My Almond Tree

My mum (Nangie) died in February 2014, whilst ‘What a wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong, was playing softly in the background - this had been mum’s request that she had made days before.

In August I had my baby girl, mum had seen her baby photo in the hospice - baby A was waving!

I know there are many things I need to piece together from not being able to make ‘The year of my birth’ photo book like I did for her older siblings. Actually I still haven’t. I will.

The first Mother’s Day.

I felt a very strong injustice that just because my mum had died, she was then left out.

So I decided I would, every year, buy my mum a gift for Mother’s Day.

First gift was a beautiful almond tree. I thought I was clever asking one of the staff to carry it to the till for me. Perfect.

“Would you like me to carry it to your car now?” Crap.

Luckily, after manoeuvring the interior of my car it fitted in. Just.

Every time I am in my garden and see this beautiful tree, it makes me smile and think of mum. My whole garden is now pretty full of gifts I have bought for my mum and dad. Plants, trees, benches, chickens…but unfortunately not a kitchen aid. My husband insisted that my mum had spoken to him and said no to the ‘mineral water’ kitchen aid. https://amzn.to/4mDRvry