I don’t know if the full moon on March 25th had anything to do with spring arriving.
I don’t know if the rain had anything to do with it either.
But perhaps they helped the daffodils bloom as they told me spring was here and it was time to send Easter greetings.
The picture of the clouds reminded me of my mother pointing out to me, when I was a child, that when you see the clouds sweeping down to Earth the way they are in the middle photo, that meant that it was raining over there where the cloud was. I was amazed at how she could know that, especially when, at that time, I still thought that when it rained, it rained everywhere.
The daffodils also reminded me of my mother because, when she was still struggling to learn English when we came to Canada when I was six years old, she could never get the word “daffodils” right. She always called them “daffy dolls,” and in my mind, I still call them that and think of her.
Happy Easter to all my blogging friends, and happy spring!
March 30, 2024 at 10:42 pm
What a lovely testament to a wondeful mother and daughter.
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Happy Easter
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March 31, 2024 at 7:51 am
Thanks, Cindy. She certainly was special.
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March 30, 2024 at 11:02 pm
And “daffy dolls” it should always be!!
Happy Spring!
Juanita Kelly
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March 31, 2024 at 7:52 am
Hi Juanita. Happy Easter. I guess you won’t be able to look at daffodils any other way now.
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March 30, 2024 at 11:47 pm
Daffy dolls is anyway the nicer word for those flowers. I will call them also daffy dolls from now on, thinking about your mom.
Happy Easter and a long Spring!
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March 31, 2024 at 7:50 am
It seems to make more sense. Now I’m going to struggle with the word too!
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March 31, 2024 at 12:26 am
Happy Easter :-)
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March 31, 2024 at 7:49 am
And to you too.
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March 31, 2024 at 3:50 am
Dear Anneli
we love ‘daffy dolls’. I had a problem with daffs as well. On a stand at a farm, they sold daffs and had a sign next to them ‘horse muck’. So I called them horse muck, what made my English friend LOL when I told her “Here are some horse muck for you”..
Happy Easter
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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March 31, 2024 at 7:49 am
LOL The funny things we remember!
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March 31, 2024 at 3:50 am
Aww God bless your mum! Sweet memories, Anneli. Happy Easter. ❤️😊
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March 31, 2024 at 7:48 am
Like your mom, John, mine was also a treasure.
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March 31, 2024 at 9:19 am
❤️😊
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March 31, 2024 at 6:21 am
Lovely story and photos, Anneli. Happy spring and Happy Easter.🌼
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March 31, 2024 at 7:47 am
Thanks, Jennie. You too.
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March 31, 2024 at 4:26 pm
😀
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March 31, 2024 at 6:40 am
I love that ‘understanding nature’ part of life we seem to forget. I would have liked your mom. I put a lot of ‘natural navigation’ in this next trilogy–I hope you’ll find context with it to your mother’s wisdom!
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March 31, 2024 at 7:47 am
She was a natural born teacher. She had a way of teaching her children without seeming to be teaching us anything at all. It was all just fun observations, or anecdotal surprise revelations. Thanks, Jacqui. Happy Easter.
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March 31, 2024 at 6:58 am
A sweet memory and Happy Easter!
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March 31, 2024 at 7:44 am
Thanks, Belinda.
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March 31, 2024 at 10:51 am
Beautiful photos, Anneli! I have quite a few Daffy Dolls in the garden as well. Such a welcoming sight!!
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March 31, 2024 at 10:53 am
They are! We waited long enough for them. Happy Easter, Sonja.
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March 31, 2024 at 4:11 pm
Beautiful photos and daffy dolls are one of my favorite flowers! Happy Easter. 🐰
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April 1, 2024 at 11:55 am
They sure brighten up those iffy spring days.
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March 31, 2024 at 7:09 pm
What a warm, sweet memory. I suspect we all have words that are misheard early, and that linger with us throughout our life. I suspect I have one or two, although I can’t remember them now. But Daffy Dolls? It’s a perfect word for a beautiful flower.
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April 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Thanks, Linda, I have a whole list of those “mishearings.” The Reverend Blue Jeans is one that comes to mind immediately, for the song “Forever in Blue Jeans.”
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April 1, 2024 at 7:28 am
What a beautiful story ❤️
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April 1, 2024 at 12:01 pm
Thank you.
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April 1, 2024 at 8:20 am
Awesome photos. And hugs to you and those memories of Mom and Daffy Dolls.
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April 1, 2024 at 12:01 pm
Thanks a lot, Lori.
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April 3, 2024 at 5:15 pm
Wonderful memories of your Mom.
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April 3, 2024 at 6:40 pm
Yes, they are. Thanks, Mark.
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