Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
Everyone mothers someone, amiright? And everyone has a mother. So it’s a great day for everybody – enjoy!
This is my 3rd motherless mother’s day. I wrote about my first one here.
Mom, if you’re reading, I miss you and hope you are in a better place.
You’d be happy to see what I’ve done with my rooftop patio – I know you loved sitting out here, and now I’ve given it (with help) the spruce-up I’ve been imagining for weeks already. Behold:
Earth, wind, water and fire – this badass patio has it all!
Looking forward to many days and nights enjoying my outdoor space this season, starting this afternoon with my family.
Wishing you a lovely Sunday, however you choose to spend it.
Rock on,
The WB
Your outdoor place is wonderful. Love your dragonflies and wind chimes are my current weakness. Great color theme…brings out the beauty of the brinks.
Thank you, Jean!
This is a lovely oasis to sit and absorb the summertime vibe – whether a mother or not 💕
Happy Badass Mother’s Day!
Thank you, Joanne!
Your rooftop oasis looks every bit as idyllic as I imagine it feels. I just love the sound of running water, and those tablecloth weights are awesome. I hope you’re having a fabulous afternoon.
Thank you, Karen! Hope you did as well.
That rooftop oasis looks so inviting! I bet your Mom will be hanging out there with you, in spirit, from wherever she is now. I am loving the colored accents and that water feature…oh, that is so cool! Great job on the spruce-up. Wishing you a beautiful afternoon of relaxing and enjoying with the family. 🙂
Thank you, Susan! Hope your afternoon was enjoyable as well.
Beautiful patio area…I have to keep our deck to a bare minimum, thanks to the #2Doods. LOL!
Thank you, Donna! I’m intrigued as to who the #2Doods are. Hopefully your blog will tell me.
What a cozy space you have created. I hope you had a great Mother’s Day!
Thank you, Karen! Same to you!
This is beautiful – it looks like a place I would love to sit.
Thank you, Sarah! I spend a lot of time out here for the few short weeks it is comfortable to do so.
Such an inviting space. Both your patio– and your blog. 😎 Hope you get to sit outside all you want this summer.
Thank you, Ally Bean! What a nice thing to say about Ye Olde Blogge (and my patio too)!
I lost my mother in January. She used to help me with my gardening and I think of her every time I go outside.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Pat.
It is tough to be without your mother every day and especially on Mother’s Day, isn’t it? I love your patio and I’m sure your mother would, too. I need to spruce up patio furniture and I never thought of accessorizing with IKEA products. I need to check them out. Also, I want a water feature asap! -Molly
Thanks Molly! I am enjoying my little fountain…a lot! IKEA has a lot more outdoor stuff this year than last year. Me like!
I *love* your water fountain. It is so cute. I haven’t seen one like that before, but I would so buy it if I did. The patio looks like a lovely place to sit with a cuppa and a book I hope you take the time to enjoy it.
Thanks AJ! I got it from Costco.ca. I’ve also seen it at a local garden centre. Had first patio breakfast of 2018 this morning!
Happy Belated Mother’s Day, Deb! I reread your first Motherless Day’s Post – my mom is getting on in years (although she is a young 72) so I really feel what you are saying! As my Younger Daughter is always reminding me, have you given your mom a hug today? Wise words given that time is so very precious!
Isn’t it though? On one of my drives to work I heard the radio announcers polling people on their favourite excuses to get out of visiting parents or grandparents and I thought: if these people only grasped that their family won’t be around forever they would never joke about this or dodge a visit. Life is not only short, but uncertain. We need to remember this!
Absolutely!