Antipasto- Daily Object Writing – 17th Aug
Aug 16th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Daily WritingLike a science laboratory jars sit inside the arctic refrigerator, their rainbows of colour brightening the dim interior. Placed on the kitchen table they remind her of experiments in school science class – passing around jars with the preserved fetuses of rabbits and rats and other long forgotten creatures. The toes of a capsicum are curled up and sleeping. The head of a tomato seems to wink. An artichoke begs to have its hair combed.
She fishes about in the cupboard next to the sink for a platter and it rings a plastic echo through the high walls of the kitchen. she’s a bit too strong with the lid of the sun dried tomatoes and it flies through the air landing on the tiled floor with a metallic ting which circles the room as it sets itself out flat. The red juicy half smiles of the tomatoes are arranged on the left. Olive oil drips in slow motion from them and coats her fingers as she arranges them. She tastes one to make sure they haven’t gone off. They’ve been there so long now she does wonder. A slightly peppery taste is still pleasant as she fills in the spaces with other preserved vegetables and adorns another plate with fresh sliced bread….
