Wow, we're headed into April!! Can you believe how quickly March went by? I guess being laid up with the flu and all of the other ailments we've all had the joy to share this past month have maybe helped to pass the days? I think I would have rather passed these fickle March days on a sunny beach with non-alcoholic pina coladas in hand, but oh well ~ spring is here! (Even if it doesn't quite feel like it for some of us...)
I'm thinking the hesitant spring weather maybe has some of us in a funk (I know it's not helping me...) I'm hoping our spirits soar this coming week.
Easter! Ostara! However you celebrate the fertility of the earth in springtime, the time is here! I have some goodies stashed for baskets but I still need to find some alone time to make chocolate bunnies. I can't find any whose ingredients I approve of (and even the organic ones are like $10 a piece! Multiplied by 4 and there's just no way...) So I melt down a couple of organic dark chocolate bars and pour them into bunny molds and everyone is thrilled.
I hope our yard isn't too squishy for an egg hunt next weekend. And with all of the nasty cat poop in the gardens, I'll have to hide a lot of the eggs in elevated spaces. I wonder if we'll have any hyacinths blooming in time for Easter?
Is anyone traveling or having out of town guests?
My mom and sister and niece won't be home yet from Florida () so I'm not sure that dinner on Sunday will be as fancy as it usually is (which is not at all fancy but feels fancy since we have such a full table with the extra family. )
We haven't gotten a ham now in a couple of years since the last time, 3 years ago, my sister and I both had campylobacter right after the Christmas ham (not related to the ham, but now it's tainted in both of our minds.)
I'm thinking of doing an hors d'oeuvre type dinner rather than a main dish with sides. What are you planning? Any special traditions?
I'm thinking the hesitant spring weather maybe has some of us in a funk (I know it's not helping me...) I'm hoping our spirits soar this coming week.
Easter! Ostara! However you celebrate the fertility of the earth in springtime, the time is here! I have some goodies stashed for baskets but I still need to find some alone time to make chocolate bunnies. I can't find any whose ingredients I approve of (and even the organic ones are like $10 a piece! Multiplied by 4 and there's just no way...) So I melt down a couple of organic dark chocolate bars and pour them into bunny molds and everyone is thrilled.
I hope our yard isn't too squishy for an egg hunt next weekend. And with all of the nasty cat poop in the gardens, I'll have to hide a lot of the eggs in elevated spaces. I wonder if we'll have any hyacinths blooming in time for Easter?
Is anyone traveling or having out of town guests?
My mom and sister and niece won't be home yet from Florida () so I'm not sure that dinner on Sunday will be as fancy as it usually is (which is not at all fancy but feels fancy since we have such a full table with the extra family. )
We haven't gotten a ham now in a couple of years since the last time, 3 years ago, my sister and I both had campylobacter right after the Christmas ham (not related to the ham, but now it's tainted in both of our minds.)
I'm thinking of doing an hors d'oeuvre type dinner rather than a main dish with sides. What are you planning? Any special traditions?