Happy Easter

Hallelujah, He Is Risen!

Thanks to the wonders of technology we joined in with the Triduum services from Maundy Thursday through to the Easter Vigil.  Here are some photos from the past few days:

 Our cherry tree in the front garden, Dave has been tracking its progress with a daily photo, I will have to make a montage and share later in the week.

 Home made lemon meringue pie, by golly it is long drawn out process!  Make the pastry bake it 'blind' then make the custard from scratch (separate the egg yolks, grate and juice two lemons, dissolve sugar in water, mix stir and heat) pour the custard on the cooked case, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, top the pie and bake on a low heat for 40 minutes.  It was totally worth the effort :-)

Doorstep delivery ~ a lovely friend dropped off some items that were missing from our online shop and here I am wiping everything down with a bleach solution.  To the right of me is our veg box delivery from Bradshaws.

A birthday room awaiting the birthday girl in the morning ...

... and here she is, seven years old, how did that happen?!!

Dave's mum challenged the family Whatsapp group to a virtual Easter bonnet parade.  Mary was off the bat with her rabbit crown and the rest of us finished our efforts either late last night or last minute this morning :-)

My lovely but very weary Mum wearing her crown, she had been up most of the night in terrible pain (currently awaiting a hip replacement that has obviously been pushed back).  It was a real family effort, my Dad made the crown, my nephew Craig aged 24 did the lettering and Mum added the artistic touch with the colouring.

In the absence of her usual Easter branches Mum niftily utilised all her Easter decorations that had been made over the years and three summer hats to complete this ensemble, genius idea!

And here I am wearing my attempt, thanks to the wonders of Pinterest, a home school craft cupboard and a friend sharing on FB how she had fixed her daffodil conundrum!

Here is the hat also doubling as our Easter table centrepiece.

 Thanks to Ben we had a delicious Lamb casserole, creamy mashed potato and broccoli.

 Our lovely church family at St T's dropped off this goody bag of treats, the card was drawn by the Vicars wife, Sara.  She is a really accomplished artist and author.

The crochet window yarn bombing continues, happy flower number one is complete and number two is currently a work in progress.  Hope the decorations in the window provide some cheer to passers by.

I hope and pray that you have encountered some moments of joy in your day xx