Easter is definitely one of my favourite things. It's such a nice low-maintenance holiday, don't you think? No costumes required. No big gifts to buy. No large scale house decorating. It's nicely contained to one day. But it's those colours. Those glorious Easter Egg colours I really love. Fuschia and mauve and turquoise and bumble bee yellow. They inspire my paint choices for the shop's vintage furniture.
Last night's egg dying marathon yielded two good lessons:
1. Neon food colouring is far superior to the regular kind.
2. While buffing your newly-dyed eggs with a bit of oil does indeed make them nice and glossy it also makes them ridiculously slippery. There were many egg casualties.
Despite the dreary forecast the neighbourhood egg hunt will go on, rain, snow or, hopefully, shine. With kids ranging in age from 1 year to ten it's a challenge keeping things fair. Last year we gave the little ones a head start and held the older kids at bay with a round of Simon Says. Personalizing treats also helps. In the end there is always counting, comparing and bartering (are five mini eggs worth one marshmallow egg?) and everyone leaves smiling.
Happy Easter!
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