There are some phrases in life which, once you've said them out loud take on a different colouring to when they were safely still inside your head. You know?
Phrases like: "Did I tell you that we have a squash in the doorway".
If I'd said this to you, you might rightly respond to with: "Oh, do you? Well, perhaps you'd better keep your personal business to yourself".
Or, alternatively, if you were feeling cheeky, you might ask: "How often?".
And then I'd have to reply [defensively, while blushing]: "No ... really, literally. . Not: 'I literally died' literally. But properly 'literally'!"
"We literally do have a squash in the doorway ... and I have photos to prove it."
Now, here's where you might put your hand in front of your eyes to protect them from what doorway shenanigans your twisted mind has conjured up.
But then I'd show you this:
And these close-ups:
And we'd all mumble about how it had all been a silly misunderstanding ...
... and agree never to mention it again.
OooooooKaaaayyyyy then.
Glad we've got that sorted.
Julie x
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- I'm back on Friday with details of a giveaway [I think!] and a new haircut. But then you probably care more about the free stuff than you do my hair. Which is reasonable.
- Spoiler: the prize is NOT a squash.