My lilacs are smelling so good right now. Every time I walk by, I have to stop and take a big smell. The smell reminds me of May Crowning at St. Peter's and Memorial Day parades with the Girl Scouts - bringing bouquets of lilacs, tulips and Mom's irises from the side of the house - the stems wrapped up in wet napkins covered with aluminum foil.
Tuesday, May 12
Margie May 12, 2009
My lilacs are smelling so good right now. Every time I walk by, I have to stop and take a big smell. The smell reminds me of May Crowning at St. Peter's and Memorial Day parades with the Girl Scouts - bringing bouquets of lilacs, tulips and Mom's irises from the side of the house - the stems wrapped up in wet napkins covered with aluminum foil.
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Such a pretty picture!
I love the smell of lilacs, too. We've got 2 big ones by the back door and I just added 2 in the front yard a couple years ago. And, the new neighbor planted 4 right over the fence between our yards last year!
Great picture! What was May crowning?
In Catholic school, we crowned a statue of Mary with a crown made of flowers. Usually a procession. and a song. I can sing it to you someday...?? haha
Immaculate Mary, thy praises we sing.......
I love that song!
Margie
Maybe you can all sing it to me someday! : )
Weird - just reading what Margie wrote of the lyrics brought it all back to me! Now, I'll be singing it all night!
They still do May crowning. It's always on the last day of religion class (CCD). Even though it almost always ends in April.
Our church does it in May, a week after First Communion so all the kids can participate and wear their fancy clothes again.
Margie
I actually got to do the crowning one year. I think it's in the movies somewhere... I just remember being shy and scared stiff and afraid of falling off the stepladder...
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