Anyway. This is just a quick post focusing on the Mother’s Day part of the equation. It’s been so long since I’ve watched free to air television, I don’t even know who’s in the cast of Home and Away these days so the Logies will be wasted on me. Besides, I’ve seen all the paparazzi shots of the Big Names sashaying through Melbourne airport ahead of the ceremony. With regards to the election? Malcolm still hasn’t called it which means I still don’t know if I’m up for a sausage sizzle lunch at the local primary school cum polling booth come July 2.
All I wanted to say is that I hope you spend today in the way that is best for you. The origins of Mother’s Day involve not only festivals and feasts of the Greek and early Christian markers of the day (or the retailer and social media buffing of the day into one of gifting and plasticky perfection if you’re living in 2016) but also, through Anna Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe, something a little more.
Jarvis and Howe both had the idea of Mother’s Day being a day of honour and remembrance. Of mothers who have left their earthly bodies for a place of rest and release from pain. A day to reflect upon the love and self sacrifice mothers have and given and continue to give. A day, perhaps, to also reflect upon ourselves. As mothers, potential mothers and as the mothered. Are we patient and sensitive enough to those we mother and those we are mothered by?
Whether you’re going to be out there in the thick of it with the flowers, gifts and celebratory meals or whether you’re going to be spending the day in quiet reflection, may you have the day that’s best for you.
And if you could tell me how to preserve 3D preschool Mother’s Day art, that would be lovely.
I don’t think the laminator’s going to work as well for them as they have for my print outs of my favourite Cookie and Kate recipes.
Before I go, guess what I just saw at Woolies?
Have you ever made a mug cake?