make lemonade??!

 

On Saturday I bought two lemons at the store for part of Sunday's dinner.  While I despise grocery shopping as a whole, produce sections often make me giddy.  Surrounded by potential chopping, freshness, flavor.  And the whole reach out & touch/smell sensory necessity.  But Saturday's trip was alone with Aidan, and I relinquished some of my produce selecting.  There was plenty of giddy for both of us in his joy at my "grab two heads of garlic" or "pick out two good lemons".

Oh yes, the lemons.  I pulled them out today.  Cut & pressed the first.  Then swung my knife over to half the other, greeted with a hollow tap.  A tap that sounded strangely like plastic.  I picked up the lemon in confusion and discovered that it was just that... Plastic.

So, I know that when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade.  

But what if life hands you plastic lemons? 

I'm straining for a lesson in that.

Comments

[lelly]

i so wish i had a witty lesson for you!!

[Kelly]

How did that even happen? So funny!

I think the lesson is that if you fake your way through life, you can't make anything real out of it.

[Kelly]

And what are you doing up at 2 a.m.?

[Megan]

That's just a little odd. Quite funny and annoying at the same time. At least you have the beginning of a plastic fruit arrangement, or give it to Mandi, she can add it to hers.

[jenny c.]

Interesting. Was it the plastic lemon with at least the juice inside? Not too sure what you could make with that unless you have some other plastic fruit to go along with it. :)

[Tiffany]

A lemon fairy secretly appears in people's homes and trades real lemons for fake? Someone having fun at the grocery store? Did you look around and make sure you weren't on candid camera? :)

[Mandy]

That is so funny! I love that you let him help out.

[Jordan]

It even made it past the checker at the grocery store. You better watch out for that A!!

[Courtney]

Amy
That is hysterical! I can't stop laughing. The image of you taking a whack at that thing and have it bounce back just cracks me up. If anybody can find a way to make lemonade out of a plastic lemon, it is you!!!

[Mandi]

That's great. Aidan probably thought it was the perfect looking lemon!

[Jill]

How funny is that? Do you think someone snuck a plastic one into the produce section hoping this very thing would occur? It's bizarre and amusing, and makes for good blogging.

[Shanon]

How do you pick a plastic lemon? I guess the question is why is it in the produce section? I don't know but we LOVED the dinner. Thanks so much!!

[Melissa]

Maybe life isn't always as it seems? He, he, what a crazy surprise!

[Price Cream Parlor]

Honestly - that is just so strange! Did you call the store?

[Marie]

So funny!

[claudissima]

that is just sooo funny...what a great post

[Hilary]

hilarious!!!

[carlo]

cracking up. hmmmm, what to do with a plastic lemon?

[Barb]

This is a funny story I'll be sharing with everyone I chat with.

[Annalisa]

hahaha. That is hilarious. And I love the produce section of the grocery store too.