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A Grocery List
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November 1963 (Time; morning of course, before baby Timmy needs his nap)
1. Buttermilk (Ask Ma for her biscuit recipe)
2. Turkey (Call Gram for basting techniques)
3. Potatoes (how many for 7 people?)
4. Bleach for diaper pail; starch for Bill�s work shirts, beer.
November 1973 (Time; lunchbreak from Sear�s Boy�s Department)
1. Birthday candles-blue (10)
2. Call Ma, (can she bring ice cream? Is Dad on or off the wagon?)
3. Kool-Aid (grape, is 4 enough?) Beer. Cola.
4. Bubble gum, lots! Why can�t Bill pick anything up?
November 1983 (Time; Friday evening after work. *Remember* 25th Year at Sear�s social!)
1. Lettuce (what�s wrong with iceberg?)
2. Ma�s aspirin, Dad�s denture soak, Gram�s hemorrhoidal cream; Timmy�s birthday card
3. Spaghetti (Does his vegetarian girlfriend eat pasta? Call Timmy. *Say Tim now!)
4. Crushed tomatoes, oregano, garlic, and onions for sauce. Bill�s antacids.
November 1993 (Time; Before funeral)
1. Beverages for home visits (Wine, Beer, Scotch, Tea, Milk?)
2. Pick up cold cut platter. Mouthwash? Kleenex?
3. Tim�s birthday card (mail it; do I have stamps?)
4. Chips and dip? More Beer?
November 2003 (Time; Before My Retirement party)
1. Chicken noodle soup x 5 for Ma, Dad�s Scotch, Bill�s antacids; microwave dinners?
2. Wine, milk, pasta, frozen pizza x 3? 4? (Surely Tim and Bill can handle this?)
3. Tim�s Birthday card. *Use Sear�s discount card for new socks, underwear?)
4. Frozen apple pie, ice cream?
November 2013 (Time; Night before Tim�s wedding)
1. Champagne, wedding card, birthday card, candle for Gram�s grave (leave it on the way?)
2. Car snacks for Bill, Ma, and Dad? (Pretzel sticks, peanut butter crackers, applesauce cups?
3. For the hotel room. (Bill�s antacids, beer, wine, sugar free candy)
4. RICE!!!!!!
November 2023 (Time; I don�t know; where has it gone?)
1. instant decaf-coffee. (*Maybe that sweet nurse�s aide could mail Tim�s birthday card?)
2. Sliced ham. Soft bread. Instant oatmeal, tomato soup, applesauce, eggs.
3. Remind nice girl who bathes me to call Tim�s wife to send me new slippers!
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- A Grocery List Photo by Kaspars Eglitis on Unsplash
- This is my own work and has not been generated in whole or in part by AI
Brilliantly done – I love the story weaved into the mundane 😉
Sorry pressed enter and wasn’t done…the concept of a life in a list is so clever and has a real poignancy about it 🤍
Thanks for reading Celia!
This was such a unique way of presenting this, I love how little real life moments are woven into the grocery list. It’s a lovely little window into the voice’s life.