Mother's Day

This salt and pepper shaker set belonged to my mother. I played with it as a child. When my parents house suffered damage in the 1994 Northridge, CA,  earthquake, I was visiting them. During clean up, I found these undamaged and told Mom that I was taking them home with me. I'm happy to have them, they remind me of my Mother.

 The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in America. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it's now celebrated all over the world. She specifically wanted it spelled as a singular possessive noun so that each family could celebrate their own mother. 

Earthquake, 23 August 2011

Here's our damage, broken glass in a small framed snapshot. It was on top of a bookshelf and fell off in just the right way to crack up.

Having been in one really bad earthquake in Los Angeles, I feel so grateful that this one, though it felt very strong, did little damage.

It was the most exciting day in a long time. Now we await Hurricane Irene.