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Things I Learned from my Mother

Things I Learned from my Mother

1. My mother taught me to APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me about RELIGION.

"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.

"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me about LOGIC.

"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me about FORESIGHT.

"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

6. My mother taught me about IRONY.

"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

7. My mother taught me about STAMINA.

"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

8. My mother taught me about WEATHER.

"This room of yours looks like a tornado went through it."

9. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.

"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

10. My mother taught me about the CIRCLE OF LIFE.

"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

11. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.

"Stop acting like your father!"

12. My mother taught me about ENVY.

"There are millions of children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

13. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.

"Just wait until we get home."

14. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.

"You are going to get it when you get home!"

15. My mother taught me about MEDICAL SCIENCE.

"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

16. My mother taught me about ESP.

"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you'll be cold?"

17. My mother taught me about HUMOR.

"When that lawnmower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

18. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

19. My mother taught me about GENETICS.

"You're just like your father."

20. My mother taught me about WISDOM.

"When you get to be my age, you'll understand.

21. My mother taught me about SHARING.

" I’m going to give you a piece of my mind!"

22. My mother taught me about FEAR.

"One day you'll have a child who'll do the same things to you."

Bond Never Broken

A Song For Mothers

Bond Never Broken
Music And Lyrics: Richard Holley

(Video)

Click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIs7zbZIikY&feature=youtu.be

Intro
Bond never broken, mother for child.

Verse 1
She worried for you, before you were born.
She cared for you, from your very first morn.
She held you up to god, to pray that all your dreams come true.
She promised deep within her heart, to do her very best for you.

Verse 2
Wisdom she shared, taught you to understand,
That patience is a blessing, as is giving a helping hand.
She sees that you grew strong, and that all your dreams have come true.
She kept her promise every day, to do her very best for you.

Bridge
As the years go by, and your mother’s getting older
You see all her chronic aches and pains.
She asks if she can lean upon your shoulder.
So she doesn’t have to struggle with her canes.

Chorus
Heart always open, mother for child.
Though the world is hard, her ways are mild.
She smiles on you always, you’re her own sweet child.
Bond never broken, mother for child.

Verse
Time marches on; her strength gives out
Her heart’s grown weak; the doctors raise doubt.
You take her hand in yours, and hope that all her dreams came true.
Mother, you’ve done it all for us, is there something we can do for you?

Bridge
And then one day she’s gone, and that bond is broken.
But the love she gave to you, it never dies.
Surviving time and space, such amazing grace
To have felt that gentle love in her eyes.

Chorus
Bond never broken, mother for child.
Though the world rushes on, she is with you all the while.
She cares for you always, you’re her own sweet child.
Bond never broken, mother for child.

Bond Never Broken
• Richard Holley: Music And Lyrics
• John Campos: of onemindmusicnyc (guitar);
• Rob Napoli: (drums); Paul Briscoe (bass);
• Thad deBrock: (pedal steel);
• Meredith Rachel: (fiddle);
• Christen Marie: (background vocals).
• Yuriko Katori: cover art design

4/20/13

Mother's Day - The Origins

The Origins of Mother's Day

are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were important in establishing the tradition of Mother's Day in the United States.

Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s.

Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.

Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for Mother's Day to be celebrated each year to encourage pacifism and disarmament amongst women. It continued to be held in Boston for about ten years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.

In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mother's Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton, West Virginia. Ann Jarvis had organized "Mother's Day Work Clubs" to improve health and cleanliness in the area where she lived.

Anna Jarvis launched a quest for Mother's Day to be more widely recognized. Her campaign was later financially supported by John Wanamaker, a clothing merchant from Philadelphia.

In 1908, she was instrumental in arranging a service in the Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which was attended by 407 children and their mothers.

The church has now become the International Mother's Day Shrine. It is a tribute to all mothers and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

Mother's Day has become a day that focuses on generally recognizing mothers' and mother figures' roles.

Mother's Day has also become an increasingly important event for businesses in recent years. This is particularly true of restaurants and businesses manufacturing and selling cards and gift items.

Early Mother's Day celebrations

can be dated back to the spring celebrations to honor Rhea, the Mother of the Gods, in ancient Greek civilization, according to some sources.
Later, Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom was traditionally a day for people to visit the church where they were baptized, although it now also celebrates motherhood in modern times.

The modern-day origins of Mother's Day can be attributed to two women – Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis, who were important in establishing the tradition in the United States. Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for Mother's Day to be celebrated each year. It continued to be held in Boston for about 10 years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.

Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s. Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.

In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mother's Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1908, she played a key role in arranging a church service that attracted 407 children and their mothers. A Mother’s Day International Association was founded in 1912 to promote the holiday in other countries. Mother’s Day has grown increasingly popular since then.

Many people believe that Mother’s Day is now largely commercialized, with card companies, flower shops, jewelry stores, gift shops, restaurants, hotels, and department stores advertising promotions and special deals for this event.

Anna Jarvis, in her lifetime, unsuccessfully filed a lawsuit to stop the over-commercialization of Mother's Day.

Cabrini Medical Center Conversion

Cabrini Medical Center Conversion

aka

Gramercy Square

209-225 East 19th Street, image by Avoid Obvious

By: Nikolai Fedak March 16, 2015

YIMBY revealed a major redevelopment for Mary Immaculate Hospital in Queens, and today we have the reveal for another hospital conversion project, this time for the old Cabrini Medical Center, which spans 224-228 East 20th Street in Gramercy.

The project occupies a block-through lot and also has the address of 209-225 East 19th Street, and the Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity are the developers; since it was announced, the development has also assumed the moniker of Gramercy Square.

Curbed posted an early look back in late 2013, which featured the project’s first on-site renderings, but its appearance has apparently seen revisions since then. Woods Bagot is the architecture firm responsible for the design, and the plan should result in the transformation of an old eyesore into something that adds to both the streetscape and the local skyline.

227 East 19th Street, image by Avoid Obvious

The old Cabrini Medical Center closed back in 2008, and its conversion into apartments represents a natural transition for the hulking structure; similar projects are underway across New York City, and a mile or so to the southwest of Cabrini, the Greenwich Lane is rising on the site of the old St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Like the Greenwich Lane, Chetrit and Clipper’s undertaking will also include several buildings of varying sizes, and in Cabrini’s case, there will be four. The largest, at 209-225 East 19th Street, will have 140 units and will stand sixteen stories tall; two buildings at 228 East 20th Street and 227 East 19th Street will also have 54 units apiece, while the smallest component will be 224 East 20th Street, with just eight full-floor apartments.

209-225 East 19th Street, image by Avoid Obvious

The largest part of the project — at 209-225 East 19th Street — is also set for the most dramatic exterior changes. Woods Bagot’s plan will replace the structure’s tiny windows and overbearing facade with enormous panes of glass, and what look to be a mix of limestone and brick. Plans for the other three components aren’t nearly as dramatic, and 228 East 20th Street will be the only part built from scratch.

228 East 20th Street, image by Avoid Obvious

DOB permits for the project have mostly been secured, and demolition permits for the old 228 East 20th Street were submitted last May. Completion is tentatively slated for 2016.

Source: http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/03/revealed-cabrini-medical-center-conversion-aka-gramercy-square.html