Foodstuffs.
Can they really be useful when sharing your innermost thoughts with a loved one?
Take apples. Sometimes people describe another person as the ‘apple of their eye’. That always strikes me as a little strange. I mean, apples have absolutely nothing to do with eyes, unless you have green or red eyes and that would be frankly quite worrying. I have no apples in my eyes, I don’t even have apple pips in my eyes and if anyone attempted to change this I would have to summon a superhero or something.
Then there’s the egg. You can be a ‘good egg’ or a ‘bad egg’. Again I don’t really see the connection between people and eggs. I mean, if someone likes an egg it’s because, well, it tastes nice. And if they don’t like an egg it’s because it’s old and stinky and tastes like something died. It’s very rare that I describe my love for someone by their ‘taste’, and I can promise, I have never once said the words “I don’t like Henry, he stinks like a polecat and tastes foul”, I mean, that would be so rude.
However, yesterday as I prepared tea for my family, I was pondering to myself about what I might write today, August 28th 2008, the 9th Anniversary of the day Mr B and I were wed. I wanted it to be simple, something short and sweet that would make him smile but that he wouldn’t have to strain his eyes over as he can never find his glasses.
As I emptied potatoes into the bowl of hot water and took out my knife to peel them, my mind raced through a myriad of possibilities. Should I do a Romeo and Juliet style balcony scene using Barbie and Alan (she is so over Ken)? Or maybe I could do a Dr Who story with him as my Dr and me as something much prettier than a darlek.
But then, I dipped my hand into the warm water, searched around for the nearest potato shaped item, and discovered this.
Sighhhh, is it not a thing of beauty?
So, Mr B, my sweet potato, my rumbunctious roasty, my tuberous tattie my desiree, my King Edward my romano, I love you so much my dearest spud muffin, even when you’re mashed.
Happy Anniversary babe. You are the potato of my left ventricle. Sighhh.
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August 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
awwww….upside down tater testes! How sweet!
August 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Happy Anniverary Jo and Mr B!
I’m going to be giggling over the potato/ventricle line for a long time to come, methinks.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Yay, Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs B! Have a sMASHING evening. Why not ROAST yourselves in the Midlands sunshine? Or perhaps that would be a half BAKED idea …! S’ok, I’ll get me coat …
August 28th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Happy anniversary Jo and best wishes to Mr B…and to celebrate, I’ve got an award waiting for you ;-D x
August 28th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Happy Anniversary you guys!
PS. I always love your photo edits!
August 28th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
very happy anniversary to you two!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Yay! Happy anniversary, and many, many many many more
August 28th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Happy Anniversary!
(And how sweet and serendipitous to find that heart potato!)
August 28th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the romance of it all.
Happy anniversary you two. 
August 28th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Hi Jo,
This is a great post. I was laughing, but knew you were going to come up with some kind of foodstuff ending. Who knew? A potato did it.
Happy Anniversary!
P.S. I love your header. What a precious photo.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:46 am
I’d have turned it upside down and combined it with a carrot. Oh, the hilarity.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Lilacs, I know, it took me a while to decide whether to go for the heart or the testicle angle, hee hee.
Kim, thanks you my sweet. And left ventricles need love too.
Belle, you’re a bit tatered aren’t you? ;D
WT, thanks, and thanks, I have fun. Your edits usually make me smile too.
Cami, thanks lovely.
Mie, ta babe.
Sybil, it so was, I managed to photograph it just as he walked in the door. He didn’t bat an eyelid. Weird.
Corey, yep, vegetables, always romantic.
Dan, hee hee, vegetable p*rn, fabulous. And my own spam filter just stopped me using the word p*rn, snigger.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am
God you’re romantic!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Happy Anniversary…. How come I only get phallic produce (up next at leendaluu’s the summer squash that makes the carrot look puritanical)
August 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am
delightful – Glad you have this major Spud in your life. I must say that ’s such a touching sentiment the spud of my left ventricle – soon everyone will say it ..sk
August 29th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
had you turned that potato upside down, this post could have taken a very different path. thankfully, you chose valentine over p something o something r something n. phew! (i had to add the ’somethings’ because your s something p something a something m filter blocked me!)
August 30th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Hope you had a very happy anniversary! And now I think I must go make some lunch because I suddenly find myself hungry.