As it always happens, this is a very busy time of year for me. We have an annual show at the gallery that I usually try to put a piece or two into, it's Easter week and therefore choir-heavy, and the weather just feels so nice that I feel compelled to get the house in order and spend some time just sitting outside looking at the birds. Last year I learned the Faure Requiem by heart, decided not to enter the exhibition at the gallery, and flew off to my sister-in-law's wedding in London the day after the exhibition opened. This year has been equally busy and will, I'm sure, have many more surprises in store.
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| Palm Sunday morning |
Our choir concert was Palm Sunday evening. It was a lot of work, but we had a great time with all the gospel and spiritual music, mixed with Easter songs. The men in the choir sang a fantastic acapella piece called "I Know I Been Changed." I snapped a photo of then during the warm up rehearsal.
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| Gospel Dudes, Choir Concert |
Easter morning was filled with lilies, brass, handbells, singing...
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| Easter Morning with an Organist |
...and animals! The announcement was made early in the day that there would be a petting zoo following the service, and it was all I could do to not leap up and yell "REALLY??!?" I was so excited I could barely stand it. And then, after church...
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| LOOK! This guy was just as excited as I was... |
...ANIMALS!! Whoever thought up having a petting zoo with goats, chickens, rabbits, and a tiny baby pig at church is clearly a genius.
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| A plethora of chickens, rabbits and goats |
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| Easter Chickens |
James got way into the spirit of things and got right in the little pen. The only reason I didn't is that I was slightly worried about stepping in poo in my nice heels. James, obviously, wasn't as concerned.
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| James made a new friend |
Easter lunch was at my parent's house, and rather than traditional lilies, my mom gave me a gorgeous bouquet of daffodils. They were beautiful, and made our kitchen table very cheery for several days.
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| Easter Daffodils from my Mummy |
Not pictured are the seemingly endless pieces of music to learn, the delicious roast chicken my mom cooked, the even more delicious deviled eggs she made (of which I ate probably 3 people's share of), and the kind of weird bear- and rabbit-faced eggs I made with my Japanese hard-boiled egg molds. If you don't have some, you seriously should, because they are ridiculous and sometimes it just feels good to make something that looks ridiculous to eat.
