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Keith's Ramblings

… for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt.

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“She’s taking me shopping. I hate shopping. 

We’ve been to Peter Baker’s butchery, Fred Fisher’s florists and Flora’s fish shop.

We’re just leaving Betty Book’s bakery. She makes voluptuous viennoiseries, and her bulging buns are legendary!

Ouch, no need for that!

Oh no, we’re going into that odds-and-ends emporium. I don’t need another t-shirt.  She’s heading for that goat’s milk body-wash stuff. Why?

Oh, look, by the steps, a Union Jack shopping bag!

Sweetheart, why don’t you buy that bag? No, not that one, nor the one on the left, it’s down there, look… 

Oh, never mind. 

Where next I wonder”.

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45 thoughts on “100 words …”

  1. granonine's avatar granonine Apr 17, 2024 / 17:58

    Keith, I grew weary just reading about your forced shopping expedition. I hate shopping. Always have.

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  2. Neil MacDonald's avatar neilmacdon Apr 17, 2024 / 18:07

    I liked the mismatch between the shops’ stock and their owners. Very nice

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  3. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli Apr 17, 2024 / 21:06

    It is like pure torment to tag along on these shopping treasure hunts isn’t it. I’m not much for it either, and time when I’ve gone on work conferences and the women went shopping and the guys went golfing wasn’t much of a treat :( I love the resigned sound of your voice while reading. 

    Nice to see a new pic of you at the InLinkz block!

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  5. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff Apr 18, 2024 / 01:06

    Dear Keith,

    Your MC sounds a lot like my brother on that particular shopping trip. 😉 You have sharp eyes and have written a fun piece.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  6. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings Apr 18, 2024 / 02:35

    You’re clever with the names. Shopping is not my thing, except once in so often when I really need a few things, then I get it all done at once and don’t go again for years.

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  7. V. Sparrow's avatar V. Sparrow Apr 18, 2024 / 07:35

    Another great one, Keith. Personally, I prefer to shop alone…a lifetime ago, it was tedious to look at all the varieties of nuts and bolts, screwdrivers–manual and motorized…you get the picture.

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      • V. Sparrow's avatar V. Sparrow Apr 19, 2024 / 16:28

        However there is an option–maybe you use it sometimes: shopping with whomever, each going their separate way in the store, agreeing to meet at a certain location and time. Everybody’s happy!

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  9. Sadje's avatar Sadje Apr 18, 2024 / 08:13

    Hilarious names of stores. Why do men hate shopping?

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  10. GHLearner's avatar GHLearner Apr 18, 2024 / 12:46

    I love the names and the baker’s buns, poor guy, no need to hit him so hard, LOL… I don’t like shopping either.

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  11. elmowrites's avatar elmowrites Apr 18, 2024 / 19:30

    His boredom seeped out of the words here, although at least he found something to get excited about with the bag (and the buns)!

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  12. CGraith's avatar CGraith Apr 18, 2024 / 23:30

    Some great description going on!

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  13. plaridel's avatar plaridel Apr 18, 2024 / 23:52

    shopping can indeed be exhausting. best advice is not to do it in an empty stomach. 🙂

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  14. James McEwan's avatar James McEwan Apr 19, 2024 / 10:09

    Great play on the various shops. I always disliked the wandering shopping ritual where you were treated as a child; seen but not heard.

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  16. Margaret's avatar Margaret Apr 19, 2024 / 11:59

    I’m thinking he’d have liked to linger in Betty Book’s Bakery. He’s not a happy shopper. Fun story.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Apr 21, 2024 / 11:20

      My favourite shop is MenKind, I can spend hours in there – there are always very bored-looking ladies standing outside!

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      • Dawn M. Miller's avatar Dawn M. Miller Apr 21, 2024 / 15:15

        I had to Google it, it looks very entertaining.

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  18. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶's avatar The Sicilian Storyteller Apr 21, 2024 / 03:54

    “And her bulging buns are legendary!” I was laughing out loud at that one and the goats milk body wash!

    Funny story, Keith. Love the clever names and the ending was so typical of men who hate to shop.

    Great write!

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  19. authorfleurl's avatar authorfleurl Apr 21, 2024 / 04:01

    Bulging buns are legendary! Great line, fun story! I love shopping especially op shops…but my husband is the best shopper ever. He can outshop me any day. I am truly blessed 🙂

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      • authorfleurl's avatar authorfleurl Apr 25, 2024 / 10:07

        Yes, he’s unique and a keeper! Your stories are delightful, the audio is always spot on too. 🙂

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  20. thisobscurelife's avatar thisobscurelife Apr 23, 2024 / 13:21

    the names of the shops are fun and good eyes spotting that bag. It’s never fun being dragged along on someone else’s shopping expedition.

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