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Mothers days wish's

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just a note to wish all our mums, our mums to be out there a Happy Mothers Day. For those whos mothers are no longer with us extra special thoughts
Happy Mothers Day to you all
love gail
 
gail2 said:
just a note to wish all our mums, our mums to be out there a Happy Mothers Day. For those whos mothers are no longer with us extra special thoughts
Happy Mothers Day to you all
love gail
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I've just got back from Chinatown ('The Imperial China': our regular for dim sum) with my mum: the manager started beaming and grabbed my mum's hand when he spotted us and we were escorted to our table by a throng of waitresses, all smiling and shaking my mum's hand and saying, "Long time no see!". My mum has Type 2 Diabetes but is aged 88, so I don't think it will kill her! I feel very privileged that she's still here - and strong enough to brave The Tube :rofl:. My dad lived to 89, so hopefully their genes will offset my LADA to some extent :confused:.

From the dim sum 'specials' list I tried 'baby cuttlefish in chilli': my mum said it was a pity that the baby cuttlefish wouldn't grow up to swim with their mums :(.

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CliffH said:
I've just got back from Chinatown (The Imperial China) with my mum: the manager started beaming and grabbed my mum's hand when he spotted us and we were escorted to our table by a throng of waitresses, all smiling and shaking my mum's hand and saying, "Long time no see!". My mum has Type 2 Diabetes but is aged 88, so I don't think it will kill her! I feel very privileged that she's still here - and strong enough to brave The Tube :rofl:. My dad lived to 89, so hopefully their genes will offset my LADA to some extent :confused:.

From the dim sum 'specials' list I tried 'baby cuttlefish in chilli': my mum said it was a pity that the baby cuttlefish wouldn't grow up to swim with their mums :(.

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Oh that sounds like a lovely day out! I bet your Mum felt like a celebrity! :star: The only place I've visited in Chinatown so far has been Olle, but I've loved it so much that I've gone there like three times already... But you've just given me ideas to try a new place once I'm back in London :starstruck: :star:
 
Ieva DUK said:
Oh that sounds like a lovely day out! I bet your Mum felt like a celebrity! :star: The only place I've visited in Chinatown so far has been Olle, but I've loved it so much that I've gone there like three times already... But you've just given me ideas to try a new place once I'm back in London :starstruck: :star:
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Yes! Most Westerners in 'Imperial China' seem to be given short shrift: it's a high turnover place and not good for ditherers! However, it's rare for a Westerner as old as my mum to go there and we've been going there for about 30 years.

I don't know Olle: I'd love to try a Korean BBQ, especially as I grew up in Wimbledon (where my mum still lives), which is near the Korean community of New Malden. However, my mum can't cope with chilli :(.
 
@CliffH I haven't had Chinese since my diagnosis. I had dim sum several times in Covent Garden between 1990 and 2006. I think it was called New World. One floor was mainly Chinese. The first time I had dim sum was in 1988 when I went to China with my best friend. We had booked a few extra days in Hong Kong whilst the rest of the group headed to MacDonalds we continued enjoying Chinese. A friend of ours was a lawyer in Hong Kong and her husband in finance. She recommended somewhere for dim sum. When we went the next day we were the only Europeans. Sadly Olwen wasn't with us. We were convinced the waiter was offering chicken thighs..... no we were served a treat - chickens feet. I had a go. My memory was it was gelatinous. I've never ordered it again though my local dim sum place has it on the menu.

As far as "Mothers Day" is concerned we had to look out for cards with " Mothering Sunday" we tended to cook for Mum rather than taking her out and she liked chocolates plus flowers from the garden. Sadly she died many years ago.
 
saffron15 said:
@CliffH I haven't had Chinese since my diagnosis. I had dim sum several times in Covent Garden between 1990 and 2006. I think it was called New World. One floor was mainly Chinese. The first time I had dim sum was in 1988 when I went to China with my best friend. We had booked a few extra days in Hong Kong whilst the rest of the group headed to MacDonalds we continued enjoying Chinese. A friend of ours was a lawyer in Hong Kong and her husband in finance. She recommended somewhere for dim sum. When we went the next day we were the only Europeans. Sadly Olwen wasn't with us. We were convinced the waiter was offering chicken thighs..... no we were served a treat - chickens feet. I had a go. My memory was it was gelatinous. I've never ordered it again though my local dim sum place has it on the menu.

As far as "Mothers Day" is concerned we had to look out for cards with " Mothering Sunday" we tended to cook for Mum rather than taking her out and she liked chocolates plus flowers from the garden. Sadly she died many years ago.
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Yes: New World's one of the big ones in Chinatown. I think it was one of the last ones to have trolleys circulating with dim sum. I've never been to China or Hong Kong, although I've always wanted to. I've become much more conservative in my tastes in recent years and struggle nowadays with tastes/textures that seem strange to Western eyes/palates: I couldn't finish my baby cuttlefish today, for example :(.

My mum's always loved going out to eat: it was something that simply didn't happen when she was growing up in Leeds during the War. She likes chocolates too :rofl:.
 
@CliffH yes there were trolleys. My best friends husband always started with tripe.
I last had dim sum pre lockdown at my local

www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk

Origins - Baby Buddha Chinese Teahouse

What is Dim-Sum? Dim-Sum, meaning ‘to touch the heart’, originates from the Canton region of China / Hong-Kong and is mostly steamed and served in small bamboo baskets; traditionally enjoyed as an morning/afternoon delight with family and friends. All of Baby Buddha’s Dim Sum is hand-made on...
www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk
 
saffron15 said:
@CliffH yes there were trolleys. My best friends husband always started with tripe.
I last had dim sum pre lockdown at my local

www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk

Origins - Baby Buddha Chinese Teahouse

What is Dim-Sum? Dim-Sum, meaning ‘to touch the heart’, originates from the Canton region of China / Hong-Kong and is mostly steamed and served in small bamboo baskets; traditionally enjoyed as an morning/afternoon delight with family and friends. All of Baby Buddha’s Dim Sum is hand-made on...
www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk www.babybuddha-teahouse.co.uk
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My mum tried cooking tripe once when I was a child: none of us could eat it!
 
Sadly both our mothers passed away 8 years and 14 years ago respectively. MiL had type 2 and struggled to manage her blood glucose along with her other health problems. She died of a burst aortic aneurysm so it was very quick. She had sat down to watch Casualty on TV. Coffee mug in one hand and a ciggy in the other and that is how they found her. Luckily the ciggy had gone out. Still miss her smile and sense of humour.
My mum had advanced dementia although she was only in her mid seventies. She died from complications after emergency hip surgery following a bad fall. We weren't expecting it and I was devastated. We were very close and I miss our girly chats and our shared love of gardening.
I share @gail2 s sentiments and wish all Mums a lovely day tomorrow.
We both decided many years ago not to have children. We have lots of nephews and nieces between us. Hubby decided to make me a Happy Wife's Day card one year for mothers day. Awwww......he is one of the best.
 
nonethewiser said:
Sadly our parents are gone which makes days like today hard, but life goes on but we always take flowers to cemetery which is only way you can show that they may be gone but definitely not forgotten.
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how true sometimes its the only way to show u care by taking flowers to the cemetery. i normally do this but cant this year as i now live so far away and dont have transport +plus i have mobility issues. So on my bedside table i have a picture of my mum besides which i have placed a bunch of flowers and told her they are for her and how much i miss her
My cousin has visited her mums/dads grave which is near mums and placed some daffodils in a vase and sent me a pic on my phone
 
gail2 said:
how true sometimes its the only way to show u care by taking flowers to the cemetery. i normally do this but cant this year as i now live so far away and dont have transport +plus i have mobility issues. So on my bedside table i have a picture of my mum besides which i have placed a bunch of flowers and told her they are for her and how much i miss her
My cousin has visited her mums/dads grave which is near mums and placed some daffodils in a vase and sent me a pic on my phone
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I went with my mum to Ham House near Kingston today: when we were there I was thinking how lucky I am to still have her, as I was remembering what some of you have said on here about having lost your mums.
 
My mum has been in a care home for the last 5 years and sadly took a downward turn in June with vascular dementia caused by mini strokes so she’s not really ‘there’ any more but it’s still nice to go and see her for short visits. My kids (teenagers) made me a lovely dinner tonight and there are some leftovers for tomorrow.
 
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