I need to run over to the supermarket around the corner and hope that I get there this morning before the bus from the old folks' home Senior Living Center gets there.
(Don't worry. I'm a card-carrying senior myself. We're not ready to move out just yet, though. Check with me next week.)
It's Shrove Tuesday! Pancake Tuesday! Pancake Day! The final day of the pre-lenten season known as Shrovetide. Lent begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.
The plan for Shrove Tuesday among Christians is making a deep confession (I have a long list), choosing a Lenten sacrifice (I can't tell you what I'm eliminating, but let's just say I'll need a smaller belt by Good Friday), and eating pancakes.
Why pancakes? It's a traditionally good way to give up rich, fatty foods like batter and syrup before the season of Lent, with its austere menus low in fats and sweets. This is why today is Mardi Gras - literally, Fat Tuesday. Gorge today and put the rules into practice for the 40 days beginning tomorrow!
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