Does Anybody 'Do' Easter?

Nanamia

And you Blackpool_Saver. Just read your signature and you r not living in Blackpool now how silly of me ! Sorry and a very happy Easter to you and your boy :-) x

sethsgran

We certainly do easter. We enjoy being together etc. there willbe 14 of us and we will be having roast lamb with usual trimmings etc. dessert will be lemon meringue pie and cheesecake, both homemade. Enjoy your day

suejb2

We will being doing Easter 14 of us ,each family brings a roast and we all tuck in en masse (sp) I much prefer Easter, not for religious reasons just seems less manic than Chrimbo!:

Gleek

We don't , we're not a religious family tbf. We're not even having easter eggs as we're being 'good' and keeping to the diet.

Sometimes we might have a roast on Easter Sunday but it depends on if I can be bothered doing it as it's me who prepares it, cooks it and washes up too :rotfl:

rosalie-lavender

We always invite my MIL over for Easter on either the Sunday or the Monday and have a roast dinner. My boys are home from University and it is nice for them to spend a bit of time with their Grandmother.

Pont

Thank goodness for you fellow MSErs! I was starting to feel that I had lost the plot!

DDs tried the 'Why the big deal at Easter - we're not religious' argument. I answered 'In which case let's not do Christmas either then'! Stoney silence!

I love Easter. A good old-fashioned family gathering without the stress of Christmas. When the girls were younger we did the garden egg hunt, making silly bonnets etc (Just realised I make my lot sound like the Waltons!). So sad they don't seem to remember :-(

As an addition. Here I am, Saturday night, have made trifle (grandad) and lemon cheesecake (nana), extended the table, polished off chairs, red wine sauce made (for duck), arranged flowers - excited but realised I need to get out more!

Happy Easter (or family gathering) tomoz!

nearlyrich

We always go away at Easter, we used to go to the in laws when they were around but now it's just the two of us so we go and have a few days in a nice hotel and get someone else to do the cooking. I have grown up children and although I love to see them come home never would inform them they have to be there for a family meal, they do like to come for dinner though....

pandora205

I always do a special Easter roast - This year it's turkey with trimmings and (probably not quite decided what to make yet) a toffee cheesecake. I've 'made' Easter chocolates too and boxed them, just for the family. My kids are grown up but we like to keep traditions going. In fact one of them asked if we were doing an Easter egg hunt in the garden.


Although not religious I like to keep traditions going as they mark the changing seasons and are times for the family to get together (or at least those who are able to).

I will also change the furnishings (probably tomorrow morning now as I'm feeling lazy) which I do twice a year. I have spring/summer curtains, rug and cushion covers and change the art works on the wall too. It lifts the mood and helps us look forward to summer.

Pont

nearlyrich wrote: »

I have grown up children and although I love to see them come home never would inform them they have to be there for a family meal, they do like to come for dinner though....

I'm kind of with you on this one. But... DDs are 17 and 19 and I will insist that they spend time with their grandparents (they are so lucky to have both alive and well). As you say, if there is a big roast going they usually don't need too much persuading!

If DDs had made other plans I certainly wouldn't object. However, if it's the case of 'drag yourself out of bed' then, yes, they better get their sorry little butts downstairs and at the table pronto!

Ameyturtle

This year is the first year we are not doing our traditional Easter dinner, which is normally exactly like Christmas dinner only minus the tree and crazy amount of presents. This year we are having a semi compromise, Lamb with sausagement, pigs in blankets and Yorkshires and veg, I'll admit I'm a bit skeptical about today's dinner but I'll try it.
I do rather like Turkey though