Happy Mother's Day Reflections

Happy Mother's Day to everyone out there in the bloggerverse and beyond!  We celebrated yesterday, which is the usual, so today, I relax and take time to reflect.  I'll ask you in advance to please excuse the length of this post.

There are many contributing elements that make a person whom they are.  I am so grateful for my mother, but also, my grandmother and her wonderful sisters....without whom, I don't know where I would be.

My grandmother was every bit a southern woman, hard-working, and so full of knowledge!  I can almost still hear her voice, Clean your house EVERY morning as if you are expecting company. She was a lady of class who always expected the same, and gave the best advice.  I loved to steal away to her dressing table, which was laden with pretty potions that were popular at that time....from White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor,

Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills,

to Red Door by Elizabeth Arden.....

but my favorite was her White Shoulders dusting powder.  I still remember that scent.   Even the sight of this makes me nostalgic.

When we were little, she doted on us.  I remember how special I felt going to her favorite department stores of the time,

Buffum's

The Broadway,

Bullock's, and other little boutiques.....all of whom are now ghosts of the past that were bought out or liquidated.

The first time she bought me a beautiful silk taffeta dress by Jessica McClintock....it was the eighties, and that was pretty "rad."  Lol.  Such fond memories of long-ago California!  

After losing her husband, she had to raise five children alone.  She didn't fall into despair; she went to work, later earned a degree, and owned multiple properties.  She was such an incredibly strong and savvy woman!  I miss her every day.

My Great Aunt Florence, who was grandma's sister, owned a thrift store along with my Aunt Jewel, and as a kid, I loved rifling through the pretty baubles and things at the store (not much has changed!). 

Here she is pictured (first) alongside my grandmother.  They were incredibly close-knit.

My Great Aunt Jewel...always stylish and with impeccable make-up, was a no-nonsense lady who had no problem letting me know if I was stepping out of line (and believe me, I tried, ha), and I love her for it!

And finally, my Great Aunt Thelma whom I adored.  Soft-spoken, sweet, and kind, is how I remember her.

My other Aunt, Great Aunt Pearl, was also kind, but lived very far away so I didn't get to know her as much as I would've liked to.  I digress.  

Today's post is my reflection, a testament to how swiftly time goes by, and today, I want to remember and honor these wonderful ladies who are gone from this Earth but never from my heart.  I hope each of you and your family enjoys a truly blessed, blessed Mother's Day! 

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