday gifts that were not giftcards to a friend of mine who lives hundreds of miles away.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

@rebelann We can do that too but sometimes it's about trying to find suitable gifts.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Vince never liked sending gift cards but he has now acknowledged that mostly it's a good idea.

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@wolfgirl569 (106683)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

That is lovely. I do the same for our kids by trying to think of something not too expensive. Hubbies daughter always buys me a Wiccan calendar for Christmas. That way I have all the moon signs easy to see.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

We used to give my Mum a calendar most Christmases. Several years we had one made up with photos of things dear to her - mostly flowers and plants.

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@xFiacre (13051)

• Ireland

28 Jul 22

@judyev isn’t gift-buying always just such a nightmare? I’m useless at it. A mug as useful and pleasing to look at as this one is an excellent gift. Happy birthday.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I like to get something practical if I can - and really that goes for receiving too. We have enough knick-knacks for one lifetime.

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@sallypup (61247)

• Centralia, Washington

28 Jul 22

Happy birthday! That is a handsome fellow. Does the bird make a prettyy sound?

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I'm not sure what noise they make other than squawking and I couldn't find out. Actually, in our state they were first an introduced species and are now somewhat of a pest. They compete with smaller species for food and nesting hollows.

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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

28 Jul 22

It is beautiful. Happy Birthday!

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. I'm pleased to have this. I can now throw out a chipped one.

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@Beestring (14582)

• Hong Kong

28 Jul 22

It's a beautiful mug. Happy birthday.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. I have a twin brother and sister and their birthdays are the same day. Sadly, my brother passed away a few years ago. I was born on their 8th birthday.

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@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

The new mug looks great! Love the parrot design.

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@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv that's good to know. You have something to remind you of your son.

@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

The rainbow lorikeet is a very pretty bird. I love the mug and it will always remind me of our son.

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@Ronrybs (19443)

• London, England

28 Jul 22

When I buy a mug I choose on capacity. How much it holds is most important! What bird is that? I couldn't quite read the caption under it

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I don't like tiny mugs but a 'standard' size is okay by me. The bird is a rainbow lorikeet. They are actually a migrant to our state and regarded as a pest, competing with our indigenous parrots and small birds for habitat and food. But no-one can deny their attractiveness.

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@Ronrybs (19443)

• London, England

30 Jul 22

@JudyEv These introduced species keep cropping up!

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@aninditasen (16412)

• Raurkela, India

28 Jul 22

The coffee mug with the lovely birds looks really beautiful. A birthday gift how cheap it may be is an act of love.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

That's so true. I'd be happy with nothing but of course our children like to give us gifts on our birthdays so I try to choose things that aren't too expensive.

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@aninditasen (16412)

• Raurkela, India

29 Jul 22

@JudyEv That's very sweet of you.

@nela13 (58691)

• Portugal

29 Jul 22

It is indeed a nice mug. My parents also don't want us to spend money buying things for them.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

And yet I'm sure you feel you need to buy them some little thing.

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@nela13 (58691)

• Portugal

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv yes, I always buy them something

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@dgobucks226 (35641)

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6 Aug 22

Yes, a great idea for a not so expensive useful gift! Very nice design. Now you can throw out one of those chipped ones.

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Aug 22

That's what I'll do. I'm glad I thought of suggesting a coffee mug.

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@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

29 Jul 22

Happy early birthday! Nice gift!

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@JudyEv (340585)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks. I was very pleased to receive this mug. And it will remind me of my son every time I use it.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

1 Aug 22

Nice!!

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