Posted by on Oct 18, 2019 | 8 comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s that you called me, mama?

Well, mama and I were discussing how many foods are used in terms of endearment (whatever that is) and I came up with one because a French kitty came into my garden and meowed, “Ah, bonsoir, mon petit chou!”

Just yesterday in fact.  And I thought, “Masher!” Which of course refers to potatoes, I think.  But a chou is a cabbage so I wasn’t sure I heard correctly.  A CABBAGE?  Gee, merci, pomme de terre!”

But a choupinette is translated as “sweetie pie”, so there’s another food reference.

And how about “Hey, honey, how’re you doin’?” Or sugar pie, cupcake, sugar plum, ducky, or my little pumpkin, how about those?

And when mama asks papa something really dumb such as “Do you think I’m getting fat,” he always  answers, “Why on earth  do you think that, my little butterball?”  And then she says, “No, really!” And he says, “Of course not, my little dumpling!”

End of conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But here’s my problem:  mama and papa come up to me all day long to caress me and interrupt my reverie, murmuring….

sweet nothings, haha.