MUMMIES, mums, mamas, nannas, grans, grannies grandmas, nonnas, and omas, were celebrated in many ways last Sunday.
King Island mums received children’s handmade gifts and cards, and maybe breakfast in bed and a day of leisure.
Some families held a beach barbecue others breakfasted or lunched in Currie at the Larder, the King Island Hotel, had a leisurely wine at Legs, or made their way to Grassy for lunch or dinner at the Grassy Tavern and Wild Harvest with dining entertainment provided by past resident Charles Pearce who flew back to the island, with his wife Ros for the weekend.
Some took a weekend escape and for others it was a day just like all others.
Social media reflected a broader conversation. Posts shared a day of recognition, gratitude and support.
Posts also reminded us that it can be a day of sorrow and loss. Mums of all ages were remembered for being forces of love, care and protection but in a rapidly changing world mothers and mothering included newer and broader thoughts about mothers and acknowledged leadership, strength, softness, survival and choices.
Facetime, Messenger, Zoom and other video technologies are now commonplace and are regularly replacing the telephone and over the weekend linked older, younger and new mums to their mums located not only around Australia but also around the world.