may day

may is a special month...  lots of family birthdays, dinners on the patio, wildflower walks, mother's day, and of course lots of gardening.  to celebrate the first day of this great month, my son and i choose a few family members or close friends and deliver "may day" baskets.  this usually leads to a lazy day of visiting and drinking lots of ice tea - milk & cookies for "the monster"... we love it.

my enjoyment of this day started when i was a little girl and tradition was to leave flowers on the doorstep of a friend.  i would walk thru the woods behind my house and pick flowers (probably weeds), create my arrangement, then ring the bell and run off.  it was always thrilling to run fast so that i could hide before someone opened the door and found my gift.  when "the monster" gets a little older and fast enough, i plan on bringing back this tradition!

this year's baskets included:

• 3 different types of annuals to plant
• homemade pinwheels
• bug spray
• gardening gloves
• a brush to wash dirt out from under nails
• hand lotion