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Taking Time to smell the tulips

4/6/2015

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We all need time away.  Turn off electronic devices.  Clock out of the office.  And just be playful.  

That’s exactly what I did the past few days by taking time to smell the tulips --- I shut down my laptop and logged off social media to spend time with family and friends over the long holiday weekend.  It’s always a treat to savor unscheduled time, doing whatever catches my fancy in the spur of the moment.  But spring is my favorite time of year to get away from it all.

Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.com
Spring: perfect time to leave the grind behind
Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.comPocket-sized cameras or smart phones capture unexpected moments
I take long walks around the lake, always with a camera on hand.  You never know what unexpected delights Mother Nature will find for you along the way.

Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.com
Relaxing with 'buds


There's lots to be done in the garden, too. 

It's great exercise to haul 40-pound bags of dirt and dig soil to  prep beds for springtime planting.   

Plus, I can be creative.  Garden art over-wintered in the garage is ready for its seasonal debut, and I arrange it however suits my fancy.

I pop in earbuds to listen to audio books while I walk or do chores.

 Multi-tasking this way appeals to me because I usually can’t sit still long enough to read a print book.






Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.com
Garden art feeds creative souls
Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.comSqueeze in for hours of food, family and fun
We celebrate Easter in our family.  It is a busy, thoughtful season, but it is also a time of joy and sharing.  

For me, it's always been a time for singing with the choir (alto 1) in its BIG Cantata on Easter Sunday after weeks of rehearsals,   shaking the rafters with Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to end the service.  

We crowd around the dining table for a multi-course meal afterward with family and friends that stretches over the afternoon.  There are informal 'intermissions' between courses, so we can digest and eat more.  Growing up, we picked at our fruit cocktail and sauced ourselves on the pasta dish, obligatory for an Italian family.  However, we slipped away to play during the main  course of Easter ham, but we always showed up for dessert.

Remembering Spring, Easter, and Passover ~ catmichaelswriter.com
4 generations of egg decorators
If you celebrate Easter, do you remember those egg-decorating marathons?  And the Easter egg hunt? The entire family gets in on the fun.
 
One Easter, the eggs were hidden so well that the children never found all of them.  I like to think the squirrels enjoyed a special Easter treat that year.

We all need time away. Turn off electronic devices. Clock out of the office. And just be playful. That’s exactly what I did the past few days --- I shut down my laptop and logged off social media to spend time with family and friends over the long holiday weekend. It’s always a treat to savor unscheduled time, doing whatever catches my fancy in the spur of the moment. But spring is my favorite time of year to chill out.
Sharing Passover traditions
We've also been guests at our neighbor's Passover seder, learning new ways to share friendships and experience traditions of a different culture.
We all need time away. Turn off electronic devices. Clock out of the office. And just be playful. That’s exactly what I did the past few days --- I shut down my laptop and logged off social media to spend time with family and friends over the long holiday weekend. It’s always a treat to savor unscheduled time, doing whatever catches my fancy in the spur of the moment. But spring is my favorite time of year to chill out.
Happy Spring, Easter and Passover!
Whether you enjoyed an Easter ham, Seder brisket, or nature's beauty, I hope the peace and joy of your celebrations stay with you in the weeks ahead.

Please join the conversation in the comment section.
What's your awesomest memory of spring and its special holidays?

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Christine (Cool Mom) for The Stanley & Katrina Gang link
4/4/2015 12:49:08 am

Cat - what a lovely post.

We also celebrate Easter but it is interesting, as each year I'm less and less interested in the egg decorating and bunnies as I am as to why I celebrate it. We didn't even decorate eggs this year - Neighbor Girl and I enjoy making the Resurrection rolls and they've kind of become our own tradition. http://homegrownmom.com/family/creating-family-times/resurrection-rolls-an-easy-easter-treat/1689 I miss singing the Hallelujah chorus (Soprano 1) have a lovely Easter Sunday and holiday weekend!

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Auden Johnson link
4/4/2015 05:56:51 am

Since it's finally warm in NY, I've been taking my camera to the park. I've still seeing animals I've never seen before.

My family's in DC so I usually celebrate Easter with friends.

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Cat Michaels
4/15/2015 05:37:05 pm

Auden, you have a way with your camera. I ope your Easter was lovely. Belated thanks for stopping by.... Tech gremlins hid your post! Here's to spring!

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Cat Michaels
4/15/2015 05:39:24 pm

Cool Mom, what a cool tradition of making bread as a family. Something to look forward to and build memories on. Belated thanks for stopping by. (You know too well about tech glitches!)

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