Fortune Cookie Haiku

After Chinese Food

Sealed tight in a plastic bag

Crunchy, golden treat

Two lovely fortunes from us to you

Reinventing the potato

Did you know that Mr. Potato Head first started off as a bunch of face and body parts that children stuck into real potatoes?  (To see this picture and others, click here.)  It was only later that Mr. Potato Head acquired his iconic plastic body.

Inspired by this classic toy, I created my own fruit and vegetable friends.

Meet Richie Raab.

Unfortunately, he met an untimely death at dinner.  Mwah ha ha ha.

Nevermind.  Here are best gal pals Orangina Bunny and Katie Kale.

Product testing time.  I don't have any children, so Charlie will have to do.

Which toy will he like best?

Katie Kale is the winner!  (And sadly, also the snack.)

Back to the drawing board.

How you doin' good lookin?

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.  ~Erma Bombeck

It's that time again.  Here are some highlights from hubby's wardrobe:

Sunny greetings

Uber Prep

Rugged and Ready

Welcome, December!

Today, Charlie and I were greeted by a wintry surprise.

The cold and snowy weather came at a perfect time.  Our fridge has been on the fritz and now stores everything at an ultra-mild 70º. While that temperature is great for humans and dogs, it's not so good for milk or meat.  So now we're storing our food "Little House on the Prairie" style until the fridge gets fixed.

Doesn't this remind you of an image from an airport scanner?  I can already spot three deadly weapons:  salami, margarine, and cheese.

And now, we finally get to wear our boots.  Ta da!

This picture was obviously not taken today.

 Big, clunky, and ugly, these babies are going to get us through the winter.

Taste the rainbow

Tonight I made rainbow soup.

If I eat vegetables and vegetables eat sunlight, then do I eat sunlight?