Easter Memories...

It was a rather low key but busy Easter here today - a leisurely early breakfast, then a couple hours spent chatting with my neighbour over our usual Sunday coffee, and finally, a visit by my brother who came out from the city for the afternoon and for dinner... and yes, I actually prepared a meal - which meant that my kitchen saw much more action that it usually does on a Sunday! Or on any day for that matter.....
 
There was a lot of reminiscing today - with both my neighbour and then my brother - about the Easters of our youth - the rituals...a new outfit or parts thereof to wear to church, chocolate bunnies, coloured eggs and little gifts in a basket, and a special family dinner enjoyed at the dining room table set up with the "good" china. Today was hardly like that, but I did at least set the table with Mom's good china, and my brother brought chocolate! 

In honour of the day, I also hung my lap quilt  - the one in my collection closest in colour and theme to spring and to Easter..( extra). It will have a short stay up on that wall though, as it is useful to have handy in the event of  cold breezes whilst lounging outdoors in the sun! 

On another note: It was a day I did not turn on CNN for war news...and now I am afraid to find out tomorrow what I missed...It is SO hard to NOT think of the horrors that are happening in Ukraine..so hard to celebrate the day when so many are suffering...