When Dr. Suess Meets IKEA - Trinkets of Thought

This past week, a couple of friends and I took a nice little ride to the mecca of accessories, IKEA, in West Chester, OH. While I doubt I would ever outfit my home in all IKEA furnishings, it is fun to peruse the store AND the accessories are super fun, cheap, and cheap. I was actually keepin’ an eagle eye out for a particular utensil that I purchased at Chicago’s IKEA several years ago. I have misplaced it and miss it terribly. Sigh and Sob. It was similar to this whisk, but plastic. I used it ALL. THE. TIME–until I lost it.

But as my luck goes, the EXACT one for which I was yearning was nowhere to be found. They probably discontinued them the day after my Chicago visit. It’s how my luck goes. I know. So, I settled for one like this:

Let’s hope it does not disappoint.

We got to almost the end when I heard a plant was calling my name. It actually begged me to buy it. And while it may be oxymoronic, it was DEFINITELY cute, ugly, and quirky. That’s probably why it was calling my name. I tend to gravitate towards the randomly quirky things of this world because they are simply that. The plant reminded me of something that tries to fit in among other beautiful botanical specimens, but gets the shaft because it’s frankly just ugly. But I liked it. I was told it looked like something out of a Dr. Suess book. Agreeing, I named my plant, “The Doctor Suess Plant.” I love it.

It’s called an Elephant Foot Palm for obvious reasons. Isn’t it fun?!?!?!? Once I got home I went to remove it’s sticker and found something quite humorous. Here’s the label.

I’m hungry. If you’re looking for me later, I’m probably grazing on my Elephant Foot Palm. After all, that’s why I bought it. MMMMMMMMM, Elephant Foot Palm! Excuse me while I go feed the hunger pains until just the Elephant Foot is left.

Happy Grazing! Happy IKEA-ing! Happy Wednesday!