{antique ceramic bunny that belonged to my grandmother}
Happy Good Friday! I hope everyone is looking forward to a weekend full of sunshine (?), egg hunts, and chocolate. What are some of your favorite Easter traditions? I love going to mass with my family on Sunday morning – our parish has the most amazing choir and they sing almost all of my favorite “church songs” at Easter mass. I used to love indulging in whatever I had given up for Lent at brunch, but this year I didn’t give up anything so I guess that’s out. My eight year old cousin told me last night that Lent ends the Wednesday before Holy Thursday, has anyone ever heard of this? He claims the priest at his school told his whole class. Theoretically, the priest would know better than me, but I was skeptical so we looked it up and the answer isn’t entirely straightforward. I’m choosing to stick with my lifelong understanding that Lent ends on Easter, but Nolan gave up chocolate this year and he really wanted to eat a chocolate chip ice cream sandwich last night, so he’s going with what his priest told him. If anyone can shed any light on this debate, I would love to hear it in the comments.
I found some fun Easter links for you, and then dug up all of the old B&B recipes that I thought would be good for an Easter brunch (since I didn’t get it together to make anything new). And then, of course, some faves from the week (three weeks in a row – I’m really on a roll!). Wishing you all a wonderful Easter weekend!
- 40 ways to decorate eggs
- Last minute basket inspiration – I love the idea of the ceramic berry baskets (and just for the record, I had my Paper Source grass well before I saw this post!)
- How adorable are these muffins? I’m trying to stay away from wheat but I might have to cheat and make/eat these on Sunday.
- Remember when Easter meant a new dress? This year I would pick this one.
- Easter egg cookies – easier than they look!
Easter on B&B, previously: Blueberry Muffins, Leek and Swiss Chard Tart, Blueberry Cornmeal Coffee Cake, Coconut Cupcakes and Carrot Muffins, Leek Bread Pudding and Coconut Loaf, Chocolate Peanut Butter Meringues
{easter glassybaby: evelyn, grass (not available online), sweet pea, canary}
{easter lilies}
{bulk chocolate eggs}
Everyone seemed to find it pretty odd that I made an Easter basket for a baby due this summer – I don’t really understand why, but I guess perhaps not everyone loves buying baby gifts as much as I do? I had so much fun putting it together – and someday Baby P will know how much I loved him even before he was born, even if his mother thinks I’m nuts. Basket and liner from Pottery Barn Kids, safari blanket from Serena & Lily, sleeper from Hanna Anderson, books from Amazon, bottle from Life Factory (and filled with peanut butter M&Ms, which might have been the hit of the basket), bunny lovey and rattle from Bunnies by the Bay, paper grass from Paper Source (seems minor, but good easter basket grass is harder to find than you might think!).
Blueberries & Basil 