Sunday 31 March 2013

Easter Parade










I am linking into Heather's Easter Parade here today. I am so happy to have recently become virtually acquainted with Heather. She is amongst other things, a wonderful folk artist from America. I have quite fallen for her work that you can see on her blog Audrey Eclectic, please do have a look at her paintings.

Linking up has made me think about Easter weekend and what a special family time it is for us. I have often thought 'oh we don't do anything too much at Easter'; but well we do. There are less of us together these days, but my family still get together and with the children we paint eggs, roll them, eat chocolate, go for walks, we visit the Church I went to as a child, have a lovely meal together and give thanks for all that we have.

I hope that whatever you are doing this weekend that you are all together and making the most of the weak spring sunshine that I can see out the window as I type. I must go now, there is a table to be laid and a meal to be eaten!

HAPPY EASTER!
 
 

22 comments:

  1. Hello Jo, I am visiting you via Heather's blog and the Easter Parade. I live here in north central Florida and have enjoyed meeting Heather in 2013 as well. Your Easter traditions with your family remind me of our traditions growing up. It is interesting how so many traditions we all share in common no matter what side of the big pond you live on! I hope you all have a very Happy Easter!!

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    1. Hi Winnie - I know it is a small world really and that is a very good thing! Lovely to meet you too, and thanks for visiting me here, See you again soon, Jo xx

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  2. Happy Easter! Love your pics especially the one of the little fox. x

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    1. Thanks Col, he was loving sunning himself - and thankfully he was the other side of the canal bank from my noisy two kiddos! Hope you had a great Easter Jo xx

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  3. Visiting from Audrey Eclectic's Easter Parade! Thank you for a lovely post, and Happy Easter!

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    1. Hi there, thanks so much for visiting. I loved our post too and so lovely to meet you! Jo xx

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  4. Hello there, Jo! So happy to hear you had a nice Easter with family, and thanks so much for joining in the parade! Its been a pleasure to get to "chat" with you, and soon some special folk art goodies will be arriving at your door!~

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    1. thanks Heather, thanks for visiting, I loved the parade and great to meet some other lovely people too. Look forward to being in touch again soon, Jo xx

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  5. Hello Jo...I'm coming over from Heather's Easter Parade. Your whole post put a smile on my face. Seeing your lovely girls, your beautiful photos, and all the Easter fun and traditions. We had a lovely day too. I live in the US in northern Indiana which is close to the Great Lakes. It's a pleasure to meet you.

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    1. Hi there, Just lovely to meet you too. I know where you are in the States, well from books I have read anyway. The written word can transport us can't it! Hope to see you soon, Jo x

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  6. Happy Easter Jo ... hope you're having a good one ... your owl vase is just lovely ... Bee xx

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    1. Hi Bee, Happy Easter to you you to Mrs! I hope that your long weekend was great. Yes you spotted the vase. My Mum knows I love owls and not chocolate so much, so that was my Easter pressie! See you soon, Jo xx

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  7. Hi, hello from another visitor of the Easter parade.
    what a lovely quality time with family and the egg decorating is such fun especially for kids. easter egg decorating is such an old cross cultural custom - its well worth preserving it.
    would love to go for an easter walk but snow and cold here :-/
    hope you have enjoyed your celebrations :)

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    1. Hi there and so lovely to have a visitor via Heather, I will pop over and say hello, Jo xx

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  8. Hi from Kansas U.S.A! I'm another visitor via the Easter Parade. What a sweet simple post! I love the fox, and the last picture is beautiful.

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    1. Hi there, Whooo all the way from Kansas, how lovely, welcome here, Jo xx

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  9. I love the gentle traditions that remind us of our own childhood and see them being introduced to our own little ones! Sounds like a lovely family Easter, enjoy the coming spring, D xx

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    1. It was a gentle weekend Dawn, thanks for reminding me of that, Jo xx

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  10. It sounds like a lovely Easter Jo.

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    1. Hi there, yes it was a fab weekend, and hello from me, Jo xx

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  11. What fun pix! I'm visiting from Heather's blog. Easter is such a time of hope and springy fun, isn't it? Rolling eggs sounds like great fun!

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    1. Hi, yes its all action shots here, lots of fun things happenedf, and hello to you too, Jo xx

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