The Missing Lid

It all started yesterday morning. It was cold, not unusual. I made my lunch, a thermos of tea, and a cup of coffee for the ride to work. I usually finish the coffee before I get there and bring in the cup and fill it with tea.

It is a favorite cup of mine, a silver travel mug. It keeps the coffee hot, the lid fits good enough so it doesn’t dribble. The lid is even a push-in so you can’t cross thread it and end up wearing your morning brew. The mug was a gift from a dear friend, it says, “Ask me about my book” and I use it every day.

Back to yesterday morning, I left the mug in the car. I had my hands full and I thought I had another cup inside so I could save what was left of my coffee for the ride home. Good plan I thought until the end of the day. When I got back to the car with my backpack I saw that while the car was locked and the alarm was on, my mug sat lidless in the cup holder that is part of the console. I unlocked the car and started looking for the lid. No luck, no luck at all.

I drove home, looked again when I arrived. Took my now empty mug inside and washed it. Where did the missing mug lid go? Had it crawled off? Had I knocked it off and out of the car that morning with my backpack? Had I failed to notice? Had it been missing all along? I searched the kitchen, but still no lid.

I drove out to my dad’s, as is my habit, fixed his dinner and entertained him with the saga of the missing lid. When I climber back in the car to head for home, I shifted my headphones… I thought in the dark I saw something. Yep, hidden and concealed, my lid sat. How it got there is still a mystery.

Do you have a favorite mug? Has it gone on an adventure?

Hope you have good thoughts and read yourself to a happy place. 😂🥂

Keep a lid on!