Mothering Sunday

I once had a disaster with a Simnel cake. I took it out of the oven and without thinking, immediately turned it out of the tin. You can imagine the mess as the top and bottom of the cake went in different directions and broke up because of all the fruit and the layer of melted marzipan.

I recovered myself. I shovelled all the cake I could rescue into a straight sided casserole. Once it was cold I decorated the top as usual with marzipan balls and icing and cut slices out of the casserole. It tasted fine but the marzipan was marbled through the cake rather than being a layer in the middle

It was the marzipan, no-one else was keen on it. I didn't eat it all in one go, it probably took all week!

I'm chuckling at the thought of rosequartz eating a whole simnel cake because she made it and nobody else liked it.

It's the sort of bloody minded thing I'd do.

And I'd make them watch!

silverfish what a lovely girl your daughter must be to be so thoughtful, even though you lose out.

Silverfish That's a shame.

I love simnel cake. But it must be so fattening!

I made a simnel cake once, no-one else liked it. I ate it all.

my opposite number is very possessive and has asked my daughter to go with granddaughter, to see the great gran and as they live in the same street it will be hard to refuse so my daughter told me she has said no but it has to be no to both of us, just to make us both alike. She is doing a family thing with partner and baby. so because of a possessive gran I miss out seeing my family.

and pick flowers from the hedgerows (get you arrested these days)

Yes. That's what it was originally. They were allowed to make a simnel cake and take home to their mums.

Although wasn't the original purpose so that children and young people in service could go home to have some 'mothering'? And go home to their 'mother church'.

I shall look forward to having my dinner cooked for me by DS, who will be cooking for DIL and his MIL as well. DH can do the washing up!

Precisely Jingle , we ARE STILL Mothers , believe it or not Wise !

If my little GS turns up with a pansy in a little decorated pot which has been done in church, like last year, that will do me fine.

When do we stop being a mother then?

We all enjoy the day here. I make sure the mother of my grandkids is spoiled too. (She is a better mother than I was)

If it gives my DSs pleasure to spoil me a bit, who am I to complain and, Bags, they are nice to me the rest of the year as well. I am one lucky mum and granny.

Yes to the last 3 posts

And a bunch of daffodils

Absolutely.

I think Mothers Day is a day for small children to bake cakes and make mess, make lovely home made cards and give their mums breakfast in bed. Doesn't need to cost money but the children enjoy doing something for mummy and harassed mums feel pampered and loved. I don't think it is for grans and certainly not for expensive bouquets etc. We have had our day of lovely home made cards and cardboard daffodils made out of egg boxes!! It is time for the next generation to enjoy.

Both DC live a long way away from me, DS and family, 200 miles. DD 100 miles. She also works shifts and is working on Sunday.

I rarely see them on Mother's day, I have cards from both of them waiting to be opened. I really do not want any gifts. I think it depends on family traditions, I and DSs only ever sent our DM a card but otherwise didn't make a big deal of Mother's Day and as a recipient I feel just the same.

I think it's the days in between that are more important. Not the day that we're told to think of mothers by those who make money out of it. For me it's always nice if I see my family but if its not on THE day it certainly doesn't worry me.

Like Ariadne, I would love to have a mother to visit.

to those of you who are missing your children, for whatever reason.

Thank you Bags

I don't worry too much about Hallmark days either. Although I do like to have a family get-to-gether sometime over the Christmas and Easter breaks. Sometimes, just occasionally, these gatherings actually match the day itself - although rarely at Christmas. As for Mothers Day, I feel chuffed if any of them remember to send a card!

Thank you bags, I enjoyed reading the article. I am reading French children don't throw food at the moment and that too gives an incite into French parenting. The book may seem odd to the younger generation but it describes accurately the way I brought up my children.