My Grama's Soul

Sending Lillies to all........ xo Jo

My mom died when I was 32 years old.  I still miss her after all these years. Here is to you MOM!! Jacqueline Marie Robinson 1921~~1979

My mom passed when I was 31....so she has been gone a long time.  I still miss her...but I, like many of you, have been fortunate enough to have encountered many other surrogate  mother's during my lifetime. My beautiful Aunt Ruth, my wonderful sister-in-law Sandy, my perfect friend Jan...my other  terrific  friend, Mary, just to name a few of the women who have so influenced me during this trip called "life". Thanks to all of you and here is wishing all the mothers out there the very happiest of mothers day. Stay well. xo Jo

I believe this is the perfect mother's day gift for all you moms out there.  This little tea pot is so cute and quirky and the Gardenias are the most heavenly of flowers.  Their smell simply engulfs any room you place them in. My mom has been dead for many, many years so I can only celebrate her memory on this special day....but I do think of her so often and how unique and special she really was. However, I am blessed to still have my Aunt Ruth, her sister, in my life.  Ruth is as unique as my mom and such a pistol. We visit her and her family each year and she always welcomes us with open arms. In closing I want to wish each of you moms out there a Happy Mother's day....it doesn't matter if you are an empty nester or the old woman who lives in a shoe....each of you are special. Please remember, without our mom's NONE OF US would be here.....they got us here....and hopefully we NEVER forget that! xoxoxo, Jo

Today....I'm joining all the ladies over at A Stroll Thru Life   for tabletop Tuesday. This is the first time I have participated in this....and since I have always loved creating little displays on my holiday table...I would like to share mine with you this year. I'm really not much of a collector of Christmas decor...but I have managed to collect a few shoe forms....and I wanted to display both the rustic and shiny this year.   I also wanted to use some of my mother's very old china and my mother-in-law's silver.....nothing matched...but that was o.k. by us.  We just wanted their spirits there with us and our friends. For me.....making a beautiful Holiday table has always been very important....nothing formal....just pretty....I truly enjoyed putting this one together ....... and sharing it with you. Have a beautiful day, Jo

"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be set upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation." Moliere I have an unusual first name.....Josette.....this post is dedicated to all out there who have had to endure the kidding and chiding that being different can bring. My lineage in French...in fact my lineage dates back to the Louie's. However...I did not know I was French until very late in life....my 40's in fact.  I always thought my mother named me after her French maid when my dad was stationed in Germany after the war. Not a lot of communication in my family of origin.....anyway.......as a child I hated my first name. It was a weird name given to an insecure little girl who's eyes were crossed and  had to wear glasses.  Neither my  teachers nor my classmates knew how to pronounce it and it was often slaughtered....with anything from Josetta to Jo Setee ......and anything in between.  The first day of school I wou...