Morning Meanderings… You know those people who find potato chips that look like famous people?

Published on by Sheila (Book Journey)

Good morning!  How ya’all doin’ today?

I have COFFEE CUP in hand, sitting at my kitchen table listening to the quiet of outside.  It is hazy, but not raining…

yet.

I am hoping it will clear so I can at least get a good jump-start on the lawn as tonight my late afternoon and evening are clear. 

Backing up here, if you have been following my morning meanderings as of late, Sunday I went into a deep spring cleaning mode.  I had my audio playing and I opened up the windows and started at one end of the house and worked my way through to the other – and in my kitchen… in the back of the potato bin I found this:

Yup.  Disgusting isn’t it?  At first I was appalled…. I mean GROSS! (I am an 80’s girl and yes I do occasionally say GROSS).  Then as I examined it more… I felt like one of those people who see figures in potato chips, or I think once someone found an image in their salad…

So… with a little help from Picnik:

I think it looks like Bob Marley and all day yesterday I called it “Potato Marley”.  (Yes, I name just about everything).  Then last night on Facebook my friend Joelle said it looked more like the Chiquita Banana Lady in need of tweezers for that chin hair.   And yeah, I can see that too.  😛

Ok…. enough of the spud humor.  It has lost its appeal to me…. (get it?  A Peal?  :razz:)  Ok…seriously – I am done now.

Tonight The Bookies (my book club) are reviewing ROOM by Emma Donoghue.  I read this book last fall and I am so excited to hear what they thought of it.  We are planning food around the book and I have the lamest BEST idea for a main dish that came to me one evening and I thought that just might work.  I can’t wait!  Tomorrow I will post the Bookies thoughts on ROOM as well as our food ideas to go with this review. 

Have a super fab day!  I am off to get ready for work!

32 thoughts on “Morning Meanderings… You know those people who find potato chips that look like famous people?”

  1. I’m pretty sure I have Potato Marley’s cousin in my pantry as well…will need to go check!

    I haven’t read Room yet because I was waiting for the buzz to die down about it before I read it. I’m excited to pick it up now!

    Also, I’m heading to BEA for a couple days – hopefully we’ll get a chance to meet! I did a post a vlog the other day to “introduce” myself to everyone. Don’t laugh at my “editing” job. 🙂

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  2. i hope you planted that potato! I found 5 like that in my potato bag and almost screamed!

    Really looking forward to hear what your bookies thought of Room and your food ideas 😀

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  6. Oh my, that is one funky potato.

    I’ve been on my library’s waiting list for Room. I’m going to pick it up tonight. I’ve been wanting to read it for awhile. Hopefully your book club liked it!

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  7. I think Picnik is the greatest! Fabulous creations happening there.

    I don’t see those squiggly-potato people much anymore, since I only ever buy really small bags of potatoes that can be used up quickly.

    Once in awhile I enjoy a baked potato (microwave style!), and before you say “gross”, I’ve gotten the timing down now so they’re just right in about four minutes. LOL

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  8. I’ve never seen a potato get so colorful. Don’t throw it in the compost bin though. Potatoes don’t compost, they just keep growing. One potato will morph into about 20 more. I know because I did it… had potatoes growing in there all year!

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      1. Well… I tried to help the compost process along by chopping up the potatoes. But it seems that is the way you plant more potatoes. Each little chunk makes a plant. And seeing how they were ‘planted’ in rich compost, they grew and grew and grew. And they are ugly plants.

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  9. Good to be back, thank you for your kind comments.

    I could add a carrot found lurking in our vegetable rack to your gross potato. Quite who said carrot reminds me of I’m not sure.

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  11. I think you should put it into the microwave to see if it becomes more shriveled! That thing looks crazy! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to play with Mr. Potato Head again. 🙂

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  12. I love it!!! Though my immediate thought was Wilson the Volleyball from Castaway. I guess we can all project our own visions on this potato! Though it would scare me if I saw one like that in person!

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  13. I found a blob of surfboard wax coated in sand the other day in our spare room. Unfortunately, the only thing it resembled was a slug, so it went immediately into the trash.

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