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Holy Thursday is red egg day. Done and dusted and all nice and shiny.
I dyed 40 eggs. 20 of those will be given away tomorrow morning. A few more will go to neighbours during the week. Any left over will be cracked like chestnut conkers on Saturday night and Sunday. I keep the strongest and write the year on it. I've got one from 2011. The inside yolk goes hard like amber
This was Poros waterfront last week. Nary a person and only one car, ours.
This week the waterfront is buzzing with cars and people. The island is filling up for easter even though movement between counties is still forbidden and everyone is discouraged from returning to their villages/islands for the easter holidays.
Arrival of the easter lamb. Ours has come in a black plastic bag from a shepherd on the mainland
And one for Dave. The front garden is greening up. In that small space in pots and in the ground are a hydrangea, a geranium, coriander, thyme, 2 sorts of basil, mint, hot peppers, a rose bush and chives. And a rabbit
Thanks Linda. I really like the raised stone wall garden. That kind of rabbit is one that I would always welcome.
ReplyDeleteThis garden was all laid out for us when we bought the place 12 years ago. Thank goodness. The roses and geraniums are still thriving, even with my wild pruning
DeleteThe thought of the lamb makes my mouth water. In the Far North (Kaitaia area) lamb on the spit was quite common with the Yugoslav heritage.
ReplyDeleteA lot of the Balkans are orthodox and have very similar traditions and cuisines.
DeleteSounds like it's similar to what happens here, people just don't care about staying home, they just want to get away, stay safe aye
ReplyDeleteSome of the excuses they use are laughable. Everything is opening up in 10 days anyway and cafes and tavernas on Monday.
DeleteLove the shiny eggs. Hopefully if people come to your island they keep their distance and keep the locals safe. Best kind of rabbit for the garden.
ReplyDeleteI love those pottery animals and have loads throughout the garden
DeleteI'm still amazed at so many the many traditions you have! Considering I have none I think I'd be dizzy with yours! Also I see Easter is at a different time there which surprised me, I thought Easter would be the same everywhere.
ReplyDeleteOrthodox Easter is mainly a week after the west. This year we are a month behind. It's all to do with the moon
DeleteAnd the Gregorian Calendar and the Julian Calendar.
DeleteHeavens, what a 'coincidence'. You wont believe it not as I was writing that reply I was thinking 'Rachel could answer that much better than me'.
DeleteThanks for being around
That made me smile! I was going to answer it earlier but thought I had better not as it's not my blog! Then I couldn't keep quiet. The Orthodox Church remained with the Julian calendar that's why you have different dates to us for Easter.
DeleteMy Mint has gone crazy this year, and I already have several bunches drying/dried. I grow Spearmint, and mostly use it dried.
ReplyDeleteWe do have too kinds called diosmo and menta. I've never seen the difference but one must be spearmint. I think that's what is growing through that piece of garden. It grows almost all months of the year here
DeleteWhat is the significance of the red eggs? Why do you give them away?
ReplyDeleteThey symbolise the blood Christ shed on the cross. We give them away because that's what done here. We share our goodies
ReplyDeleteYour herb garden is divine. And thanks for info on the eggs - we saw them everywhere over the last couple of weeks and didn't know if you were supoosed to eat them - we have even seen them used as red noses on rabbit shaped tsoureki.
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