Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Photo a Week

Aackk!  It's Tuesday.. almost Wednesday already.  Our theme for this week... (we usually post the photo on Monday)... was something "Mom" in keeping with it having been Mother's Day weekend.

My weekend days were totally confused with Mr. BV being away ... and when I picked him up at the airport I was thinking it was Sunday...and sort of had it in my mind to pretend it was too... because he missed our Sunday here... so I made a little chicken for dinner...and then...well I reeeeelly did think it was Sunday!  So, of course, Monday went by and then all of a sudden here it is Tuesday ... hahahah .... oh, well...

I decided not to whine this year about my Mom being gone.   Not that I don't miss her all the time...but, who needs to hear more whining...and ...well, I guess I was lucky to have her for as long as I did.  I have one friend who lost her Mom when she was only 9 .... that really makes me think how lucky was I?

My Mom always loved little things... which was good, because we couldn't afford much in the early days and she got very little of anything.  All the shops were full of flowers and when I saw this cute, tiny orchid, I decided to get it in memory of Mom.   She would have loved it.
I don't know anything about orchids... and they had no info on it...which I found strange...but, I'll google it and see what it says.

































The colours are absolutely beautiful....



















Okay...this is amusing.... that large one? ....is a faux orchid.  Plastics.... but, look how real it looks beside the real thing!



















Here's to you Mom.......

9 comments:

Twiglet said...

That is a lovely way to remember your mum. Both orchids look exquisite to me but I guess the real one just has something really special about it.

Sue said...

Both the orchids are beautiful, and I think your mom would have liked the real and the faux one.

Lovely pics!

Sue:)

Serena Lewis said...

Those orchids are beautiful, Vee, and I would never have guessed one was a fake if you hadn't told us.
A lovely way to remember your Mum ~ xo

Perpetual Chocoholic said...

Nice post.

B.T.Bear (esq.) said...

Yeers ago, my Daddy sed to sum laydeez at cherch that the flowers wer allways nice thare an how he hayted artyfishul wuns. They all lookt at him an larft an sed "but theez AR artyfishul!" he haddent been abol to tell! Ha!

Mummy got yor parsol, by the way! She sez she is sorry she has not emayled yu to thank yu yet. She reelly liket it alot!

Elena said...

The orchids almost look iridescent. What a great way to remember your Mom!

Shashi Nayagam said...

Those are beautiful Vee. Those beautiful soft colours just perfect.

MaryO said...

Oh these are lovely orchids...both of them! And what a lovely way to remember your mother. Mine has been gone 18 years now and my heart still swells every time I think of her...which is everyday. Cherish your memories........

Unknown said...

It's really beautiful; I think your mom would love it!