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March 18th is Mother’s Day across most of the world and despite the commercialism that has taken it over along with Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day, it’s a day when we should do something that shows appreciation of our mothers.
Think of the pain they went through to bring us into the world, women often joke that if men had to endure the pain of childbirth, the human population would have died out long ago. Then there’s the sacrifices made to be there for us, bringing us up, working to feed and clothe us, going without to make sure that we didn’t.
For my mother, the pain and sacrifice was all too real with her developing a condition during pregnancy that was to affect her for the rest of her life and still does today. On many occasions she’s had to suffer painful operations, been confined to bed or a wheelchair for weeks or months and had her life limited by the restrictions placed upon her. I’m sure that if we were to delve more deeply into the lives of our parents we’d find similar, possibly less obvious sacrifices, but sacrifices all the same.
In my last post I told you about the sad event that had overtaken one of the children I teach and my heart will be going out to her this Mother’s Day when the flowers she gave her mum each Mother’s Day during her lifetime will now be placed onto a cold grave. It’s times like this that I realise I’m lucky to still have my mother and it makes me determined to show her whilst I still can, just what she means to me.
So how will your mum be celebrating Mother’s Day?
Many will be alone with sons and daughters far away, the lucky ones will receive a phone call or a gift whilst others may hear nothing and feel forgotten, unappreciated and unloved. I sincerely hope your mother isn’t going to be one of those. If you’re lucky to be spending Mother’s Day with your mum, then don’t think that just being there is enough. Take time to find her a gift she’ll really appreciate as being the way you show how much she means to you but don’t just stop there. Flowers are a wonderful gift but they’re often used as a ‘catch-all’ when the giver can’t think of anything else. On Mother’s Day, flowers should be an additional gift because they don’t last long and weeks after the event has passed, all your mum will have is the very nice memory. For the best flowers, you have got to trust Cosmea Gardens who, for decades, have been sending love and happy thoughts across the miles through the language of flowers. Last year I used them for Mother’s Day and the beautiful flowers they delivered lasted for nearly three weeks.
I’m in Cyprus this year whilst my mum’s in the UK but on the day, she’ll receive a gift that she’s worthy of as well as the customary flowers. Skype will bring us together and let me tell her just how grateful I am for all she’s done for me.

All summer long I’ve been mesmerised by the sight of trees on the road past Coral Bay outside Paphos which have bright green frond-like leaves and vivid scarlet flowers with yellow centres. To say they’re striking is an understatement and I’ve spent ages trying to find out what they are.

I recently holidayed on my second favourite island, Cuba, and saw the same trees there. A local told me that they were called Flame Trees and when I got to a computer I found out that they’re also called the Royal Poinciana and they have been voted into the top five most beautiful trees in the world.

I looked at them in a new light once I’d returned from my holiday and find that each time I pass the tree I’m reminded of my holiday. I got to thinking about flowers that evoke memories and talked to my parents about flowers that brought back memories for them such as Montbretias that remind my dad of his mother and lilac that reminded my mum of her mother. For me, roses always remind me of my wife as they’re her favourite celebration flowers and I’ll be buying some more on Saturday for it’s her birthday. Try thinking about the flowers that bring back memories for others and stir up some with a bouquet from Cosmea Gardens.

I say that because I nearly forgot. Well I didn’t actually forget, I just thought there’s plenty of time to get things organized which of course there never is!

I’m already ‘fingers crossed’ that the card gets to my mum on time and flowers, well if it hadn’t been for Cosmea Gardens I’d have been in trouble big time. Not only do they deliver worldwide but now there’s also a special offer, so whilst many florists are trying to cash in on the day, Cosmea want you to feel good as well as your mum by offering a 15% discount on purchases over 50 euros if you enter the code, “SAVEAPRIL3RD” at the checkout. The offer is only on until April 4th (to allow for those of you that leave it too late then feel guilty!!)

if that wasn’t reason enough to send flowers then think about all that our mums do for us, All that yucky stuff when we’re babies, plasters on knees when we fall over as children, a shoulder to cry on when teen romances falter and then the advice and watchful guardianship as we fly the nest.

I owe my mum so much, I’m sure you’ll agree that MUMS ARE SPECIAL too! So if you want some love in return for your gratitude shown on Mother’s Day – April 3rd, click here or visit Cosmea Gardens now. And don’t leave it too late!

In the UK we have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day etc – a special celebratory day for nearly every member of the family. I can always remember saying to my parents….

‘When is it going to be Children’s Day? That day when we get special gifts, have breakfast, lunch and dinner cooked for us and we can take it easy all day while someone else does everything for us.’

My mum would just look at us with a wry smile and say ‘Think about it!’

What she meant – and it took us until we were a little older to work it out for ourselves is that for most of our early lives and a good bit of our later lives that day is everyday!

Mums and Daughters

We have all got something to be thankful to our mums for, good advice, care, love, sacrifice – the list goes on and will be personal to each of us. What we need to do is to think about how we can say that in a way that our mothers will appreciate, knowing that we took time and care to select something special for them. So wherever you are, no matter how near or far away you are from your mother on the 14th March, make her day and send her a really special bouquet from Cosmea Gardens.