Life In Claremont: Easter

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter 2014

This Easter we were fortunate enough to have my sister and brother-in-law in town to help us celebrate. She is in So Cal for two weeks taking a class at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, and he has come out for a long weekend.

After church this morning, we were joined by C and B who helped us put on a group-effort meal. H grilled the salmon, I made my favorite kale and brussels sprouts salad, C made the asparagus, B made scalloped potatoes, C also made a lemon tart for dessert, and A Kline made the dark chocolate truffles.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Spring Cleaning Year-Round

This will not be your typical Easter post, although it takes place on Easter. A few days ago I was trolling the internet for something (don't remember what), and came across this blog - clutter365.com. My faithful readers might remember posts (and posts) I've written about getting rid of stuff, and I feel that now, even more than usual, I am ready to purge. First off, it is spring, and although Easter is not the new year, spring always feels like a new start. Second of all, even though sabbatical is still about 16 months away, the sooner I can get rid of stuff, the better.

While getting out things to put on the Easter dinner table, I ran across these little votive candles. I may have used them once or twice, but I have no idea when the last time was. I still have a few other candles around, so when we want to have a little ambiance, we can. So, these have made it to the back porch which is purgatory for stuff waiting to be donated.

Perhaps I will end each blog post now with an item that I am purging that day. I do not feel the need to devote an entire blog to decluttering, because if you google 365 Clutter Blog, you will find more than one person has done so. Wouldn't want to clutter the internet with redundancy, now, would I?

Friday, March 29, 2013

Egg Hunt at Vista

This is the first time that Vista has had a school-wide egg hunt, at least in the past 22 years that I've been associated with the school. At the end of school on Wednesday, each grade level went to a certain area of the school grounds, and each child could find and keep 5 eggs. No hard-boiled eggs, just the plastic ones filled with various kinds of candy.

The hunt, similar to the one that the City of Claremont holds, takes about 2-3 minutes to complete, and we heard our friend say, "It's not so much an egg hunt, but an egg grab." True. However, I don't think we had any kids crying at school, and the vast majority of the kids were pretty clear on the 5-egg limit.

The kinders waiting for the bell

Pandemonium!

The aftermath

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter

On our deliciously warm day (in the mid-80s), we celebrated Easter with C and B who brought over (among other things) Budin of Local Vegetables and Mexican Crema and Chicken with Honey Pasilla Glaze.

After our delicious noon meal, we took a stroll through the colleges and then came home for a game of Settlers of Catan to accompany our dessert of rice pudding and spice cake. What a great way to kick off the start of spring break at CUSD!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Easter Egg Grab

It's time, once again, for the City of Claremont Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt. I have no idea how many years our fair city has had this tradition, but when my daughters were young, they learned early on to make sure to be at the Egg Hunt part of the morning ON TIME. At precisely 10:30, the police siren wails and the kids who have been held back by the thin lengths of string race forward and grab as many eggs as they can. At precisely 10:31, all the eggs are in baskets and there is sure to be at least one child crying. As one of their friends once noted, "It shouldn't be called an Easter Egg Hunt. It should be called an Easter Egg Grab."