Welcome friends!
This week's Tuesday 4 in memory of our friend Toni Taddeo is from Mary who blogs at Visits With Mary and it's all about the month of May. Thanks Mary!
Hello May
1. May’s First Glimpse — What is the very first thing you notice or feel when May arrives each year?
The first thing I notice is more sunshine and more light. I also seem to have more energy to tackle larger tasks around the house.
2. Simple May Joys — What small pleasures do you look forward to in May — flowers, breezes, routines, or traditions?
I look forward to it all, more greenery, leaves on deciduous trees, flowers, anything that grows outside. I look forward to fresh air by opening windows and more walls in the sunshine before the days get too hot.
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| Home garden patio in sunshine |
3. May Memories — Do you have a favorite May memory from childhood, family life, or recent years?
When I was a child May was still a cold month, school was still in session and we could even have freak snowstorms in June though it was rare. All this to say I don't have any favourite memories from the month of May. However, May is my birth month and every month thereafter we have a family birthday to celebrate until October. After that I look forward to Thanksgiving & Christmas. In May of each year, I mainly look forward to these events involving loved ones. If we are together we have family dinners to celebrate with cake and take away meal. If we are not together, I always try to remember their birthday with cards, phone calls and sometimes gifts. It also seems that many of my close friends celebrate birthdays in May. This keeps me busy remembering them with gifts, cards & lunches where possible. In fact, right now I'm behind schedule in remembering the birthdays of 2 out of town friends who celebrate their birthdays in a few days. So you know what I'll be doing tomorrow!
4. May Intentions — What gentle goals or hopes do you carry into this new month?
To get the community garden consistently watered and the patio garden planted and tended. I like the idea of sitting outside more often this year. To create time for this relaxation, a lot of work is going on inside and outside to deep clean, get large tasks out of the way.
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| Home garden patio at sunset |
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