Yesterday "April showers" brought us a cornucopia of gifts! Much to our surprise.
At the Farmers' Market, I walked over to say, "Feliz Paque!" to The Flower Guy. We chatted a moment as he trimmed a bunch of very-long stemmed purple flowers. Then to my amazement, he handed them to me with a courtly little bow!
Just before dinner, the doorbell rang (the cats fled to Under The Bed) and it was a big box from Richie's cousin, John McG, the Squire of Staten Island. What could it be?
It was: yellow Peeps rabbit heads (O the fun of biting off the ears!) A pair of Pez dispensers (John doesn't know it, but he's about to make our fortune -- we save them all, pristine in their wrappers, towards a sale on eBay that will fund us forever.) A big, solid-chocolate Cadbury bunny for Richie; a daintier Lindt chocolate rabbit for me. Four tiny wooden ornaments -- for the Easter Tree? -- a chick bursts triumphantly out of an egg; a little bunny rides a car, holding a carrot. Delicate little things. Two plastic eggs filled with candy "speckled eggs." A CD of songs including "Easter Prade" and a wind-up chicken that lays jellybean eggs. Thank you, John!
I saved last year's chicken and this year, we can have chicken races down the dining room table when the plates have been cleared. These races are tremendous fun! The chickens pause... and poop out an Easter egg! to gales of laughter. Rite-Aid had them last year; it's not too late to get a couple.
We're having "Easter Eve" dinner here tonight as one guest has family obligations on Sunday and the rest of us are going to the South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club monthly session that afternoon.
I put a collection of hats in the living room -- I think we should all wear one to the table in the spirit of the occasion. Bob (and his beard) would look fetching, peering out from under the wide brim of the white hat -- it has a bigger spread than a beach umbrella. Tony might like the pale blue, brimmed cloche -- sort of a Tony Curtis in "Some Like It Hot" look.
Happy holiday to you all -- may your April showers turn out to be as much fun as ours!
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