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Well, this was harder then I thought it would be. When we woke up, there was no rushing around to get the ham in the oven or boiling the polish sausage. No table to set, no last minute run to the store to get that "must have forgotten item". So, what do we do with our day? Now that we have the day to ourselves, we can't think of anything to do. We can't just sit around all day in our PJ's. My husband gets on the computer to search for things to do. Nothing is scheduled for Easter Sunday. Everything is closed. We decide to go to Birchfield Park. A park not to far from us, but one we have yet to check out. Birchfield Park is dedicated to the artist Charles Birchfield who lived and painted from 1893-1967. We arrived and parked our car in the parking lot. The air was crisp, the day was sunny. It was a beutiful day to travel along the trails in the park. You may be thinking who would want to walk along a trail full of bare trees and spongy grounds? What makes this park different is along the trails, there are paintings of Birchfield's work along with what he saw when he painted them. It was very interesting and his work is beautiful. And yes the ground was spongy, some places still snow covered and even a huge ice patch that we crossed ever so slowly. We saw a Nut Hatch and a Cardinal. The wood was alive with bird sounds and we stood for the longest time trying to find them. We spent about 2 hours just walking, listening and enjoying the first signs of spring. When we got home we had the luxuray of a two hour nap. No rush for dinner. I bought a tiny little ham that I smothered with brown sugar, pineapple, cherries and applies. Bob made a delicious onion/lentel soup and homemade bread to finish off the meal. We have lots of left overs. After dinner, we took a walk around the neighborhood and then home to snuggle in front of the TV to watch a movie. Before you know it, it was time for bed. So how do I feel about this new way of celebrating a holiday? I don't know. I enjoyed my day very much, but yet.... I missed seeing all the children and grandchildren, my sister, brother-in-law and Aunt. I missed the excitement of having everyone over, the stress of hoping dinner would be eatable if I did the cooking. But as our family continues to grow it is almost impossible to have everyone over at the same time for a sit down dinner. I have a thought.... next holiday I'm going to have an open house. I'll invite all the family and any one else from the extended families that want to stop in, say hello, have a drink and a little food before they have to go on to other commitments. Holidays are to be spent with family and friends. |
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