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May Day, May Day

May 1, 2013 by mymateriallife

It’s May Day again.  Is there someone whose day you can brighten with a little basket of flowers to hang on their door?  A small child, an elderly neighbor, or one of those in between young child and elderhood who would delight in a little touch of beauty and thoughtfulness when they return home from school or work?  All you need is a paper cup and a pipe cleaner or something similar that you can string through holes you can […]

Categories: Celebrations • Tags: may day, paper cup may baskets

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Paper Cup May Baskets

May 1, 2012 by mymateriallife

I wonder if anyone else does this anymore (Wikipedia says the practice has been fading in popularity since the late 20th century you know).  We don’t go crazy, but we like to leave flowers hanging on our neighbors Sharon and Rolf’s door and Samantha brought a basket to her teacher and I hung one for Samantha on the hall bath door because her own doorknob still hasn’t been replaced since the time she locked herself in her room when she […]

Categories: Kid Stuff, Other Holidays, Paper • Tags: flora, louise abbéma, may baskets, paper cup may baskets

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