Il cioccolato

I've been teaching myself Italian on duolingo. And hiding and finding eggs, obviously. This is our joint stash. The weather has easily been as hot as Italy. I put up the parasol, and we had our untraditional Easter lunch in the garden. Bomble and I have been outside all afternoon. Friend does not want to go to the beer and cider festival at my local pub, so I will probably stay in and save money. Drink wine at home...

The terrible events in Sri Lanka are much on my mind. It's so sick. I remember the very Catholic area of Negombo, with Nativity scenes and statuary everywhere. In a way, I'm glad my friend Una, who became the first female controller for the UN in Sri Lanka, isn't alive to see it. It would have broken her heart.