Of all the made-up holidays, Mother's Day is likely the most revered and obeyed since Anna Jarvis, a West Virginian, thought it up in 1907 and had it nationally recognized by 1914.
Even though Mother's Day has been commercialized to some extent, the day is still celebrated with great joy among children and their mothers. Adult children buy their mothers flowers, send cards if they're miles away and most commonly, have brunch. And that was certainly the case in Magnolia and Queen Anne.
While hundreds of families no doubt stayed home and kids, with the help of dad, served mom lopsided pancakes and coffee in bed, several restaurants such as the 5-Spot, Sorrentino and Serendipity, among the throngs of coffee shops, were busy Sunday morning treating mothers to treats-though the biggest treat for mom was assuredly the special visit with their kids.
Karin Smith of Bellingham treated her mother, Phyllis Smith, of Magnolia, to a nice breakfast/brunch at Serendipity. They had gone out to dinner the night before and mom got the bill. But this morning, the younger Smith was in charge. Phyllis Smith, is in fact, a great-grandmother.
To the west at the Opal Bistro, the Lyons family was just sitting down to brunch. The guest of honor was Nancy Lyons. Her son, Bob, thought of taking the family to Opal, where his college friend, chef Michael Peabody, was planning the menu. Bob's parents, Nancy and Rick, were happy with the selection as was Bob's fiancee, Marissa Fishman. Bob had asked Marissa to marry him just two weeks ago, so Nancy will soon be a mother-in-law, too.
As families throughout the neighborhoods celebrated Mother's Day, several others had special words of praise for their moms. Below is a sample of those people and their thoughts about mom.[[In-content Ad]]
