On a Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago, when the boy was up here for a visit, I was making French toast, when Mother Sugar walks into the kitchen, sees me at the stove, stops in silence for a moment, gives a chuckle and says “Would you like an apron, Miss?

“No thanks. Would you like some orange juice?”

“Oh stop it, Miss Domestic.”

The boy’s watching the scene in silence. Mother Sugar turns to him and says,

“Just so you know, she isn’t usually like this…”

“Yeah, you’d be lucky to see me toasting a bagel.”

The boy, who has had more than one occasion of seeing me by the stove, doesn’t seem to understand how funny the whole situation is. Later I tell Mother Sugar, that you know, I’m quite domestic, after all.

“Ok, then. Dinner is at seven tonight?”

“Yup. Don’t be late. I’ll heat up the pasta that I made from the box the other day...”