This past week has been super dreary. I like rainy days because it means that I can curl up by the fireplace with a cup of tea and an old book and because I get a lot of work done in the office. However, for some reason, this week I have been in desperate need of a little sunshine, fresh air and a long walk. Unfortunately, I was 0 for 3. Thankfully, there was a little glimmer of sunshine radiating my way from my weekly blooms.
I hosted my first Easter Dinner last week. Actually, it was my first time hosting any Holiday Dinner for my family. For anyone that knows me, this is actually a big deal for me. Yes, I can plan weddings and host events, but hosting a dinner is quite different: it involves cooking. I am not a chef. I am not a cook. And I can barely bake to boot. Ironic, because for someone who loves to eat, cooking has never been my strong suit.
However, if I didn’t host Easter for my family, there wasn’t going to be a family celebration. So, I bit the bullet and figured it was the celebration and not the food that mattered. After a few frantic days of trying to find recipes that I felt I could cook and sending out emails to my small extended family on my mom’s side and a close family friend, Easter came, I survived, and fell asleep sewing at the late hour of 6pm.
“When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.”
– Chinese Proverb
“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”
– Jeremy Bentham
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
– Charles Dickens
