The Sewing Mom

A couple of months ago, my daughter, who is in 6th grade, brought me a flower home from school. The 6th grade had sold carnations as a fund raiser and she bought one for me, I was so touched!

When she handed me that single stem with a beautiful pink carnation on top, I just about broke down and cried. It brought back wonderful memories for me from when I was her age and I was really touched by her gesture. She had no idea that for several years, as a kid, I would buy my mom a single carnation as her Mother’s Day gift. I was always so proud of myself for spending my own money on such a delicate gift. When my daughter handed me that flower, I could see the same sense of pride in her eyes and I wanted her to know how much I cherished that flower and her. I was so happy too when that single flower stayed fresh for almost 4 weeks! I just kept changing the water in the little bud vase I had placed it in.

I’m not sure why it came to be that I always bought a carnation. They are a fairly sturdy flower with such a delicate appearance, and I think they are relatively inexpensive, which is probably the reason I was able to afford that flower versus a rose or something more extravagant. Carnations also seem to be in bloom around Mother’s Day and it’s the time of year we always headed to the nursery to get our spring flowers and vegetables for planting. The memory of those carnations has always stayed with me. I even used carnations in my wedding bouquet over 20 years ago.

Now, my mom & I live about 800 miles apart. It’s comforting to know I can still send her carnations or any other flower if I want to by visiting or calling 1800Flowers. Plus, right now, they’re holding a “Celebrate Mom” contest with over $30,000 in prizes! I’m definitely going to be checking that out!