Showing posts with label mother's day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mother's day. Show all posts

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Mother's Day continued...

On Mother's Day, we split our time between Harvard Sq. in Cambridge and The Public Garden in Boston...

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While walking around the streets of Cambridge I snapped this beautiful bouquet to share with you...


And this was the view from the 4th level of the parking garage ... a cute little outdoor cafe beneath a boutique...


...and beautiful row houses...



The girls had fun in front of this mirrored window....


And I had fun snapping them!


A foxy door knocker....


... and a marker in front of the John Hicks house...


... so beautiful... so New England!


We stopped for dessert and coffee in Cambridge... My iced mocha was 2-die-4!


And yes, I ate the whole thing.


After Cambridge it was time to visit The Public Garden. In my last post I shared the Make Way for Ducklings statues.


The swan boats were not running on Sunday...


Perhaps because it was soooo windy... Or maybe they don't run on Mother's Day? I'm not sure.


But we had fun strolling through the gardens, seeing all the beautiful sites...


...and stopping to listen to a street musician who was braving the chilly weather.


It was so much fun to be able to spend time together, and my girls spoiled me with heartfelt cards. Amanda even painted a portrait for me of my beautiful Casper, the great dane I adopted long before my girls came along...
It's supposed to be much warmer this weekend - and less windy - so hopefully we'll get a lot accomplished out in the backyard!
Donna

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The mother's corner...

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Many years ago, my mom had two little girls.... (My sister and I were very blessed because we had just about the best mom ever....)


...and then I followed in my mom's footsteps and had two little girls of my own... (and I was blessed again - twice!)


Today is not only Mother's Day, it's also my mom's birthday; Mom is never far from my thoughts, especially today.

Since it's Mother's Day, I thought I'd share a little corner of my office that's something of a tribute to my mom... I have a small collection (only two!) of Mother's Mottos. They both feature beautiful verses (that remind me of my mom) and sweet little cottages (and you all know how I feel about cottages!!) One of my mom's favorite movies was "The Enchanted Cottage," so my love for all things 'cottage' goes way back!


Wouldn't you love to live in a little cottage just like this? (The verse says, "FOR MOTHER... This is my loving Wish for you... A flower-lined path Your-whole Life through" copyright 1939 P.A.M. CO.)

This "Mother Dear" motto is quite old and I'm assuming it's some type of memorial plaque (judging by the verse)... The names Cecilia & Kathryn appear to be hand-lettered beneath the printed verse (in a different colored ink). The sentiment and artwork are both lovely (you can click to enlarge for reading)... The trees remind me of our flowering crabapple trees that I just posted about here.


Hanging above the two mottos is a hand painted portrait of my mom as a young woman, done by Amanda when she was a first year art student in college (what a special Christmas gift that was!!!) Hand-made gifts are absolutely the best, aren't they?

Also hanging on that same wall is this framed art sign that Courtney made for me many years ago... We were big fans of "The Berenstain Bear" books when my girls were growing up (I think we've read all of them - many, many times!!!) When Court gave this to me she said (something to the effect) "I made this for you because you remind me of Mama Bear when she's upset and stomps around!" Ha Ha!! Gotta love it!!! Again, you just can't beat those hand-made gifts from the heart!


Thanks for letting me share my little "mother's corner" with you... I hope you all have a very Happy Mother's day! And Happy Birthday, Mom! (click here for last year's post on my mom's birthday - she was a very special lady!!!)
Donna

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Remembering you...

"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love,
the things you are, the things you never want to lose."
(The Wonder Years)

"We do not remember days; we remember moments."
(Cesare Pavese)
"Life is the sharing of songs and of silences, and the
holding of memories only the heart can see." (Flavia)
"Memories are but a journey we take in our minds,
but relive in our hearts." (A. Grant)
Thank you for the most wonderful memories to look back on, Mom... Happy Mother's Day...

Love, Donna