From pink to ivory

   

 Pink baby dress circa 1980 bought for Morna by Granny in 1984

 

      Between mothers and daughters moments of irritation often surface and I had such an experience in 1984 when pregnant with my second child.  During a visit from my mother, when she and I were alone in the kitchen,  she thrust a package containing the above dress into my hands.  "For luck", she chuckled leaving me feeling ominous about her fostering an expectation that this baby would not be a second son!  

"Bidh an dreas pinc gu math feumail", (the pink dress will indeed be useful) were the words used by her son-in-law phoning from Raigmore hospital, to say that the baby had been born three weeks early, on 5th October 1984.   That was  her first  introduction to Morna and there followed a long and loving relationship between them over the years.

     It's very comforting  to remember that the last conversations she had with both Morna and I were about the ordering and purchase of Morna's wedding dress.  I phoned her from the posh dress shop during the initial fittings to say that she would have enjoyed sitting back with me on a chaise-lounge and watching the proceedings.   Granny was then one of the privileged few to be given all the dress details immediately after the final decision was made.  She said, of course that Morna would be stunning what ever she wore.

 I agree - Morna is stunning in the dress, but apart from having already written that it's ivory (oops!) I will tell no more but leave you for now to admire the little pink dress which I have kept for over 26 years  .......

Do you think it's time to clear out my upstairs cupboards?