As the Easter Egg hunts, and egg rolling events accumulate this weekend, we have yet to establish if there really was an egg laying hare, aka “Oschter Haws” as the Germans called it. You have to admit, for those of us scientifically inclined, it is mind boggling to contemplate bunnies laying eggs.
I did dye eggs this year. Kept some older ones around, to be used for display purposes, so I cheated and used the Paas dyes.
Brown eggs are always interesting to dye. And, the slightly speckled eggs come out very nice. I should have done the natural thing and made dyes from our red cabbage, or from the turmeric in my spice cabinet, but with all the painting and sanding and hammering this week, I was surviving in a corner of my kitchen.
They are done, more or less. Just some carpentry and plumbing to finish. I even got my grandmother’s china back into her cabinet in the dining room. Just in time to make the bone in ham from the CSA last week.
Traditions for the holidays? Do you have them? Are they ecofriendly and healthy, or are some of them bad for you but you do them anyway. One of ours is the ceremonial Peeps. Has to be just one small box. The other one, Rhebs Candy.
Who hasn’t been in that long line to pick up candy, up off Wilkens Avenue by St. Agnes Hospital. When we were young, my Dad brought the candy home from their stall in Lexington Market, which closed down in 2008. You can get the candies ordered online now and have them sent to you, but going into the store, smelling the chocolate, and picking out your own assortment was a real treat.
Well, I need to stop reminiscing and get a few things done for Easter. While putting the rooms back in order, hanging pictures and curtains, and finishing up from the six weeks spent making half the house look great.
AnnieRie Unplugged 
One of my favorite stories, albeit, not exactly is an Easter one, is found in Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle….” – regarding how her youngest decided to raise chicken’s and sell the eggs – and chose a variety of breeds that laid different colors of eggs – which I loved – simply cuz – A. Heirloom Breeds – B.No need to spend time and permanently stain things (cuz I’m clumsy) with coloring eggs each spring –
Now, before I ever become a grandmamma – I need to get a varied Heirloom breed flock going – – LOL
One year, our CSA gave us adorable naturally colored eggs, cream, blue, beige, brown. No dyes. Just a unique blend of chickens.
🙂 I just so KNEW you’d ‘get what I was thinkin'” LOL You are a flock I love to fly with – even when we are on the ground!!!