What is that smell......?

Just over a week ago Little Dude came home from Cubs with a small potato in each hand. One with eyes and another without - they must have run out! On top of each potato was a cotton wool disc.

"It's an experiment Mum!"

He ran upstairs mind now focused on playing XBox, thrust the specimens in my hand and yelled something like "......one in the light and the other in the cupboard or somewhere...." OK so I may have missed a few words here and there.

'Funny Eye Guy' Tater was placed on top of the microwave beside the kitchen window. I'm thinking here that if I have to look at a chunk of potato it might as well be the one who can look back at me. 'No Eye Guy' was packed off into a kitchen cupboard.

A week later I came home from work, opened the kitchen door to be met by an awful stench. Of course the dogs got the blame as usual but then when it was still there a few hours later I went through the emptying the bin, checking the fridge etc. to no avail. It still stank.

The following morning, I went to get out the cereal, opened the door and WOAH!! it almost knocked me off my feet!

AND THEN I REMEMBERED! 'No Eye Guy' tater had been put in there and shuffled around until he'd been hidden behind a box of Rice Crispies. It was on the presumption that as we use cereal most days I couldn't forget it was there!

Here he is - and be eternally grateful that Blogger hasn't got around to Odour Blogging yet! It looks pretty harmless here but trust me, I was gagging while taking this picture!

I now also realise that it may be better to ask the Cubs leaders for full instructions on carrying out experiments like this in future. Apparently I was supposed to remove the cotton wool disc so that the cress could grow. Ok so I did remove it eventually but I think by then the damage was done and all we got was a rather sparse couple of strands of cress. Although probably enough for a bit of a comb-over for 'Funny Eye Guy' tater.

Does he remind you of anyone?