The Tale of the Vegetables (and an Unsuspecting Fruit)

They originated from the store, the one belonging to a Trader called Joe. Two were of the green perennial thistle origin while one was of the red Punica granatum. They were the Artichokes and the Pomegranate... and they were related. At least, for our entertainment they were.  You see, we kind of drew on these poor foods... a lot.  They were in fact transformed into the likeness of Darth Vader and his twin children Luke and Leia.  And yes, we may have acted out part of The Empire Strikes Back with these highly sophisticated creations.

After the demise of Leia, I was sitting on the floor eating some soup and Ellisa was reclining on the couch after having just hung up the phone from having a semi-serious discussion with her mother, when suddenly she exclaims in a loud voice "Holy Shnykies!" Slightly startled by the outburst, I look up and expect an explanation pertaining to maybe something her mom had said.  In fact, she was staring at her arm and after examining said appendage for a while looks down at me and exclaims again "How did I get pomegranate on my bicep?!?" Several seconds later after further examination she shouts out again "How did I get it on my shoulder?!?" Maybe the world will never know, but my guess is that Princess Leia refused to leave this world without first leaving her mark in some simple way :).

Oh yes, and I unknowingly got Lactose Free milk at the grocery store today. That was a weird suprise when I had a cup this evening...