Tuesday, May 2, 2023

It's May, it's May! the Lusty Month of May!

 Do you remember that song from CAMELOT?    

It's an earworm for me! Every year... the first week of May.

I can hear it in my head.... Julie Andrews singing loud and clear as she dances her way thru the streets of Camelot:

GUENEVERE:

Tra la! It's May!

The lusty month of May!

That lovely month when ev'ryone goes

Blissfully astray.

Tra la! It's here!

That shocking time of year

When tons of wicked little thoughts

Merrily appear!


It's May! It's May!

That gorgeous holiday

When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad

Will be a cad!

It's mad! It's gay!

A libelous display!

Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,

Ev'ryone breaks.

Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes

The lusty month of May!

Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?

What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?

Whence this perfume floating ev'rywhere?

Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit!

Tra la la la la! That dear forbidden fruit!

Tra la la la la!

GUENEVERE:

Tra la! It's May!

The lusty month of May!

That darling month when ev'ryone throws

Self-control away.

It's time to do

A wretched thing or two,

And try to make each precious day

One you'll always rue!

It's May! It's May!

The month of "yes you may,"

The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,

Proper or "im."

It's wild! It's gay!

A blot in every way

The birds and bees with all of their vast

Amorous past

Gaze at the human race aghast,

The lusty month of May.

CHORUS:

Tra la! It's May!

The lusty month of May!

That lovely month when ev'ryone goes

Blissfully astray.

Tra la! It's here!

That shocking time of year

When tons of wicked little thoughts

Merrily appear.

It's May! It's May!

The month of great dismay.

GUENEVERE:

When all the world is brimming with fun,

Wholesome or "un."

GUENEVERE & CHORUS:

It's mad! It's gay!

A libelous display!

Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,

Ev'ryone breaks.

Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes

The lusty month of May!

wow - did you read the whole thing? Good for you! It's a fun song. I't's the Month of Yes You May!  
I have done something "Blissful" - I'm getting a new 'Moxie' quilting machine - I worked poor Helga too hard and I've decided to let her retire.  Now, before I can start quilting again, I will need to spend a week of penance cleaning and sorting the quilting area - so she (Moxie) will be impressed and cooperative in her new home. 

Meanwhile, I'm packing up as many quilt tops/batting and backs as I can in preparation of the new-to-me machine due to arrive next week. I'm absolutely giddy with anticipation!
In case you need something to do with your scraps, here's an idea - cut 31/2" strips of news print and sew your wonky scraps to it into a nice long roll of .... something that can be used for either blocks or borders! 

These 6" (finished) blocks make a fun use of the trimmings that we have when squaring up fabric yardage for rotary cutting.

Let me know if you want to get together with me and make a pile of these blocks - I may have an air-conditioned room we can use this summer if you're interested!