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| Coloring Easter Eggs with my son, Joe |
Easter is just around the corner. Growing up in New
Hampshire, Easter was a big family affair. My mother's side of the family
embraced many traditions from her father's native Poland. This love of
tradition became embedded in my bones and it's something I hope to pass on down
to my boys.
As a girl in the 1970's growing up, I remember going to
mass, getting a new dress for Easter, and eggs – boiled, deviled, colored, and
who can forget the lamb? I remember visiting the "twins" up on the
hill and playing with cousins I didn't realize I had.
Nowadays, in the mid 2010's, 40 years later in California,
I'm working on giving my boys the same sense of tradition I had growing up. I
make Polish Pierogis by scratch, which is an all day affair and I buy the "butter
braid" stuffed bread at church. The boys and I go to mass and I always
color eggs. Easter afternoon is time for the egg hunt.
And who can forget the chocolate? I'm a sucker for a Cadbury
crème egg. They're the best kind of egg.
Question for you: What are some of your favorite Easter
traditions? Growing up and now?
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A POLISH HEART
Sweet Contemporary/Inspirational Romance
99 cent Novella
Blurb: Can Sofia's faith give Darrin his heart
back?
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Darrin began washing the peppers.
"What are you doing, Darrin?" asked
Basia.
Sofia turned around from talking with her mother.
"I'm washing the peppers," he said.
"Oh, I can do that." Basia walked to the
sink.
"It's okay. I can do it."
"Basia, Darrin is a bit of a cook. He watches
the Food Network," said Sofia.
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