I want… to grow my own Homer Simpson potatoes

… or should that be “potate-dohs”?

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, one of my clients is ShinyShack, my very favourite place on the web to buy gifts, gadgets and cool stuff.

I drool every time I visit the site; apart from the must-have gadgets and daft toys, there’s a great selection of retro sweeties and other mouth-watering goodies.

But ShinyShack have gone and surpassed themselves this time.

Because their latest must-have item isn’t a gadget.  It isn’t a gizmo. It’s not a packet of sweeties. It’s a potato plant.

But this isn’t just any old potato plant.

It’s a potato plant that grows crop after crop of potatoes that look startlingly like Homer Simpson.

I’ve never felt strongly either way when it comes to genetically modified food. I’m sure it has its good points and its bad points, much like everything else.

But if genetic modification of our crops means that we can enjoy a potato salad, or a sunday roast, with lots of little Homer Simpson faces staring up at us from the plate – then count me in.

I want… to see the Dancing Queen

Apparently, whenever there’s a royal knees-up at one of the palaces, Her Madge likes to have a bit of a boogie to Abba’s “Dancing Queen”.  According to Chris Evans, HM has been overheard saying: “I always try to dance when this song comes on because I am the Queen and I like to dance.”

I want… a pot of Space Putty

I saw this pot of space putty on BBC2’s Dragon’s Den programme last night (I’m as addicted to DD as I am to Big Brother – sad, huh?) – looks like the sort of thing that can keep idle hands occupied for hours on end.

I want… to be a hula hula girl

My name may not be Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be a hula hula girl.

I want… to tell people what I want

I know it’s only July, but I reckon it’s never too early to start thinking about what I want for Christmas.  Or indeed, my next birthday (OK, that’s in June, but I like to be organised).

If there’s one thing that everyone in my household enjoys, it’s browsing websites and brochures for things we’d like to be given as Christmas presents.