Mrs. Stouffer fussed around the dessert table with shakers of Christmas glitter-candy, liberally dusting everything in sight with red and green sparkles–– a chafing dish of cheese blintzes, an apple tart, Mrs. Glück’s “famous” chocolate torte. Finally, the glitter ran out.
“Thank God,” muttered Mrs. Dogsbill. “That table looks like a kindergarten art room.”
“She can’t bake to save her life,” said Mrs. Cragsmorton. “So she does this.”
Mrs. Stouffer looked at her shakers and realized the glitter was gone. She went over to where she’d set her handbag and produced two more jars, one of blue, one of yellow.
Enough is as good as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast, eh?
Dear Josh,
Personally, I’ve always preferred blintzes the way my mother made them. Not sweet, with sour cream. I suppose all that glitters isn’t red and green. ;) I love the way you set the scene. Mrs. Stouffer needs a new set of friends.
Shalom,
Rochelle
This glitter… it’s edible is it? Whatever, her friends don’t sound impressed.
I hope it’s edible!
As my daughter tells me, you can never have too much glitter!
When you can’t, you make pretty! Just maybe not SO pretty…
ahhh – that is a good line Dale:
When you can’t, you make pretty!
:D
All is not gold that glitters. . . .and her friends don’t sound like gold, either.
Lovely sardonic story, Josh. I’m sure Mrs Stouffer took a great deal of pleasure in her lavishly glittered table!
Oh, and I meant to say I loved that you picked up on the Christmas decoration in the prompt.
Thanks, Penny.
I also like the way you worked in the holiday wreath.
Your names are wonderful – rich in syllables and culture –
and then some playful sounds too – like with
God and Dogsbill in same line….
we were just talking about glitter recently and well, I like how you used it here to compensate for lack of flavor in the food – ha –
and then when she has back up – ha – felt like we were there
Like a kindergarten art table!! That made me laugh I remember the days of glitter, halcyon days!!
Cannot bake to save her life! Nice! Not every body can cook or. bake!
I hope nobody chokes on it!
Click to read my FriFic tale!
We all like to feel useful!
Lovely details here and I really like the names.
I have to admit, this is exactly my strategy when I bake a terrible cake – throw icing and glitter all over it! Lovely story!
Fun story – what a lot of glitter! Loved the names of the characters here too.
Brilliantly detailed.
Ha! I think I have met Mrs. Stouffer. Very well told story.
A sweet story. =)
Awwww…. According to a certain five year old I know, you can never have too much candy or too much glitter … :)
Here’s my entry, if interested: https://naamayehuda.com/2018/09/28/the-service/
I love the names you’ve chosen. And I like Mrs. Stouffer. She tries.
This was such a delightful read. Love the simple solution – glitter makes anything better!