Category Archives: Moms

A Mother’s Day Tribute

By Ron | Published May 10, 2012

LynneMy favorite writer – and oh yes, my childhood sweetheart, and wife of 48 years, and mother of our two children – has just published “To the Mothers of the World ~ I Pay You Tribute” on her web site. She honors the mothers of the world. Regardless of differences in language or culture, a mother’s love for her children, regardless of their age, is universal. Thank God.

Women to women
Worlds Apart
We are the same but different

Different culture
Different religion
Different education
Different language

But the same within
Same search for justice
Same search for dignity
Same belief in family values
Same journey to personal fulfillment

Be sure to check out On the Go With Lynne for more great (though I am definitely prejudice) travel writing.

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POD ~ Moms and Babies

By Ron | Published November 12, 2010
Moms and Babies

Moms and Babies

I met these young Moms and their babies in Ilula, a small Tanzanian village near Iringa, Tanzania. They are dressed in their traditional kanga cloths, a rectangle of cotton cloth with a border all around  printed in bold designs and bright colors. Kangas are usually worn as a pair – called a “doti”. One or two more kangas are often used to carry babies papoose style on mom’s back.

Moms and Babies

Moms and Babies

For more be sure to see “African Eyes,” a gallery of image of the people of south central Tanzania.

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My Mom

By Ron | Published January 20, 2010

Hibiscus - pastel circa 1949 (click to enlarge)

My Mom is amazing. At 87 she currently has a one woman show of her paintings at the Mangrove Gallery at the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce.

Magrove Gallery

Jean paints nearly every day and is presently taking three art classes. While she will paint with watercolors, acrylics, or oils I think she is at her best when painting with pastels. There is a soft, but vibrant quality to her images that I like very much.

Her subject matter is as varied as her medium though she draws most of her inspiration from nature whether a landscape, bird, or still life. But her flower paintings are where she is at her best and  flowers painted with pastels are usually my favorites.

Hibiscus - pastel circa 2007 (click to enlarge)

The first painting she did was at the age of sixteen, a gift to my father before they were married. Recently Mom has been painting small watercolor vignettes in journals as gifts to her  grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also gets several “commissions” each year from her family.

Jean is an inspiration to all who know her.We love you.

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