Unprepared

Why, oh why is Easter so early this year (don't worry I do know the reason). We haven't had a moment to paint any eggs or to set up our easter table yet.

Usually we have at least a week off school before Good Friday to do these things. I thought that we might have managed a bit this week but with it being the end of term tomorrow there have been class plays to watch, Class 8 projects to look at and listen to - and the whole week will be gone in whirl.

We'll wake up on Friday morning and the cousins will arrive and it'll be Easter good and proper.

I had so many good intentions especially after going to a 'how to celebrate Easter' talk last Friday and the sight of this Easter Garden was very inspiring:

But alas I haven't even managed to go and find some moss yet. Sooooo, I think Easter will have to be a bit low key this year. We've still got plenty of eggs from last year and we'll decorate the seasonal table with what we've got and maybe make a much smaller Easter garden on a dinner plate. I need to save my energy and thoughts for feeding ten for four days I think.

Another thing that seems to have taken my time this week was trying to find my stuff for a mini market that was held at school this morning. It would have been far easier to have unpacked everything as I said I would than to have to ransack each box, tip contents out of baskets to find things. You can imagine the mess that I created to say nothing of the extra work. In the end I could only stay for forty minutes as Rohan's play was on after that but I did take fifty pounds which was nice. I also found a lot of brooches and silk squares that I forgot I had so for those who have asked for either or both here they are:

 

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All of these brooches are £5 ($10) each. The silk squares are £6 ($12) each:

Please email me if you would like to buy anything or wish to have a closer look at the silks.

I also found this bag hidden away (not sure if I have shown it to you before):

t'other side - it's a gorgeous deep purple colour:

Can't decide whether to sell it or keep it (I have far too many handbags). It's £60 ($120) if anyone is interested (it's fully lined with a lilac cotton fabric and has a flat base).

Now, I must brave the cold and go and find some branches to hang those eggs off (and find the eggs and chicks and nests and yellow cloth and hare of course).

Comments

[Rada]

I know where you are coming from. Easter is here! I love Easter, but there is a lot of services and preparation to be done. I host a Sunrise Service every year. We need rain, but I always pray for good weather for Sunrise. It is my favorite part of Easter. I think I have sent you a picture of last years sunrisethat comes up from behind a mountain and shines over our pond. Then we have breakfast, I am having 19 or more people in my little home for lunch! If it is nice weather, I can (gently) kick some of them out on the deck.
I can just imagine how frustrating it is for you to prepare so soon after moving.
I wish you good luck and a wonderful family gathering of fun AND good weather.
Rada

[sarah]

Well, you have the double excuse of having just moved AND Easter being early. I'm completely uninspired. We have 2 feet of snow in our yard and a road 4" deep in mud. We can't even take a walk. Can we come join you??

[dottycookie]

Oh I love the garden! With the end of term right in top of Easter weekend we are doing some of our celebrating next week - an easter girly tea party on Wednesday with the obligatory mini-egg and chocolate cornflake nests. I wonder if we could make some miniature gardens? Hmmmmm.

[Simone]

You certainly like to keep busy Simmy! Good luck with keeping 10 fed for four days and have a lovely Easter!

[Lizz]

We had 3 holidays here this week. Wow for this Mama!

I'm sure whatever you do will be delightful, enjoy!

[Marie]

How delightful to find your words this morning! I had been wondering how you and the family were getting on! It will take a time for everything to settle in to it's place and for you to find everything, but it will come with time. I am always amazed that something inevitably goes missing each time we move. Last time it was Todd's felt Trilby hat that we had bought in Germany on one of our trips there. Most dissappointing! I hope you have a lovely Easter with all the family about. I imagine it will be good to see them all! (((hugs))) XXOO

[Georgia]

Well it sounds like you are starting to slip into your new world there. Are the kids feeling better about school? Are they making friends? Are you making friends? I've been wondering how things were going lately and hoping that all was well. As for Easter, I've never really been a huge Easter celebrater. Coming from a non religious background it was never a big deal and living in Australia it just doesn't make sense celebrating spring at the start of autumn. It was always just about the chocolate for us as kids. But I am looking forward to a 4 day weekend this week. Hope you have a great time with all your rellies.

[Lucy Locket-Pocket]

I'm not ready for Easter either but then again I never am! I have actually put together my very first Easter display - of all my handmade bunnies (10 so far) and the children and I have started making some eggs.

[Melisa Nielsen]

I just love the work you have done! So cute! I would have to think twice about parting with that handbag!!

Many blessings.

Melisa