Not a word with him but a jest.
And every jest but a word.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Lists

corn bread
bread crumbs
celery
onion
butter
salt
"I might have put too much salt in this"
"good grief, here we go again"
"yes, I'm pretty sure you say that every year"
"maybe you should make a list. You can look back on it every year and fondly remember how you've oversalted the stuffing"
turkey
gravy
bog log
mashed potatoes
"we found lists my grandfather made of groceries he bought for his shop"
"yes, he'd list the item and the price"
"grandpa recorded every trip he ever took"
sweet potatoes - .97 lb.
green beans - 2/$1.00
ham - $9.49
"one time I think I made a list of things that I needed to make lists for"
pumpkin pie
apple pie
television
Black Friday ads
"I really need to start my Christmas shopping list..."




*not quite happy with this but here it is....the natives are restless so I must stop here