Over the weekend Sara and I have been busy hosting Easter dinners for each of our families. Sara roasted a leg of lamb with ginger carrots. I decorated our house for the holiday.
Here are a few photographic highlights of my weekend away from the blogosphere:
our library ready for Easter hors devours
- living room set up for egg hunt
- I hand-painted eggs for the occasion.
- table set for Easter dinner
What was the highlight of your holiday weekend?
Kathryn M. McCullough 
I’ll just take the seat on the right thanks! It looks absolutely gorgeous. My highlight was a phone call from my son in New York – he sounded like he was in the next room. Ah, technology!
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Go right ahead–grab a seat–share a meal. We would LOVE to have you! And how great that you got a call from your son–technology is, indeed, amazing!
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Wow, I love that hand-painted egg. How many of those did you make? I was shocked to learn that kids don’t decorate real eggs here in SA – Easter egg hunts are done with chocolate eggs (boring).
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I’m going to guess we did about 2 dozen. However, many weren’t nearly as elaborate. Some, like the one in the header photo, were only used as name “cards” at the table. And on those Sara built up the base coat and I added the names. For the egg hunt I wrote messages on each egg, like “Hug grandma,” as well as an amount of money my nephew earned for each egg he found. So, one worth 50 cents said “Hug Aunt Sara,” for example.
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Can you and Sara come and Decorate my HOUSE?
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Actually, we would love to–as we both adore decorating. Sara is an architect (by training), and I’m an artist, so we have a good combination of skills.
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Your home is absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors. My highlight was watching Sarah’s fingers stain as she created “minions” out of the eggs at a friends house. Minions are the little creatures from the movie DESPICABLE ME.
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So glad you explained “minions” in this context and glad you liked our house. We love it more every day. Thanks, dear Lisa!
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The egg is beautiful! Peace, Phil
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Thanks so much, Phil! Glad you like our egg-cellence! Hope you had a happy holiday!
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Seriously, Martha? You put my pimpbox crafts to shame!
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Actually, Martha was my twin sister’s name (idenical twins born very premature, my sister only lived a few days), so maybe it’s her life I’m living now and not the Martha’s I know you’re thinking about, Tori! I’m sure your crafts are equally egg-cellent!
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Beautiful, and I LOVE that egg!
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Thanks, Renee, glad you like my eggs and table set for Easter dinner. It’s great to hear from you–happy Monday!
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Do you have room for one more? That menu sounds a trifle better than my mother-in-laws turkey dinner, with cranberry sauce straight out of the can. Arg. What a charming and cozy abode you have!
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Actually, that second seat on the left is saved for you, Deanna! Pull up a chair and join the dinner conversation, my friend!
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Wow– your home is amazing!! We spent the weekend STEAMROLLED by work. It was the first long weekend of the Harbour season, so there were a few 11-hour days spent down by the water. Just recovering now– thank goodness there’s rain today! 😉
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Wow, Dana, that’s a long day! We’ve had nearly non-stop rain here for days, and it’s not supposed to stop anytime soon.
Glad you like the house. It’s awfully nice to home in it for an extended period of time!
Blog returns to issues of mental health tomorrow.
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I don’t know which I’m more envious of: your library, your living room, or your dining room. How about all three? Your home is beautiful. You two are true egg-sperts!
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Too funny, Mark! Glad you enjoyed the house. I can’t decide which room I like best either, though the library is Sara’s favorite.
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Lovely! I just love the bright colors all throughout your home.
glad you had a weekend off…so–was it nice? It’s a strange detox, isn’t it?
blessings
jane
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It was weird, and a little stressful, which I hadn’t quite expected–yes, a detox, to be sure!
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Uh, I think the highlight of my weekend was reading your post! And are you accepting mail orders of your gorgeous painted eggs? Lol, just kidding. Sort of. 😉
I’m glad you and Sara were able to entertain the “whole famn damily” (as my in-laws are wont to say). Also, I have to say that I just utterly adore your decorating tastes–you two are interior decorating geniuses. My first thought at looking at the photos was, “Oh my word, they are so grown-up!” I want a grown-up house! Your home is just lovely! 🙂 (I think I’m basically just going to hire you both when Robert and I buy our first home and let you two decorate according to your whims. We’ll be happy with literally anything. ;))
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Ah, Amanda–I love you! So glad you like the eggs, the decorating, our grown-up home– (my first, truly)! It took me a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG time to grow up! Take care, my friend!
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Kathy, you have such a BEAUTIFUL home! I’m sure your guests all felt a sense of warmth and welcome. Your eggs are beautiful too. Much more so than the ones my kids dunked in food coloring and vinegar 😉
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Looks wonderful! Your home is so beautiful. 🙂
I spent the weekend working, but it will mean more time to play in a week or so.
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Horray for play, Robin! That will be good to anticipate! So glad you like our house–thank you!
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Love your hand-painted egg, Kathy! Your home looks so inviting!
Happy belated Easter to you and Sara!
Hugs,
Wendy
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Thanks, Wendy. Glad you like the house and decorative egg-cellence! Ha, ha! Happy belated Easter to you too!
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Hand-painted eggs! Hollow, I hope, so they could be saved and treasured? We had a quiet, more frugal than usual Easter, but rich with family, friends, and love.
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Yes, they were hollow! Sara poked holes in either end and blew out the contents, so we could save them. But you are so right–it’s the richness of family that matters most!
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