You have probably heard the phrase “…like squeezing blood from a turnip”. Did you ever stop to think about what it might look like to squeeze blood from a turnip? Or how silly the thought of doing so really is?

The idea of being frugal is quite in vogue these days. Hopefully my image of this American colloquialism will bring a smile to your face. It certainly was a fun image/idea to paint!

We live in a melting pot of cultures. This is especially true in Hawai‘i; and as the world continues to shrink, it is increasingly true everywhere else. Therefore it’s fun to think about the images our words can create, and to choose our words accordingly...or at least to think about the word pictures our words are creating!

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