How was your Mother’s Day – lovely I hope! I have to confess I was spoilt by my children but also my husband who takes any excuse to buy beautiful flowers for me. So it all started on Friday and ended on Sunday.
Apart from dinner and spending time with my grandson Bodhi, my very talented daughter gifted my portrait which was a total surprise – and I absolutely love it! Also because we had an early Mother’s Day celebration on Friday, after work, she didn’t have time to buy flowers so made me some purple ones to match my card and portrait! She and Wayne also gave me a beautiful hand-made notebook which has become a sort of tradition – I always need a new one. This time Jess found one with watercolour paper so I get to sketch and write…
Saturday my son took his beautiful family to visit his Nanna Leigh who is still going strong at 94. I am so proud that he does. She was thrilled. Aparently the other residents were a tad jealous but Nan said she’ll share her gifted bottle of Bailey’s with them later… Although the girls have grown so tall now, fitting them all into her tiny room at the Aged Care home gave them an excuse to take a wander out into the Autumn sunshine.
Sunday my son James, his gorgeous wife Sa and beautiful daughters Sonja & Bella met us at Lamonts Winery in the Swan Valley for a late lunch (the place was very popular) at 2.45pm. It meant we had lots of time to find it along wind-ey backroads on the outskits of Perth, just below the hills. On our way home we saw much more of the hills because we’d taken a wrong turn but the view of the City laid out below, was breath-taking. They arrived with beautiful white roses and a lovely gift. Their card make me shed a tear because each writes a little something heart-felt which always hits the spot. The food was divine too – loads of it came really quickly. Apparently quite resonable according to Sa who knows all the best places to get an excellent meal. It’s a favourite spot for their family.
So, did you celebrate Mother’s Day on May the 12th, where you are? Are you near to your children? My whole family live in and around Perth, Western Australia which is a rather spread out city. When visiting my children who live South of the city and over the river, it’s a 50km trip. We live North of the city – a 17min train ride down the freeway. Do your trains run down the middle of your freeways? It take us half an hour to the city with good traffic and another half an hour to their houses… The city is very spread out and none of us live on the outskirts.
So as I said, I am lucky to have my family close by. I hope you and yours found a way to enjoy and celebrate being or having a mum every day of the year, not just Mother’s Day.
My wish for you
May your lips be bruised from kisses
and your ribs be sore from hugs…
May you spend some time with your children,
but if not, still know – you are loved.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2010
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