Down in Youngtown Maragaret Brimfield, 87, Dianne Scott, 67, Rachel Bellinger, 47, and Skye Bellinger, 21, are afforded the luxury of spreading the love over four generations.

Mrs Brimfield is the matriarch of the family, and without her the other three ladies would not exist.

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An air of accomplishment surrounded Mrs Brimfield as she presided over the feminine legs of her family tree making it down to a fourth generation through luck and some strong genes.

"Girls are rare in our family," Mrs Bellinger said.

Mrs Brimfield's family tree comprises of an almost countless number of boys, but only one daughter, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. So Mother's Day, like in so many households, is a particularly special occasion.

Reflecting on the legacy that having four generations of women in their family, all of Mrs Brimfield, Mrs Scott, Mrs Bellinger and Ms Bellinger were exceedingly grateful for the mother that came before them, and the daughter that came after.

"Recipes," all the ladies said in unison.

"Family recipes, they're huge," Mrs Bellinger said.

"And I've just got going through my head Nan [Mrs Brimfield] telling me, 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen' when I was a girl," Mrs Bellinger added.

The youngest family member, Ms Bellinger, believes she is in the best position with three "strong, independent women" to look up to and learn from.

"It's nice for me, I get to have all three generations above me. I'm pretty blessed," she said.

"I've learnt cooking from mum, beading and glass painting from nan and gardening from my great-nan. All life skills.

As Ms Bellinger talked, all of her predecessors had a sparkle in their eye with a confidence the woman coming after them had all the skills to carry the torch to the fifth generation.

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Mrs Bellinger said it was no surprise with a team of trailblazing women having come before her.

"Older generations trail-blaze the way for you," she said. "You learn so much from your mum and you do what your mum did. For example, you cook a dish because that's the way your mum cooked it."

For the big day the family cooking expertise will be on show at a high tea for the four generations.

Mrs Scott said club sandwiches, scones, quiches, cream puffs and the iconic family butterfly cakes would grace the table.

"They're all family traditions," she said.

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