Spoilt for Choice at Trevallan for chrysanthemums
When I was quite young, I once watched a mum give the last two Tim Tams in a packet to her kids. At the time I thought the woman had gone completely mad - who gives away perfectly good Tim Tams ?
Years later, I came across this quote “A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” As a mother myself, I now understand the crazy lady giving away her Tim Tams (though giving away Tim Tams is still a little crazy)!
As parents, we sometimes forget that we are children too and our mums will always be our mums!
Because we are always children in our mother’s eyes, they have the ability to drive us, as adults, a little insane at times.
Their insanity, so it seems, is not due to old age, it’s just their ability to never stop caring or loving us.
This Mother’s Day, look past your mum’s insane streak and don’t forget all the wonderful Tim Tams and pieces of pie she gave you, and probably is still giving you without you even realising!
Love this beautiful winter flowering plant
Don’t just give her a pot of flowers, give her something that she really wants – time with you.
As a mother of young children, my ideal Mother’s Day would probably be sleeping in a bed without sand, crumbs and/or tiny feet kicking me through the night, to enjoy my morning coffee, without the need to be a climbing frame, not having the Terraria computer game theme song stuck in my head or answering a 1000 questions before 5am, oh and of course a massage and a hair cut.
My mum, on the other hand, would probably appreciate a day of my kids shenanigans, sorry, I mean ah, a day of quality time with my children and myself.
So this Mother’s Day the only answer is - the kids are spending the day at mum’s house, I’ll be supervising! Win, win!
Lavender shades
Seriously though, in today’s world it seems we are spoilt for choice in the present department. Believe it or not, a few years ago, a pot of chrysanthemums was the only choice you had as a gift option for Mother’s Day.
This Mother's Day, Trevallan Lifestyle Centre is overflowing with living flowering gifts. Cyclamens, azaleas, pansies, orchids, kalanchoes, even flowering cactus and of course chrysanthemums, all are in bloom, look fantastic and are easy to care for – even brown thumb mums should enjoy!
With every present you give though, don’t forget to give a little of your time as well.
Our mothers just want the best for us – so ignore the so called mothering insanity and instead, give her a hug and kiss and let you know you love her.
Because while a mother’s love is unconditional, we as children need to reassure them that our love is unconditional too!