Birthday Flowers

My mother always loved the colourful asters and chrysanthemums flowering in autumn, so I brought her a pot of these asters for her birthday. There were other presents, too, but she seemed most happy about the flowers. 

We had lunch together, and - of course - coffee and cake, which she enjoyed. But she didn’t have one of her better days, and kept wondering why she was given chocolates, flowers and cake. Every time we told her that it’s her 87th birthday today, she said something like „I don’t think that’s right“, or „You are joking with me“. And after coffee, she wanted to be left in peace, to sit in her comfy chair and have a nap.

So I went home and worked.