This morning as I was making my lunch to take to work I noticed a very ripe peach at the bottom of the fruit bowl. Half of it was beyond help and I was going to toss it when I thought about my Mom, and how she used to peel peaches and put a few slices into each of four cereal bowls before we got up summer mornings so we’d have wonderful, fresh peaches with our cereal. Heaven. So this morning I peeled the good side of the peach and sliced it up into my Cheerios.
Today is Mom’s birthday, so I silently wished her a good day wherever she is. August 11 is often the best night of the year to see shooting stars in our part of the world. Tonight I’ll spend a few minutes in the backyard with her, watching the sky, hoping to see something special.
Beginning and ending my day with Mom. Just like it used to be
Change Is Hard 
August 11, 2011 at 6:54 am
Happy Birthday to Dawn’s mom!
Peaches make me think of my Nannie. She always said that peaches taste better sliced.
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August 11, 2011 at 7:05 am
Today is the last day of the “Dog Days of Summer” and if the sky is clear you and your mom should have a very good connection and the sky should be amazing,
Peaches and Mom such a lovely memory to connect over.
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August 11, 2011 at 8:44 am
Poignant and bittersweet. I hope you and Katie have a lovely day today.
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August 11, 2011 at 9:26 am
Isn’t this just the BEST time of year for the fresh fruit !!! I have been only a fruit only binge the last week, plumcots, apricots, nectarines, peaches, watermelon – heaven. It is always great when you can associate simple thing with wonderful memories – I think of my mom whenever I eat plums – she loved satsuma plums in particular. When you “chat” with tonight in your thoughts – let her know we say hi too.
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August 11, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Your parents are never gone. They are always in your heart.
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August 11, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Your paents are never far away. They are always in your heart.
Essex & Sherman
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August 11, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Happy Birthday to your mom! I am glad you started the day with such a fond memory!
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August 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm
What a lovely memory of your mom on her birthday! I hope you’ll have clear skies tonight. Watch for Northern Lights this weekend, too: http://www.space.com/12561-dazzling-auroras-northern-united-states-skywatching-solar-storm.html
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August 11, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Oops, I should have read before posting the link… Looks like the possibility of Northern Lights was *last* weekend. Still hope you get good stargazing weather!
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August 11, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Happy Birthday to your mom…
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August 12, 2011 at 4:54 am
What sweet memories. Happy birthday to your mom.
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August 12, 2011 at 9:01 am
A lovely sweet-sour way to start the day, and stargazing with your mom tonight will be a lovely way to end the day. It is a gift to have those memories.
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August 14, 2011 at 9:01 pm
That’s a great snapshot of you and your mother. Isn’t it good to have such memories? And to make new ones, too. I hope you got to see the Perseid shower. We had too much cloud cover–but there were other delights. There’s always something. Pats to that Katie girl.
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August 15, 2011 at 11:40 am
Great memory! Too bad the full moon really washed out the perseids. Even so, we were lucky enough to see a huge one blaze across the sky right in front of us. Hope you saw something else to remind you of your mom.
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