tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post4145075281875820157..comments2024-03-27T13:22:58.455-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Easter 2016DJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-14685703462544767852016-04-03T06:17:00.316-07:002016-04-03T06:17:00.316-07:00What a lovely reflective post - a life told throug...What a lovely reflective post - a life told through Easters. Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-23102519109239749572016-03-29T18:34:29.205-07:002016-03-29T18:34:29.205-07:00I had to chuckle at the pin curls! My mom tried t...I had to chuckle at the pin curls! My mom tried to put my sister's and my hair in pin curls many times. She wasn't good at it. With our stick straight, baby fine hair if you didn't get all the hair wrapped properly you had a frightful mess of curls and little mouse tails sticking out all over your head. So I learned how to do it and took over doing both out hair and even did mom's, too. Do you remember the rubber spools they came up with? <br /><br />Easter and Christmas were the only times we went to church until we went to confirmation (Methodist). After the confirmation years I never returned and stayed home with my dad. ;) Lots of memories.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-48471348696452817962016-03-29T06:19:16.207-07:002016-03-29T06:19:16.207-07:00such a nice post.such a nice post.shortybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104822128450697901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-28045176118039584712016-03-28T22:41:44.833-07:002016-03-28T22:41:44.833-07:00Beautifully written!Beautifully written!Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-67321718643675568572016-03-28T09:17:33.105-07:002016-03-28T09:17:33.105-07:00Sounds like you have a very pleasant Easter planne...Sounds like you have a very pleasant Easter planned. <br />Your memories stirred a bunch of my own and many were similar to yours. The pin curls made me smile. I did that ritual most of my early years and well into my 20's. I found it interesting that the nuns provided decorated eggs. That is kind of the pagan side of Easter. <br />I kind of miss our ritual raw egg tossing contest. It was great fun and the dogs loved the cleanup on the ground. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-8024956331418001722016-03-27T19:19:55.731-07:002016-03-27T19:19:55.731-07:00I certainly knew of the Easter story but never cel...I certainly knew of the Easter story but never celebrated it other than a good traditional meal. I think those who celebrated Easter in a formal way have a different view than the rest of us.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-74028169697130814442016-03-27T18:07:19.078-07:002016-03-27T18:07:19.078-07:00Yes, Easter is a special peaceful time. A good ti...Yes, Easter is a special peaceful time. A good time with grandchildren here. Happy Easter!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-45218484807319119832016-03-27T16:58:47.155-07:002016-03-27T16:58:47.155-07:00DJan, I agree that your memories of past Easters a...DJan, I agree that your memories of past Easters are similar to mine. Easter in the 40's and 50's. My older sister loved to dress up. 9 years younger and a tomboy, I didn't. How I hated those Easter dresses! And we did go to church... and still did until my 3rd child was born. After that, it got difficult. But it didn't change how I feel about my religion. Just never believed (as I heard somewhere)that God took attendance. I think that as I aged, religion became more personal. Loved retreats! Used to go every year for a while here at Montserrat. They were silent retreats... where I became aware that my relationship with God was very 'one on One'.<br />But Easter is still a very special time... and even if we spend it hunting Easter Eggs with grandchildren or having an Easter dinner with family, we haven't forgotten it's true meaning - which is Love - (however you look at it). Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-88480136437552291222016-03-27T15:00:28.380-07:002016-03-27T15:00:28.380-07:00Yes I think that spending a loving time with famil...Yes I think that spending a loving time with family oand or friends is part of the social aspect of this Christian day set aside. I left the Catholic church long ago but the decorating of ebggs is still happening and brings smiles. I love your photo . Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-12335589316672370912016-03-27T13:50:53.985-07:002016-03-27T13:50:53.985-07:00Another lovely post.
My nephew's wife sent me ...Another lovely post.<br />My nephew's wife sent me photos this morning of the whole family (her parents included) decorating eggs. Big smiles. <br />I don't think we ever did it. I heard about it, but we didn't do it.<br />Have a lovely day. And send us your rain.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-92188017495412067582016-03-27T13:38:43.898-07:002016-03-27T13:38:43.898-07:00Your post today makes me think of my grandparents ...Your post today makes me think of my grandparents with whom my family spent the holidays. Hard working, salt of the earth people, Easter Mass after the three previous days of religious ceremony, turkey dinner, Sunday drive, visiting friends, are all great memories of growing up.<br /><br />Thanks for the memories! I hope your day was great!<br /><br />Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-6776912992807140852016-03-27T11:12:32.061-07:002016-03-27T11:12:32.061-07:00I used to attend Mass on Easter Sunday, but no lon...I used to attend Mass on Easter Sunday, but no longer do so. I am now an atheist. <br />Your routine today sounds like a good one. Sorry about the rain. Here in Hawaii, it is dry and sunny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-78552405313527139152016-03-27T08:52:21.266-07:002016-03-27T08:52:21.266-07:00Hi DJan, I enjoyed reading about your memories of ...Hi DJan, I enjoyed reading about your memories of Easters past. It always interests me how I can relate to so many of your reflections having experienced the same or similar things. Does this make us typical? I don’t know, but I like it. :-) Wishing you and SG a very happy Easter.John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-23935720076072090732016-03-27T08:32:36.994-07:002016-03-27T08:32:36.994-07:00Happy Easter! Jen, Andy and the boys are here, we...Happy Easter! Jen, Andy and the boys are here, we are enjoying our time together! <br />How cute are those dresses, and those curls...what a wonderful old photo! :) Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-10113765218735609542016-03-27T08:06:05.907-07:002016-03-27T08:06:05.907-07:00Your memories always trigger mine. We are both chi...Your memories always trigger mine. We are both children of the 40s. I still have my Easter basket from my early childhood. At the time there were three little girls in my family and we each had a woven basket. My mother reused those baskets every year and I can remember very well looking forward to finding them on the kitchen table early Easter morning. More children were added to our family, but never more baskets like those original three.<br />This year I filled that same basket for Irene. I have a slightly bigger one that I got from Tom's mother's house that is of the same era, and this year I filled it full of treats for Isaac. I will collect those baskets in a week or so and store them away for another year. <br />I see from Weather Underground that the worst of the wind and rain are moving off, headed your way. So I think I will get out for a bit of a walk this morning. I'll put together a fruit salad and we will be at Jill's house by 1:00 for dinner. There will just b e six of us this year. Jan's partner is with family in California and Jake is working, delivering Amazon packages for the USPS. We will take him a basket of goodies and left overs this evening. <br />Jill and the kids are going to church. All over the country my extended family members are going to church. I am not. I can't go and pretend any more. My sanctuary is my natural world. I will spend some time in it. <br />Happy Easter Day to you, dear friend.<br />Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.com