Easter
April 14, 2009
- The past four or so years, I stopped celebrating Easter. I was never much of a resurrection kind of gal, and the only part about Easter that I liked anyway were the eggs (chocolate) and the ham (baked, pineapples circles, maraschino cherries, cloves). When I was a little girl, it was the only day of the year that The Wizard of Oz was run on television, and I remember once my parents ...
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April 13, 2009
- This is my Easter ham with the Orange Dijon glaze recipe from Bones. We managed to demolish a good part of it for Easter lunch with my in-laws. I think their eyes were glazing over as I kept on talking about fat, but I have seen margarine in their fridge so they need all the help they can get. Ham fat, English butter on the table and organic milk in the potato gratin, olive oil with the braised ...
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April 12, 2009
- After a leisurely breakfast with the newspaper, we went to our village church to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Our three little ones in our preschool classroom looked adorable. Wearing pink with ruffles and lace, Miranda explained, “Grandma made my dress.” When Miss Kim took pictures, we knew we were not the first to admire these children today, because one-year-old Caleb without ...
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April 12, 2009
- If you attended church or synagogue this week, or celebrated a Passover meal, or are eating an Easter dinner as I write this, chances are you heard excerpts of what filmmakers have called "the greatest story ever told". Words like exodus and crucifixtion and plague and ascension, which you may not use every day, suddenly may have entered your consciousness. Not to mention ...
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April 12, 2009
- After a while, I emerged from that winter solstice of the spirit, entombed by dark days, as out of a long, long dream. It was far worse than anything I had yet endured. I had not known what it would cost, to see things for what they were worth. I only wanted to sleep, forget. The very daylight impinging on the room each morning brought a flood of dread. Another day. Another ...
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April 12, 2009
- I wish my readers who celebrate Easter or Passover a joyful time with family and friends. My California granddaughter, CC, is in town for the festivities. She's now fifteen months old and a smiley little thing. I gave her this little outfit and when we saw how perfectly she matched one of our dogs, Keeper, John had to whisk both of them downstairs to the studio to take their ...
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April 11, 2009
- Okay, tomorrow’s Easter Sunday. I think I’ll resurrect myself. It’s time to come back to life. . .back to Julie. After all, the only thing that’s changed in my life is my future. My present is exactly the same.
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April 10, 2009
- This week I am blogging about art and Holy Week. The events of Passover, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter are portrayed in some of the world's greatest works of art. Passover and Maundy Thursday (The Last Supper):http://aknickerson.blogspot.com/2009/04/holy-week-in-art-last-supper.html Good Friday (Crucifixion and ...
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April 10, 2009
- Is there a term for skipping Easter that's similar to "bah humbug" for Christmas? I'm skipping Easter this year, for the most part.It started when my mother scheduled surgery the day after Easter. There are numerous doctor visits and preparations this week and on Sunday. My older son mentioned if he's going to stay in his relationship he'd better visit his girlfriend next weekend, ...
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April 10, 2009
- Easter has always been my least favorite holiday. Easter Sunday meant clothes more than anything else. New dress. Hat. Gloves. Shoes. Being eyed by everyone in the congregation. Or feeling that way. When I married, I spent Easter with my husband's parents, and going to church on Easter Sunday was de rigeur. The sermon was usually the same one I had heard a year or two before, and the ...
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