happy mum's day (september version)

over the past few weeks

i've gifted a few little "mum" plants to some friends.

instead of saying "happy fall"

i thought it would be cute to say

 "happy mums day!"

because,

let's be honest,
being a mum in september,

is a lot.

it's the opposite of may,

when actual 

mother's day takes place.

in may,
with summer on the horizon,
mamas get celebrated

at the point in the school year

when the wheels are beginning to fall off the wagon.

well, in september,

mamas are the ones putting 

the actual wheels on the wagon.

while at the beginning of september,

the wheels are bright & shiny...
at the end of the september,

with 9 months ahead,

we know that the wheels will need 

daily, weekly and monthly alignments.

i’ve definitely got plenty of mama grease
under my fingernails already.

so here,
at the end of september,

i bought myself a big ol’ bright pink mum.

and i’d like to share it with you,
my mama friends
& sisters,
to say,

"happy mums day!”

p.s. i told the owner of my local garden center 

that he should really market "mums for mums" in september.

he agreed.

so, when us new englanders buy our mums this september,

let's give a nod to the mama mums too!