Friday flowers for Jane

Oh, my! When I woke this morning, I had several posts buzzing around in my head, waiting to be written. About the hectic week we’ve had on Planet Baby, thanking you for your kind comments about my giveaway, Joshie finishing Kinder, the Christmas craft we’ve made, the stationery I’ve bought and the bloggy love I’ve been blessed to receive this week. Then I read this post by brave Jane at My Pear Tree House. Suddenly all my thoughts seemed so insignificant. Talk about getting some perspective on life.

For those unfamiliar with her, Jane is a fabulously articulate, witty, sincere and original blogger. Apart from sharing our name and being lawyers and mums, I’ve felt a rare connection with her and valued her pithy comments both on my posts and around Blogland as we share tastes in blogs. I commend her blog to you.

I’ve spent the day on Planet Baby with a pall hanging over me. Imagining what she must be going through and shuddering at those thoughts. I have been so moved by the outpouring of support from fellow bloggers such as Ann, Martha, Simone, Ness, Amanda and Anna.

As a tiny gesture of love and support which stretches the world over, I’d like to join a linky with darling Miss Melissa and sweet Laura – Friday Flower. These two gorgeous-hearted girls join in a weekly post which stretches across the globe, dedicating a flower in their garden or that they have bought to someone important to them. Because of the time difference over in the UK, they haven’t done today’s posts yet but I’ll join with them later in the day. Maybe you might too.

Above are a selection of flowers in Planet Baby’s garden today – Sweet Williams, something pink (please let me know what it is!) and petunias. All dedicated to gorgeous Jane as she prepares for her surgery on Monday and all that will follow.

And tonight, maybe you might follow sweet Martha’s lead and glance skywards at the moon ‘for, say, 15 seconds and send positive thoughts to Jane and to others who you know are going through harsh times’. Sending out our positive vibes into the ether may just do some good. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

Postscript added on 19 December 2010

Martha has added a linky to her post so Jane can have a central place to look at our messages of support. To those who have posted about Jane in the past few days, it would be great if you could pop over to Martha's linky and add the links to your posts.


Jane is reading them (see her postscript to her last post, added this morning) so know that your thoughts are lifting her spirits.