Happy Mother’s Day, 2020!

One thing is for certain – this Mother’s Day will be remembered as being very different from any of the Mother’s Days past or present in our lives.

Last evening The Hubster came home with a little frown on his face after a grocery run stating “I wanted to bring you home flowers – but there weren’t any.”

He could have brought me home a pineapple and I would have been just as happy!

Yes, these are different times, and while I appreciated the sentiment, I didn’t need flowers or cards – I am happy in knowing that we are both well and healthy.

And while there were not “I’m taking you out to dinner!” exclamations -

Mother’s Day breakfast on the new Blackstone griddle was fabulous:

Who needs flowers when you can have pancakes and eggs?

I’m not sure why it is – but breakfast cooked outside tastes so much better than breakfast cooked inside!

I’m going to keep this post short (shorter than most) so that I can spend my Mother’s Day in a more leisurely fashion. 

I hope you will do the same.

As I’ve been talking to my parents over things that they can do to keep themselves healthy as things start to open up in their areas, there is an article I shared with them that I would love to share with you here.  (Also making it easy for me to find it again later!)

The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them 

I am always one to consider the source, so before you read this and poo-poo it, please know the following:

The author, Erin S. Bromage, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Dr. Bromage’s research focuses on the evolution of the immune system, the immunological mechanisms responsible for protection from infectious disease, and the design and use of vaccines to control infectious disease in animals. He also focuses on designing diagnostic tools to detect biological and chemical threats in the environment in real-time.

Dr. Bromage joined the Faculty of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2007 where he teaches courses in Immunology and Infectious disease, including a course this semester on the Ecology of Infectious Disease which focused on the emerging SARS-CoV2 outbreak in China.

At any rate, I find his article (complete with charts and graphs because you know – pictures are worth 1,000 words) compelling, easy to understand, and full of facts, not scare tactics or conspiracy theories.

My Mother’s Day breakfast consumed – I plan on spending time with a couple of different projects today, and I will get Part 7 of our Unity Quilt Along ready for tomorrow’s release.

The sun is shining, and while it is chilly – the wind has also died down so there may be a long walk in there as well.

However you spend your Mother’s Day – in remembrance of those mothers and grandmothers that have passed and are missed, or fielding phone calls from your own kids and grands as they call to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day – I hope you enjoy every minute.

My Happy Mother’s Day photo from Jeff and Casden!

Wearing the masks I made them.

If you are out amongst people – mask up! 

Love the ones you love from afar until we can safely hug one another again.

Oh, I think I need to get busy on that Scooby Doo quilt!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Happy Mother's Day to the mothers, the grandmothers, the sisters the aunts and friends.

Our hearts are full with the memories of mothers who are no longer with us. We miss them and honor them today.

To the fathers raising children on their own, to those who step in when needed along the way mothering other people's children. This day is for you, too.

Have a wonderful Mothers Day -