Seasons
For the ‘I’d Read Your Grocery List’ challenge
This piece is written for Mackenzie Davis’ I’d Read Your Grocery List challenge. Thanks for the prompt, Mackenzie. You can read more about this unofficial challenge here:
December
1 pound ground round
Taco shells
Saffron rice
Purple onion, black olives
Avocados (if they’re on sale)
Italian sub, extra Genoa
Doritos
Two packs of Oreos
Brownie mix
ornament hangers
February
Lean Cuisines
Arugula
Yogurt
Fresh vegetables
Cereal
2% milk
New razor
Tylenol
fresh flowers
June
Va-va voom mascara
Cabernet
2 Ribeye steaks
2 Baking potatoes
Taper Candles (red)
Box of Matches
mosquito spray
September 21st
Ice cream
Kleenex
December
1 pound ground round
Taco shells
Saffron rice
Italian sub, extra Genoa
Doritos
Two packs of Oreos
Brownie mix
wrapping paper
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Comments (16)
Geez, this was so great!! No idea how just a few grocery lists could tell such a story. You could feel the seasons and the change in mindset/relationships throughout. I really enjoyed it :)
Delicious grocery list . The food on the list .
Wow, I can't believe you told a story with just items on a grocery list. This was really good.
🤍 Fantasric-Love the seasonality and then the cyclicality of life captured perfectly within a shopping list 🤍 Never had an Oreo...feel that tomorrow may well be the day 🤍
Ah so they were a person who ate a lot, then they saw someone they liked and started dieting. Then cooked for their partner even. Sadly, they broke up. And this person went back to eating a lot. You're brilliant!
Gosh I feel like this has several interpretations. The one I'm solid on is that this is the story of a breakup. Speaker makes tacos, has dessert, all is fun in December. Presumably, she meets a crush, starts to diet (February), and possibly starts dating around. Meets the boyfriend, has a sexy date in June, dates for 3 months or so, then breaks up on September 21st (nice touch with the specific date -- wow). And back to December, we see the tacos come back, perhaps comfort food, perhaps as a way to manifest good luck a second time around. Fantastic job! Each list was so vivid, I could see the speaker's thinking behind all the items, the scenes they were preparing for. Oh, this is so fun, seeing everyone's entries!
This is a great story, Dana! Fantastic job with this challenge!
This is so good, Dana!! ❤️😩😭❤️ that’s the cycle of life right there.
This is awesome Dana! It subtly tells so much. I love how it comes full circle. So well done!
A year in the life. This is so clever and fun to read.
Aw Dana this one really held a story! What a great way to take the challenge. Love it.
Yum! Loved your choices!
Mmm! The mention of saffron rice literally reminded me that I need to get some brown rice lol. Thanks. Is there a significance to 9/21?
Oh, I see what you did here. Great response. I prob would have given up on the Lean Cuisine by mid January. Kudos.
Fantastic list!!! Sending hearts!!!💕❤️❤️
Must have ice cream!