This Easter has started off very well: On Wednesday night I went to listen to "Messiah" performed by the local district choral society, and accompanied by 22 musicians from the Halle Orchestra. 700 people packed into Snaith Priory Church and it was magic! Last night in our local village church 23 of us sat around a table for a service of Holy Communion which was part of a Passover meal to celebrate the Last Supper. The Bishop of Doncaster presided. It was very moving.

Whatever your religious persuasion - or even if you have none - I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Spring seems to have finally arrived here, (my peas are growing), and my husband out in Siberia tells me the temperature is permanently above freezing now. I hope you chocaholics all get your desires. 2 years ago I had Easter in Belgium - nyah! nyah! I love the way they decorate trees for Easter in mainland Europe, something I hope catches on here. Our local Somerfield supermarket has sort of done one as part of a promotion. There's hope yet.

mouldy