About a year ago now, one of my kiwi cousins who we’ll call Dal, for that is indeed her actual name, sent me a text about her frustration at not being able to find a nice looking side table that went with the new couch she’d just bought.
I happened to be flicking through a homewares magazine at the time, when a delightful peacock themed side table caught my eye. So naturally I took a photo of it and sent it to her with a message that read, ‘How about this?’
Dal replied straight away with a ‘Um, it’s a no from me’ which of course sparked a long running joke between friends to see who can find the fugliest peacock themed items out there!
There have been some crackers sent between the two of us in recent months and naturally I’m going to share them with you.
But before I go on, I should say that I don’t mean to offend any peacock lovers out there with this post, especially if you’ve got peacock themed items scattered around your house. They’re beautiful birds and quite frankly, with all that strutting around they insist on doing, I wouldn’t mind coming back as one in my next life!
When I sent that original peacock side table text thought to Dal, I just knew it wasn’t her taste (she’s always been more of a flamingo girl) and that it would make her laugh. So here’s hoping the long running joke between the two of us gives you a bit of a laugh too!
Ok, so they might really only be funny to the two of us, but yesterday Dal outdid herself with this little chestnut:
Yes, she had a pair of peacock earrings sent to my house all the way from China. I know. So kind. Not to mention thoughtful.
I mean, I thought I was doing well when I subtly threw a peacock reference into the mix when I interviewed Charmaine about her Christmas decorations, but sending me a pair of earrings is an outstanding effort, don’t you think?!
So now it looks like it’s game on! I’m on a mission to outdo the peacock earrings, which, just between you and me, I actually quite like!
Are you a lover of all things peacock? Do you have a long running joke with a relative or friend that only the two of you find funny? Tell me everything!
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