My partner Ian and I decided that 2019 was a great year to embrace the idea of a joint new years resolution. We're not as young as we'd like to be. Or think we are. I mean, how many times can you be '39' again? So, we decided to pay more attention to what we eat and to review more thoroughly the ingredient labels on all store-bought items.
At the grocery store, we trudge to the 'healthy' aisle. That's where the old eyeballs come in - oh if only we could read what's written on the packages. We check every label, comparing products that look tasty and healthy. Many of them look like cardboard that's been flavored with salt and more cardboard. The selection becomes harder and harder. Why? It's tough reading the ingredients without the use of an electron microscope. Could the print be any smaller?
I discover a new type of cracker made solely from vegetables, mostly beets.
"This looks interesting," I suggest to Ian, holding up the box. "And they're garlic-flavoured."
Ian squints and turns the box over. He holds the box away from his body until his arm won't extend any more and begins to read the ingredients out loud.
"Potato flour," he says hesitantly.
"Spinach starch with germs removed," he adds. I cock an eyebrow. That doesn't sound right.
"Beetroot something-or-other. And ball sac vinegar."
I look at Ian with alarm. "What kind of vinegar?"
He squints some more and tries to focus, holding the box as far from his eyes as possible. His arm is going through the shelf and into the next aisle.
As he tries to focus, I suddenly get it. What he's trying to read. Balsamic vinegar.
Oh - my sides! I begin to laugh and laugh and I just can't stop.
Ah. Fun times with Ian even when the eyeballs dim.
Update on the Kavanagh clan that made my 1889 church pew
Sorry - research still not complete... will keep you posted!
GREAT NEWS!
Book 2 of my Twisted Climb series, The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends, was just voted Best Young Adult Book 2018 by the Critters Readers Poll. I am beyond thrilled! If you like action, adventure, drama and a dash of paranormal, you will love my books. Check them out and please leave a review on Amazon or Chapters or your favourite book site.
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