tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post2356939944102972279..comments2024-03-25T22:36:47.599-04:00Comments on Gone To The Beach: Back in the Day: An Ohio EasterLizzy Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-89864826984728351312014-04-21T03:58:49.814-04:002014-04-21T03:58:49.814-04:00Everything turned out well, it was a good day. I ...Everything turned out well, it was a good day. I don't think my Mom kept the dresses, or maybe she did for a period of time, but they're long gone now. You're lucky to have a couple of yours. Seriously, didn't things seem so elegant when we were kids. Your special dress packaged in a pretty box, tied with a satin ribbon!! My stars, I miss stuff like that.<br /><br />KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-49940662375155325152014-04-20T16:44:34.138-04:002014-04-20T16:44:34.138-04:00Hi! Hope your cake & yummy sounding Easter din...Hi! Hope your cake & yummy sounding Easter dinner are wonderful. I love that your mother made you and sister matching handmade dresses! Wonder if she saved them? My mom saved a couple of my Easter dresses...not handmade, my daddy would bring them from a special shop in Lexington KY. The dresses are so tiny! But I remember him bringing them home in a palest blue dress box with a satin ribbon.<br />Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-57713274863105876732014-04-20T06:13:49.232-04:002014-04-20T06:13:49.232-04:00Oh, so much to comment on. Your memories of Easte...Oh, so much to comment on. Your memories of Easter when you were a young girl in Ohio, and then a young mother in NY are absolutely charming. You really paint a picture. The Botanic Garden sounds magical, and that cemetery...I don't think they build them like that anymore. It's beautiful.<br /><br />Your decorations are so fun and so original. The Naked Eggs are little pieces of art aren't they?<br /><br />I have four siblings and like you, I wonder how our parents did it all. My sister and I always had new, matching dresses that my Mom made herself. There was always the last minute rooting through closets to find something appropriate that my brothers could still fit into, baskets for each of us that were hidden to be found in the morning before we had to rush off to church. Then it was the LONG drive to Baltimore where my grandparents lived. It was always such a treat to spend time at their house. We usually had an egg hunt, and I remember my grandmother's colored eggs being so pretty and so perfect. I can't really remember what we had for dinner, I'm thinking the traditional ham and scalloped potatoes, or something like that. (I wasn't really interested in food as a kid, candy yes, food, not so much.) Being one of five kids, it was easy to get lost in the daily chaos, but when we visited with my grandparents they always made me feel special. I suppose that's what grandparents do...the good ones anyway. :)<br /><br />So, our hosts tomorrow are serving pasta carbonara, made with pasta that two of the other guests make fresh--delish! I was tempted to make deviled eggs to take with, but we'll be coloring hard boiled eggs while we're there and I didn't want to go overboard on the egg theme. I do enjoy a deviled egg, let me know how yours turn out. Oh, my brother is making pulled pork for his Easter dinner also. As good as the pasta carbonara will be, I'm a little envious of you guys and your pulled pork.<br /><br />I took your advice and made a coconut bundt cake instead of the cupcakes, much less work. It definitely needs some dressing up though. If it's picture worthy I'll send one. <br /><br />Have a Happy Easter, enjoy your family,<br /><br />Kelley<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-32121731708448766602014-04-19T23:08:27.057-04:002014-04-19T23:08:27.057-04:00I made that bunny quilt/ runner years ago. I can t...I made that bunny quilt/ runner years ago. I can t recall the name of the book where I saw it. <br /><br />The plover was a wanderer,lol, or he knew I was following. He finally disappeared into the higher dunes.<br /><br />Have a good weekend!Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-37642047953987201052014-04-19T23:04:55.681-04:002014-04-19T23:04:55.681-04:00Homemade peach ice cream! swoon!
All sounds so f...Homemade peach ice cream! swoon! <br /><br />All sounds so fun.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-87420653530396991762014-04-19T17:32:32.985-04:002014-04-19T17:32:32.985-04:00Lovely memories and wonderful treasures.
Happy Eas...Lovely memories and wonderful treasures.<br />Happy Easter to you and yours!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-1853071848601533402014-04-19T17:29:10.196-04:002014-04-19T17:29:10.196-04:00I love the rabbits on the quilt, with their long f...I love the rabbits on the quilt, with their long floppy ears, LOL. Your childhood Easter day sound like too much for me! Maybe if all the activity was spread out over the whole weekend I could manage.... Then maybe not. That's a lot of stuff to do!<br /><br />I think the Naked Eggs are so cool and pretty! I looked at their shop after you told me about them, wish I could think of a good reason I *needed* some, LOL. <br /><br />I still love your not-really-chocolate bunny, he's so cool. And the plover trial is so neat, I'd be tempted to follow to see if I could spy on the nest...<br /><br />Hope you have a good Easter!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248202844330247654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-71547628395790474102014-04-19T03:00:57.513-04:002014-04-19T03:00:57.513-04:00Those natural Easter eggs are the prettiest. And ...Those natural Easter eggs are the prettiest. And your decorations are lovely. My brother and I always woke up at Easter to find baskets at the end of our bed that the bunny had left in the night. :) All Easters were spent at my Mammaw's house in Mississippi -- whether we were in TX or LA, we drove there, to spend the weekend with family. Dying eggs, hunts in the backyard, and since it was the south, it was warm enough for homemade ice cream, peach or banana, churned the old fashioned way, all the cousins would take turns cranking that handle. Those are my fondest memories of Easter. When my boys were little, we did hunts with friends but as all the kids got older and people moved away, it all stopped. Now it is just another day. This is the first year we will have Easter off. 2 more days of Spring Break and then it is back to the rat race. Not looking forward to it at all. Best wishes to you and yours, TammyTammy@T's Daily Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474928708908027789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-81639849657585590252014-04-19T00:22:04.951-04:002014-04-19T00:22:04.951-04:00Even a pot of bright supermarket tulips can really...Even a pot of bright supermarket tulips can really cheer things up when springs is so very chilly.<br /><br />I m so happy you like your doll quilt!<br /><br />lizzyLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-77027209363638712272014-04-18T20:16:32.195-04:002014-04-18T20:16:32.195-04:00Your Easter menu sounds yummy and the pictures are...Your Easter menu sounds yummy and the pictures are very inspiring. I must admit that I haven't done much of any decorating for Easter this year. We just had some more snow this week and a couple days for very cold temps. It has been very hard to think Spring with the winter we had. But, your pictures make me want to pull out a few things to brighten up the house.<br />My doll quilt arrived and it is a perfect match for me! Well done and thanks so much....I absolutely love it!!!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099244251375958949noreply@blogger.com