Choose between the middle and the outer biscuits.
“Time is the longest distance between two places.” Tennessee Williams
Biscuits, though close together on the pan, are very different depending on the proximity. My mother makes the best homemade biscuits, and in return requests the middle biscuit. She likes its texture, I guess.
I have wonderful memories associated with biscuits. Christmas with the family will mean biscuits and gravy during some part of the day.
Like biscuits on a pan, families, though very similar in look, surely have differences. Some are the middle biscuits–soft and mushy. Others have a kind of outer shell. They’re harder to break into.
This Christmas, I’m on one continent and my son, my parents, and my sisters are on another. I’m used to this distance, but It’s not always easy. Though we are all connected in many ways, there is a great distance between us today.
Merry Christmas to you all. I miss our time together.
BrainCaviar 
I think I would prefer the middle one (smothered with butter) as well. May you have a peaceful, joyful Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you. I enjoyed your post!
the outer biscuits are always the best- a bit of crunch is a good thing in a biscuit.
Brad, I’ll have to make you some!
I can share in your sadness C as although we are not continents apart my son is not here. That is when all the reminders that Christmas is for family time can be quite hard. Hope you are having a super time though.
I’m sorry your son was not there. I love the picture you put up of him earlier in the year! There are times when we just like to have all of the family around!