Tag: Mother’s Day

YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW

Ten for MOM, by Rich Paschall There are a lot of songs that salute mom. I do mean a lot. In fact, Good Housekeeping updated its list this year to 65 songs for mom. We have picked out ten you can share with your mom to show how much you care. Our list includes many … Continue reading YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW

MOTHER’S DAY MACROS

FOTD – MOTHER'S DAY ORCHID MACROS Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers and children of mothers. I think the orchids are at their peak now. There are more buds, and the last orchid is just beginning to set new buds, but right now it is glorious in my dining room. White orchid macro Purple … Continue reading MOTHER’S DAY MACROS

A FLORAL MOTHER’S DAY

When anyone needs to get me a gift, flowers are it. My only problem is I'm running out of room inside. There is plenty of outside space. My granddaughter added a big patch of lavender in the backyard. There were NO lilacs at all this year. Everywhere else, there are lilacs but not at my … Continue reading A FLORAL MOTHER’S DAY

A MOTHER’S WALTZ

Leslie Martel and Marilyn Armstrong MOTHER'S DAY - SUNDAY MAY 14, 2023 FROM swo8 (Leslie Martel): This weekend will be Mother’s Day. To commemorate it, we have created a photographic montage of families together. It includes eight generations of my family and three of Marilyn and Garry Armstrong's families. The song is bittersweet because to be a mother, is indeed … Continue reading A MOTHER’S WALTZ

MOTHER’S DAY MACROS

FOTD – May 8: MOTHER'S DAY ORCHID MACROS Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers and children of mothers. I think the orchids are at their peak now. There are more buds and the last orchid is just beginning to set new buds, but right now it is glorious in my dining room. White orchid … Continue reading MOTHER’S DAY MACROS

A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: MOMS

A Photo a Week Challenge: Mothers My mother, myself, and Garry's mother. All of us young with life stretching ahead of us. Let this be a happy Mother's day for everyone -- mothers and the children of mothers world round. My mother in 1944, three years before I was born Me as young mother Garry's mother … Continue reading A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: MOMS

MY REAL MOTHER – Marilyn Armstrong

My mother was not a regular kind of mom. This confused me a lot while I was growing up. Other mothers made cookies, kissed boo-boos. Hung out with the other mothers in summertime. Swapped recipes. Watched soap operas. My mother didn't bake anything, much less cookies. She was a terrible cook because she hated it. She was … Continue reading MY REAL MOTHER – Marilyn Armstrong

MOTHER’S DAY IN OLD BLACK & WHITE

BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: MATERNAL Happy Mother's Day to our mothers. Wish you were here!

MY MOTHER. REALLY.

My mother was not a regular kind of mom. This confused me a lot while I was growing up. Other mothers made cookies, kissed boo-boos. Hung out with the other mothers in summertime. Swapped recipes. Watched soap operas. My mother didn't bake anything, much less cookies. She was a terrible cook because she hated it. She was … Continue reading MY MOTHER. REALLY.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW: I'm not going to spend the whole day online, so if I haven't answered your comment or read today's post, it's because I just want to relax and enjoy this beautiful sunny day. Tomorrow I'll be back. Born and living most of my life in the northeast, Mother's Day means … Continue reading HAPPY MOTHERS DAY