Mary Oliver

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with your one wild and precious life?"









Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, my daughters, and my step-daughters. I wouldn't be the mom I am without them. Each of them still changes me everyday in some way and I'm grateful to and for them all.The roses are called Fourth of July roses and Steve and I saw them yesterday on our visit to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. We went for a plant sale but as the plants Steve wanted were sold out, he was rather disappointed. But the roses were lovely.


As for my gift to my mom, I am so pleased with how the starfish washcloth came out! I'm pretty sure she'll love it as she loves beachy things as much as I do. I'm giving her one of the soaps I got from the MS&WF; it's Lavender Mint and smells just lovely. I'm trying to finish one more cloth, Mason-Dixon's ballband in pink and pastels, but I'm cutting it close, so these may be it. Plus a lovely plant that Steve bought her.

Random notes:


I also am pretty happy with this "new" bedspread. I bought it a month or so ago from the thrift store planning to cut it up and use it to make a rug or two, but after I washed it, it looked so nice that I decided to use it in our bedroom for a summer look. Gotta love thrifting!!

And here's the finished (except for button loops) baby sweater; can't remember if I showed it with the bobble buttons on. Baby shower is Wednesday, so if I'm making the loops, I better get cracking!





I also love these hearts, although I don't think I'll be able to do one in time to gift it to my mom.





My oldest daughter has been making yogurt recently, and I thought this post had some good information about it. I may try my hand at it this summer. I really should try and improve my diet, since I have so many digestive/intestinal issues.


The weather today is absolutely gorgeous, upper sixties. It's so nice, I already weeded and mulched my two little front gate flower beds. After yesterday's hot, windy day, it's extra nice. Steve and I went to the beach in the afternoon and it was like being in a sandstorm, not nice at all.



Whatever you do to celebrate today, I hope you have a good one.

4 comments:

  1. Happy Mother's Day, hope you have a great day,
    Meredith

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  2. Happy Mother's day, Rose. Love those blue bobbles!

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  3. Hi Rose! The baby sweater is adorable! And the roses are gorgeous. Thank you for the Greek yogurt link, I can t wait to make it. Yum!
    Happy Mothers Day!
    PS the wind is still howling here at my beach but come visit my blog sometime, you re invited!

    lizzy at gone2thebeach

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  4. Happy Mother's Day, Rose. I love the roses and that baby sweater is absolutely stunning. The buttons are adorable.

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