The other night this little peanut, who belongs to Bossy’s brother and his wife, spent the night. Bossy awoke to the sounds of pots and pans, and then more pots and pans, and then the sound of a spatula in a pan, and then the brief smell of something smoky, followed by the smell of…
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Ten-Word Tuesday. The First Day Of School Edition
Last night Bossy watched and listened while her neighborhood attempted to put its children to bed at a reasonable hour after a long lawless summer. Bossy couldn’t stop imagining the kids tucked in their beds, all of them anticipating the first day of school with that special combination of optimism and dread. Bossy remembers that…
Ten-Word Tuesday. The Ambitious Edition
In only a handful of days Bossy’s son will turn 21, and when that happens, he’ll be two states away. In compensation, Bossy’s daughter threw him a dinner party this past weekend which featured an ambitious birthday cake conceived by her alone. Three layers, two cake recipes, homemade fondant, drizzled chocolate, and piped icing required…