Friday the 13th

This post was not really intended to be about the day or the date although I do wonder if any of my readers are superstitious! Here are a few common ones that I might just admit to saying or thinking:

*Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day
* A rabbit's foot brings good luck
* An apple a day keeps the doctor away
* To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck
* If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
* If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck
* To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck
* To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck
* To find a horseshoe brings good luck
* Step on a crack, break your mother's back
* You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle
* Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires
* Our fate is written in the star
*If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for
*A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck
*An itchy palm means money will come your way
* A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck
* A cat has nine lives
* Eating fish makes you smart
*Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true
* If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave
*To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
*Warm hands, cold heart
* Cold hands, warm heart
* To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck
* A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water

Now to what I really intended to share with you:

My brother brought me a bag of parsnips and potatoes last week, and as far as I'm concerned free food is always gratefully received. This was one of the larger parsnips that I used yesterday.
As I was washing off all the earth I was struck by the images that came into my mind. I can clearly see a Giraffe complete with tail!
It also reminded me of a character in a film and I wonder if anyone else sees it the same way??

If no one guesses I'll add a P.S. in a couple of days.

Today Beccy, Joules and the grandchildren are off to London for a long weekend so I hope they have a lovely time. Embee and I were invited and now I'm regretting declining, as I would love to see them!

POSTSCRIPT:
I think the parsnip was a model for Davy Jones

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