Happy Mother's Day


Wanting to wish all the amazing women I have met a 
Happy Mother's Day.


 And to my sister who is expecting #3, may you have a wonderful day {while you hang out with me at the spa!} 

And to my own mother, who made one of the greatest sacrifices in her life, she {with my father} escaped a communist regime in order to give her children freedom. She left the only country she ever knew, left behind all her family, landed in the middle of a frigid northern Canadian winter, not knowing a stitch of English and with only 2 suitcases in her possession.

 Thanks mom! 

You have taught me all I know. My mom is my DIY heroine. She made things beautiful from cast-offs and from what little we had. She worked hard, sewed up a storm and painted away to create a home that we could call our castle.

{I need a more recent photo of my mom and I.
 This was taken 2 years ago when I still had braces and a broken arm!}


Love you,
Barbara

13 comments

  1. Yay to your mom!!! Tell her Happy Mother's Day!!

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  2. Happy Mothers Day! Hope you have a fantastic time at the spa.
    Lindsay

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  3. Happy Mother's Day Barbara!! Hope you are having a good one, I had a fantastic afternoon with mine :)
    Nancy xo

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  4. What a great inspiration story about your mom. Happy Mother's day to both of you, and I hope you had a wonderful day at the spa...lucky!

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  5. What a beautiful tribute to your mom. Hope you had a great day!

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  6. Dropping by to say "Hello!" and you are so very blessed to have an angel for your Mom.

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  7. Aww what a sweet post. And now we know who you got your DIY skills from ;)

    xox Linda

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  8. I just had a chance to finally catch up on your blog. So many projects on the go. . . Can't wait to see them all. I'm spending all my time on decor blogs through Pinterest trying to find unique ideas for our basement. Wish you lived closer.
    Dana

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  9. I just had a chance to finally catch up on your blog. So many projects on the go. . . Can't wait to see them all. I'm spending all my time on decor blogs through Pinterest trying to find unique ideas for our basement. Wish you lived closer.
    Dana

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  10. Awwww

    Both pictures are absolutely lovely. Hope you had a nice mothers day.

    xo T.

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  11. I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! What an amazing story about your parents.

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