Noemia's Art ~ Apples 2007

My mother was painting until the end of her life. She used to make cards for me to send to others. Luckily I kept most of them for myself. I also have numerous cards made by her, that she wrote in and sent to me. These are very precious. She wrote beautiful letters in her unique, beautiful handwriting. I love reading them. How lucky is that, to have personal handmade cards with handwritten letters, full of love, in the 21st century.

Passion Flower

This flower is blooming here now and every time I see one I think of my mother. When I was a little girl we always admired passion flowers. She taught me to take the time to appreciate beautiful blooms. In your busy life don't forget to smell the flowers and drink in their beauty.

The healing process

Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus 'Naomi Nazareth', is selected as a beauty and featured in BBC's Gardeners World on August 15th 2008

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardenersworld/

Featured plants:

Acorus calamus, Sweet Flag, Agapanthus 'Windsor Castle', African Blue Lily, Ammi majus, Queen Anne's Lace, Astelia chathamica, Silver Spear, Cautleya spicata, Arun Flame, Cyperus longus, Sweet Galingale, Dryopteris filix-mas, Male Fern, Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern', Coneflower, Eucomis bicolor, Pineapple Lily, Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy', Cape Jasmine, Houttuynia cordata, Vietnamese Mint, Lathyrus odoratus 'Alan Titchmarsh', Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus 'Geoff Hamilton', Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus 'Monty Don', Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus 'Naomi Nazareth', Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus 'Percy Thrower', Sweet Pea, Lobelia tupa, Devil's Tobacco, Lotus Berthelotii, Parrot's Bill, Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet', Bergamot, Monarda 'Neon', Bergamot, Monarda 'Purple Ann', Bergamot, Watsonia angusta, Bugle Lily, Watsonia 'Tresco Dwarf Pink', Bugle Lily

See previous entry on this blog for the Naomi Nazareth history

Tribute To My Grandma

Tribute To My Grandma
Avozinha


It’s not the same without you here,
I miss everything about you the way you always cared,

We are all falling apart now why did you leave?
Just let me know you’re alright give me a sign please,

Your house isn’t the same now you’re gone,
It’s so hard to get up and carry on,

My tears fall when I hear your name,
I recite your life through my head again and again,

I just want you to know the love I have for you is still strong,
It will never fade no matter how long,

It’s hard to sleep knowing you’re up there,
What did you ever do wrong it’s not fair,

I want to call you up and tell you my results,
And let you answer back telling me my faults,

I want to walk into your house and have you waiting at the door with my hug,
Ready to listen and share your love,

I think of you everyday,
Wishing I had more time with you and that I’d known what to say,

I am going to try and be just like you,
To love everyone and always tell the truth,

I miss you more than anything in this world,
You have always been here for me since I was a little girl,

Why did you go Alizi please come back,
We are not ready to let you go just yet.

By Julia Nazareth


11/january/08

Remembering by MYN

Hi everyone,

Its difficult to decide whether nine months seems like a very long or a very short time since Mum died.

The beginning of August brought back many memories...all happy ones. Merv and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary and I remember the amazing weekend we had all those years ago. Mum was in her element organising the grand Sunday reception for four hundred people. It was a marvellous day and lots of people still remember it in detail! She was always so talented.

Last year on our anniversary, we went to Mum and Papa's to have a drink with Aunty Judy, Uncle Matthew and their friend John. Mum looked so well and had set her usual beautiful dinner table for her guests. We had a good laugh as she told me off for bringing a bottle of champagne. John took some great photographs of all of us with Mum. As I look at these pictures, it is hard to believe she was with us a year ago.

On a positive note, I attach a picture of the one and only Naomi Nazareth Sweet Pea which bloomed recently for many of us. It was so exciting to see the flowers which also smell lovely....and so life goes on.

But even more exciting, the grower informed me today that the Naomi Nazareth Sweet Pea was put forward for the Wisley trials recently, and was one of only two picked, from over thirty candidates, for the Award of Merit 2008.

It is sure to be popular with professionals who grow for exhibitions. Next stop, Chelsea Flower Show for Mum!

Max will be back from his World Challenge trip on Sunday and I wish Mum could have been here to welcome him home. She would have been proud of him as I think she would be of all of us and how we have coped in the last nine months.

I still miss her terribly, but I am beginning to enjoy the many, many wonderful memories that Mum gave me. I know I am very lucky to have them, but I just wanted her here for another 10 years so she could deal with Lily's boyfriends!

Love,

MYN

Naomi Nazareth sweet pea in bloom - August 2008

card and photo by MYN

My sister, MYN, and I have had a sweet pea named for our mother. It is now blooming.