Growing up in the 60’s our Easter focused on clothes. My mom always bought us girls a new frilly dress with an organza slip which made a crinkling sound when we moved. Accessories of white patient leather shoes, bonnet and purse were a must. Of course we wore the fashion statement of the time white gloves. Looking back, I guess my brother got the short end of the deal. He wore a white shirt and tie with dress slack but he probably wouldn’t have appreciated the purse and gloves.
When we had egg hunts back then, we used real hardboiled eggs. A fact my daughter finds hard to believe. Invariably, two weeks after Easter my dad would find a forgotten egg with the lawn mower.
No matter what the function was my mom made a lot of food. Easter required a large ham dinner.
Today when my family gets together it’s a more causal function. Luckily there is no white glove test in my house. We have a brunch for the family. The Easter egg hunt is with plastic filled eggs so there’s no worry if they’re forgotten in the grass.
Happy Easter!
gorgeous easter eggs
ReplyDeleteYes, these are beautiful eggs! Had to laugh about the crinkly slip and all the accessories. Wouldn't have been very appropriate for the trees I climbed. LOL!
ReplyDeleteBut I definitely remember a few hard-boiled eggs discovered in the yard long after Easter was over. Always an adventure. :)
Thanks for sharing your family traditions. I enjoyed hearing about them!
-Amber Angel
Thanks for your comments. I climbed trees too but there were times mom required us to dress up.
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