I'm sure there are lots of thoughts about mothers in the blogosphere today as it's Mothers' Day in the Americas. Don't I remember that the British celebrated this on another day? In Los Angeles, we saw Latinos selling lots of special baskets with stuffed animals and assorted items by the side of the streets. We felt that they must have been for Mothers' Day. Actually, after a little research, I found these countries celebrate on the second Sunday in May as well:
Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Bulgaria, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
We saw lots of local folks today shuffling around elderly ladies too. It's a nice day for reflection. In my own mind, as my mother passed away the year I finished college, my mother will forever remain young.
