Dad's aunt Gwen, a legally-blind recluse who rarely left her room at the nursing home, was coming for Christmas dinner, likely her last holiday.
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Dad escorted Gwen inside, giving us the look as she handed a basket to mom."These are goodies I saved from the Center. They're all made from scratch.* No ghastly preservatives!"
Links to more of this week's FF55s (works of fiction in 55 words)
are at Mr. KnowItAll, the G-Man.
*FROM SCRATCH (adverb)
Meaning: From the beginning
Context example: he baked the torte from scratch
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