happy mother's day

there was a mother/daughter

look alike contest

in the newspaper today

.

i would not have thought to enter

as i don't think we look alike

until i went digging for a photo

guess i was wrong

this picture

circa 1978

i can tell by the glasses

and the hairdos

it was my senior year of high school

and i was sewing

alot

for both my mom and me

both our tops in this photo

i stitched up

you might ask why i was sewing for my mom

easy

she didn't sew

at all

most people are shocked when i say that

how ever did i learn then

by her support

for years she drove me to the fabric stores

in canton, ohio

so-fro fabrics at 30th street plaza

and schoolhouse quilts on hills and dales

were my two favorites

she would come in as a chaperone when

i was just starting out

at eight and nine

then as i got older she would stay in the car

or walk down to the stationary store

looking back

i find that especially amazing

i think it's probably easier

to support your daughter's love of fabric

when you already have a stash in the house

regardless

i truly would not be where i am today

without her support

thank you mom

i love you

happy mother's day