May 12, 2013. Jackson, Mississippi. Mother's Day.

One son cooked and another son called.  It does not get any better than that for a mother.  We celebrated Mother's Day at Andrew and Christina's home,  with Linda, Christina's Mother,  along with her brother and sister in law, Nelson and Katie.  The four girls rounded out the party.   We drank champagne and toasted ourselves  and gave thanks for Mothers both present and past.    My Mother would have been pleased to be part of the assembled family.

We dined on tenderloin of beef, cooked on the grill by Andrew.   Along with the beef, we ate couscous, sauteed cabbage, rolls and a salad.  Cupcakes for dessert.  It was a delicious dinner and good company too.

Now we are back at the condo where Ken is loading the truck.  Tomorrow we will begin our trek north, first stopping at the farm for a few weeks, then driving on to Nova Scotia for the summer.  The drive to the farm is 15 hours but we normally take three days and two nights on the road.  We might even take a different route.  Our stay in Jackson has been enjoyable but now we must move on.  But we will return in the fall, as usual.  It is the story of our life.  We will return!!