May, I love this month it brings back such sweet memories from grade school. We would have assembly outside the front of the school, where our American Flag flew from a very very tall pole, of course we were very small at the time.
We wore our Sunday best clothes for the assembly, for me that meant I got to wear my white shoes which I loved. We also had a May pole, very pretty with colored streamers. Some children would dance around it ( I don't remember much about that part, guess I wasn't one of the dancers) but what I do remember is the little Hoodsie's with the wooden spoons, even then I loved food.
The other special thing about this month is that in my childhood May was the month of the Blessed Mother and that meant beautiful music at our little church St. Theresa's in Revere. We would crown the statue of the Blessed Mother and have a lovely little procession around the streets close to our little church And one year I was picked to do it I borrowed a gown from someone I don't remember now and crowed the Virgin. I have found a picture of me and Maureen so I took a picture of the picture and we'll see how that comes out. Pretty fuzzy but you get the idea.
Walking Revere Beach on a Sunday when my Father was home on leave was such a special treat. Sheila, Mama, Dad, and I after Mass. Home for a big Sunday roast dinner and after Dad had his Sunday nap, which ended at about three o'clock, the same time the drugstore opened (for almost all shops were closed on a Sunday) . Sheila and I, would go and buy little Sundae's for everyone (this only happened when Daddy was home). I always got the same sundae vanilla ice cream, pineapple sauce with gooey marshmallow. Oh so delicious.
Hugs
Patti-Rose
