House of Mugs

My daughter and I took a ride to Collettsville, NC to look for the mug house. We didn't have directions but, no matter, this town is so small that you can't go wrong by asking just anywhere. We were directed down a narrow dirt road through fields, woods, and along a river. We finally came to the house.You can't miss it. This house is covered with row after row of mugs as is the fence that surrounds it. The sign on the door calls it the John's River House of Mugs.

Mr. Sisk, the man who created this masterpiece evidently had too much time on his hands. They say he retired, needed a hobby and also had too many mugs on his hands. What a combination! Now he has thousands of mugs and a whale of a hobby. He is even starting to tack them up on the little camper next door.

Another car pulled up while we were there, a local woman taking a friend on 'the tour'. She told Robin that she drove the school bus for years and years without even noticing this masterpiece until her granddaughter pointed it out. Imagine that!