Showing posts with label Gilbert and Sullivan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gilbert and Sullivan. Show all posts

Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring (Tra La) (and a contest)

 The flowers that bloom in the spring,
Tra la,

 Breathe promise of merry sunshine —


As we merrily dance and we sing,
Tra la,


We welcome the hope that they bring,

Tra la,

 

 Of a summer of roses and wine,
Of a summer of roses and wine.


And that's what we mean when we say that a thing



 Is welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring.




 Tra la la la la, 
Tra la la la la,
The flowers that bloom in the spring.


Tra la la la la, 
Tra la la la la, 
Tra la la la la la!

That last one isn't one of my flower earrings.  It's the bougainvillea that's been embraced by honeysuckle and gift-wrapped with morning glories.  I think it needs a special name.  So... come up with a name for it, and leave the name in the Comments section. The winner gets a pair of lucite flower earrings, as seen above.  Deadline is Saturday, May 5 at 5 PM PST.

To purchase said lucite flower earrings (or the rose quartz lilies), please visit my etsy shop or my eBay shop.

Tra la! (And thank you, Gilbert and Sullivan, for our singalong)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A Leap Year Tale...Or How Not to Become Apprenticed to a Pirate


The Pirates of Penzance, a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, tells the story of Frederic.  When he was but a lad, he was apprenticed to a band of pirates by his nurse, who was hard of hearing and mistook the word "pilot" for "pirate." 


At last, having completed his 21st year, Frederic is released from his apprenticeship to the band of tender-hearted pirates and is ready to join respectable society.


He meets Mabel, who is the daughter of Major-General Stanley.  The two fall instantly and madly in love.


Frederic discovers, however, that he was born on February 29th - Leap Day.  Technically, he has only had one birthday every four years.  His apprenticeship indentures state that he must remain apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday... meaning he has 63 years to go. 


Bound by his  sense of duty, Frederic comforts himself with the fact that 1) the pirates are tender-hearted and 2) Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.


Some Leap Year pirates here.

A Leap Year Quiz.