Easter on the Farm

Easter on the farm was such a beautiful day! Southern Oregon sunshine blessed us with 70 degree weather!

Chocolate Easter bunnies were actually dime store figurines spray painted with brown glossy paint to look like real chocolate!

Easter bunnies in the flower pots!

Hot cross buns...made with plenty of eggs from the hen house.

Naturally colored eggs and more chocolate. This time the chocolate is edible!

Many years ago, precious Easter girls at the beach!

Easter bonnet and a needlepoint picture of Notre Dame Cathedral stitched and given to "Kenneth and Rose" for Christmas in 1934. The tiny intricate stitches at the hand of my great grandmother, Ada Lucy Lister. 

Look closely and you will see the turkeys and pigs eating their Easter lunch.

Ready to eat our Easter lunch with pretty flowers delivered by Cousin Glenn along with pretty pink hen. xo

Easter lunch included roasted ham, slow baked beans, green bean salad, deviled eggs, 

sourdough bread and quince honey.

Then there was pie! Peach pie tart and coconut cream pie.

Pretty little pansies and violets dressed up the pie for Easter Sunday!

They look good enough to eat.

A visit with the farm animals after lunch. The rooster and hens have been working in the vegetable garden bed all winter long. It is nearly ready for the spring tilling and planting.

Pigs in the shade under a former Christmas Tree, taking an afternoon nap in the cool grass.

Re energized and practicing the bunny hop!

Pigs are very social and very smart animals. So they were passing along Easter greetings.

Tim and Glenn enjoying the beautiful weather for Easter.

Captain Jack with his Last Call Crow!

We can never be thankful enough for our many blessings.

Happy Easter!

Easter Lunch

Dessert first? No, but we were very tempted to eat The Bunny Cake! I have been making this cake for years. The molded halves had to be coaxed back together this year. The cake is coconut rum pound cake with an almond flavored glaze. The kids had many ideas on how to cut the cake. Anna had the tail pinched off, Ryan chopped the ears, Tyler had a slice of the belly, and Aiden was happy with any part of the bunny!

The table was set and just waiting for family. We had a simple meal at about 1:00 pm. We ate inside as the weather decided to settle for blustery rainshowers. Every once in awhile the sunshine would tease us all. Can you see Marial one of the Farm Dogs looking through the window? I think she can smell the ham!

Shrimp was just the right shade of pink and red to get things started for the Easter lunch. The sauce was made with ketchup and creamy horseradish and a few slices of green garlic chopped up fine. Shrimp always make a meal feel like a party to me!

Here is the famous O'Brien's Pasture Raised Pork. It is slow smoked ham with a hint of maple syrup and brown sugar. We are savoring the left overs in sandwiches and for dinner.

Home grown applesauce went very well with the ham. We will need to triple the amount of applesauce made last year. There are many applesauce fans around here and once a jar is open and the taste of the apples are in the air, it is hard to slow down!

Next, there was brie cheese slices with radish chunks. It was light, refreshing, and the Easter Eggs radishes have such pretty pink, red, and purple colors they are very hard to resist.

Pasta salad with purple broccoli which turns green when it is cooked, radishes, peas, cheese, and gluten free pasta. Tuscan Italian Dressing makes all the difference with this salad.

One of the favorite dishes at lunch was the mixed greens and new potatoes. This dish had green garlic, leeks, and new potatoes all tossed together and roasted in a cast iron skillet. There was also pink raspberry lemonade for everyone.

We were so thankful to have The Brownies over for an Easter Celebration! Luckily we don't have to wait for a holiday to celebrate...Each new day offers so many blessings in large and small ways ~