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I was just coming back to my office from the kitchen when I spotted something gross and ugly from the corner of my eye. Upon closer inspection, I saw this pasty brownish slimy stuff smeared on the lid of my chest freezer. I’m not going to get into why I have a chest freezer in my living room. It’s a small freezer. It’s mostly inconspicuous. And it’s black. It actually takes me more than a few seconds of pondering, in grossed out wonder, what on earth happened to the lid of my freezer. And then it came to me. Peanut butter. It’s peanut butter, and I put it there. Moreover, I planned to remove it before the cool cat got home last night, because I was sure he would give me a hard time for doing such a ridiculous thing as that. Phew, I’m glad he didn’t notice it! However, I’m somewhat disturbed that it took me so long to find the memory lodged in my brain that I had done this thing. Honestly, I had no recollection at all.

Originally, there was a warning label on the freezer lid. I peeled it off, but most of it stayed in place. Oh crap, now he’s going to ask me why I had to mess with it in the first place. So I tried some Greased Lightning from a sample I got at a home show a few years ago. I used a cotton ball to apply it. All it did was add cotton fibers to the gum. I peeled off as much of the cotton fiber as I could. Next came the windex, because it has ammonia in it, and I thought ammonia was supposed to do a good job with sticky things like that. Nope. Same result as before. What about hot hot water. Melt that sucker. Nope, wouldn’t budge. Acetone At the risk of dulling the surface of my freezer, I went ahead with reckless abandon. No luck. Dish detergent Nope. But Dawn gets the grease out. It’s supposed to work wonders on things like this.

Last resort. The old wive’s tale (from my mother’s best friend). Peanut butter. I got out the JIF (choosy mothers choose it, you know). (Okay, it’s cheap because it comes from Costco.) Then I forgot about it. Until just a few minutes ago. And wouldn’t you know, that label gooey gummy crap came right off. Right off! I’m a believer now.

I’m ready for a show and tell, as evidenced by the multitude of photos. The subject My bathroom. Specifically, the hall bath, which has no bath. I guess it is therefore a powder room, but lazy Americans like me just call them all bathrooms.

Shall we begin

It’s a teeny tiny room, with oh, so much going on.

The room is dominated by my blue lady mosaic. I did the mosaic years ago. It’s a self portrait, with much artistic license taken.

I painted the entire room, ceiling included. I love the name of the color: Splendid Cornelius. It’s a sort of cornflower blue. Yes, I know, a light bulb needs replacing.

Incense and pottery. A must.

I replaced the original towel rack with a set of drapery holdback thingies and made custom hand towels by cutting a bath towel in two and binding with a lightly contrasting bias tape. Although the colors don’t show it in the photo, I was fortunate enough to find a towel in almost the exact shade as the wall. I like the swirly fixture theme, so the tissue holder got an upgrade as well.

The trash can is so very high class. It’s thick cobalt blue glass. Yes, glass. Although it doesn’t look like cobalt matches well with Splendid Cornelius, it actually does. My photography skills are lacking. And about glass trash cans– who has glass trash cans Me! Okay, there was this sale. At Costco. $7. What use could I possibly have for an enormous (ENORMOUS) glass vase None. But it’s only $7. Seven Dollars! Think, think, think. No! Wait! It’s just the right size for a bathroom trash can (photo doesn’t properly capture the scale). I bought 3. Thinking outside the can.

I strung some low voltage art lights to showcase a whimsical collage.

Sixteen works of art in miniature jeweled frames arranged in a square, but a bit askew. Is it laziness or artistic license The latter sounds better. I’m goin’ with it.

The subject matter Nebulae. Photos from the Hubble. I love these photos! To think there can be so much beauty in gas. And how oddly but artistically appropos for a bathroom. Ha!