Happy Mums Day

I was so blessed to have such a wonderful, caring mum. She was strong, forthright and always there when I was down or upset with a cup of tea, some biccies and always had words of wisdom that seem to make all the difference.

One of my mum's most endearing qualities was if she wanted to do something, it had to be done there and then and with that came the nickname of "Instant Bess" - which she hated! She always said that it sounded like she was a brand of coffee!

One lovely memory of her that stands out in my mind is when she continually harrassed my 3 older brothers to clean the outside of the upstairs windows of our house in Strathfield, NSW, so that she could repaint them. I think she asked them only twice and because boys will boys, true to her nickname, just went and did it herself.

So, there she was outside on the roof of our 2 story house having a great time cleaning the windows (see pics below!). I was dumbfounded but knew that she was a woman of her word and when she wanted something done, she wanted something done!

Instant Bess indeed!

How lucky was I to have her in my life and to have her as my best friend? I think I certainly won the lottery.

So, to you mum, Happy Mothers Day ... you're always with me.