Monday 5 April 2010

The Fridge - A Portrait

I've had these magnets for years, and things I know i'll forget when I go shopping are added to the fridge. The veg, milk etc I buy regularly never make an appearance. I still manage forget or overlook the list regularly. I was hugely amused by my fridge this weekend, when I realised it looked the the shopping list of a 1950s housewife! With the exception, perhaps, of the chilli and noodles. I don't know if I've ever had to buy a mop before, they've somehow always just appeared in my life....where from, who can remember?



The top half has some daft 'bodice ripping', 'literary' magnets that were a present (featuring a sabre toothed tiger, pirate ship, and a moist grotto) a gym timetable, gig flyer and taxi numbers stuck on.

Every time I have folk round I inevitably wake up the next morning to find all sorts of messages, filthy tales, and general nonsense. The boys tend to make as many rude words as possible. I suspect our fridges say as much about us as our bookshelves, choice of clothes or any other of our accoutrements! What does yours say about you?

5 comments:

  1. Your alphabet letters remind me of the the Magnetic Poetry collections, which I adore. I have the French and Spanish ones, thinking it might help me learn. At the moment, we're stuck with an old, slightly malfunctioning refrigerator that tends to get a little moldy. I don't want to think too hard about what that says about me. ;-)

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  2. We have a magnetic white board on the fridge, allowing for constant writing and wiping...

    Sorry I've not been by much recently - been very caught up in trying to get everything sorted for this exhibition. Things might calm down in May after it begins :)

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  3. Hey Kim, I'm just chuffed anyone stops by at all! Hope it's all coming together.

    Stacia - welcome back! An educational fridge....interesting!

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  4. My fridge is boring in comparison to yours, I hope this doesn't mean that I am a boring person!!

    Just wanted to stop by and say hi, I've just discovered your blog and have enjoyed reading your posts :)

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  5. Hi Kirst, thanks for stoppng by. I'm sure it probably means you're more organised or elegant or something.....!

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