An Odd Easter This Year!

This coming weekend is  Easter -- March 31. I'm not a fan of early Easter. I wish they'd just pick one date in mid-to-late April and stick with it! But, I don't set the calendar so you go with what you've got.

I have a lot of Easter memories -- some good, some less so. This year will be a little different because the grands are in Florida for the holiday so no annual egg hunt. 

I'll miss that. Carson was even asking about it on our day together, so I know he remembers and anticipates it. I thought about moving it up to Palm Sunday but with their getting ready to go and such, it just didn't play out, so memories will have to do for now. We're going to do it later in the spring when they come up. Who says eggs always have to be found on Easter morning?!

Lately I've heard people say "Are you better off now than four years ago?" and I say, "Definitely." April of 2020 was pretty wretched. Covid was in full bloom and we were all in isolation. Rick and I did our annual Good Friday "Life of Brian" egg coloring even with our friends Mark and Jan on Zoom. On Easter Sunday Rick and I went for a long walk in the neighborhood. It was very quiet (although we noticed a lot of cars breaking quarantine!)

(And when I say "definitely better," I mean it in many ways, not just Easter. Did you notice the stock market hit an all time high last week? At the end of March 2020, the market closed out the worst quarter in its history.)

We always did Easter baskets when I was a kid. I don't remember this photo from when Cousin David and I were about two or three, but it might have been the first where we were really interactive. My later baskets (yes, even as a child) always included my favorite treats: Marinated herring and green olives. (I was a weird kid with eclectic tastes, even back then!)

Now I do Easter baskets for Rick. My favorite was when he was starting a garden! 

Easter always brings memories of my youth at Plymouth Congregational Church, a stunning gothic-style church built in 1864. Our combined choirs exceeded 250 people with several youth choirs of different ages and a large adult choir, which included many music majors from Michigan State. There was quite an orchestra, especially lots of brass instruments and drums and the music soared. Between the two services was a large breakfast for the choir and I remember my parents serving it up! After church, we'd invite "strays" to join us for dinner -- kids from school who didn't go home. My mom could set a most welcoming table and it was always a good day.

In an earlier post, I mentioned my egg tree. This is how it looked when I was a kid -- there was a much bigger branch! We were a little manic in our egg crafting!

 

I'll look forward to the annual challah and French Toast breakfast!

But no bunny cake for dessert this year!

If you celebrate Easter, I wish you a happy one. And Monday is April Fools Day. Be kind!

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