Why strawberry bon bons remind me of my best friend—my grandfather.
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Unlike other classic sweets like candy canes, jelly beans, or candy corn, strawberry bon bons—those hard candies wrapped in crinkly red and green cellophane—aren’t associated with a special season or holiday. I, however, associate them with a single person: my grandfather. Before he passed away my grandfather and I would spend a lot of time together. He was my best friend. I know, I’m a dork. But I credit him with helping me grow into the person I am today.
—but only if X person was conducting Y orchestra featuring Z on the cello. Scouring the library database to find these hyper-specific recordings was not how high school me wanted to spend my weekends, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer. He came into my room at the beginning of each week with a list, and I groaned, knowing this would take hours out of my “busy” day.
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