I've been gone for a long time... but recents events have given me a craving for the (in)sanity of the 'Cat.

We have two Easter dinners. The first is with the church, Saturday night, after the 3.5 hour-long church service... we eat at about 0100, and then party till dawn. Little kids, young people, old folks, dancin' and carryin' on. Only church in town that gets noise complaints. My friend Kristin and I intend to do Bushmill's Irish Whisky and cigars on the back porch. The food? Potluck, but there is always roast lamb. I usually bring hummus and pitas, plus Greek salad, sometimes baklava. There's one wonderful lady who always brings a bushel or so of hot, perfectly cooked artichokes... 'course, they're always gone by the time the choir gets over to the parish hall.

Dinner #2 is Sunday afternoon, at my mother's. Mom, her boyfriend, my brother, my husband, me (slightly hung over), sometimes a friend or two. Thank God, we are all on the same page politically... should be some interesting discussions this year, though.