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Words – Salma Shah
Usually on Mother’s Day, I visit my mum and take her out for an extra special lunch. But this year there will be no visits, no outings, no excuse for that fancy, posh lunch. The way we interact has drastically changed for now.
I’m lucky, my children are still young enough to live with me (they have no choice but to put up with my moodiness (I can be nice sometimes!).
So, we’ll spend the day together, we may cook and bake together, sit around the table and eat together, hey, they may even make me breakfast in bed (hint) and share the pictures that they’ve drawn for me (that I won’t eventually shred (shush)).
However, as fortunate as I am, I can’t but help but feel uneasy about our elderly mums and grandmums or even our unwell mums. They look forward to days like Mother’s Day as our busy lives more often than not include these ‘events’.
However, it’s ok, there are other ways to connect, let’s make the most of these! We can always do doorstep drop offs, arrange a take out from our favourite restaurants, as many will be functioning as takeaways now and we can eat together over facetime, skype or even a phone call. We can still share the same stories and enjoy each others company. Let’s embrace these neoteric methods for now.
As surreal as it all is, we are living in peace, we have technology and all of this will be over soon. Next year we’ll be back to our old-fashioned ways with a renewed appreciation for ordinariness.
Recipe featured is ‘Savoury spiced cheese and leek scones’
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ENJOY x
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