Easter Blessings

Since I've taken a little unplanned break from The House of Goodwill project, and I haven't even been thrifting in a bit 😮, it's turned into a little blog break as well.

But Easter weekend was really lovely this year, and I thought I'd share a few pics:

Easter morning is for church, of course!

It was a beautiful resurrection Sunday. ✟

I always make a lamb for Easter dinner, in honor of my grandmother.  It was one of the few things I remember her cooking when we'd visit her when I was young.  It always seemed so exotic when I was a kid - and so delicious!

The lamb has to have mint jelly, as she served it.

This lamb recipe also had gravy.  So good.

It was a fun day for trying new recipes - we also had tomato casserole, "Tennessee squash" (with Jack Daniels and pecans) and parmesan-crusted turnips.

Since the old people in our house are in the process of dropping some weight, the Easter baskets were full of healthy snacks this year.  (Except for my son's, which was full of energy drinks. 🙄)

The flowers on the table were a surprise from my son, and the treat bag was for the dogs, because the holidays are for pets too!

And note the Easter lily in the background.

There is always, always an Easter lily for Easter!

(My yard is full of past Easter lilies I've planted outside.  They multiply and smell amazing when they're in bloom in June.  I think when this one is done I'll plant it at The House of Goodwill.)

At Church we were given a card to fill out, the statement on the card read, "In the last year, I have seen the Lord ________."

It gave us something to think about all day, and inspired some interesting dinner conversation.

How would you answer that question? 🤔