March 13, 2009

  • Don't tell Mother!

    MothersDay1977

    March 22nd is Mother's Day in the UK and I have already suprised my mom by posting a plane ticket to fly her over to Belfast for the weekend. I know she's been a bit down since they had to move back to Birmingham from Wales last year and though we met up in Gran Canaria just before Xmas I know she could do with a few days away from dad and my aunt.

    What I want to do is to make sure that she has a lovely time while she is here and I'm planning to take her to a few different places.

    Giantscauseway

    Though my mom and dad were born and bred in Dublin, just two hours down the road from Belfast neither of them have ever seen the city and the surrounding countryside and so I plan to go to the Giants Causeway for sure and also possibly to Downpatrick.

    downpatrick2

    Downpatrick (Dun Padraig) means 'Patrick's Fort' and is reputed to be the burial site of Saint Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland) and also Saint Bridget and Columba. It is a medium sized town that is mostly Catholic in it's make up and only an hour away by bus from Belfast. My mom is a devout Catholic and so I think she'll love the chance to see St. Pat's resting place.

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    I'll have to be patient though as she's been having increasing trouble getting about as she has some arthritis in her knees that is getting steadily worse. I nagged her a bit about sorting it out while we were on holiday - not because I was impatient at having to walk slowly but because she is, to all intents and purposes a young woman (she is only 17 years older than I am) in her thinking and she has so many things she still wants to see and do. It paid off though - the nagging - because she saw her doctor in January and now she is waiting to have an operation to fit a replacement knee joint, or part of one. This will mean that she can get about a lot better than she has done recently and will hopefully experience less pain too.

    We should have a nice time all in all; there is plenty to do in Northern Ireland and the transport system is pretty good. I have never taken an open top bus tour before - of any city - but maybe if the weather is good we might do that too. :)

     

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Comments (4)

  • Good for you being her gentle prodding reminder to tend to her health. She will have an awesome time! Happy Mom's day to your mom!

  • Lucky mum - you are a thoughtful son to arrange an outing like this. I'm sorry but the weather forecast isn't very good for the weekend - but it could be wrong AGAIN ! I watched " Coast " about NI where they showed a coastal walk that has fallen into disrepair but may be mended soon. It was scary ! Enjoy the visit - and I'm sure your mum will. Marie

  • sounds like a lovely outing. Happy Moms Day to yours from South Dakota USA

  • You can never have enough visits with ur mum. I know that having lost mine 2 years ago. Enjoy her while you can!!

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