Happy Easter 2021. Like last year, we need to celebrate from afar. Bunny beers in the driveway two years running. No hugs, no kisses, and the church service attended thanks to You tube. Wow. How things have changed.
When I was a kid, Easter always meant a new outfit, complete with hat, shoes, purse, and gloves. The old Brownie camera came out of the closet and my father would take yet another blurry picture of me.
After more than 60 years, I still remember that hat. The straw was white. the ribbon a moss green velvet and the central flower, a daisy with a green centre. I truly believed it to be the ugliest hat on Earth, an Elmer Fudd hat. In hindsight, that feather creation on my mother’s head was far worse.
As odd as it seems, the other thing I remember is my dad telling us how pretty we looked and singing the opening bars from Easter Parade. I’ve seen the movie countless times over the years and love those old musicals.
Up until last year, I continued the tradition of getting a new Easter outfit, or at least something new to wear each year. This year, I’ve settled for a clean nightgown to wear to the sofa for church. How times have changed.
So with this bit of nostalgia, I wish you all a very happy spring.
Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren.
I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write.
If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s.
I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well.
I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those.
If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows.
Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them!
Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!
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