My senses have been on hyper-alert lately. Fortunately for me, they seem to be attracted to the positives. Everything I taste translates to exquisite, the smells in the air are intensely pleasing, and my sense of touch is soothing. Although my visual acuity is as unchanged, my eyes have been drawn to the tree-lined streets, setting sun, and the amazing hillsides surround us.

So much has been good that when that anyone points out something bad, the contrast overwhelms me and my mind fills with worry.

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A mouth-watering yum hit me as soon as I opened the door of my car. The smell took me into a follow-your-nose trance and drew me to the door of the parish kitchen.

“What’s cookin?”

“Corned-beef and cabbage.”

I was invited in to see and smell. It was all the more wonderful inside the kitchen where 4 large ovens baked the corned-beef and (Mmm) onions.

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I was thrilled to be invited to join Lil Sis and her running friends on Saturday morning for their 10 mile long run. Not only did I get to enjoy great company but I got to see a side of her town that I’d never seen before. I began to feel the effects of the 6 miles I’d run prior to meeting up with them and a lack of Perpetuem. This was all compounded by too much vino the night before. Lil Sis came to my rescue with a few capsules of some unknown substance and stayed back with me. By the time we all finished, I was feeling great.

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