since nana is recuperating from her hip operation in rehab in queens, we're having easter in nyc this year.
i often leave the easter baskets at either my mom's or my sister's . . but somehow they found their way into the apartment this morning.
hyacinth plants from nana . .
so after finally baking the blob (!) we were on our way to queens with nana's bunny bread.
we had it with minestrone soup before saying good-bye. we know nana will be so happy to return home again soon!
on our way back to the city.
easter dinner at home . .
kale salad with roast chicken . .
and the naturally dyed eggs . .
with delicious challah bread.
happy easter!
the flowers are beautiful in the parks and in their little sidewalk gardens. central park is now all green and we've been enjoying eating lunch before dance class in the playground.
oops! no, that's not a mutant spring flower, it's luminescent punta del este space dyed cotton . .
i have finally accepted that spring is here. the magnolia blossoms get bigger and bigger every day beneath our courtyard window, and we bought some beautiful cherry blossoms upon which we hung our spring eggs. it's also been wonderful to hear cardinals and sparrows singing outside our windows. spring has always been a melancholy time for me. i find it difficult to open up again after hibernating all winter. but this winter was nice and cold with lots of snow . . so i feel like i've had my fill. and spring has been slow in coming . . we've gone from 35 degree days to 45/50 degrees in a nice slow progression. it hasn't just suddenly hit 60.
