26 August 2025

A TOMATO AND A POTATO MAN WALK INTO A BAR (stop me if you've heard this one) + NEW BANNER DAY

Sometimes I like to stick stuff in the freezer and then the next day take pictures. Other times I like to put Thing on Potato Man's head to see Thing fits. Other, other times, I like to use monster lighting to create a new banner and call myself The Spooky Whisk. 

Welcome to the nuthouse. All are welcome.





68 comments:

  1. soooooooooooooooo jealous!!!! yes, I know its a sin, but I can't help myself. Spooky is AWESOME!!!! now I want my banner to look better. you are so talented in IDEAS and photograpgy

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    1. I saw the fun you had after Ann's post and thought those were WONDERFUL. Blogging rocks! Hope you get to play again soon. I know it's not been easy with Bob. Loved that you got some creating in though.

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  2. Love the spooky banner! Frosty tomatoes - cool 😉

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  3. Such a Pretty header and banner! The fruit shot is really pretty!
    hugs
    Donna

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  4. Your creativity and love of fun is awesome. Great banner and cool tomatoes!!

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    1. Fun to play! Loved your "noodles" also great fun.

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  5. I love ❤️ your artistic talent, Ivy.

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    1. Hi Linda! Thank you for taking the time to stop in today!

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  6. Love the frosty looking tomatoes. 😁

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    1. They were fun to shoot! Got berries in there too.

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  7. You always put a smile on my face, Ivy!!

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    1. Hey Sandra! Thank you for stopping in today! Nice and cool here today. Would have been ppppperrrrefect for a loaf of bread, only I wasn't out most of the day. Happy Baking to you! I love seeing your bakes.

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  8. Ha! You always make me smile!

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    1. Hey Mari! And you make me smile too! I love your shot today and the food that you post. Just a delight. Thank you.

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  9. I love ALL these photos! The frozen cherry tomatoes are particularly creative. And I laughed at Thing's new perch. Have you watched the season 2 episodes of "Wednesday" yet? I've watched the first installment and enjoyed them very much!

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    1. YES! Can't wait for the rest of it to air. Such a fun show. I have two Wednesday minis and one Thing (right now, lolol). But yeah, we dug it too. Good show. Fun show. Love that she's like Nancy Drew but from the dark side.

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  10. Love this!! You always make me smile.

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    1. Hey Lori! Thank you for stopping in today and I'm happy to hear about the smiles.

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  11. I never would have thought about freezing and photographing tomatoes, but you make it seem so natural.

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    1. It's so fun. Also berries and sliced carrots. Anything really. Just fun to play.

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  12. I really like the way the freezing photo turned out. You come up with the neatest ideas and they all turn out so good. I do like your header!! so cute!!

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    1. Hello August Birthday Baby! Freezing stuff is fun. Berries, sliced carrots, really anything. Thanks for stopping in today. Wishing you a fun rest of your Birthday Month.

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  13. So do you do the photos for you or do you sell them for others to use?

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  14. Thing on Mr. Potato Head - I like it!

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    1. Thanks, Alex. I got The Thing from Fantastic 4 this week too. Tim's fave of all the super heros. Fun to shoot! Thanks for stopping in.

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  15. Ivy ... you're lovely ... you always make me smile ... I so enjoy visiting your blog.
    Great pictures, you are clearly having fun :)

    All the best Jan

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    1. Hi Jan! Much, much thanks. I enjoy yours so much as well. Always a good idea for a meal and I just love that.

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  16. Who knew that freezing tomatoes would be art! Looks great.

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    1. Hey Debby! Crazy fun. I did berries and crinkle cut carrots too. Very, very fun.

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  17. Each one is wonderful. How fun to experiment with different things. You sure have been getting some wonderful photos.

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    1. Thank you. Learning light in the last four, almost five months is a game changer for sure. Hope they catch that bank robber. That's scary stuff, Ann. Ack! Stay safe.

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  18. Spooky is great! I wish I had a "Thing". I've taken pictures of iced up things before but never laid out anything to freeze just for a photo op.

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    1. Having a real-life Thing would be fun! I got the fake one at a store called, Five Below. Oh my gosh, River, we can freeze soooo many things. I did berries, crinkle cut carrots. Just so many fun ideas to play.

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  19. You are a funny person but a good one. Well done.

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    1. Hi Margaret! Much thanks and thank you for stopping in today.

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  20. You create fun and Joy. Thank you!

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    1. Hi Marie! That's how I feel too when I look through one of your photo walks. Those birds you get. My gosh! LOVE IT.

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  21. Very creative! You have certainly moved on from summer.
    Cathy

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    1. Hi Cathy! Summer is for sure in the back view mirror at our house. Bring on the chilly, crispy autumn dayzzzzz.

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  22. I absolutely love these photos!!! Your frozen one is wonderful and the pumpkin head, and Mr. Potato Man looks like she's ready to party. An amazing header shot too. Great job Ivy!

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    1. He's ready to party I should have said, tsk! LOL!

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    2. I love your sense of humour and these pictures are wonderful. Wish I had a Mr Potato `Head.
      Your header is wonderful and I ldo like the peek inside your freezer.
      Hugs, Neet xx

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    3. Hi Denise! Much, much thanks. lol. They did have a Mrs Potato Lady too! Five Below has so many cool minis for a fiver each. Fun shooting! For sure.

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    4. Hi Neet! Do you have a local Five Below? If not, you might be able to find them on Amazon too. Thanks for stopping in today. Huggs, back.

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  23. Wow, I love your creativity. The frozen food is perfect and "Thing's"picture made me giggle.
    Sue

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    1. Hi Sue. Much thanks. It's really fun to freeze food. Anything. I have more goodies like berries and crinkle-cut carrots that were fun to shoot too. Happy Shooting to you as well!

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  24. You are having a lot of fun, I can tell. I get that way with my camera sometimes too. Those tomatoes in the first photo look cool. I love the frost on them. Have a super "fun" weekend.

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    1. Thanks, Erika! Photography rocks, doesn't it? Glad to read that you love it as well. Wishing you a Happy Weekend!

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  25. Nice new header! Inviting for Autumn. Love the picture of frozen tomatoes

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    1. Hi Catherine! Yes! Autumn is my jam. Already tooks some dead leaf shots. So fun. Happy Weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

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  26. The Spooky Whisk; I LOVE it! What a creative post! And the frozen fruit slices are really food art. This would be so pretty framed and hung up in the kitchen!!!

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  27. Cool...I love doing strange things too

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  28. You say potato and I say potato...

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  29. Oh and I love the Spooky Whisk. He's looks like a mix of a jack o'lantern, the Pillbury Dough Boy and Alex de Large.

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  30. LOL! Hey, if you can't have a little fun, what's the point? Here's to cheesing it up with whatever whim brings us joy, eh?

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  31. Having fun and enjoying what you do is what makes you happy and all of us when you show your creations.

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