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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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 Posted - Mar 22 2015 : 10:11:36 AM
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An old Anglican tradition was that the 4th Sunday in Lent was Mothering Sunday. It has been around since the medieval times. It used to be the practice that one would visit their mother and bring her flowers and the traditional Simnel cake, which were baked with an almond paste in the middle. The cakes were taken home and combined with bunches of wild flowers as gifts. For people working in service, they were given the day off to visit their families whom they may not have seen for many months.
So to all of our Farmgirl Moms, Happy Mothering Sunday!!
I'll to Thee a simnel bring,'Gainst Thou go a-mothering. So that when she blesses Thee, Half that blessing you'll give me.
Robert Herrick
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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Edited by - Red Tractor Girl on Mar 22 2015 10:16:41 AM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2015 : 10:18:39 AM
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Winnie, thanks for bringing us this age-old tradition. I like the word 'mothering'. A mothering attitude is a FarmGirl attitude.
Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 25, 2014
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
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MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2015 : 10:22:58 AM
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Have never run across this idea before. Any new way to celebrate mothers, I'm all for it!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2015 : 12:08:08 PM
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Winnie, thanks for sharing this with us. Good news, and a great way to celebrate all mothers.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2015 : 12:25:09 PM
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Here's to all mothers everywhere. We need more than one day to celebrate.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carole
New York
USA
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Holidays: Happy Mothering Sunday! |
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Happy Mothering Sunday!
