Happy Mothers’ Day (a poem)
Nova Scotia | Posted by Jannie on 9 May 2010 @ 12:05 AM 39 Comments
Some still here with us
Others passed on
Each of them sweeter
Than a favorite song.
“When somebody loves you…”
“Little Brown Jug”
Late August roses
& rice pudding love.
Wind in the wheat fields
Sun on the sea
Each mother with us
For eternity.
(end of jannie-on-the-spot poem)
Happy Mothers’ Day, everyone!! And I do mean EVERYone – gals, guys, pets, plants. Rocks. Gems. Minerals. Is a gem also a mineral?
xoxoxo
But wait – the photo! Kelly was 5 weeks old in Canada. Ann, Jim’s mom, was 95. She passed on at the age of 97.
The other lady up there is my mom, still very much alive and cooking.
And boy — can she!!! Beef stew, chicken soup and rice pudding like you would NOT believe!
She’s not much into making wine or beer, but I more than forgive her for that — there’s a liquor store just down the road from Her & Dad’s. 
And Jim’s mom — oh my dear heavenly Lord — she made a rice pudding that rivaled the gods’. I kid thee freaking not!
Do you like rice pudding??
And Frank Sinatra?
Do you like the thought of Frank Sinatra making and / or eating rice pudding? Or flinging spoonfuls of it into the audience?
(Okay, maybe that’s a little much on flinging it.)
Of course, Frank’s no longer in this realm, but he just might be up there with the angels cooking up a rice pudding storm.
And singing this song to Ann, her favorite.
xoxoxox
(end of post)
xo
On 9 May 2010 at 2:53 am
SnaggleTooth said,
Great that you have a pic with both Grandmother’s in it!
I’ll miss my Mom all day- But good thing for the great memories- n glad I have the down-line up n going to distract me!
Happy Mom’s Day Jannie!
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Be Happy Moms 1 =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 4:49 am
brian miller said,
sun to the sea….smiles happy mothers day jannie!
.-= brian miller´s last blog ..hookie =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 5:00 am
Lance said,
Jannie!
Happy Mother’s day to YOU!!! Do you know what I thinK?? I think you are one very special, very awesome, very loving MOM!!! Kelly is lucky to have YOU in her life!!
Just as I imagine you are lucky to have your mother in your life!
Now…I’m thinking road trip to your parent’s house (the food there sounds delish!!).
On 9 May 2010 at 5:13 am
Paige said,
xxx to all out there today online and otherwise distracted from the doledrums of sadness
BB look out for those crazy a$$ed mocking birds, they are really – no really, really mean. Oh and the hummingbirds too, they can buzz by so fast they knock you over, ooch
.-= Paige´s last blog ..This – That – Tother =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 5:45 am
Ji said,
lovely poem for Mom,
Happy Happy Mother’s Day to U and Moms in your family!
U Rock!
On 9 May 2010 at 6:27 am
G said,
Happy Mommy’s day.
May you be spoiled rotten.
.-= G´s last blog ..Honesty =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 6:41 am
Laura Hegfield said,
Happy Mother’s Day sweet momma! ohh, I smell banana chocolate chip pancakes wafting up the staircase….my family must love me!
On 9 May 2010 at 8:48 am
trisha said,
a wonderful, warm and beautiful post. your blog opened smoothly today.
lucky me.
happy weekend and mother’s day!
On 9 May 2010 at 9:57 am
sheila said,
Sweet post all the way around! Happy Mom’s Day to you!
On 9 May 2010 at 10:08 am
Jannie said,
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thanks everyone!!
xoxoxo
On 9 May 2010 at 11:39 am
Davina said,
Happy Mother’s Day Jannie. Very sweet poem. I like rice pudding and Frank Sinatra is okay. But flinging it into the audience? Forgetaboutit
On 9 May 2010 at 1:44 pm
Daisy said,
Lovely post and wonderful poem, Jannie. Wishing you a very happy Mother’s Day too!
On 9 May 2010 at 2:54 pm
Thomma Lyn said,
What a beautiful poem. *sniff* and *smile.* Happy Mother’s Day, dear Jannie!
xoxo
On 9 May 2010 at 3:48 pm
william said,
very cute indeed, happy mothers day, lovely pic and song
.-= william´s last blog ..DAILY POEM "THE LAUGH A MINUTE" =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 6:21 pm
Wilma Ham said,
What a glorious tribute and I am sure Kelly will have such a dear one for you in due course if you stop breaking her arms. xox Wilma
On 9 May 2010 at 8:50 pm
Luisa Doraz said,
It makes me smile and feel happy when I read such nice posts…like this one. Thank you. Have a great week.
On 9 May 2010 at 9:34 pm
vered | professional blogger said,
Can you believe that I’ve never tasted rice pudding? Seriously. It’s not a staple in Israel.
Sounds like I should find a way to get me some!
On 9 May 2010 at 10:28 pm
Talon said,
Just getting in under the wire – and hoping you had a splendid Mother’s Day, Jannie. Yes, they’re with us for eternity and thank heavens for that. (I DETEST rice pudding…just typing it makes me gag – lol)
.-= Talon´s last blog ..My whole heart… =-.
On 9 May 2010 at 10:30 pm
Tony Single said,
Rice pudding, rice pudding, wherefore art thou rice puddingst?
I’m glad of my mum. She and I have long, rambling chats that go for hours. It’s a wonderful thing!
Love your poem, Jannie, and the photo was heartwarming.
.-= Tony Single´s last blog ..The Hedgehog Dilemma =-.
On 10 May 2010 at 1:11 am
Audra Krell said,
Very, Very cool picture!! Happy Mother’s Day Jannie!
.-= Audra Krell´s last blog ..The house that Built Him =-.
On 10 May 2010 at 9:58 am
Jannie said,
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Hi Sweeties! I have read all these wonderments of comments — and I thank each of you so much.
At this moment I am sooooo tired, and soon going for my 10:00 a.m. nap.
See you all soon!
xoxoxo
On 10 May 2010 at 10:23 am
Lynn said,
I hope you had a lovely Mothers Day, Jannie Muffin. Maybe there was a surprise or two?
I had never had rice pudding before until I had some surgery in 2005 and my house cleaning man brought me some as a get well present. It was very good, but now I associate it with recovering from surgery.
I do like Frank Sinatra. Yes indeedy. With or without rice pudding.
On 10 May 2010 at 10:49 am
Glenn Buttkus said,
Happee luvs to BB, and the Miss Jannie too. Yes, a lovely mother’s day poem, with just the right amount of wistfulness and whimsy. We had two of our daughters over, and one son-in-law. Joel and I worked 8 hours on erecting a new wall of landscape brick in front of Melva’s front flower bed, and the girls went May day plant shopping with Mom. I gave Melva the Next Generation George Foreman grill, with the easy to pull out, easy to clean grill sides. Then we were off to Outback steak house for Mom’s Day meal.
I got Melva two dozen rainbow roses, and the girl brought a bouquet of tulips. Ain’t it great to be a Mother? And I agree one day soon, Kelly will be celebrating Mother’s Day by visiting her old Mom, and bringing the grandchildren; couple years down the line hopefully.
.-= Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Music, Music, Music, Music =-.
On 10 May 2010 at 3:28 pm
sheila said,
Hey Jannie, how’s the little dolls arm doing?
On 10 May 2010 at 4:22 pm
Natalia said,
Hey Jannie,
Hope that you had a Happy Mother’s day! Like the poem and the pics!
On 10 May 2010 at 5:36 pm
Suzicate said,
Hope you had a fabulous Mother’s Day! Hope the little one’s arm is feeling better, and I hope your blahs have been replaced with fun and laughter.
.-= Suzicate´s last blog ..Freaks, Geeks, And Squeaks =-.
On 10 May 2010 at 7:57 pm
BK said,
I’m late … very late. Hope that you had a lovely Mother’s Day. In fact, everyday should be Mother’s Day.
On 11 May 2010 at 10:03 am
Jannie said,
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Bonjourno, everybody!!
Dear Snaggle: Yes, it is a cherished photo to have, for sure. The poem is in part for you, of course. Your “downline” is your online?
Dear Brian: I’d love to be on the Wild Irish Sea today, oh yes, in a little cottage with some tea. But I’m there in my mind — that’s the beauty of, as Sponge Bob says, imagiNAtion.
Dear Lance, beautiful on all sentiments,thanks. Once you taste Mom’s cooking you will no-doubt never leave her. But luckily they have a little guest cottage out back — well, more of a gardening shed, really but I think you’d find it a nice little spot. smiles
Dear Paige, poor BB he did have a bit of a run-in with a mourning dove over her nest. But they ended up good buds once she realized he was only looking for karrits. smiles.
Dear Jingle, I hope yours was a lovely day too. I very much enjoyed your beautiful poem for your mother so far away in her village, but still loving your sweet dad after so many years.
Dear G, thanks! I’m ALWAYS spoiled rotten. smiles.
Dear Laura, ummmmn, pancakes sounded glorious. me thinks your family loves you very very much — but I already knew that.
Dear Trish, thanks so much. Shoot, has my site been opening slowly or not at all for you? That’s unhappy news for me. Darn. I wonder what’s going wrong?
Dear Sheila,ahh thanks. Hope you had a great one.
Dear Davina, the rice pudding flinging is something more Gallagher’s style, I guess. watermelon and rice pudding surprise. smiles.
Dear Daisy, ahh, thanks so much. It WAS a lovely day, and I hope yours was too?
Dear Thomma Lyn, ahhh, thanks. I’m working on another poem for tomorrow’s post. maybe not quite as sentimental, tho. Actually, probably a lot strange. smiles.
Dear William — hey! Well, you know about song-poems, your whole blog is a-blooming with them.
Dear Wilma, yeah I really gotta stop knocking that kid around so much. smiles.
Dear Luisa, well hi there again. Thaks for popping by. Ahhh, so glad the poem made you feel nice things.
Dear Vered, Kozy Shack makes a not bad tasting rice pudding, but it’s only about 3% as good as my mom’s.
Dear Talon, you did well by getting here still on Sunday! Put me to shame, as i was a day late over at your place. SORRY ’bout making you have to think about rice pudding. do you like tapioca??? smiles.
Dear Tony, talk about heart-warming — hearing about your long rambling chats with your mom. Does she live close to you?
Dear Audra, hey sweet thang. I thank you very-much-a-lot for your visit and comment. Did you have a nice Mothers day too?
Dear Lynnie-Muffin, yes Kelly and Jim made me pancakes with raspberries and strawberries in them. ANd I’ve got my lovely flower bouquet right here beside my cozy computer chair to enjoy. Ha, that’s funny — I forever and a day shall associate grape juice with tonsil surgery recovery. smiles.
Dear Glenn, ummmmm, Outback Steak House. I LOVE that place!!! Wish I were there right now, except for me being beside the Wild Irish Sea in my mind, of course. You guys’ day sounded wonderful! Will you take a photo of the finished planter box? And post it?
Dear Sheila, well hello again, my dear. She’s had the cast on 9 days now. NINE — can you believe it?? She is not in any pain at all except for a couple days ago when she bumped it hard against something, that hurt for a minute she said. She’s quite the little trooper, but bummer — no swimming, and it’s getting warm here. Still another 4-5 weeks of the cast to go. Yuck.
Dear Natalia, hi! Always great to see you here. Yes, I had a very lovely day Sunday. How ’bout you??
Dear Suzicate, the blahs, still a bit with me, but I hear there’s a lot of that going around — but when it lifts it does not come back for years!! I think I feel a little better writing this comment. smiles.
Dear BK, howdy! Thanks for popping in. I think everyday IS mothers’ day for me, my family is so nice. Hope you had a good one!?
xoxoxoox
On 11 May 2010 at 11:24 am
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. great poem, and what a lovely photo … good memories – five weeks old .. well at least she didn’t have a right-angled coathanger arm?!
Rice pudding – love it! Frank Sinatra .. not so .. not sure why – but just not to keen. Flinging rice pud everywhere .. not a good idea …
One of the old folk’s husband .. hates vegetables & one day threw the karrits up the kitchin wal .. and he didn’t clere dem up .. the story makes his wife laugh .. BB won’t be so happy!
Mum’s are special – even one’s who can’t hear for now – still expect it to come back .. sometime! We had a good day … hugs to all .. H
Champers a good idea though!
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Shambles, Pawn Brokers, Hay Market, & Portobello .. evolving street names … =-.
On 11 May 2010 at 1:29 pm
Jannie said,
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Well, hi again dear Hilary. Thanks for bring smiles to me again with your smiling gravatar!!
Nope, no coat hanger arms for her back then, only crying and sleeping, and eating. And some snuggling.
Yep, I wrote that poem jannie-on-the spot.
yep, just told BB about teh karrit fling. He’s still standing over there on top of the barstool with his mouth ’bout open to his fuzzy little knees, in disbelief a karrit could ever ever be treated in such a way.
I think I like Frank much better on any CD, than in that video.
Well, 2 minutes until the bath. Not too hot of a one today, tho.
aybe that will make me think summer is really not bearing down quickly on us.
xoxoxoo
On 11 May 2010 at 1:44 pm
ji said,
http://itistimetothinkformyself.blogspot.com/2010/05/jingles-may-follower-award-week-2.html
awards.
Happy Tuesday!
Will post Rally information tonight.
On 11 May 2010 at 3:30 pm
Sara said,
Jannie,
What a perfect “Happy Mother’s Day” poem!!! You are so creative!!!I also loved the photos. I think it’s great that your mom is still “very much alive and cooking!”
Funny thing about this post…every time I scroll up or down, I get stopped by the Frank Sinatra video…my scroll bar must have a crush on him:~) My favorite song that Sinatra sung was “Strangers in the Night.”
I hope you enjoyed your Mother’s Day:~)
On 11 May 2010 at 4:27 pm
ji said,
http://itistimetothinkformyself.blogspot.com/2010/05/jingles-may-follower-award-week-2.html
awards for u.
Happy Tuesday!
On 12 May 2010 at 12:36 pm
Jannie said,
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Hey, Jingle!! What are you op to over there on your Blogspot blog?? I must go check and see!!
Sara!! Ahhhhhhhh, thanks a bunch for your most kind words. And did your scrollbar ever set you free?? That’s weird — I wonder what that was all about?? never heard of that happening with a Youtube video before. And Sara, always remember — as if you could forget — that “love is just a glance away, a warm embracing dance away…”
xoxoxoxoxo
On 12 May 2010 at 8:21 pm
Tony Single said,
Jannie, yeah, mum does live pretty close. About 30 minutes away by car (but I don’t drive, so work that out!).
Don’t get to see her (and dad) as often as I’d like, but I do talk to mum on the phone as much as I can. She’s super cool!
.-= Tony Single´s last blog ..Before =-.
On 14 May 2010 at 12:03 pm
LL Cool Joe said,
Aww what a great post! Love the Frank Sinatra classic too.
Mother’s Day in the UK was back in March.
.-= LL Cool Joe´s last blog ..Do all ducks lay blue eggs? =-.
On 14 May 2010 at 11:43 pm
Jannie said,
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Tony — YOU are super-cool!! A right good chip off the olde block, methinks.
Ll Cool Joe — hey another Frank fan, eh?? Mothering Sunday I believe it is?
xoxo
On 25 May 2010 at 4:33 pm
J.D. Meier said,
When I first tried rice pudding in my younger years, it was disappointing.
Several years later I tried it again. Then again. Then again. It turns out, it wasn’t the rice pudding’s fault — it was the maker. I can’t believe the spectrum between good and bad rice pudding. It’s huge.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Why We Make Bad Decisions – Errors in Odds and Errors in Value =-.
On 25 May 2010 at 6:09 pm
Jannie said,
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J.D. That cracked me up!! The proof was in the pudding maker then??
I suppose that also goes for stews, steaks, cakes and shakes!! 
xo