Here We Go a-Maying

 Dear Friends,

A merry, merry month of May to you! The whole air is full of perfume at our cottage, with honeysuckles and roses blooming in the woods, and peonies blooming in the yard (all of these flowers are medicinal, by the way, so be sure to harvest and dry some before they're gone!)~

 The lambsquarters are big enough to start harvesting now (we get just as excited about our weeds as we do our garden plants), and we've been eating salads of lettuce, arugula, endive.

(Lambsquarters)

 Tasha has been busy stitching a new gown for her Kathleen doll (who adores peonies!)

And Audrey is working on a fanciful dress for her Elsie doll~

 We had lots of buckwheat pancakes today, since buckwheat is gluten-free and reported to benefit the pancreas (and they're pretty tasty, too, especially in the shape of a cat!).

 AnnaMarie designed our May baskets, which were delivered to the neighbors bright and early in the morning,

 

And here is our May Queen for 2012, Miss Tasha Graham. She made the crown and scepter herself!

We hope that you had a fun May Day celebration as well, dear friends, rain or shine (we had both!), and this month proves to be one of many blessings for all.

Love,

Marqueta

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"May Blossoms"

Silently, graciously, cheerily now,

April's sweet blossoms are leaving the bough,

That each tiny leaflet hid deep in some spray,

May timidly peep out, and whisper,

"'Tis May."

~Mattie T. Koerner