I Lost My Potato Peeler
by Karen
I lost my potato peeler. I just simply have no idea where it is. I have looked in the depths of the dishwasher, behind the cupboards, and even in Weston’s toy baskets. I’m afraid that it is gone. I miss it very much, for I dislike using a paring knife when a potato peeler does the job a million times better. Plus I get to keep my fingers in tact. But not anymore, because I lost my potato peeler.
Lately, this is how I have been feeling. Just blah (and no – I am not pregnant). Oh and believe it or not, that is the little guy’s hair tamed. It’s wild I tell ‘ya.
So I seem to be forgetting more things than usual and feel like the world is two steps ahead of me. I am not a big fan of this feeling – I want to know what happened with put together-Karen. She was pretty cool and I would love for her to show her face around these parts again. I really hope she made the move to Oklahoma too. It’s totally not fair if she got to stay behind.
You know, I got to thinking…maybe it is a sign that I lost my potato peeler. Like it is meant to be. That’s it – I need to learn yet another lesson about life. Okay then.
Could the potato peeler be no more because I need to leave the skin on potatoes and apples (which I usually do anyway but there are times when no skin is more appropriate)? Maybe I am too quick to peel away the skin of various aspects of my life in effort to start fresh and new and end up ignoring areas of growth instead.
Or is it something else? Have I be too quick to disregard Oklahoma? Am I trying to peel off it’s skin and not appreciate it for what it is? Perhaps.
Or maybe I simply lost my potato peeler.
I love my potato peeler too! I probably use it daily for carrots, celery (I know, just like the first layer of string gone!), potatoes, and apples! I would be lost without it! It’s a “Rayada” one, haven’t found a better one yet!
Oooooh, I’ll have to check out the Rayada one. Thanks for the recommendation!
I won’t read into the symbolism, but I will tell you that I’ve started making mashed potatoes with the skins on. They are yummy! The skins add a whole other dimension of flavor.
I love red-skinned mashed potatoes. Yum!
Or maybe life is just telling you to get some new tools :P My husband abhors kitchen gadgets, but he LOVES our KitchenAide peeler! I don’t think there’s been anything that could stand up to it. My children love apples (whole, slicing apples is a tantrum worthy crime), but SPIT OUT the peel. I hate finding apple peels in chunks and pieces at various places in the house. So the KA peeler has been a snack time saver in our lives :)
The potato peeler I lost was a Kitchen Aid one. It was awesome and dearly missed.
Any chance your little one might know where it is? Ours is strangely obsessed with the kitchen tongs.