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Shownotes:
White coral bells upon a slender stalk
Lilies-of-the valley deck my garden walk
Oh don't you wish that you could hear them ring?
That will only happen when the fairies sing.
The prodigal podcaster returns with thoughts of springtime, Paris, and the May flowers brought forth by April showers.
Audio:
Sound samples used in this episode:
Water/wave sample under intro created by pushtobreak from The Freesound Project
Music featured in this episode:
"Ce Moys de May" (15th century song in Old French by Guillaume Dufay) performed by Shira Kammen on her album The Almanac from Magnatune.com
Additional Links:
Maiglöckchen – Variationen eines traditionellen Strickmusters. ISBN 3-8334-1337-9. (Scroll down the page to find the link to the book -- there is English language information on Dorothea Fischer's site. I ordered my copy through amazon.de
P.S. I see a "Heidetuch" in my knitting future...
I’m so glad to hear from you!
I really enjoy your podcast especially the episodes on your travels.
This episode was especially lovely. One of my favorite songs from my childhood is white coral bells. It brings back many fond memories of bright spring days and quite summer nights. I am also very fond of lily of the valley. The fragrance is divine. It is traditional for my mother to receive a bouquet of them when they flower in the spring and they grow sweetly in the shade of the maple tree in her front yard. Thank you for a lovely stroll down memory lane.
Posted by: KC | May 01, 2007 at 11:41 PM
*grin*
We have some Muguët on our table. Also some of the village children went around yesterday giving out stems of it.
Posted by: Emma in France | May 02, 2007 at 07:53 AM
Thanks for writing, Emma and KC -- I do think if I'm still here when time to plant rolls around again, that I shall really have to put in some muguet...
Posted by: katherine | May 02, 2007 at 10:05 AM
I'm so pleased you're back. I was getting concerned about you. This is one of my favourite podcasts - always a little bit of knitting, but also the unexpected. Please, stick around!
Posted by: JulieB | May 03, 2007 at 12:49 AM
The Heidetuch is wonderful - so beautiful with its heart shape, and so practical! I've asked Dorothea to send me the pattern. Thanks! (on top of a great podcast - but I've said that already).
Posted by: Emily | May 07, 2007 at 03:32 AM
Just wanted to say hello and thank you for another great episode- I love your podcast. I just checked out the link for the German book and I put it on my birthday wish list- while I am still not skilled enough I can dream! :)
Posted by: Nad in Germany | May 13, 2007 at 03:35 PM