Happy Mother’s Day!

Sunday, 14 March 2010 is Mothering Sunday, also known as Mother’s Day (whichever you prefer to call it) in the UK and Eire (Ireland).  

Your mother may be as good a cook as the late, great, Julia Child but this is one day of the year when Mum should be given a break from kitchen duties and taken out or invited over and treated.  Here is Julia Child (recently celebrated in the film Julie and Julia) in one of her famous clips (apologies to vegetarians):

Mother’s Day is celebrated on different dates throughout the world so if your mother lives in another country check the date and mark it on your calendar so that you don’t forget.  

The majority of countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, which is May 9 in 2010, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy and South Africa.  France celebrates on May 30 in 2010. 

If you have left it until the last minute it may be too late to send a card or have flowers delivered, but at least pick up the phone and make a call to let that special person in your life know that she is not forgotten.  

Note:  If you are checking Mother’s Day dates online we’d recommend checking several sites as we found a lot of erroneous information!

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