It is 15 years since I lost my mother. Unfortunately due to the current situation I will not be able to lay flowers tomorrow.
But many will now be unable to meet up tomorrow. So to help celebrate we are opening up a virtual tea room for Mothers' Day. Afternoon tea will be served tomorrow at 3:00pm - glass of champagne optional.
So drop in and feel free to leave a dedication if you wish.
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What a wonderful idea, lost my Mum over 20 years ago still miss her good sense., and optimism. Like most of us will not be seeing my children or grandchildren thank goodness for FaceTime. Will take you up on the Champagne!
May I share your table? You have written precisely what I would. 'Me mum' was like yours - we were blessed to have these ladies in our lives.
Skyping with my two adult children tomorrow - they live on different US coastlines (Pacific and Gulf of Mexico) and I'm used to holiday greetings via the Internet and telephone. But somehow tomorrow will have a special poignancy to the virtual visits as usually the reason we weren't together in-person was down to 'lifestyle choices', not a pandemic shutting travel down to near full-stop.
That would be lovely, I am 72 but I have to say I miss her so much, she would be telling me to shake a leg and get on with getting through this!! Having family all over the world and knowing they are going through this too makes tomorrow as you say very poignant.
Reminds me I should message a distant cousin in Australia. They have a few cases of the C word in his area but the majority seem to be tourists. More concerned for his brother who has a severely compromised immune system because of cancer treatment...
Wonderful idea Michael, I lost my mum nearly 13 years ago to pancreatic cancer. Would love to be able to ask her advice, her life and mine have run practically parallel as my dad also had HA, CA, HF!
She would love an afternoon tea, though with wine rather tea & bottomless if possible! 🍾😊
😢 yes I miss my mum and my mum in law who we lost late 1991 and early 1992. I was beginning to feel a little down this morning till I opened a Moonpig card from my granddaughter in Australia. I usually bake something for the visitors on Mother’s Day but, as no one is coming this year I’ll bake you all a chocolate cake for 3:00 pm tomorrow. 🧁
Thinking of my late mother, Diana, on this special day! I usually only check in in the morning, and then not every day, but will pop back for afternoon tea.
Come along - we have sandwiches, scones and assorted cakes including a really chocolatey one. Remember being virtual you don't have to count the carbs and calories! 😁
My hubby’s favourite, too. And a couple of salmon and cucumber finger sandwiches to go with it, please.
I received a beautiful bouquet from our son yesterday. FaceTimed him to thank him. He was having a special rare one-to-one play time with our 4-year-old grandson whilst little sister was having an afternoon nap and Mummy, too, was sleeping off the previous night’s hospital night shift(in London!). After a little chat with both of them, grandson suddenly said, “Granny, could you say goodbye now, please”! Well, at least he said “please”, I suppose! Hubby said it comes to something when a little 4-year-old is thinking I talk too much!
Fondest memories of a lovely Mum too who passed away 15 years ago now - love you lots Mum.
What a kind and lovely idea of your’s, this is, Michael - you must be a very special person - thank you.
My Mum would have been 100, too. on 3rd April. She had been known to phone me several times a day on occasions - oh how I’d love a call now! Yes, “support” is important at any time but it is vital now.
Just spent an hour on the phone with my 86 year old mother trying to talk her through setting up WhatsApp on her Samsung tablet - without success. I fear I need something strong that tea and scones.
Not wishing to to start WW3 either, but, is it acceptable to put cream on one half of the scone, jam on the other half & then put the 2 halves back together again?
To be fair to your mum, I tried to set up WhatsApp on my I pad yesterday as my phone charger had died, I gave it up & made an emergency dash to the local phone shop for new charger! I did wear disposable gloves, used sanitisor and wiped the charger box with dettol wipes though, so I think I'm safe to share a table!!
I have a small bottle of sanitisor that's almost finished & there's not many wipes left....once they've gone I'm hiding under the bed 🛏 until its all over!
Beautiful day down here in the east of England. Bright sunshine, near cloudless blue sky, cool easterly breeze. In short the perfect sort of day for being socially distant from the world😒
Seconded! I will just have another slice of the chocolate cake then I must go as I am preparing the veg for tonight. Luckily a small florist/greengrocer had some as neither fresh nor frozen in the supermarket!
Nooo - that was my brother! If that won't wash, then I'm going to claim mistaken identity, if that doesn't work, diminished mental capacity, and as a last resort I claim the 5th amendment!
OK. However as the soap has been tagged we'll expect you to step inside the airport style security scanner, which is ICD compatible in case you're thinking of using that as an excuse! 😂
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Are there any cheesy scones please?
Waiting room door well & truly open: Aortic Valve and Aneurysm surgery in 1.5 days!
Virtual lift Friday anyone 
