I realize that not everyone here celebrates Easter, but I wanted to send everyone a big


Here in Oz, it's a 4-day weekend. Good Friday and the following Monday are public holidays, so a lot of families grab the opportunity for a short holiday. This year, as well, the school holidays (term break) follow on immediately.
Our church begins the celebrations tonight (Thursday) with a 'stations of the cross' display. All the different stages have been prepared by people in the congregation: some individually, some friends working together, and a couple of families as well. They've been really creative. One lady even made a scupture!
Then there's the Good Friday service at 9am. This year we're reading through the whole of the gospel of Mark - with people taking on the different characters. I'm a Narrator. I wondered if it would be tedious, but the rehearsal went really well, and now I think it's a great idea.
In the afternoon there will be a gathering of all the churches in one of the town squares.
Saturday will be our turn to have a holiday and we choose to spend it quietly.
Sunday is, of course, the celebration service and then in the afternoon, there is the traditional Peace March in the city.
Sunday night the grandkids will sleep over and then on Monday the rest of my family arrive for a family lunch.
I can't wait to see how excited my grandies are. This year the three year old has realized there's chocolate involved. So cute.

How will you spend this special time?

For you people in the northern hemisphere, if you're not religious, it is the time to celebrate Spring: the season of new life. I hope you get to make a daisy chain or two.

For those of us in the southern hemisphere, it's autumn. I love this season with the changing colours of the trees and the cooler days. Have a hot chocolate on me!

Happy Easter to you, too, Wendy!

It's spring planting time here in Georgia. Good Friday is the traditional day to get your veggies into the ground, because it's a very rare thing for us to have a killing frost beyond then. Although, we're going to try the upside-down tomatoes this year.

Enjoy your four-day weekend!

Nancy

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Please spay/neuter your companion animals. And when it's time to add to your four-legged family, save a life by adopting a stray or from a shelter or rescue group.

Happy Easter, Wendy, Nancy, and everyone else!

I'll be doing laundry/baking cookies tomorrow, then attending a charity event. On Friday, coloring eggs. Sunday will be a nice ham with all the trimmings. Hopefully, I will find a church service to attend on Friday and Sunday.



I love spring, and so do the birds. Unfortunately, a few days ago, a robin smacked into my picture window (I heard a loud thump from upstairs, but thought it was the neighbor's door), and the poor little guy didn't make it. He even left an imprint of his face on the glass - horrible. I started the spring with yet another funeral...>sigh<...please Universe, enough already.

The snow is gone, but the hummingbird feeder sits unused. Dare I hang it out?

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Happy Easter, Wendy and everybody.
I have had a nice, relaxing weekend with friends.
It is so nice just to slow down a bit.
Now it is raining and we are nice and cosy inside munching our remaining Easter eggs. Bliss!

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Selma in The City