Easter | Diary of an Adventurous Retiree

So it’s the Easter Weekend and the prompt for Stream of consciousness Saturday is bun.

It’s traditional on Good Friday to eat a Hot Cross Bun or two. Yep – I did. Well I had half a bun because I am on a low carbohydrate eating regime – have been for three years and it suits me very well. But hey – it was Good Friday and those traditions die hard. I regretted the indulgence five minutes later as the half a bun gave me a tummy ache. I thought the best thing to do was to get out for a walk to work off the effect. My darling daughter and I set off for the harbour and then continued along the board walk.

It did help a tiny bit but really carbs do not agree with me and I won’t give in to the urge again this weekend. Chocolate is a weakness – I do indulge in the odd piece of dark choccie. But on Sunday I will not be having any Easter Eggs. My family are visiting for the weekend so I have bought a clutch of eggs to hide in the garden – even though they’re all past the age of fantasy. The daughters are grown and the grandsons are just short of 20 and 21. However, if they want eggs they’re gonna have to search for them!

But the best thing about this holiday is having us all together. We planned to eat fish on Friday but it rained and the fishermen in the family reneged on the fishing trip so instead we put a chicken in the Weber and that was Good Friday dinner. Apologies to my late Catholic mother to whom we always donated a fish dinner on Good Friday! Today they are fishing – so I will make up for fish on Good Friday by having it on Good Saturday.

Father and Daughter 3

Josh, Lisa and Grandpa at the Weber

Gem Squash, Sweet Potato, Onion and Garlic

Family Good Friday Dinner – Laurie, Josh, Jay, Lisa and Grandpa

But back to bun – the grandboys needed no second invitation to polish off one or two and I’m sure they’ll all be gone by Easter Monday!

Thanks Gran – great buns!

I love my job and I work hard at it. So by the time the end of term comes I expect to feel a little worn out. This last week I have felt this weariness set in and dismissed it as end of term burn out. But yesterday I suspected there was more to it than that – it was a different kind of tiredness so I went to the doctor and was told – you need a course of antibiotics – you are sick! Fortunately today was a short day and my little girls were angelic. After news and handwriting we Googled ideas for Easter Cards and filled with inspiration and a set of coloured papers they settled down to a happy hour of card making.

We had two birthdays to celebrate too and after a feast of little with Easter eggs and cup cakes as well as jelly baby treats from another little girl we finally got round to tidying up and sorting ourselves into our new groups for next term.

The older children had their final assessment paper today and the teachers all gathered in the hall after school for lunch and marking session before preparing our classrooms for next term. My wonderful Grade 1 colleagues saw that I was just not up to it and came in to help me. Thanks girls, it is much appreciated-

This time last year we had a two-week holiday – enough time to take the kids to Kruger – but this year we have no more than an extended long weekend! Still it will be enough to recharge the batteries before getting back into another exciting term. Have a wonderful Easter everyone.