Easter musings

Here's an idea that I'm passing on from Ricki Jill Treleaven at Art @ Home.  Just a short series of questions on your Easter. 

1.  What's your favorite Easter or Passover tradition?
     Mine is Easter breakfast at our church.  It's one of the few times I can get my kids to join me anymore (but I know HE has their heart because HE doesn't let go).  We don't start too early - breakfast at 9 am.  And the men usually prepare and clean up; but this year, most of the men are unable to do it, so Shirley and I are on duty:  boiled eggs, bacon, pancakes, and 3 kinds of fresh muffins, still hot from the oven.  It's always delicious!

2.  What do you serve for Easter or Passover?
     Our meal is usually turkey, fixings & pie for dessert; 2 of my girls don't like ham (and I do have a small turkey in the freezer).  But those 2 are not at home -- sad face -- :(   So I may change it up  -- ham with pineapple glaze, roasted potatoes, mashed turnip and green beans.  Let's see how I feel when I buy groceries later today.  Apple and cherry pie a la mode is on the dessert menu.

3.  Do you decorate for Easter?
     Yes (although I'm late this year).  I cut an Alder tree branch on Ash Wed, put it in water and it's now full of little green leaves.  Even if we get a snow squall, I will have spring in my house.  The tree gets decorated with the eggs the girls made when they were little -- and the ones my international daughters will decorate this weekend.  (They've been laughing at me whenever I blow the eggs:  sensible Asian families don't do that!)  There are also a few bunnies et al to be put out.

4.  Your Easter basket is not complete without ...
     My personal Easter basket is not complete without chocolate marshmallow eggs.  I remember the kind my Mom used to buy for herself (because we kids would have huge hollow bunnies or chickens); they were soft inside and the milk chocolate had nuts in it.  They were so good; and I've never been able to find a duplicate to how good I remember them being.  Russell Stover makes a passable marshmallow egg:  but if they were too good, I'd probably just eat  too many!

5.  Do you buy new Easter clothing?
     I only have something new for Easter if I've found something while thrifting throughout the year.  I do have at least 2 dresses in my closet that haven't been worn yet.  But with Nova Scotian Aprils, I'm not sure the weather will be warm enough to wear either.  But whatever I choose to wear, I will be in Easter colors.

How about you?  I'd love to hear from you.