Found Object

Months ago, the only slotted spoon in my kitchen disappeared. It wasn't anything special but was handy to have for dishing out marinated cucumbers and pickled beets.  I don't even know where it came from originally, although I'm guessing it came with my husband when we combined our household wares some 35 years ago.  

It wasn't in the dishwasher or the dish rack, nor in the silverware drawer or the two utensil drawers. After awhile, I just assumed that it had gotten thrown out by accident. And with my birthday coming up, I put a slotted spoon on my list, sending a link to my husband for one that matches our flatware.

Then this morning, I was making a blueberry tart and pulled the essentials out of the pantry, putting them on  the counter to measure out. And there it was, stuck in the bag of powdered sugar, with the twist tie that closed the plastic bag wrapped around the handle of the spoon, presumably last used to dust a cake or pie.

I've gotten used to missing socks and to walking into a room and then wondering why I'm there but this was next level. At least it wasn't the car keys, or an important document, bottle of medication, or a child. And the good news is that if I get a new one as a present soon, I'll have backup the next time around. 

Gratitude

Enough said.

 

Oh Yeah?

One of my brothers-in-law (and I have many), who was an avid reader of my Paris blog, told me the other day that this blog is boring. Okay, well he phrased it a little more nicely than that but I got the message. So Mr. Buster, you call this boring? Here are some amazing things that I've seen out and about in DC.

This might make a nice gift for your mother-in-law, your sister, or maybe your office gift exchange. You know you need this:

I'd keep a good distance from the person whose car was sporting this bumper sticker.

Most Americans have too much stuff. Even the homeless people have too much stuff.

And this is my milieu most days...okay well maybe that really is boring.

That does it; I'm off to work. I'll try to be more interesting in the future. Satisfied?