Breakfast

Christ is Risen!  Break fast...yes, it's time.  Kulich with cheese pascha and tea for breakfast, and an origami Panda on the side.  Our oldest daughter is living with my sister and they sent a package that arrived yesterday.  Origami paper and googly eyes, ginger peach rooibos tea, lemon chocolate,  4 rolls of washi tape, a few books, butterfly stickers, boots for the boys and more...

Yesterday was Bright Monday, there was a cross procession after liturgy.  Pascha was excellent. The boys were good, both held candles during the all night service.  George fell asleep in the carrier and Paul stayed awake the whole time.  Saturday was my husband's birthday.  I made vegan carrot cake muffins to celebrate.  Friday, we went to the cemetery and lit a candle at my father's grave before the lamentations service.

Kulich with fresh lemon icing and almonds + raisins atop.  I made cheese pascha using the milk from our cow.  I followed this recipe, to keep the cheese as raw as possible and only cook the eggs, sugar and cream.  A local friend placed a bulk order of vanilla beans to split with others and I was glad to scrape the black middle out of one to add to the sweet cheese.  I will make an extract with the others, soaking them in rum.

I made eggs benedict for Sunday brunch sprinkled with smoked paprika.

Our lambs, cow, calf, kittens and chickens are all well.  Captain has been walking, climbed out of his bin and with the other lambs, even running along with them. We got 2 bunnies!

We just bought this Golden book Home for a Bunny and thought having a white and brown one just like the story was a good idea.  Almost all the snow melted.  It was 70 yesterday.