May is traditionally called the merry month, probably due to warmer weather, balmy air, flowers and rising energy. The song “In the merry merry month of May” was written in 1884 by Ed Haley, and there are many variations on the lyrics of this popular song. The Merry Month of May is also a 1971 novel by James Jones about the 1968 student revolutions in Paris and you may also remember a nursery rhyme with the same title.

Indeed, our month of May looks like it will be very merry.  First of all, there are numerous French public holidays during the month of May.  In addition to these holidays, Americans will be celebrating Mother’s Day and Memorial Day. And, AWG once again has a calendar that is full of wonderful activities, including an all-day garden group outing and a poetry reading. All of our AWG events are a great opportunity to get together and be merry so I hope to see you at an event soon. Photos of our activities are on Scriveners.

Be merry!