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I was at a barbecue last summer, where the host was making pina coladas. After stopping the blender, she suddenly cried, “Oh, no, I don’t have any pineapple juice!”

“What about some of that strawberry lemonade you have outside,” I suggested.

“That might work,” she said, hurrying out the back door in the direction of the cooler where bottled drinks were stored.

A few minutes later, after I was seated in the yard with other guests, she emerged with the pitcher from the blender and offered me the first glass. I don’t particularly care for alcoholic beverages, but this was pretty good, despite the unusual ingredient, and everyone else at the party agreed.

Thanks to Girlie on the Edge for inspiring the above true story with her six-sentence prompt for this week, in which the given word is “ingredient.” You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read other bloggers’ responses.

New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me

Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.

Independently published with the help of DLD Books.

Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.

After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.

Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.

Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?

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