With All The Frills, by Rich Paschall Did you buy a new hat for Easter? A beau chapeau, perhaps? For many, it is a tradition. For others, the practice has died out. Maybe you never even heard of it. When… Read More ›
Easter
THE YEAR ROLLS ON
Share Your World 25th March It’s almost April. Hard to believe. Six days until Easter and Passover, always celebrated at the same time because both use the same Lunar calendar. Celebrating Passover is a big deal and I no longer push… Read More ›
SPRING IS IN A HURRY!
Share Your World: Easter Monday 2023 Personally, I’m Jewish. Not religiously, but ethnically and as a matter of personal taste. Garry used to be a Lutheran, but these days, I’m not sure what he is. I’m pretty sure he’s not sure… Read More ›
EASTER LILIES ON EASTER SUNDAY – #FOTD
FOTD – April 4 – EASTER LILIES Recently, my reluctant macro lens has bonded with me and I’ve managed to get some amazing pictures with it. This is good because today was a brilliant day for flowers. Not only are… Read More ›
I’LL BE ALL IN CLOVER – RICH PASCHALL
Which Easter Parade Is Best, by Rich Paschall It seems that it was good to be “all in clover” a century ago. It meant that you were doing quite well. Your cows were likely in a field of clover, not… Read More ›
EASTER AND PASSOVER: JOINED AT THE HIP – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Saturday: EGG Last night, I made French toast — pain perdu — for dinner. I don’t know how they serve it in France, but here, it gets served with bacon on the side and real, Vermont maple syrup on… Read More ›
PIETY, PRANKS, AND PARTIES: EASTER MEDIEVAL STYLE – Reblog – Alli Templeton
In medieval times, life revolved around the church, and the year was marked out by a series of religious festivals, customs and holidays of which Christmas and Easter were the main events. But contrary to many a modern perception, people…
THE MORNING AFTER THE FIFTEEN … OY … TEN COMMANDMENTS …
Ten is hard enough. Another five? Oy. Today was the day. Our annual, ritual watching of “The Ten Commandments.” It’s not that we love the movie. More like it has become a bit of a joke, but also a ritual…. Read More ›
Hunting for Springtime
And so we went out to see if spring was coming. There’s no sign of leaves on the trees, nor any flowering shrubs heavy with buds. Last year, everything was early and blooming by now. This year, it looks much more… Read More ›
An All-Year Christmas Tree
It’s getting toward the end of January and our Christmas tree is glowing brightly in the dining room. There are people who are a bit slow to take down the tree, but I believe that we are by far, the… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 