Fresh flowers, fragrant and pretty, never smelled so sweet.
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| Mom's apartment: pretty 'wallflowers' keeping each other company |
This year, there were many reasons to celebrate Mother's Day.
To start, it was the first time in fifteen years
that I had the chance to spend it with my mom and my sister,
and eight years, since I last spent it with my daughter.
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| From left: my daughter, Liberty, with my mom, Rita, mom again, me, and my sister, Cindy. |
This year,
Mother's Day was as it should be:
full of flowers, hugs, and smiles,
undeterred by meddling miles!
How did you spend Mother's Day?
Thanks for visiting!
xo
Poppy
P.S. Promise to visit you all very soon!
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Glad that you have been able to be home with them this year :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful for you to be able to spend it with your mom, sister and daughter! We need to cherish those moments. My mom's been gone for 22 years now.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like the best way to spend Mother's Day, Poppy! I am sure that you will always cherish that time! I spent it at home with family, including my mom who was able to leave the nursing home for a brief time. I am not sure how much longer her body will allow her to be moved, so having her home, was truly a gift! :)
ReplyDeleteA really nice treat for you all to be together this year then! My mother's been gone for three years, but this year was a nice day spent with my daughter cleaning out her backyard patio. Wendy x
ReplyDeletePoppy, sounds like a perfect and very special day! How wonderful for you to be able to spend it with your mom, sister and daughter! I'm sure your time was so full of building memories!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you!AriadnefromGreece!
ReplyDeletePoppy...what a blessing for you, your mom & sis to be able to spend the day together! Precious memories, for sure! Beautiful flowers to go along with your beautiful heart! I spent the weekend remenicsing...I miss my mom so much since her passing in 2010 but her memories will always be with me! My son treated me to flowers and dinner!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! What a special day! I love the flowers and the plate display!
ReplyDeleteHi Poppy, I'm so happy that you were able to all be together after all those years for Mother's Day! How special and wonderful it must feel. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Υou must have been really very happy to share mother's day with all the generations! How wonderful is your family Poppy! I think your daughter looks like a twin sister of you, younger but self-same!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are beautiful and I love the plate wall. I am so glad you were able to spend it with your mom, sister and daughter. Afraid it was just me and the hubs this year.
ReplyDeleteWhat a very special mother's day you had with your mum, daughter and sister. Wonderful photos and memories for you. Blessings. Pam
ReplyDeleteOh how wonderful for you all. I love this for your family and you!
ReplyDeleteYour bright and cheerful colours on plates and those flowers are gorgeous, too!
How great that you could spend Mothers Day with your mom, sister and daughter. I love the plate wall and the beautiful flowers. Such wonderful memories you made that day.
ReplyDeleteI really didn't do anything - my son send a beautiful bouquet of flowers, candy and wonderful bath products plus a very sweet phone call. My fur babies and I made a special dinner.
Have a wonderful week.
Mary
What a very special Mother's Day to be with daughter and mother and sister. What a blessing. I had a quiet day, but a busy one the day before with family events and more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Mother's Day! Spending it with your family. That makes for a very special day!
ReplyDeleteJudy
How lovely. I'm sure you had a wonderful time together. The flowers are beautiful and I love those plates on the wall, your mother must have a beautiful home. Happy Mother's Day to all of you. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you are with your family visiting them...There is nothing like it recharging your soul with the ones that are in your hearts forever!!!
ReplyDelete:)
XOXO
Marisa
What a wonderful time with your sweet mother and precious daughter and sister, too! I'm so glad you got to spend time with your family. I know you had fun and got lots of HUGS! We had a nice day and I talked to all 4 of my boys on the phone. Enjoy your week my friend! Sweet hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you could spend this year's Mother's Day both with your mom and your daughter. Your daughter is beautiful! What a happy day!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the most wonderful day, Poppy, and I am happy for you that you had a Mother's Day as it should be, surrounded by your family! Your daughter is beautiful! I see such a resemblance to you!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so beautiful Poppy and I am happy that you were able to be with your Mom and Daughter. Such a special day this must have been! xxleslie
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful photos, but that mint green plate is WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! Loved the pics!!!
ReplyDeletexo Kris
what a beautiful daughter!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful day you had. I enjoyed all the pictures, especially the plates!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely ladies sharing a special day together! I know this was a very happy day for you. I enjoyed all your pretty photos and glad to hear you had such a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteSo nice that you were able to spend the day with your family. I love your mother's plate wall. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI loved all the floral pictures and the plate collection is beautiful. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeletePerfect way to spend the Holiday! Love the flowers and family pictures and your mom's pretty plate collection. We flew back to Oregon on Sunday so we were here at the very end of the day (islightly exhausted and time-lagged) -- But at least I got to hug my daughter when she picked us up at the airport.
ReplyDeleteWiwat wszystkie piękne dziewczyny na zdjęciach! Kwiaty cudnie kolorowe, u nas Dzień Matki jest 26 maja:))
ReplyDeleteso special you were all able to be together. beautiful flowers and plates, too! your daughter is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Mother's Day wishes to you Poppy -- it sounds like you had a rather spectacular day! So glad you had the opportunity to spend it with those you love ~ Jackie xoxo
ReplyDeleteafter my marriage i always lived far apart from my mother. 1200 miles.
ReplyDeleteand she was always my best friend until the day she died. she died when i was 26.
in retrospect now... i would not allow those miles to happen. i would find a way to live closer.
life is too short.
i thought the picture of liberty was you actually... you look so alike!
i'm so glad you had this time with these special women in your life. and yes... as everyone said...
i say too... the wall with those special plates is simply beautiful!
as are you dearest poppy. XOXO
Χρόνια πολλά σε σένα και σ΄όλες τις μανούλες της οικογένειάς, σου για τη γιορτή της μητέρας!
ReplyDeleteΠολύ ωραία η συλλογή των πιάτων.
Φιλιά
Ελένη
Pardon me for being late. You all looked so happy in the photos celebrating Mother's Day together. Three generations of beauty and unrelenting love. I love your mum's collection of plates. And Liberty is a carbon-copy of you my dear friend. Hope you are enjoying your time in Canada with your whole family. Thank you for leaving your very kind and sweet message. Im so touched!
ReplyDeleteTake care and love,
Aida
What a treat for you to spend time with these beautiful women in your family, Poppy. Seeing a bit of your mom's apartment, I wonder if it from her that you picked up a love of colour and florals that you have in your own home. I guess the time for you to return to Greece must be near.
ReplyDeleteWishing you well,
Karen
Forgive me for not commenting sooner my friend! Life continues to be super busy, but that is no excuse.
ReplyDeleteMy heart rejoices to know you spent a very special day with very special people! I know how much you've missed your family, and from the looks on your beautiful faces, you all had a much deserved fabulous day.
(The picture of the flowers is stunning Poppy! Sharp as a tack.)
xxxx
Hi Poppy,
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you were able to spend a special mothers day with the beautiful ladies in your family. I love the pretty bouquet of flowers.
Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn
LOVELY - so glad you were able to spend Mother's Day with your Mom, Sister and Daughter - wonderful! I do appreciate you sharing with A Return to Loveliness,
ReplyDeleteKathy
I'm glad you got to spend Mother's Day with your loved ones and as you said so perfectly - full of flowers, hugs and smiles.
ReplyDeleteThose miles really do meddle with life, don't they? I am so glad you had a happy day with your girls (mom, daughter, sister). It is one mother's day you'll remember forever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful feeling that must have been! Three generations together for the first time in a long time - I'm sure there were tears as you all celebrated Mothers' Day together. I've missed so many of your posts, but have just had a lovely time looking back and catching up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful wall of plates! And wow! It must have been a very special mother day for all three generations!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful you all got to spend the day together!
ReplyDeleteSherry
I apologize for being so late to visit and enjoy your share of your special day. WOW what a long time to have waited to share such precious memories and yet now it must have been so worth it. You, your daughter, mom and sister are all so beautiful and look so radiantly happy. The flowers are so gorgeous too. I had a wonderful day as well, still celebrating, as could not see all 3 on the special day.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a special Mother's Day! I appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
ReplyDeleteKathy
I am so happy you had a wonderful Mothers Day with family. I haven't had a lot of time for blogging since our move but I wanted to drop by and see what you have been up to.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sherry
Please forgive my late visiting to see your recent posts! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day with whole family! So glad to read about this "joie de vivre", about the gathering visit with your family, most important, your mom and daughter, your sister, as well - and friend Laura, too!! And so beautiful and colorful buildings in the post dedicated to them (by the way, I must say that my fave is the one in red with a large and cosy terrace on the right corner... it may looks like a dream home!!)! Thanks so much for sharing them and Have a great week ahead! All the best, Poppy! Alexa T
ReplyDeleteAwe! That is such a sweet post! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is how Mother's day should be. And I felt blessed to be able to spend it with my Mom and Daughter this year as well. :)
Thanks for sharing with Fresh-Cut Friday!
~Liz
Poppy, how did I miss this post? I was asleep at the wheel to have missed this lovely post! Your mother has a delightful collection of plates and I remember your telling me of this sweet time there with your darling mother--and beautiful Liberty.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your current post brought me back here!
Love to you,
Dewena