Friday, April 13, 2012

Almost Easter...



Easter is almost here and we've been very busy enjoying spring and preparing for the holiday.I'm posting a few photos to share some of what we've been doing with all of you. 

Alexandra picked wild flowers when we visited the archaeological site, Dion. 
You can see her "Martis" bracelet.  The bracelet is made of red and white thread symbolizing a white complexion with rosy cheeks. The superstition is that children wear these bracelets so that the sun of early spring doesn't burn their cheeks. 

Alexandra's wild flowers. 

Some Easter Candles(Lambathes) on display. 

 One of my oldest and dearest friends, Brian,  came to visit and was impressed by all of the lamb he saw in the Kapani Market downtown. 

 Alexandra enjoys a koulouri while shopping.

We always get koulouri when we go downtown. 

 A little Easter shopping downtown. 

Yia Yia visited and made stefania(wreaths)  out of spring wild flowers for the kids. It's traditional to hang them on the front door of your home. We have one on all three doors  of our right now- one for each child. 

Foti  coloring Easter eggs.  

My lilacs are ready to blossom. 

The white lilacs seem to be a little bit ahead of the purple ones. 

                                                                       Apple blossoms. 

The kithonia(quince) blossoms are just about ready to open. This is one of my favorite blossoms. 

My friend Connie made tsoureki and gave some to us. Very delicious! 

This is the ultimate tsoureki made by Thia Nitsa.  We look forward to this every year. 
We'll be hosting dinner at our house this year, I have a little more shopping to do and a lot of cooking ahead. 

I'd like to wish everyone celebrating this weekend a very Happy Easter ! 


Καλό Πάσχα!


















25 comments:

  1. I am also always impressed by the lambs sold in Greece-they are never sold here 'as a whole":)
    I can see you have the same Easter tradition about painting eggs!
    Happy Easter!

    Life and travelling
    Cooking

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    1. Yes, for a first time visitor a butcher shop can be quite a reality check. :) Yes, eggs are painted here as well, this year we stuck with the traditional red and some blue ones. Thank you so much Ola...have a wonderful weekend!

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  2. Καλό Πάσχα,Καλή Ανάσταση!! Cheryl mou!
    A visit to your blog always brings so many colours to my day!!!

    Looking forward to seeing photos of your Pasxalino Trapezi!

    Happy Easter!

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    1. Thank you so much, it's wonderful to see you again! I will be sure to take many photos tomorrow.
      Καλό Πάσχα,Καλή Ανάσταση!
      :)
      xo

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  3. Hey Cheryl, I enjoy looking at your spring photos, Thanks for sharing them with us.

    HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, BEST WISHES!!

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    1. Hi Evie! I'm so glad that you like the photos, I enjoy yours too. I wish you a wonderful, HAPPY EASTER!
      Καλό Πάσχα,Καλή Ανάσταση!

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  4. Amazing pictures Cheryl, I can feel the love..
    Kali Anastasi!

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    1. Thank you Eri! I love to share the love! :)
      Καλό Πάσχα,Καλή Ανάσταση!

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  5. Happy Easter to you and your family. I will do eggs and Easter bread tomorrow for my husband. We are just the two of us so we will BBQ some lamb chops for us. Some day we will spend Easter in Greece... ciao

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    1. Hi Rositta, I have so much to do for tomorrow and a birthday cake to bake for my son, he's 8 today. I hope you can spend an Easter in Greece soon, there's nothing like it. Happy Easter!!

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  6. fascinating cliks
    new to your space..love your space..
    awesome posts with nice presentation
    happy following you..;)
    do stop by mine sometime
    Tasty Appetite

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    1. Thank you so much Jay, welcome to my blog. :) I'm glad you've enjoyed your visit. I'll definitely stop by your blog. Have a great day!

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  7. All the photos are so beautiful and colorful, really! I'm mesmerized by the beauty out there :)

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    1. Thank you Bhavesh, there is so much beauty to share in our world. :)

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  8. Hello! My first visit, will visit you again. Seriously, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts( really interesting pictures!). Would be great if you could visit also mine...Thanks for sharing! Keep up the fantastic work!

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    1. Hello Nelson! Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm really glad you liked my posts. I look forward to visiting your blog. Thanks again! :)

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  9. Οοο Cheryl, τι γλυκές και τρυφερές φωτογραφίες με τα παιδιά σου!!! Είναι πανέμορφα!!!
    Να τα χαίρεσαι!
    Πόσο χαίρομαι που φωτογράφισα την γειτονιά σου! Ήταν έκπληξη για μένα!
    Πολλά φιλιά και καλή εβδομάδα

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  10. What a great set of stunning pictures!!!

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  11. What a great set of stunning pictures!!!

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    1. Thank you very much for the spectacular compliment! :)

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  12. χρονια πολλα (slightly belatedly)
    all your photos are beautiful
    they remind me of thessaloniki when we visited

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    1. Xronia Polla Maria. Thank you...I plan to post more photos of Thessaloniki soon. I plan on it- let's hope I do! :) xo

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  13. What beautiful images. I particularly like the one of your daughter holding the bunch of flowers - so many vibrant and beautiful colours.

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    1. Thank you so much. I have to say that the photo you like is one of my new favorites. Thank you for visiting! Have a great day. :)

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