PB and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary this week.
Also this week, the electric knife we got as a wedding present bit the dust.
“The Cutup” made by Presto was a darn good product.
It carved many a Thanksgiving turkey,
sliced heaps of warm bread loaves,
and de-kerneled cobs of corn for the freezer.
Sure, we had to wrap it with electrician’s tape to hold it together.
And the label had to be glued on a few times over the years.
But forty-one years of slicing is nothing to sneeze at.
The key to a good electric knife is the smooth motion of the two blades.
They have to go back and forth in sync,
while staying firmly attached to each other.
One goes forward, the other one moves back.
Then the other one slides up as the one slips back.
It happens so fast, you might not even notice all the slipping and sliding.
All you see is the whirring teamwork of the blades working in tandem.
That old knife is a little like PB and me.
We’re a good team.
We keep each other sharp.
We’ve cut through a lot together.
We’ve patched up a few cracks.
We haven’t gotten too bent out of shape.
We’ve stayed attached to God and each other.
Of course, PB is quite a “cut-up”.
But he’s also been a faithful, reliable partner.
There’s no one I’d rather slice through life with.
Seems like yesterday when we unwrapped that wedding present.
Presto! Forty-one years!
a small drop of ink 
Congratulations to you on a job well done!
How wonderful to see your news and know
just what you mean about team work and
getting things done in your years of
marriage.
As for the electric knife…ours (the knife)
stopped working last summer. 35 yrs ago it
was a wedding gift. Your story made
me smile as it was similar to ours. Good times.
Sending love
Happy Anniversary! You are such a good team. Love your picture too! Miss you both.
Congrats! We are a little ahead of you ( :
Cathy
Lovely Story.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!💞
Happy anniversary! We’re so thankful for you both together!
Haha, great analogy! You are such a good writer!! So true, you two make a great team! And you probably had to be held together with tape a few times yourselves. 😀 Happy Anniversary
Love & miss you! Marilee & Lenny
So glad to hear Lenny is doing better! Take good care of each other. Love you guys!
Happy Anniversary to you and Blake!!
Congrats. Donna and I on the 24th celebrated 52 yrs.
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First of all, congratulations on your anniversary! Hopefully you’ve been able to celebrate a few more of them since writing this post. After stumbling on it, I simply had to leave you a comment. I happened to find today what I thought was a used Presto Cutup at our local St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop for $9. When I opened the old, water stained box, inside was a brand new unit – with all of the pieces taped securely in place with the original factory strapping tape! I’m newly retired, have discovered sourdough bread making, and have been looking for something to use to uniformly slice my loaves. When I saw this today, I figured I might as well give it a try. It works like an absolute dream! And by the sound of it, I have another 41 years ahead of me of joyful use – so here’s hoping I live to outlast it! 🤣 Thanks for sharing this – and sorry your Cutup gave up the ghost. Cheers! Patrick
What a great comment! Thanks so much for sharing this. You got a real steal at $9. You should have many happy years of bread slicing! It will be 44 years of marriage for us this August. Thanks again for commenting! Made my day!
You’re welcome – and Happy Early Anniversary to you both! This made my day too! 😃👋