OK, so here's the deal. It's not that I love Ketchup and want to savour it, although I do like Ketchup quite a bit. For much of my life, I thought it was normal to put it on pizza since this is what my dad taught me until I was informed several years ago (mostly by the horror on others faces) that it is, in fact, not normal to put Ketchup on your pizza.
When I thought of "Savour", I first thought of red wine because I do savour every sip. But then my mind went to Ketchup and body lotion because these are two things that I attempt to appreciate every single ounce by turning the bottles over and placing them into a measuring cup and using every last drop.
It is more about not letting anything go to waste and being frugal, really: "Use it up, wear it out, make do, do without". I learned this way of life from my mom who almost sliced her finger off when I was in high-school by cutting off the top of a bottle to scrape out as much as she could.
Savour every last drop!
I turn my ketchup bottles over to savour every last drop of it too!! :3
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet painting, and it is really bolstered by the writing too. A lovely response to the topic...
ReplyDeleteMy mind went straight to mom when I saw this illustration :) I love how you mentioned, "Use it up, wear it out, make do, do without." It is such a good motto to live by. One that mom has truly lived out her whole life and luckily impressed upon us. Hope you got that last tablespoon out!
ReplyDeleteI turn mine over too. Sometimes I get a butter knife in there to get it all. Great idea, and you captured the color and ooziness of ketchup nicely.
ReplyDeleteSo envious of this illustration - I want it as my own!
ReplyDeleteawww, this is freakin fabulous...and uh, thanks for the memories, crazy as they are!!! You are so talented! You know (besides me) who would of loved this..Papa! I love you
ReplyDeletei might have you beat. I add a few drops of water and swish around just to get it all out. I do however have 3 under 3 and sometimes its more about tackling a project than savouring it because Im not sure the last time I was able to really savour something :)
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