What am I? Reveal

So we had quite a few different guesses for this little thing.

Here is what it is not:

1. a jump rope
2. broken curling irons
3. stick of purple dynamite
4. sex toy who's sole purpose is to make Jen blush
5. tampon . . . of the future
   
6. electric eyebrow relaxer

some additional clues:

1. it fits in the palm of my hand, which is where it is meant to go.
2. it plugs into my computer
3. it gets really warm
4. it only cost $4.99!
   

It's a USB Hand warmer!
My hands get very cold when I type and it make my Raynaud's unbearable. So I will buy any device, gadget or snake oil that will help keep my hands warm. And this little baby does the job!

So go on, get yourself one and stay warm!

What am I?

I haven't found many items of late that make for good "What Am I?" subjects. And this one really only offers up one shot.


This is my new favorite appliance device contraption toy.

Do you have one? If you don't, your REALLY should get one! They are fabulous!

Can you guess what it is?

What Am I? Round 17 Reveal

Even without getting the last 2 clues (Teacher and Ville-Neuve) momof3 was able to guess it (eve if she did use the English name). The item of course is TIRE (pronounced like tears that you cry, not the things you put on cars). It literally translates from French to English as "pull".

Tire is a wonderful molasses and butter based taffy that French Canadians make every year to celebrate Ste-Catherine's day on November 25th, 1658. Ste-Catherine is the patron saint of unmarried women. The taffy came into play when a teacher in Ville-Neuve (now called Montreal) started making the taffy to attract Aborignal children to her school that she started on November 25th. She continued to make it every year and thus a new tradition was born. The 2 parts of Ste Catherine's day became entwined when unmarried women would make the taffy to give to the eligible bachelors in an attempt to woo them. Ste Catherine was canonized in 1982 and become the first Canadian woman saint.

I grew up in a French Canadian family and attended French schools. Every year we would make tire in the classroom. It was so much fun! Desks were pushed back, sleeves rolled up and hands buttered. The key to making good tire is to pull it! 2 people work a warm chunk of taffy between them, pulling it, folding it over and pulling it again. Until it is smooth and light in colour and then you cut it into small pieces and wrap them in wax paper.

Imagine my surprise when Hilary came home with an authentic bag of French Canadian Tire! Halloween Candy kisses are cheap knock-offs and don't have anywhere near the same flavour. These ones are scrumptious! And now the second bag will be leaving the homeland for parts far away. Enjoy Momof3, and let me know if you like them.

What Am I? Round 17 Clue #5

We're going to try a different approach to What Am I? as this item is not photogenic. So I'm stealing borrowing the format from Lori's Childhood Trivia. Each day I will post a new clue to the item. To get you started I'll tell you that it's something that has significance from my childhood and I was prompted to do this What Am I? with it when Hilary brought it home last week.

No Winners yet! Here's the list of what we know it isn't:

• a Saint Bernard dog
• a religious candle
• a statue of St Anthony
• St Elmo's Fire
• Mary
• Fireworks
• Eve Saint-Marie
• An action figure of a 25 year old woman from the TV show the Saint
• a turkey
  

So without further ado, here is your next clue

• Saint
• November
• Unmarried
• 25
• Butter
  

What Am I? Round 17 Clue #4

We're going to try a different approach to What Am I? as this item is not photogenic. So I'm stealing borrowing the format from Lori's Childhood Trivia. Each day I will post a new clue to the item. To get you started I'll tell you that it's something that has significance from my childhood and I was prompted to do this What Am I? with it when Hilary brought it home last week.

No Winners yet! Here's the list of what we know it isn't:

• a Saint Bernard dog
• a religious candle
• a statue of St Anthony
• St Elmo's Fire
• Mary

So without further ado, here is your next clue

• Saint
• November
• Unmarried
• 25

Don't forget you can win this item if you are the first to guess what it is!

What Am I? Round 17 Clue #3

We're going to try a different approach to What Am I? as this item is not photogenic. So I'm stealing borrowing the format from Lori's Childhood Trivia. Each day I will post a new clue to the item. To get you started I'll tell you that it's something that has significance from my childhood and I was prompted to do this What Am I? with it when Hilary brought it home last week.

No Winners yet! Here's the list of what we know it isn't:

• a Saint Bernard dog
• a religious candle
• a statue of St Anthony
• St Elmo's Fire
  

So without further ado, here is your next clue

• Saint
• November
• Unmarried

The first person to guess it wins it!! Keep the guesses coming!

What Am I? Round 17 Clue #2

We're going to try a different approach to What Am I? as this item is not photogenic. So I'm stealing borrowing the format from Lori's Childhood Trivia. Each day I will post a new clue to the item. To get you started I'll tell you that it's something that has significance from my childhood and I was prompted to do this What Am I? with it when Hilary brought it home last week.

No Winners yet! Here's the list of what we know it isn't:

• a Saint Bernard dog
• a religious candle
  

So without further ado, here is your second clue:

• Saint
• November

Don't forget, the first person to correctly guess the item wins it!

What Am I? Round 17

We're going to try a different approach to What Am I? as this item is not photogenic. So I'm stealing borrowing the format from Lori's Childhood Trivia. Each day I will post a new clue to the item. To get you started I'll tell you that it's something that has significance from my childhood and I was prompted to do this What Am I? with it when Hilary brought it home last week.

So without further ado, here is your first clue

• Saint

Don't forget, the first person to correctly guess the item wins it!

What Am I? Give away!

Check in tomorrow for my What Am I? Give away! It's pretty easy, be the first to guess what the item is and you win the item!

What Am I? Round 16 Reveal

That Heather is one smart cookie! This is a clock that my uncle Ben made and gave to my parents a few years ago.

What Am I? Round 16

It's time for the next round! This is another item from my parents house. Can anyone tell me what this is from this single picture? If not, there will be another picture tomorrow!

What Am I? round 15 Reveal!

And Heather has it!



This is my parents fireplace popcorn maker! I spent many Friday nights working up a sweat with my arm half way into the fireplace shaking this thing for all I was worth so that we wouldn't have burnt popcorn. My parents, like most of us, have switched over to microwave popcorn so the popper hangs from a nail on the side of their fireplace, a decorative addition to the room. I miss the sounds and smells and the wonderful smokey taste of popcorn popped over open flames.

Thanks for playing.

What Am I? Round 15 # 2

No right guesses yet so here is the second picture, I hope it helps.



Keep in mind that we know it is not a:

1. boot scraper
2. Vegetable griller
3. drying rack for clothes
4. Cheese Grater

What Am I? Round 15

This is an object from my parents house. It has a practical purpose, one that I used many times when I lived at home. My parents don't use it anymore, but keep it around just in case and for decorative reasons.

Your job is to guess what the object is based on the series of pictures that I will post over the next few days. I have 7 pictures of this item, taken at different angles and degrees of closeness, just to make it more interesting.

Good luck!

What Am I? round 14 REVEAL

And the winners are the Heathers! This Heather squeaked her answer in just before this Heather.

It is a travel pair of chopsticks. You can unscrew each one to make them small enough to fit in the handy-dandy travel container.

Thanks for playing. I'm off to search the house for more obscure items.

What Am I? Round 14 #8

Well, I did say yesterday that I would show you the item in use today, but I found that I had one more picture that shows it in it's entirety without showing it in use (which obviously gives it away!)

So this is your last chance!

We know it's not any of these things:

1. Top of a bottle
2. Bottom of a chair leg
3. Top of a spice Jar
4. Kitchen Gadget
5. TV antenna
6. Spacer post thingy used in scrap booking
7. Pen! Complete with pocket protector clip.
8. Laser pointer
9. eyeglass repair kit
10. some kind of tri-pod...but there seems to be 4 leggies, so it's a quad-pod
11. teacher's chalkboard pointer
12. flashlight
13. pointer
14. travel case with small make-up brushes inside
15. pair of knitting needles along with their carrying case

Who's going to get it first?

What Am I? round 14 # 7

Well, I had to break out the camera to take another picture! Let's hope this one tips someones off.

We know it's not any of these things:

1. Top of a bottle
2. Bottom of a chair leg
3. Top of a spice Jar
4. Kitchen Gadget
5. TV antenna
6. Spacer post thingy used in scrap booking
7. Pen! Complete with pocket protector clip.
8. Laser pointer
9. eyeglass repair kit
10. some kind of tri-pod...but there seems to be 4 leggies, so it's a quad-pod
11. teacher's chalkboard pointer
12. flashlight

If no one guesses right today, the next picture will be this item in use. If you don't get it then, I'm not sure what we'll do!

What Am I? Round 14 #6

Hopefully this one ties it all together for you:


You can eliminate these ideas from your guesses today as they've already been tried:

1. Top of a bottle
2. Bottom of a chair leg
3. Top of a spice Jar
4. Kitchen Gadget
5. TV antenna
6. Spacer post thingy used in scrap booking
7. Pen! Complete with pocket protector clip.
8. Laser pointer
9. eyeglass repair kit
10. some kind of tri-pod...but there seems to be 4 leggies, so it's a quad-pod?

What Am I? Round 14 #5

I might have to take some more pictures of this one!

so far we know that it is NOT:

1. Top of a bottle
2. Bottom of a chair leg
3. Top of a spice Jar
4. Kitchen Gadget
5. TV antenna
6. Spacer post thingy used in scrap booking
7. Pen! Complete with pocket protector clip.
8. Laser pointer
9. eyeglass repair kit

Good Luck!

What Am I? Round 14 #4

I seem to be able to stump you longer with the last couple of "What Am I?" Good luck with today's picture. I hope it helps.

It is not a:

1. Top of a bottle
2. Bottom of a chair leg
3. Top of a spice Jar
4. Kitchen Gadget
5. TV antenna
6. Spacer post thingy used in scrap booking
7. Pen! Complete with pocket protector clip.
8. Laser pointer

These are all great guesses though.