6.4.07

Happy Easter

Easter in London is always a delight. The weather is better, people are happy (having a 4 day weekend helps) and there's a never ending supply of chocolate eggs to indulge your sorrows. People occassionally give each other presents but mostly its off to Costa Del Sol, Spain or some other European retreat to down gallons of cheap beer. Those of us fortunate to stay in England over Bank Holiday will feast on Sunday on the traditional British garb of hot cross buns with a boiled egg for breakfast with mashed potatoes, roast chicken with some type of veg. (usually asparagus) for Easter dinner after church. Its then a mad dash to some sort of park to walk off the calories with the family!

I do miss the jellybeans and the countless Easter egg hunts in America but celebrating it here is wonderful as well. This time of year is always a sign that the tourists will be soon popping out of every corner and that the warm summer months are nearly here. However this said, I feel truly blessed to see spring and that only a few minutes away I can see ducks, and other birds and smell all of the pollen from the blooming flowers!
Hope you all have a blissful, relaxing Easter weekend.