6.4.07

Happy Easter

Easter in London is always a delight. The weather is better, people are happy (having a 4 day weekend helps) and there's a never ending supply of chocolate eggs to indulge your sorrows. People occassionally give each other presents but mostly its off to Costa Del Sol, Spain or some other European retreat to down gallons of cheap beer. Those of us fortunate to stay in England over Bank Holiday will feast on Sunday on the traditional British garb of hot cross buns with a boiled egg for breakfast with mashed potatoes, roast chicken with some type of veg. (usually asparagus) for Easter dinner after church. Its then a mad dash to some sort of park to walk off the calories with the family!

I do miss the jellybeans and the countless Easter egg hunts in America but celebrating it here is wonderful as well. This time of year is always a sign that the tourists will be soon popping out of every corner and that the warm summer months are nearly here. However this said, I feel truly blessed to see spring and that only a few minutes away I can see ducks, and other birds and smell all of the pollen from the blooming flowers!
Hope you all have a blissful, relaxing Easter weekend.

5 comments:

sherrie said...

what a wonderful photo for easter! it's so full of rich color. sounds like a lot of yummy food to be had for you guys, i'm jealous. don't miss the candy it only adds up to cavaties and stomache aches!

Angela said...

What a fun post! Fun picture and fun description of what celebrations are like in another country. That is neat! Thanks for sharing!

Anjuli Fry said...

I love reading your blog because it gives such great insites to the differance of living in a different country. I think it is because you have lived here and can give details about both the differences. Thanks for sharing!

Elizabeth C said...

What a cute picture. You have a beautiful style of writing Christine, I always enjoy reading your posts. It sounds like you guys have a fun time in England as well, even if it's a bit different.

Michelle said...

thanks for giving us a picture of easter in england! i'm jealous of all of your great chocolate over there...