No. 12 Cruet

スペインに来て生活が落ち着いた頃、近くにあるモンブランという町に観光に行きました。通りには思った以上に人がいたんですが、できるだけ距離を取りながら歩きました。通りのショーウィンドウにガラスの大瓶から小瓶までずらりと並んでいるのが目に入り、その小さなお店に吸い込まれるように入っていきました。

そのお店は生活用品を売っていて、いろんなものがごちゃまぜに置いてある中に、スペインの食卓で使われる伝統的なオリーブオイルやバルサミコ酢を入れる瓶を発見。透き通るような水色で気に入り購入しました。義理母いわく見た目は素敵だけど実用的じゃないらしいのでおそらく家では使われることはないでしょう・・・。今年は旅行へは頻繁に行けないしモノを買うことさえ億劫になるけれど、少なくとも夏の思い出の品としてこのオイル瓶を手に入れられて満足です。

おわり

When we had more or less settled in Spain, we visited a town nearby called Mont Blanc. There were more people on the streets than I thought, but we tried our best to keep our distance from them. As we were walking on the main street, I found a show window full of glass big jars and small bottles. And in the next moment I found myself entering the little shop.

It was selling daily goods, and various things were displayed in a very disorganised way. As I was browsing each item to see what is what, one little traditional cruet for olive oil or balsamic vinegar got my attention. I really liked the transparent pale blue and it didn't take me long to buy it. According to my mother-in-law, it looks really pretty but it's not as practical as it seems, so most likely we will never use it at home... Although it's more difficult to go somewhere or even buy something from shops like before, at least I've got this cruet as kind of a keepsake of this summer to bring home with me so I am grateful.

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