Updated, June 8, 2011

As a premier grocery store associate, I often find myself picking up after absent-minded adults. Until the advent of affordable, disposable sippy cups, I fear I’ll forever be cleaning up coffee spills in the bakery department. As for good old fashioned littering however, I don’t know what will need to be patented to curb that mainstay of annoyances.

Occasionally, among the discarded wax tissues and paper bags, I’ll encounter on the floor something a bit more unique: a grocery list. With handheld devices as popular as ever, the idea of a handwritten grocery list seems quaint – something that will inevitably go out with the baby boomers.

Before now, I’ve tossed the lists I’ve found without hesitation, but today I thought I’d start posting them. This first one isn’t particularly special – grocery lists shed little insight into the lives of the people who craft them – but there’s always something undeniably romantic about a lost to-do list. A subtle mystique. Who is this person?

Transcript:

grape

pumpkin

Gravy Mustard or Grainy Mustard (suggested by Reddit user insertamusingmoniker)

Chips - Glutenfree

Swiss Cheese

[…] Bacon (suggested by Jenna Hamaker and Sarah Poepping)

Bacon (suggested by Jenna Hamaker and Sarah Poepping) Basil […] Root (suggested by Reddit user MaunoBrau)

If anyone can fill in the gaps, consider this an open invitation.

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who helped decipher this.