In the UK we have a different Mother’s day to the rest of the world. This is because traditionally girls who were in service (servants) were allowed to go home and visit their mothers on the fourth Sunday in Lent. So it was our mothers day on the 14 March just gone. It was a lovely surprise to get a beautiful bunch of flowers from one of my daughters. They were delivered by post in a cardboard box – not the usual type of flower delivery. Inside there were very clear instructions to ‘revive your blooms’ and despite a few of them really looking very sad, they all perked up beautifully within a few hours. They were also a totally stunning set of roses, alstroemeria, carnations, antirrhinum and some greenery. So I can certainly recommend Bloom and Wild for some blooming lovely flowers.
As part of my continuing plan to try and paint from life if possible, I set up one of the rosebuds in front of me and got going with the water colours. It was quite tricky and the green was very very faint, but I am quite pleased that it’s not totally hideous. I am going to attempt a few others from the bunch too – it would be nice to have a permanent memory of them.
That’s also Laetare Sunday. It is a pause in the Lenten season where the altar can have flowers, the priests wear rose vestments and the mass has music. It’s a nice day for so many reasons!
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Well well, my catholic schooling either omitted to tell me this or more likely I was not listening when we discussed it. I am sure this would have been an integral part of the whole mothering sunday aspect too. Thank you Regina.
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I wonder if the tradition fell by the wayside after Vatican II. I have noticed a slight turn toward tradition in my parish. I like it very much.
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…and it is surely a lovely rosebud that you have painted!! If you want to immortalise them, you could try spraying them with hairspray once they have faded and then hang them upside down so that they dry out. Good luck!
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Ooh that is worth knowing, thank you. I’m not sure I am at the stage of immortalising my art work yet, though it is something to aspire to. 🙂
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Beautiful
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