I'd heard that term from several former students, always the girls. The boys played marbles. The girls played Molly-pops. It's the bloom, what a bloom, passion flower beauty bloom, also known as May-pops and apricot vines. The whole school was surrounded by vines and vines of Molly-pops inviting, inticing the girls to "Come, play, dance with me." Can you see a ballerina in the bloom? These girls did. They pinched off the extra legs to form a body, shaped the purple passion into a tutu, and danced with their flower dolls.
Not so poetic, but still a lot of fun, were the seed pods, egg sized pods, full of air and little dark seeds. Just perfect for stomping. Just perfect for popping. Molly-pops.
Catch of the day,
Gretchen
Fascinating! I'd never heard of this flower before, but I can see the girls playing with the blooms and the boys popping the pods! Heck, I wanna give pod-stomping a shot.
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ReplyDeleteIt is fascinating, Vicki. I've interviewed over sixty people and I'd say about a dozen mentioned molly-pops, usually the popping part.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anne. I had come to that conclusion too. My purpose it to intice, just like those molly-pops.
Gretchen,
ReplyDeleteI used to make ballerinas too. What fun. Stomping on pods was great too!
Linda A.
Thank you for the great information these are growing next to my house and I wasn't sure what they are.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I could share with you!
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