Dear Reader:

Yesterday I woke up with a new perspective on life… diligently work on eating and getting lost muscle mass and weight back on and share my suggested delish secret ” weapon” with my friend, Anne, in her new home at Summer’s Corner.

My oncologist told me Tuesday it was time to re-think food… not just for pleasure ( or not) but nutrition… much needed nutrition. Her ideas on mixing different foods together so every bite taken has added ingredients was done this morning mixing scrambled eggs with grits and broken up pieces of sausage so every bite is pulling in much needed protein!

But… her favorite suggestion to me was banana pudding shakes… so unbelievably good… how did I not know about these shakes – I ordered two from Cook Out before going to Anne’s -our ” first drink” to christen her beautiful ( down-sized) abode.

Anne is one of those rare creatures who can make a life-altering decision on a dime and with some help from our church Congregationalists and her sister, Kathy, who flew down from Maine… moved with hardly a look back at her decades old home. Simply …it was time to down-size and make new memories!

She lucked up and got the largest back screen porch in her area-her home backs up to a wooded wetlands that can never be commercialized… we spent most of our time right there with Nala, The birds were singing and eating out of her bird feeders constantly.

And yes… rest… a very well deserved rest!!!

So until tomorrow… the story behind today’s title post was when I made a comment that past tense is so satisfying when referring to a huge, exhausting project like a lifetime move.

Anne thought about it and she said the first word that came to mind was ” T’was” as in ” It ” t’was” the night before Christmas… a memory re-lived fondly now that it was over… in past reflection.

Today is my favorite day -Winnie the Pooh

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