As our
Easter celebrations were drawn out over a couple of weeks, I feel it’s only
natural to post about Easter a month after the holiday. This year we started
with a bang, participating in an enormous egg hunt and Easter extravaganza, and
then decorated Easter eggs the traditional Latvian way (naturally, with onion
skins and red cabbage). The opportunity to celebrate a Dutch Easter came about rather unexpectedly, but we took full advantage of it. Then we had guests from Chicago the week between Palm Sunday
and Easter, and stayed very busy with Bulls games, tours of the West End and
hiking trips up Paris Mountain, but as they departed for Chicago, we left for
Ohio. It seems as the trip to Dayton is becoming an annual tradition; Ohio is
pretty much the halfway point between Michigan and South Carolina, so Easter is
a good opportunity to catch up with my husband’s side of the family.
4 generations! |
There
was an egg hunt in the backyard...
Picking
flowers for omammīte...
Plenty of chocolates and desserts to satisfy a sweet
tooth...
Late
night games of Risk...
We had
the traditional olu sišanās,
and Roberts emerged victorious… or so he claims – the supposed winning egg went
missing. Lauris and Mikus spent a dozen hours with their vecmamma Aija, reading books, enjoying the sunshine and discussing
life. There was even a trip to a local dairy farm and creamery. The only thing
missing was Easter paska, but after a
fruitless search for farmer’s cheese extending to a 50 mile radius, I vowed to bring a
cooler-full from South Carolina next year… if this lovely tradition of four
generations gathering here in Ohio continues.
A liels paldies to our gracious hosts – we’ll
see you again soon (on our way north this summer), although you are always
welcome here in Greenville!
Looks like you all have had a great Spring --including your Easter visits... SO nice to be with company--and to have 4 generations together is very special.
ReplyDeleteHope you also had a wonderful Mother's Day. I had surgery on Thursday --so am still on the mend.
Hugs,
Betsy
We had a wonderful mother's day. My sister was here visiting with her husband which made it even more fun. Hope you're 100% again soon!
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