Lobster, Tomatoes and Candy Canes?

Sounds like something you’d pay a few Ben Franklins for at a swanky, seaside restaurant in December, right? After all, a delicious bowl of hot, steamy lobster bisque topped with curls of aged parmesan cheese and a warm baguette of freshly baked sourdough could take the winter chill off Jack Frost himself. I just can’t imagine, however, candy canes headlining the dessert menu. So what do these three edibles have in common?

RED, RED, RED!

As in; “Honey, you’re back is lobster red.” or “You’re shoulders look like tomatoes.” and “You have a ‘happy face’.” My personal favorite a la Charity, “See my candy cane stripes?”

No, I’m not gonna show the world my stripes. Just trust me, I got’em in places high, low, and where I thought the sun would never, ever shine. Between the pool, boating, the pool, boating, weeding, pool (repeat at least a dozen times) I’ve gone from a dead ringer of Capt. Ahab’s white whale to a coast guard DANGER buoy.

After spending a few nights drenched in Liquid Ice and lying stock still in bed with the ceiling fan wobbling above, I’ve promised myself to get on the boat – the Banana Boat.

And yes, I do use the kiddie stuff, the more the merrier. I treat it like a can of Aqua Net as a claw-sporting Sevie when doing the Rodger Rabbit during Buttermilk Biscuits would end in a hair disaster of overly dramatic teenage proportions. (don’t laugh, those of you guilty of it too!)

I stocked up for the summer at Costco and made sure that I have a bottle in the boat, in the bag, and in the bathroom. Take that melanoma! Happy summer.

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