“What do you fancy for tea?”
“Oh, I don’t know, let’s see what’s in the cupboard.”
We both peer in and take stock. A tin of sardines, some dried tagliatelle, a pack of custard and a can of chick peas stare back at us, uninspiring.
“They don’t really work well do they?
“Let’s try moving them round.”
The pantry dwellers blink back and shrug their tinny shoulders.
“Are those chickpeas out of date?”
We look at its bottom and discover that we should have thrown it out ages ago. The signs were there. Beginnings of rust at the edges, indicating that it wasn’t really fit for purpose.
“We should replace it.”
“Good idea. There’s a tin of silver polish here. That will do.”
“I’m not sure. What experience does silver polish have as a dinner ingredient?”
“None but I’m sure it could learn.”
We look again.
“Shall we just go out?”
There are times when no matter how much you move round the things you have in the cupboard you realise that it might be time for a change.
We had a fantastic meal of tapas at the Brazilian restaurant I can highly recommend it.
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