Sorry I'm Late Mother.....

Today I'm dressing up - my son is taking me to a belated Mother's Day brunch at a very nice restaurant. Hopefully the crowds will be smaller, the decibels lower, the fish fresher, and I can enjoy a conversation with my 'boy'.

Beautiful Victorian framed print at SuzAnna's Antiques.

Mother's Day 2008

Always With You

Your Mother is always with you,

She's the whisper of the leaves

as you walk down the street.

She's the smell of bleach

in your freshly laundered socks.

She's the cool hand on your brow

when you're not well.

Your Mother lives inside your laughter.

She's crystallized in every teardrop.

She's the place you came from,

your first home.

She's the map you follow

with every step that you take.

She's your first love

and your first heartbreak.........

and nothing on earth can separate you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Author Unknown

Ruth Mary Hallock ~ 1919

Jessie Willcox Smith ~ 1921

James Francis Day ~ "Storytime" undated.

Jessie Willcox Smith 1923

Clara Olmstead ~ Undated

Jessie Willcox Smith ~ 1925

A Mother laughs our laughter

Sheds our tears,

Returns our love,

Fears our fears,

She lives our joys,

Cares our cares,

And hopes our hopes.

................Julia Summers