R is for red roses on May Day.
And a memory of crowning the statue of the Virgin Mary in the school’s grotto.
Red roses on her head
schoolgirls singing her praise
ave, ave, ave Maria
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Roses are timeless. They make any garden come alive with their beautiful blooms and fragrance.
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Thanks for stopping by, IT. I love standing by the rose bush and breathing in that wonderful fragrance.
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I have a personal fondness for roses and your photo captured something really special.
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Thanks, Rosie. So, you have a fondness for roses, eh? That’s a good thing.
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Beautiful photo, Angeline, and a wonderful Blast from the Past. I’d completely forgotten about the Mayday crowning of Mary. Thanks for the smile.
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Thanks, John. It’s so nostalgic to remember those times. I had the Immaculate Mary song in my head all last night.
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so pretty angeline .. i love the idea of crowning the mary statue too 🙂
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Thank you! The statue always looked so pretty with the crown of roses.
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Yes, R for red roses! Perfect 🙂
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Thanks! I have an incredible climbing rosebush on my backyard fence.
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or: RED sails at the sunset by Fats Domino – maybe not as famous as “I never promised you a rose garden” by Lynn Anderson … – or who knows the RED RIVER ROCK?
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Hmmmm……I wonder if the nuns would have let us sing “I never promised you a rose garden” by Lynn Anderson instead of Immaculate Mary song.
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How lovely! I attended a catholic school and this brought back somewhat similar memories 🙂
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Thanks, Madhu. These memories are sweet.
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Lovely!
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Thanks, Naomi!
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