Love at First Sight

I am in love, truly, madly, deeply............. I went to the 'Interior Design Show' yesterday. A very nice gentleman from 'Maison la Cornue' introduced me to my new object of desire. She is sleek, shiny and with just the of sparkling metal accent (like most French women she wears the perfect amount of jewelry) I fell madly in love. Her name is CornueFe. She comes with five burners and two ovens and is solid as a rock, I have turned my back on 'Aga' and added this to the dream list. The two ovens open by swinging out sideways like cabinet doors, one could be conventional electric and one either gas with salamander or convection oven. 'Yippee!' The salesman offered me a glossy expensive looking catalogue and price list in a sexy little colour coordinated bag. He then said 'CornueFe' was much more affordable for a modest budget, 'Youpe' (French for Yippee). Without skipping a breath he said, in the $9000 dollar range, I must have fooled him with my 'Longchamp' purse. Yup, as the smile slid away from my face, I thanked him and 'modestly' added 'CornueFe' to my dream list................ I told 'the husband' I would sacrifice the Hermes 'Kelly Bag" off the list for this little baby................ Sadly, he was unmoved by my unselfishness. I did move one step closer to the reality of having one of these lovely creatures in my kitchen, I pasted the picture into the inside of my pantry door. It doesn't cost anything to dream, 'the husband' chuckled, nervously. I told him the one I really wanted starts at $31,000 US prior to taxes and shipping.