Happy Birthday Mum

It's my mum's birthday today - so Happy Birthday to you!  Hope you have a wonderful day.  We'll chat when I've landed!

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Happy Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day in the UK today so just wanted to wish my mum a Happy Mother's Day.

Sorry I'm miles away.....

Thinking of you lots.

xxxx

Mum's the word - or Mom's the word!

Yes, I often feel like I have become bilingual - speaking English and American! What with mum and mom, and laugh lines and laughter lines and - way too many examples to mention!!!!

Then last night we were going out and were told there was a "no host bar". What on earth does that mean? Nothing to us!!! Luckily our electrician friend was here working on the kitchen and so we asked for a translation! A bit like when you buy tickets and they say "Will Call". Even though we know what that means now, we still don't get it!!!!

Then when we went for a walk to collect the news paper the headline on the front was "Furlough Friday...." Again - we are stumped!!! No idea what a Furlough is - but now we do!!!!

But all that has nothing to do with my new necklace - just waffling! Sorry.

Anyhow - here is a lariat style necklace I created for all those moms and mums out there. It shows three silver charms of children's toys - a train, a rocking horse and a bunny.

To bring back memories of your kids or possibly dreams during expectancy!

Hickory Dickory Dock

Well, it seems that time is of the essence right now while I am taking classes and not home much - leaving early and getting back late - so a quick post about a time piece that I made. Not sure how common the nursery rhyme is - but do you remember:

Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Anyone know what it means??? There are in fact many verses - up to noon - 12 o'clock - but there doesn't seem to be a clear meaning of what it is all about.

Anyhow - when I was doing some nursery rhyme jewelry - for adults - not kids - I made a hickory dickory dock necklace using a real working watch. The watch part of it, reminds me of my mother. When I was growing up, she always wore watches that were pins/brooches and never wrist watches. It confused me as a child that they always looked upside down - so that to the wearer the are the right way up - but to me it just looked silly being upside down.!!

Anyhow - I made the necklace with a watch so the wearer could read it - and hanging from it is a little handsculpted mouse. Now if my mum had had one of these when I was a kid, I'd have been really impressed!!!!

Nowadays my mum wears a wrist watch. Wonder why she changed after all these years...... If you are reading this mum - tell us all!! Why swap from a fob watch to a wrist watch ????
Anyhow - keeping this post timely - I go now!