Sunday, May 1, 2011

Workers and flowers

Today in France it is customary to celabrate workers days by going for a picnic in the woods and pick bunches of lily of the valley (muguet) which is meant to be given for luck.
De l'autre côté du miroir. has many more of these retro-cards. Wikipedia also tells me this custom originates from Nantes.
Perhaps you recognize yours truly from this picture taken a few moons ago.

If you can't go to the countryside the muguet comes to you anyway, such is the magic of consumer society! 
Wishing all of you good luck on this 1st May, with song interpreted by none other than Danièle Darrieux, who played the mother in the movie I mentioned in my previous post.
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12 comments:

  1. SuMay 1, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Mecantó escuchar la canción... un abrazo Dani.

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  2. La pépite modeuseMay 1, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    nice video !
    xoxo

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  3. DanièleMay 1, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Bises à toutes les deux :-)

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  4. PinupmaniaMay 2, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Merci pour cette vidéo et la retro-card superbe !
    Je t'embrasse
    Olivier

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  5. The Vintage KnitterMay 2, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Lily of the Valley is one of my favourite scents - shame I can't grow it in my garden as it never seems to take.

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  6. DanièleMay 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Funny that, I tried too. I think it needs quite a bit of shade.

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  7. KitschmoogMay 2, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Ma chère Danièle,

    Une fois n'est pas coutume, le muguet a été particulièrement en avance cette année à tel point que nous avons failli le perdre pour sa naissance prématurée ... Nous avons un plus beau mois d'avril 2011 qu'un mois de juillet 2010 ! Rien que çà !
    Désolé , de Lesquin,j'aurais tant aimé t'en offrir un brin... Si Dublin n'était pas si loin ... que de rimes en vain !

    Daniel .

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  8. DanièleMay 2, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Daneil, pour treeminer la rime...
    de muguet un brin
    en pensée me suffit bien..
    Merci de ta gentille pansée, une autre fleur, tiens!

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  9. DreeMay 3, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    This is such a beautiful post! I love lily of the valley!

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  10. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Nantes,ou la ville qui lance les tendances chouettes :-)

    J'adore le nom anglais : Lily Of The Valley... Très poétique.

    Et puis, cet article est génial, voilà!

    Bisous!

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  11. Justine of SewCountryChickMay 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Why do the French have the coolest customs? Do you miss France?

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  12. DanièleMay 4, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Do I miss France/??? OMG Yeah big time.

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