So this last weekend, we were shopping at Walmart (as usual) and I saw a display of appliances and it made me think. You know, our toaster is at least eight years old. If not nine. It wasn’t high end to begin with and is starting to look a little weird, along with the whole unpredictable toasting color thing. And I simply saw the coolest looking toaster ever. Let’s face it, I had to have it. Who wouldn’t want a shiny, red toaster in their kitchen?
So I got it. And I was so excited when I got home that I got out a piece of bread to toast right away. And then I discovered that it didn’t work. 
I was very sad. When you pressed down on the little lever it wouldn’t stay down. My beloved red toaster!! We went back the next day to return it and something else we’d gotten that wasn’t up to snuff and I picked out another one. I crossed my fingers all the way home that it would work. And did it?
Did it ever! It works like a charm and as you can see in the first picture, looks fantastic in my kitchen with the new tile backsplash. 
And the roses? Those grew outside my very own front door. Okay, so the lavender one (called a Blue Girl) is on it’s way out, but still big and beautiful and has the most wonderful, light, fruity smell. Very delicate. And the bi-colored one (called a Double Delight) is absolutely amazing in person. Not only is it HUGE but the smell is incredible. I swear to God, it smells like rose fragrance or perfume.
All this in one kitchen… it may just be too much for me to handle.
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Lynnette (10 comments.) 10.25.05 at 7:31 am
Blue Girls were my dad’s favorite roses when I was growing up. Thanks for the nice memory of helping him with the rose beds. And the toaster…very cool! I once held onto a toaster for months when the lever stopped working, holding it down manually, because it was too cool to throw out. Finally my mom bought me a new four-slicer, (from Wal-Mart) which I like for the hopefulness of making 4 slices at a time someday.
Debbie 10.25.05 at 9:47 am
Man it’s been a long time since I lurked on by! Beautiful roses . . . wow! And I love your tile backsplash. No, let’s be honest here, I lust after it!
Garnet (37 comments.) 10.25.05 at 9:49 am
Purdy roses! And nice lookin toaster, too!
Isabel (34 comments.) 10.25.05 at 11:23 am
Love, love, love the red toaster. Very good choice.
kiwi (37 comments.) 10.25.05 at 12:03 pm
Very very beautiful roses! I’m so jealous, here everything is already dead and ready for winter. And I LOVE the toaster. Walmart you said? Hmmm…
Denise 10.26.05 at 4:58 am
Ok, I absolutely LOVE the way that toaster looks in your kitchen!!! I am in awe! It looks so perfect…you definitely HAD to have it!
My old boss at the bank used to grow the most beautiful roses, that our late summer was always filled with a new fresh cut rose at our desk. Oh I miss him!
Mabel (4 comments.) 10.26.05 at 1:13 pm
That’s a kick butt toaster!
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