But I must gather knots of flowers,
And buds and garlands gay,
For I'm to be the Queen o' the May, mother,
I'm to be Queen o' the May.
~Alfred Lord Tennyson
Wishing you the happiest of May Days, my friends.
Did you find any surprises on your doorstep this morning?
14 comments:
Oh, I love Molly Brett! Cute photo!
Happy May Day!
Such a cute print!! Love all the adorable outfits!! Happy May Day!! xo Heather
No surprises. Happy May Day to you!
Brenda
I will never forget the MayDay we spent in England...and seeing a class of preschool children dancing around the May Pole. Delightful!!!
Happy may day darling....love from me...xxx...
Lovely print. Happy May! Celebrations abound at our house this month. Can't wait!
Thank you for the Tennyson. Reminds me to read the good stuff more...Happy May Day. Smiles...Renee
Happy happy start of May!! Great print too ; )
xo
Ashlyn
sweet we don't know happy may day in holland.So thank you and a happy may day for you to.X
Happy Month Of May...such sweet little dressed creatures & lovely poem!
Hello sweetie! I love this beautiful and sweet illustration and the lovely quote! I love Alfred Lord Tennyson's poetry! I hope you had a very lovely May Day too! No surprises on my doorstep, but I was blessed with flowers in my garden to make a May basket with! :) xo~Paula
Happy May day to you....How did your daughter do at CB?
In 3rd grade of elementary school, I was fortunate to have a dedicated, innovative, fun but no-nonsense teacher (interestingly, she was near retirement, but not "worn out" from teaching; rather, the opposite, with fresh approaches). We did so many different things, such as growing lima beans in paper cups to learn about gardening; walking the long, winding, tree-lined road to our local community cemetery to really become educated about Memorial Day (visiting the tomb of fallen soldiers from The Civil War through, at the time, the Korean conflict); accompanying our studies of Native Americans with a field trip to a local museum highlighting much about their lives; and, for May Day, a lively dance at the Maypole in front of our parents, friends and schoolmates, dressed in our Sunday School finery, having practiced for weeks and weeks with "yarn" pulls, now replaced with colorful, wide satin ribbons. I can't think of May 1 without these precious memories, fifty years later. We felt really special!
Happy May Day to you too! Your illustration reminds me of the time our school celebrated Shakespeare Day and we dressed up, danced around the maypole and sang madrigals. Our 1970's version of a Renaissance Festival. :-)
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