Through the Shade of the Cherry Blossoms

— floral memories and discovering mom

Photo by Gerda on Unsplash

Dressed in denim shorts and purple tube socks scrunched to 90s perfection, I walked alongside Mom. She wore a flowing sundress that radiated out from her small waist over her wide hips.

We were in her happy place, which meant it would be a long day. Mom likes to stop and smell the roses, lilies, and every species of magnolia —…