Memorial Day 2019

Tim and I have been looking forward to this weekend for weeks. It has been such a cold and wet May and we didn't think we were going to get decent weather but it ended up being such a beautiful weekend. We were so behind on projects and it was a busy weekend. The retaining wall for the pool, getting the garden planted, and unpacking everything that has spent the last 6 months in the basement and shed and is not ready to live out it's life for the next 3-4 months.  Summer here is so beautiful.  Even on a busy weekend, I couldn't help but think about Mom.  The funeral home had emailed me to let me know that they had come down and finalized the tombstone and we drove down to see it. I miss my Mom terribly and the hardest part is not having her here during the summer. My little Ladybug.  However, after 3 days of hard labor, I think we got the summer back on track.

Nanjing China

Just got home from two weeks in China working with our parent office in Nanjing. Exhausted.  Design meetings, vendor meetings, sourcing trips, too much Chinese food, and throw in Tina's wedding and a bout of food poisoning and I am so glad to be home.

Happy Mother's Day!

The first weekend I brought Mom home was a mixed bag of feelings. Exhaustion, excitement, nervousness, sadness, happiness. We just wanted to make Mom feel at home upstate and with Tim and I taking care of her. I can't imagine what was going through her mind that weekend and how she felt. I just know how glad I was to have her with me and Tim and to be able to take care of her.  This was one of those perfect moments. Coffee on the back porch with Mom - gorgeous morning and she felt rested and content and I was so happy to have her with me and we just chatted about the garden  and the hydrangeas taking over the back porch.  I miss her terribly. I miss taking care of her. I miss having a hundred things to do for her every day. I miss the person I felt like when I was with her . I don't feel like I have an identity without her.  Our garden is now filled with memories of you - your gardenias, window boxes, and little ladybug garden shoes. Happy Mother's Day, Mom.  Tim and I miss you so much. My little ladybug. I love you.