Well the first rule about the Neno club is… We definitely talk about it! If you are receiving an invitation to this page, you are among an elite group of ladies that are both known and loved by the lady we call Geneva a.k.a. NENO! Some of you already know, but for those who don’t, Mom contracted a really bad bout of the flu last week that quickly developed into a pneumonia that took over her lungs and she was admitted to the hospital last Monday. Thankfully, due to great care from the medical team at Sentara, she was released on Thursday and is now back home and resting. She gave us all quite the scare, but true to form, she is the toughest bird I know and is slowly gaining strength and returning to her feisty self. But much like the rest of us when we get ill, we turn inward for rest and repair. Some of us are good at asking for help and others like her 😬 not so much. And I think it is time that she is reminded of how many people love and want to spend time with her. All of you know that this lady has had a love of food like no other for as long as I can remember. She is known far and wide for some of the most delicious brain farts that have ever come out of the kitchen and if you’ve been lucky enough, sometimes she’ll show up randomly at your house or work with a delivery of delicious goodness that may or may not be replicable bc recipes just aren’t her bag 🤣 Since Dad and Ty‘s passing, Neno has slowly fallen out of love with the idea of food and it has simply become sustinance. It is totally understandable that without her taste testing partner of 40 years that her want to prepare things in the kitchen has wained. This group will be the reminder that food is friends. Food is family. Food is love and that we all want her to know how much she is loved by reminding her of the power of communion. Now looking at the calendar, I understand there are only a couple of days a week available and that may seem odd but this is in place for two reasons: (1) To make sure that your delicious vittles are actually eaten. (She has the appetite of a bird anymore) But also (2) so she is not overwhelmed with a hoard of guests in the immediate that dwindles off after a week or two when life calls us elsewhere… So in short, when you sign up for your meal delivery, please keep in mind that you were on this list because she knows you and she loves you. So if you are able, plan to come and stay and eat with her. If your schedule does not allow, that is perfectly fine! Gift cards to some of her faves include: Amici‘s, Wahoo, Mariachi, Rhett’s, Domino’s (pepperoni, mushroom and black olive on crispy thin crust to be exact) and a few others I will list at the end of this blurb. Of course as women over 40, it’s so important for us to get our daily protein to maintain, but in her case, to recover fully! So for your meals, if you could consider protein centered dishes I think that would be awesomely helpful. She is not picky about her protein, but she loves a good steak, a seafood nut (specifically shrimp and crab), loves chicken in all forms, pork at close close forth but definitely a red meat and seafood girl. She has no food allergies and no ick foods except Tuna Casserole and Meatloaf so there ya have it. I can’t thank you enough for reading through my novel and being part of the Neno club as we get her healthy and back out there… Spring is around the corner, but these next couple of months are always hard on her for a multitude of reasons, but until her true blooming season gets here, 🌺 🍃 ☀️ let’s show her there are plenty of reasons to feel loved and be grateful during the wintry months.