Entry for June 11, 2007 Swedish Oranges !!!

I'm not much for eating chips .... nor , for that matter , any other fatty junk food ..... while watching TV and internetting after supper in our computer nook. My snack(s) of choice has/have always been an apple followed by two or more oranges between sundown and bedtime. One day last week Fluff was heading out the door on her way to the supermarket when I remembered that I was out of oranges.... so I asked her to bring me back a peck or so of my favourite agrumes.

When Dateline came on at 8 o'clock I decided to go fetch myself an orange to peel...... the peeling of which is an art form in itself as , like Tom Hank's deceased wife in Sleepless in Seattle , I peel mine in one fell swoop ( hers was an apple though!). Moreover , when cutting my nails ..... always outdoors , never indoors because of my rigid Catholic upbringing..... I purposely leave the nail on the right thumb longer ......... makes for much more artistic peeling ! Now back to last Thursday evening . I reach my hand into the bag and haul out a nice big one and to my surprise I noticed that it fit into my hand more like a softball than a hardball !! The peel felt smoother than usual so I brought it up under the sink light to get a better look and could read on the sticker STAR RUBY...... our very well-known brand of pamplemousse or GRAPEFRUIT !! Her Fluffiness had brought me home a peck of Swedish oranges !!!

I didn't say a word and peeled it infront of her here in our nook as I usually do .... then extended my right arm offering her a good sized wedge of the delicious fruit......which she graciously accepted and put into her mouth....... and then full realization of what she had bought came home to roost !! We had a huge chuckle over this wee adventure.....

P.S. Whenever I ask Fluff to bring back pears , apples , oranges or nectarines she obsessively fetches back either five , seven or nine units ..... never four , six , eight nor ten !! Buying objects in even numbers seems to be against her religion. Luckily she is limited by the obvious and Nature itself when buying shoes , gloves and glasses !!