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We did a Maundy Thursday/Seder combo on Thursday evening. I roasted a couple of lamb legs, made some of the rest of the food (roasted vegetables, rice/grain pilaf, ratatouille, salad). Also had to drive a ridiculous number of kilometers to obtain sufficient quantities of matza (could have been nicknamed the Seder of the Heavy Carbon Footprint, lol). Great meal. Lovely service. We've been to the synagogue to join our Jewish neighbours for Seder a couple of years, but it really works better for us to do our own; we can incorporate some Christian ideas on either end without fear of offense. (Some of us, some years, do both; our synagogue's community Seder is always on the Tuesday of Holy Week.) I've been reading some Kabbalah material, and I'm thinking next year, I'll try and do some of the spiritual activities associated with the 12 days leading to Pesach; it may add to my understanding of the Haggadah.

And I usually do a ham for Easter, because I've had the lamb on the Thursday before. Also, goes well with scalloped potatoes, for which I'm somewhat famous in my circle; I make them with caramelized onions and goat cheese. Kids are coming over, maybe Hippie, maybe a couple of friends.

Just listening to Stuart read "The Fig Tree", which is one of my favourite Easter stories. Spring's in the air here, but not quite yet. I'll be throwing my "rock of burdens" on a frozen lake at the sunrise (sic; 'tis 7 a.m.) service tomorrow. And Lucy the Lunatic Hound is still cherishing her little bit of snow in the backyard to roll in (she's a mutt who may very well be a Foxhound/Husky cross).

Cross-posted, pinga (my post took a while to write and was much interrupted). Hugs for last week; it's where life experience shines - when one can see learning opportunities and pursue them in the face of the temptation to take things personally. Looking forward to hearing how your new bedroom has become your oasis in life.
 
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No special meal here for Good Friday or today (sat). I'm considering making something special for Sunday though. I have a nice beef roast sitting in the freezer I could thaw out.

I made hot cross buns but there are hardly any left!

I've been having fun working on a quilt for my partner. He wanted one to keep in the camper for afternoon naps in the shade (or sun) in his folding recliner.
 
Beloved said:
I think we must be turkey people . . .

Christmas - turkey
New Year's - turkey
Easter - turkey
Thanksgiving - turkey
Large family gatherings - turkey
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Sounds good to me! My family, if they have an Easter get together (neither set of parents is doing anything with family this year. Sometimes we do sometimes we don't. People often go away on a holiday) - we usually have turkey too. Occassionally ham (my grandma made ham). Or my mom might make something else - like roast beef or BBQ'd salmon. It's not set in stone - but usually it's turkey for Easter. Christmas is turkey. I've never had a special Maundy Thursday meal.

I mentioned this before - but a friend who is Jewish had people over for Seder supper a few years ago when it was the same weekend as Easter - she invited people of all backgrounds, and educated us - then, after the traditional plate was brought out and explained, she served ham instead of lamb. She is not orthodox, has a great sense of humour - and she personally believes that the pork laws were because of poor food preservation but were made religious to keep people safe.
 
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We had turkey, Ham, potatoes, dressing, gravy, carrots,

apple salad , tossed salad, cranberries, buns, pickles,cupckes, carrot cake.


today is leftovers yum. DIL and Son did cooking yea!!!
 
Good luck Pinga with all that you are going through. Mmmm. This thread is starting to make me hungry. Tomorrow, we are having Easter brunch at my house because my two sons are leaving to go 'home' in the afternoon and my daughter works in the evening, and a big Easter dinner at my sister's in the evening. Tonight, we're having pizza, broccoli rice casserole and rice krispie squares. Not really a feast, but the Sudbury son is disappointed if we don't order pizza when he comes home. According to him (and many others), no city is as blessed in the pizza department as ours!

I made a crustless quiche, cinnamon buns and raspberry muffins for brunch tomorrow and we'll make pancakes and crepes with real maple syrup too. Then...I start cooking to bring stuff to my sister's for supper. (ham, scalloped potatoes, more broccoli rice casserole...which is a standard request at any potluck).

Monday, although I'm officially not working, I will go into the school for much of the day to plan units, and start the big clean-up because our school is closing this year. Somewhere in all this, I plan to write a sermon/reflection and maybe read for pleasure! Oh ya...and then there's scrabble.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
 
We've got a snow storm here. If I hadn't made up my mind that the sunrise service on the riverbank wasn't for me this year (the ground already covered with winter snow and the river still frozen over) this would be the deal breaker. I do hope that the storm peter's out during the night and we have our regular 11:00 am worship service. I'm scheduled to serve communion and Seelergirl and family plan to be there.
Seelerboy phoned from Korea yesterday to wish us a happy and joyfilled Easter season.
 
We've actually got a few flurries dancing around here right now but nothing serious. Winter does, in fact, seem to be over for Southwestern Ontario.

I'm not sure about tomorrow. My UU fellowship isn't really doing anything around Easter this year, just our regular 1st Sunday "nurturing and renewal" discussion. So I might consider a United Church. We shall see.
 
And the ground is white again ... tomorrow may the first Sunrise Service I've been to when there is snow on the ground!

Spent most of the day in the kitchen today - prepping for tomorrow's feast. Vegan cooking is definitely more work! As usual, I'm trying some new recipes - so far they look & smell pretty good! We'll see what the guests think.

Blessings to all.
 
after my sons went for a short bike ride, my oldest and I loaded the bikes into the van. Off to the next town. Quick stop for strawberry rhubarb wine-and yes it tastes just like a dessert crisp, and a bottle of blueberry aafter a sample. Onto the bikes and home 2 hours later. Into his car to go and retrieve the van. A lovely down hill ride-tho the trail was quite soft and sandy in places. My first Canadian ride of the year. (and my legs are a bit sore)
 
well, I think we might possibly have more snow now than we did at Christmas! Ugh!

I am at my parents for dinner tonight, it will just be the three of us which I haven't had in a while. My brother and his girlfriend are at her family's dinner and my boyfriend's parents planned their dinner for tonight as well so we are in seperate locations this time. Last year and this year we are having ribs. My dad has a smoker BBQ that he loves using for any and all reasons and I guess ribs are his meat of choice this time. I didn't do anything special for any other day this week. I would have loved to have lamb but didn't even think of it. I'm not a fan of ham so it's not something I usually ike to have but I did buy a pre-cooked one and am going to put it in scalloped potatoes this week.
 
Pinga said:
Oldestson is attending motorcycle training all weekend. Bedroom is under wall repair right now. Good news it is getting done. I'm working. Trying to recover a bit from some heavy hits last week.
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It's a bad brain day so I read the typo of Oldeston as his actual name and thought to myself, what an interesting name, wonder why they picked it or what it's origins are! Dhuh. <whoops, didn't read before posting and see this was already talked about>

Seriously though, I'm sorry things are so rough. I hope you don't forget about the vacation you just had!
 
I missed our Seder supper at church for a doc apt. Friday we left for Montreal and were there until this morning (Sunday). Mr Me went to the Blue Jays game on Friday night (I stayed in and rested - I was worried about being with 50k of my "friends" and needing to leave in the dark). I went to the game on Saturday until the fifth inning - it was very, very loud but I'm glad I went (I really don't like baseball but my husband is a huge fan). Quite a little snowstorm in Montreal on Saturday - with wicked wind - I was glad for the tunnels in the downtown - we could go from our hotel to the stadium without sticking our noses outside! Today is beautiful and sunny but chilly - just below freezing.

Today I took my Aunt in to see my Uncle but he was "not himself" at all which is always upsetting.

Tomorrow Mr Me is off, but it's opening day so I've been told that it will be all baseball, all the time :) And I guess I'll just be waiting for the call that a bed is available for me. The doc has set an ultimatum that if I don't have one by Thursday I have to go to the psych unit at one of the local hospitals but I really, really don't want that - I had horrible experiences there. I did miss not doing anything churchy this weekend - it can be hard sometimes having a partner who is agnostic.
 
Ski season done. New job that was verbally sealed, is not materializing. Hate being in a holding pattern like this. Not sure if I should be taking more reno work or not. I have a neighbour who wants a back yard patio with gazebo and probably a small deck, plus another massive finished basement. At least $100K worth of work there, plus another likely basement project, and more people interested, and all I can tell them is, "I might be working full time soon, and can't commit."

Argh.
 
T'was a a great day today! Sunrise service - in the snow - was excellent. Early arrivals can be seen just across the pond.
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Morning service at church was great too - thoughtful preaching, and lots of wonderful music with a brass quartet making everything sound so much more triumphant and joyful. Saw lots of people who've been away & greeted some newcomers too.

Big delicious vegan feast tonight - family & friends, including a guest from Israel. Ample leftovers, so we all should have a good lunch tomorrow ... and maybe supper too!
 
It's not fair. You guys only had to wait 3 days for your resurrection. Two, really, when you think about it. My ski season doesn't come back for another 9 months.

That said, when we forecast it will be back in 9 months, it keeps happening about when we say it will.
 
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