May musings
Hello again.
First off, the winners of the fab Oster blender are: Stefanie, Angela and Garnet Girl. Congrats! (I wish I had a blender for everyone.)
Marta told me she would make brownies if she had won. Sorry you didn't win, but please do share your blender-brownies recipe with us Marta.
Now that's taken care of, let's get back to chatting ...
It's a gorgeous spring evening here in the West end of Toronto. My husband, kids and I have spent lots of time in High Park this week. The white blossom trees are breathtaking in full bloom. In the twilight they look like a blanket of soft fog hovering in the air.
May is my favourite season. Never fail, each year I am in awe of how nature renews herself.
My youngest daughter, Sophie (soon-to-be 7), was due on June 6th but I always said she would be my 'May baby' - and she was. Her middle name is 'May' because of my fondness for the month. May was also my perenially-sunny grandmother's name.
We have a special spring treat in our yard: a robin's nest. Liv, 10, is a champion tree climber. She spotted a nest in the 20-foot-tall evergreen tree in our front lawn and was half way up in no time. She soon discovered just how fiercely protective us mums can be when mama robin came flying at her in a fit of anger. Boy did Liv ever scoot down that tree in a hurry.
There's also a robin's nest on our neighbour's eavestrough and we have a bird's-eye view of it from the back window of our house. Each night after school and work, we peek at mama bird with our binoculars, looking for signs that her babies have hatched.
I think it's really these simple delights - these gifts of nature - that make May such a special month. Of course, there's Mother's Day, too!
My girls came home from school today (Friday) and excitedly hid their school-made creations wrapped in crinkly tissue paper. Hmm, I wonder if there's a macaroni necklace among them?
We don't usually make plans for Mother's Day but, instead, see what the day brings. Write to tell me how you spend Mother's Day
P.S. Next time I write, I'll tell you how I spent Mother's Day and about my recent interview with a former CIA spy!
Tags: contest, kids, Mother's Day, nature, Spring
May 8th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Congratulations to Stefanie, Angela and GarnetGirl!
Have a happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mothers.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Congratulations winners.
I will spend mother's day by going (my daughter and I) to take my 80 year old mom out for brunch...it's a day long event with all the chatting before and afterwards. The funny thing is that we do this on a regular basis.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Wow! Thanks for the blender. You know, I haven't owned a blender in over 10 years. I promise that it will be put to very good use this summer. And I look forward to getting Marta's brownie recipe, too.
Again, my sincerest thanks!
May 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This is fantastic news!!! Thank you so much. I'm going to start googling some blender recipes. Happy Mother's Day to everyone!!!
May 10th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I had a lovely mother's day this year. My husband and daughter made me breakfast in bed. Kids gave me a gift certificate with my hair salon, plus manicure. In the afternoon, my daughter and I went to see a chick flick. My son had to work 12 hours today, but he called and asked if I could pick him up from work because he wanted to take me for a Vietnamese Noodle. How sweet! I was spoiled, pampered, and made to feel very special. Great day.
May 10th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I am looking forward to using my blender, Thanks so much
May 11th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Ok, so this is how Mother's day went: My daughter and I took my mom out for breakfast. Then my mom took us out for lunch. LOL We spent 6 hours together talking, laughing, shopping, eating and having fun. Late afternoon, my daughter and I went to Bingo (for two hours of leisurly fun...no I did not win) and then later in the evening we had take out Chinese Food at home. YUM. It was more relaxing to take out than to face the line ups at all the restaurants. Overall the day was great.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Congratulations to the winners of the blenders, may you use them in good health! As for mother's day ... normally we go out for dinner with my children & grand children... however this yr. my son brought me to the circus on Sat. to celebrate (which I had never been to a circus before~ Ever!!!) ... we had a blast, there was so much to see and be amazed, or amused by great fun. Then my boys planned a meal fit for a Queen ... they treated me & their wives to a really great home cooked meal! And since today is my b'day they had cake & ice cream yesterday for dessert. It was a wonderful weekend indeed.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Hi there - I guess you need to know where to send the blender - I think I may have given you the wrong e-mail address..... sorry about that. Let me know how we can work this out.... thank you.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
actually - yes, it is the hotmail address.....
May 21st, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Hi, I belive that I won one of the blenders but have not been contacted as to shipping info and from what I recall all you asked for when I subscribed to the blog was my email. Should I have been contacted by now?