Happy Easter!

Easter Cactus

     The first long weekend of Spring and it was beautiful weather!  After the snow and frost and cold earlier this week, it was a welcome respite.  Good Friday (in France, it's Holy Friday, in Romania, Great Friday, in parts of Mexico, Friday of Sorrows, etc.), was overcast and was a perfect day to sleep in and have a lazy day doing not much to recuperate from the week and get rested for the remaining weekend's craziness.

Crocus. Where's Waldo the fly?

     I had a quick visit into Toronto on Saturday to see the fam-damily, and then spent Saturday night making dessert for Sunday lunch with CC's family.

Spring Offering

Hellebore aka Christmas Rose or Lenten Rose

   

Table Setting for lunch

     There were ten of us for lunch.  CC bought a Quiche Lorraine (named after the Lorraine region of France) and we served it with oven roasted asparagus, mustard beans, an olive and bacon aperitif cake and a big green salad.  For afters, we had chocolate Creme Brûlée.   Mmmmmm!

Aperitif Cake

Oven-roasted Asparagus

Chocolate Creme Brûlée

Freesia Arrangement

Tulips

     CC bought lots of flowers and did some quite beautiful arrangements.  The lunch was a big success - everyone enjoyed the food and there was lots of laughter.  Back to work tomorrow.  Ugh.