My mother was a wonderful mum.
Since I myself have become a mum. I can see even more what a nice mum she was.
She died when I was just 27 years old.
She had never had the best of health due to diabetes. Which in those days was not treated so well as it is today.
Her body became damaged due to this ongoing disease.
She was a gentle kind lady.
I do wish she had stayed longer here. To met her only grandson to see him grow and be part of our families life.
We dont alway realise at the time, but I am sure she is looking down on our family.
Watching our lives and seeing our new journey develope daily.
One of her favourite flowers were sweetpeas.
As a child I remember our vegetable patch in our back garden.
Some years my mum would make a small bamboo cane wigwam for the sweetpeas to climb up on.
Sometimes we would get a few flowers but never that many.
Mum was alway happy if she got some she loved these delicate, pretty, sweet smelling flowers.
So this year in memory of her. I planted a whole fence worth of sweet pea plants. Infact 120 seedling which grew!
They covered the whole wire fence and gave flowers after flowers.
We filled the house with 3 or 4 vases of fresh cut flowers every week.
We offered flowers to neighbours and friends which was nice to be able to do.
Of course while we did all this we felt pleased to have grown so many of mums favourite flowers for her and us all.
Alternative life beyond the bubble 