The morning that we left Armstrong to come home, we made sure to stop by
my parents place and have a visit.
My Mom took me out to see her share of the community garden, it's towering sunflowers dwarfing her, with their nodding yellow heads.
She picked some kale for us to take home with us that she had seeded herself, and we walked among the sunflowers while I took lots of photos.
It was a short moment, one that I am cherishing. We don't see my family very often, and the visits can be intense with their busyness. These quiet few moments of connection are even more special to me, and I can pull them out anytime I am lonely for family.
I had picked up some gorgeous April Cornell place mats, and cloth napkins with a sunflower motif to give to her as a parting gift. She adored them, and has always loved any of April Cornell's work. We noticed how they matched with the sunflower cards I had made for her so I spread them out, and took some photos.
When I got home that night, and was reading blogs, I noticed
that April Cornell's blog was featuring her designs for tablecloths, and one of them was the exact same sunflower pattern that I had given to my Mom.
A small coincidence, but every time I see a sunflower now, I have this great memory of the time I walked through Mom's garden with her.
Wow! Those are beautiful and enormous sunflowers and great time shared with family.
ReplyDeleteThe best moments are those that we spend with our Moms.
ReplyDeleteMoments to cherish, for sure. Thanks for sharing with us. Your cards are, as always, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteaw thats sweet! There is just something about sunflowers that makes my heart happy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Love unhurried, relaxed times with family -- they are rare in the world in which we live. Sunflowers are a favorite of mine too. Last week I used up the last of the cards I received from you. It was such a treat to be able to give something so beautiful to a special friend or relative. Love those sunflower cards -- I'll have to make a purchase soon! ;o)
ReplyDeleteGod's timing is awesome!
ReplyDeleteBonjour Jen,
ReplyDeleteThe sunflowers are absolutely incroyable ! How tall they are ! and this is certainly a sweet moment to be cherished in your memory.
What a lovely memory and pics. x
ReplyDeleteLovely story. You can't but help be cheered up by those golden flowers!
ReplyDeleteEnormous is right! I love sunflowers, wish I could have some in the backyard but my dogs would just tear them up. Glad you had a nice visit with family.
ReplyDeletejen, That was so very lovely~it made me tear up. In a good way! gail
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the sunflowers, the visit and your beautiful photography!
ReplyDeleteYou capture the best of the flowers, showing not only how they look but how they smelled, how the weather was and how special a certain day was.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thoughts of your Mom!! Jen, it is lovely that she takes the time to spend with you, and what a beautiful flower to remind you of each other! :)
ReplyDeleteCherish those memories you made with your mom among the sunflowers. They are priceless and you will remember them always. I have many fond memoires of my mom that I will carry with me always. I love sunflowers..they are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI lost my mom in May this year...it's still extremely difficult to think about...you never get over the loss of a mother but hopefully you have beautiful memories to always hold on too. Your mother isn't gone of course but you'll always have the sunflower to remind you of her, that is very sweet. Have a super day!
ReplyDeletebeautiful blooms of sunflower. and i agree with Tatyana@MySecretGarden that the best moments are those that we spend with our Moms.
ReplyDeleteI love how seeing something can bring memories flooding back...I'm glad you got to spend time with your mom. Since mine lives next door sometimes I forget how precious those times are, thanks for the reminder, Kim
ReplyDeleteJen,
ReplyDeleteI was delighted to get the Alert that you had mentioned me and some of my sunflower placemats on your blog. What a lovely post about the loving relationship with your mother. My own mother just celebrated her 80th birthday. What a gift to still have her love and wisdom at my side. I think that those of us who have the fortune of our mothers still being with us need to share that gift with our sisters whose mothers have passed. A mother's love transcends death, but including a friend whose mom is gone on our own mother daughter outings would be a great gift to a friend. Happy sunflowers!
April
Precious moments!
ReplyDeleteSunflowers were my Graces' favorite thing, with a garden of her own to appreciate in the mornings and evenings. Memories that I will always cherish.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's an incredible sunflower! Don't you love those types of fond memories? So nostalgic and fun to pass on to the next generation.
ReplyDelete