please empty your brain below
Another very touching post about the passing of your mum and just how much she meant to you. I can see that you obviously take after her via the handmade card; the attention to detail is something that shines through you too.

Be strong for tomorrow.

zed | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 10:24 a.m. | #

I wish you well. To be honest I found this post distressing, only because I don't think you realise how much these little things start to mean. As the years pass....
Oh dear, and there you have me thinking about the last card my late father sent - a card commiserating with me about the passing of a much loved pet. I can hardly finish what I wanted to say, I feel so upset.
Take care.

B | 11.01.10 - 10:42 a.m. | #

Best wishes for tomorrow. And, like Zed, my first thought was 'like mother, like son' when I saw the precision of that card!

disgruntled | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 11:43 a.m. | #

All my thoughts Diamond

Richard | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 11:47 a.m. | #

My thoughts are with you also DG


jerym | 11.01.10 - 12:14 p.m. | #

Best wishes from me for tomorrow. Thinking of you.

Dave

| 11.01.10 - 12:15 p.m. | #

what lovely work! worthy of being framed/displayed. safe journey to you tomorrow, & a swift journey for your mother...

petoskystone | 11.01.10 - 12:47 p.m. | #

I hope the day is no more dreadful than it is bound to be. Travel safely.
I would buy a frame for the card if I were you. Its beautiful. G

gilly | 11.01.10 - 1:26 p.m. | #

Best wishes for tomorrow. Stay strong and celebrate your Mum's life.

Joe | 11.01.10 - 1:35 p.m. | #


I hope the day goes as well as it can do for you and your family. I will be thinking about you tomorrow.

ganching | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 1:46 p.m. | #

The card is beautiful - only a fool would throw it away. Thinking of you and wishing you all the strength for tomorrow.

Pavla | 11.01.10 - 2:15 p.m. | #

Good luck tommorrow DG, hope it's a fitting send off.

Take care

CF

ChingfordFlaneur | 11.01.10 - 2:32 p.m. | #

I literally read this post and cried,
I've been away thought I would do my usual lunch and DG read.
My Mum died earlier this year and her last words were ' I love you'

Keep that card and treasure it, the next few months will be hard and everyone deals with it in their own way; there is no right or wrong just do what feels right. Eventually you will look back and instead of crying, smile and remember how lucky you were to be so loved by someone so wonderful.
My thoughts are with you for tomorrow
Paul

londonladsouth | 11.01.10 - 3:20 p.m. | #

There is no right way to grieve and no schedule to keep. Do whatever feels right for you and in your own time. Take care.

Steve | 11.01.10 - 3:21 p.m. | #

It's always the little things, worth more than their weight in gold. Hold them dear.

I have a birthday card, written by my mother-in-law (who I loved), sent the morning of the day she died, two days before my birthday, and I received it when I returned back to Scotland after her funeral. I keep it for similar reasons.

Gordon | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 4:09 p.m. | #

Treasured words and a treasured creation because your mum made it especially for you DG. Keep it with rememberance of her love for you.
Sending you strength for tomorrow

amber | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 4:11 p.m. | #


My thoughts are with you tomorrow.
Idea? frame your mother’s card.
I have my mother’s marquetry piece in my study.
To me it’s more private than a picture.
Best wishes to you and your dad.

peter | 11.01.10 - 4:38 p.m. | #

You said it yourself, DG: this lovely piece of work has transformed from simple Xmas card to precious love-token. It has zoomed, like a rocket, outside any zone governed by Twelfth Night. Keep it up there on top of the telly (or framed, as others have suggested) as long as you jolly well like!

Don't make yourself pack it away before you're ready. It's such early days in your adjustment to the shock of this huge loss. No need for self-punitive measures on top of it all.

May your Mum's funeral be uplifting, and well soaked in tears.

Kathryn Edwards | 11.01.10 - 5:03 p.m. | #

Another post, another lump in my throat and another prickling in the back of my eyes. Will be thinking of you tomorrow. (((hugs)))

CornishCockney | 11.01.10 - 5:24 p.m. | #

Best wishes for tomorrow. I hope you manage to get through it ok. I can't even bear to think of how I'll cope when my mum goes. You have my admiration for the way you are coping. And if you decide to keep that card up till the next millenium it's no-ones concern but yours.

Dave/Kennamatic | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 7:29 p.m. | #

Best wishes
(12 years on, I've still kept the glass that my dad took his final drink from. As Dave has just said, the things we keep as 'precious' are no-one's concern but ours.)

RogerW | 11.01.10 - 7:34 p.m. | #

I hope tomorrow goes as well as it possibly can. Stay strong. Instead of putting the card away for good, bring it out every Christmas and put it up with pride. That way you'll never spend another Christmas without her there.

H | 11.01.10 - 7:45 p.m. | #

DG, warm wishes for your day tomorrow. I can't say anything more eloquently than those who've already commented... Thinking of you and your mum
EP

Eskimo Pie | 11.01.10 - 7:57 p.m. | #

What a lovely, beautiful card. I hope it all goes ok for you and your family tomorrow.

Betty | 11.01.10 - 8:16 p.m. | #

Beautiful card, deeply affecting post. My thoughts will be with you tomorrow, DG.

mike | Homepage | 11.01.10 - 8:45 p.m. | #

Will be thinking of you tomorrow DG
Cxx

Christian | 11.01.10 - 9:57 p.m. | #

What beautiful work! Why take it down just because of a date? I agree with the others who say to have it framed. It's something to treasure.

I hope that tomorrow goes as well as can be expected. My thoughts are with you.

katy | 11.01.10 - 10:10 p.m. | #

"Instead of putting the card away for good, bring it out every Christmas and put it up with pride. That way you'll never spend another Christmas without her there.
H | 11.01.10 - 7:45 pm | # "
H, that's a brilliant idea! But of course she will always be around - we never really lose our mothers because they made us who we are, they live on in us.

vicky park | 11.01.10 - 10:54 p.m. | #

Thinking of you and your family for tomorrow. xx

Josie | 11.01.10 - 11:42 p.m. | #

You have my best wishes, DG.

Andrewh | 12.01.10 - 8:21 a.m. | #

Thinking of you today.

Pippa | 12.01.10 - 9:07 a.m. | #

We now have a family tradition of putting up cards at Christmas from people who are no longer with us. Unfortunately that list seems to get longer year after year but the presence of their final card is a great reminder of happy times together in Christmasses past.

Rob | 12.01.10 - 9:16 a.m. | #

My thoughts are with today DG. I hope you don't put that card in a box, it would look even more beautiful framed.

ChicagoAddick | 12.01.10 - 3:19 p.m. | #

Hey

Sorry to hear about your mum. I hope the funeral was graceful and peaceful.

I'm a long-time admirer of your blog, and must live pretty close to you based on your writings (i'm in Wellington Way), so if you fancy a beer and a chat then drop me a line.

All the best

Tom

Tom Hostler | 12.01.10 - 6:28 p.m. | #

I'm a reader of your blog. Sorry bout Mum, I bet she was great.

gary | 14.01.10 - 3:16 p.m. | #











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