a Happy Mothers Day at least
I got a card and a present! yeah! then I did the Sunday roast
and made a bit of a day of it, later went shopping and stopped for a coffee and cake. We were sitting there and an older guy came and sat down at our table, the cafe was full in there. He hadnt a drink so I asked if he was waiting for his wife to bring it to the table. "No" he said, he had a familar dialect that I'd not heard in 20 years, "she died a couple of months ago", "you're waiting for your one of your children?" I asked "No" he replied "we were married nearly 40 years but we didnt have any". I didnt know what to say, so I said I was sorry about his loss, he said his house was so big now without her in it. It reminded me of my moms house, I didnt want to touch anything there but I knew I had to. Theres still old boxes of rubbish and nik-naks and stuff to go through, you know. Thank goodness we have a place of our own, that the children have somewhere safe and secure to come home to. Thank Goodness I have the children, I'm sure he had many friends and neighbours and other relatives. We talked about the weather (it's rain storming outside), I was hoping the weather would be fine today so as to get some plants in (or ornamental weeds! I keep buttercups and the wild flowers when I can) Maybe I should cultivate the rose bushes outside my door, I'm a crap gardener but do so love the smell of roses on warm days. The herb garden is overgrown, I began it so the kids had somewhere safe to play in. Anyway, I miss my mom today, the monotony of complaints about the state of her health, her pension the world in general and those flippin squeeky doors. I remind myself that although she complained too much, quite often she'd stop in midflow and say "You know what?" "Yes! mom?" I'd say (If I hadnt left the phone on the book shelf and gone to put out the washing) "I'm proud of you" luv |
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