I spent this entire past week fighting a fatiguing flu that just doesn’t want to say good-bye yet somehow find myself at another Sunday morning, this one marking Mother’s Day for this year. I am reminded of the old school cures my mom would administer when we kids were sick. There was always a can of Cloverine Salve and a bottle of Save The Baby on hand. It was a small glass bottle filled cloudy, camphor-based product that she would heat then dole out in a tablespoon along with a little sugar. The grainy sweetness of the sugar couldn’t hide the pungent camphor taste but acted as enough of a distraction to make it bearable. Plus, there always seemed to be some sort of relief from the coughing afterwards. You can’t buy this product now as camphor has been banned for internal use by the FDA but it will always have a place in my heart as a symbol for the care Mom offered when we were feeling under the weather. Miss you, Mom.
Being Sunday morning, I usually offer some music and this week I have chosen a somewhat topical song. It’s called Mother Knows Best and is from one of my favorite albums, Rumor and Sigh, from the great Richard Thompson. Enjoy your Mother’s Day.
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