Hello Ann! One of my favorite memories is of making 'nests' for the Easter Bunny to place his goodies in. I'm not sure where my Dad got this idea, but he instructed us, on Easter Eve, to take all the clothes we'd worn that day and swirl them into a nest shape on the living room floor before we trotted off to bed. In the morning, a lovely, pastel-colored basket of sweets would be in each of our nests. We did this every year without fail. Recently my sister mentioned this tradition to some friends, assuming everyone did this, and they looked at her like she was crazy! This is my Dad....always dreaming up some crazy fun for the young children around. Definitely one of his superpowers!
Dearest Ann, I love your letter this week! So much fun information. Back when I was a church musician, I always felt so lucky to be the first one in the church on Easter Sunday morning because all of the white lilies had been displayed around the alter and piano the night before. The aroma was so heady it almost made one feel dizzy. Now that I live in the north, Easter really does signal a big change as the very first early flowers begin to poke through the snow to let us know spring is on the way.
BTW, I don't know if you are aware that the Sunday Easter Bonnet parade still goes on in New York, right down 5th avenue. I happen to be in NYC a decade ago on an Easter Sunday and we happen to walk right into a sea of fabulous Easter hats. I love that the tradition continues. You can read about it here: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/events-festivals/easter-parade-and-bonnet-festival
Hello Ann! One of my favorite memories is of making 'nests' for the Easter Bunny to place his goodies in. I'm not sure where my Dad got this idea, but he instructed us, on Easter Eve, to take all the clothes we'd worn that day and swirl them into a nest shape on the living room floor before we trotted off to bed. In the morning, a lovely, pastel-colored basket of sweets would be in each of our nests. We did this every year without fail. Recently my sister mentioned this tradition to some friends, assuming everyone did this, and they looked at her like she was crazy! This is my Dad....always dreaming up some crazy fun for the young children around. Definitely one of his superpowers!
Dearest Ann, I love your letter this week! So much fun information. Back when I was a church musician, I always felt so lucky to be the first one in the church on Easter Sunday morning because all of the white lilies had been displayed around the alter and piano the night before. The aroma was so heady it almost made one feel dizzy. Now that I live in the north, Easter really does signal a big change as the very first early flowers begin to poke through the snow to let us know spring is on the way.
BTW, I don't know if you are aware that the Sunday Easter Bonnet parade still goes on in New York, right down 5th avenue. I happen to be in NYC a decade ago on an Easter Sunday and we happen to walk right into a sea of fabulous Easter hats. I love that the tradition continues. You can read about it here: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/events-festivals/easter-parade-and-bonnet-festival
Sending much Easter love across the pond. - Chris