With Easter and Emily's birthday coming our way, we knew it was time to take back over the garden. We had done some pruning, but there was so much more to be done: weeded, cut, clipped, raked, swept. And I'm not talking about finely manicured, just a basic level of tidiness - such that you could walk down one of the paths without getting pushed or punctured by roses or lavender, or slip on a gross grapefruit (or 2 or 10). Thanks to a lot of hard work (and gratitude to some help we got), the garden is looking lovely, with roses, calla lilies, and wisteria blooming, along with the peas and favas.
It was lovely to celebrate Spring's renewal and Easter on Sunday with friends and neighbors. After a big gathering on Saturday, it was a little much to pull something off on Sunday. But everyone brought something (warm homemade cinnamon buns, great siphoned coffee, another bunny cake) and I finally got a chance to make an egg strata (inspired some time ago by my sister-in-law; loosely followed a recipe from Smitten Kitchen). Add a few mimosas and an egg hunt, and everyone was enjoying themselves in the garden.
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