Easter Baskets

What a beloved tradition... a beautiful, colorful basket full of Easter goodies for children to hunt for come every spring.  Mom use to fill eggs with $1 bills when my sister and I lost our vigor for the search of the Easter egg.  If I was in charge for putting one together this weekend, here are a few things I'd put in a basket for grown up kids....

Gorgeous paper plate for dish washing FREE parties!  Plum Party

Unusual dark chocolate bars that are so pretty it'd be hard to eat them ...shop Terrain

A pretty new towel to style up the kitchen. 

Elderflower is on every drink menu this spring.  Include on in the basket in hopes of some lovely spring cocktails. 

You didn't think I would forget the bunny, did you???

Maison du Chocolate does it well. 

Happy Easter!

Live large, 

Frances

Eggin' on Easter

Easter is days away and I can't wait.  It's a beautiful holiday with put the pressure of gifts like at Christmas or  forced visits with distant relatives like Thanksgiving Day.   Easter hits right as everyone is getting a bit antsy with winter and ready for spring break.  It always overlaps with Passover so the city is alive with a festive feeling.  

Armed with family recipes to execute on a counter top almost as big as a postage stamp, I dream of a proper kitchen.  With a kitchen so small that two is a crowd, I dream of folks piled into something like this....  

Day Dream Kitchen...

Day dreaming continues....

And after a few hours of fun in the kitchen, we'd retire to a poppy dining room with a wonderful food and conversation to follow.  Sigh.  

Dream over. 

It's more like Easter lunch served on these.... 

In an 8x8 den area with little wiggle room.  

Back to day dreaming...

Tabletop pieces are gorgeous .... 

and linens are sunny florals like these Liberty of London napkins.

And the day is topped with a big, fat, luscious coconut cake. 

Please don't wake me from this dream!

Live large, 

Frances