No, you didn't miss my last blog. That's because I never wrote it. In the spirit of the season, I was being lazy. Isn't that what summer is supposed to be all about? Taking time off, seeing what life will feel like when you get to retire. A perfect day would be one with a book in my hands, lounging by the pool with a tall glass of lemonade. Follow that up with a BBQ dinner, a game of croquet on the backyard lawn and cool watermelon for dessert. I have actually been able to enjoy all of the above but the watermelon this season has been a slight disappointment. You'd think at my age I'd be past getting duped but duped I have been - several times - by none other than my neighborhood grocery store (in particular the produce section!).
Yesterday I noticed a big sign advertising SEEDLESS WATERMELON for dirt cheap prices. I take my time choosing one that has a good deep thump, yellow on the back and cross my fingers as I pay for my carefully selected purchase that I picked a winner. I get home, crack it open only to see a bazillion seeds. What the?! Nope, they aren't the noticeable black ones, though there are a few of those scattered in this watermelon. I think I ended up with about 2 cups worth of watermelon and the rest was a veritable hoard of seeds. Hello - the sign says "seedless". Ok, in all honesty it'd be pretty impossible to have a seedless watermelon unless it came from Dupont but having light colored seeds running rampant in my pink watermelon is kind of false advertising. Why not say "blending in seeded watermelon" or "barely visible seeded watermelon"? Now when I purchase my "seedless watermelon" I will expect nothing more than the same ol' watermelon that I used to know as a kid but with light colored seeds trying to hide out.
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