Remember to tell your mama 'Happy Mother's Day"

Happy Mother's Day from your friends at the Dog Denizens of Genesee Park (DDGP)!

An acquaintance confided that Mother's Day -- celebrated on the second Sunday in May -- caught her by surprise. The confusion is understandable given that we celebrated Easter a couple Sundays ago and the weather is more appropriate for March Madness than the Kentucky Derby.

A brief recap on the history of Mother's Day. In 1914, Congress passed a Joint Resolution establishing the second Sunday in May as "Mother's Day" to acknowledge the roles of American women in nuclear families. Anna Jarvis, who made it her life's work to establish a holiday honoring mothers, opposed the inevitable path to commercialization. "I wanted it to be a day of sentiment, not profit," she said. Jarvis decried the purchase of greeting cards as "a poor excuse for the letter that you are too lazy to write."

If you have invited Mom to brunch, impress her with a Mimosa (provided that neither you nor the maternal familiaris are barred by your doctor and/or attorney from consuming alcohol).

Mimosa

¾ c. sparkling wine (champagne)

¼ c. orange juice

It doesn't get any easier -- three parts sparkling wine to one part orange juice. Pour drink into flute. Garnish with orange twist, strawberry, maraschino cherry, or mint leaves, etc.