Easter

Natural Easter Egg Dyes

I recall my Mother always having one of those little box kits miraculously appear to ‘naturally’ dye eggs for Easter. Such excitement & mystery that little box held for me. Still today, it is a harbinger of Easter and I can’t picture the holiday without seeing racks of them in all the stores. They are only dried forms of commercial food coloring, but they sure held a magic for me, and still do. Even though, I now know about toxins of artificial food coloring and dyes, the appeal of the box is hard to resist- as is many of our traditional, […]

The Easter Rabbits aka Ground Bunnies

As you all know, I was a racing grey and now retired. I guess long ago, rabbits were used to practice and then entice us around the race; but today it is just a stuffed sock thing. However…it must be ingrained in me because I have an obsession with them and anyone else who acts like them. So Lynn makes it easy and we just call all of them “ground bunnies’. On our walks I know when she says “oh Willow! a ground bunny”, I come to attention! Being a sight hound I quickly scan the area and lock in on what […]

Easter Basket-The Sneaked Peak

Easter baskets are not just for candy-but for dog & cat family too This next 10 days is a happy, happy time; Lynn’s birthday, Easter, and then….my birthday. About Easter morning; as soon as I wake up I roll over my bed and look to see what the rabbit left me. This is of course the only time I let a rabbit in and out of my house-without a chase! I know this guy who brings me things is a special rabbit so I turn a cheek. However, I have learned that he actually brings the ‘basket’ ahead […]

Easter Wheatgrass-For Pretty-For Health-For the Planet

Wheatgrass is well known in the decorative world, but even more notable in the health food industry and our environment. Spring has arrived at the store and with it our local grown, organic, wheatgrass is everywhere! I love the deep green color and the softness of the blades. It is one of those things that makes you feel good just to look at it. It unleashes all sort of mental imagery outside our hectic, confined lives. We always have wheatgrass in the store; but early Spring I seem to overdo it and become addicted with ‘wheatgrass décor mania’. We make […]