EGGceptional and Posts of the Week

Have an EGGceptional Easter.. Passover.. Spring!

And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a Post of the Week - either as top post or as a runner up.

This week's POTW is a simple but delightful photograph which illustrates the power of both nature and nurture across generations.

Grandmother and Granddaughter
by Andrey
at Photo Album

More wonderful posts are categorized below (they may well fit into more than one category but I'm only selecting one for each):

Anticipating Zoey
by EthelMaePotter
at The Adventures of Fred and Ethel

Distances
by Betty
at Bossy Betty





Installing Spring
by Reb
at Sibu Pegasus Power

And Yet She Looks Perfectly Normal
by Pearl
at Pearl, Why You Little...






In the Mist
by Lisa
at Red Willow Photography

Sipping from the Cup of Sunlight
by Lady Fi
at Lady Fi

Sunny
by Daryl
at Through My Eyes

What If...
by Dawn
at Puzzle Pieces

Manatees
by The Retired One
at The Retirement Chronicles

Side Effects
by Daryl's Ray
at Out and About in New York






The Rendezvous
by Debbie
at Words on Wheels
Recommended by: Lailani

Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.

Thank you.

Tiny Cousins (and Big Ones Too)

This past weekend was a time of celebration. It was Easter, Passover, Spring, the beginning of a week long holiday from school for my son, Alex and it was my older boy, Jeffrey's twenty third birthday. For the first time in the four years that he's attended RMC (Royal Military College), his birthday coincided with the long weekend. We were happy to have him home with his family.

Jeffrey likes to cook but doesn't get the opportunity to do that when he's away at school. This works out well for us because it means that he looks forward to cooking when he's at home. On Friday night, he made a delicious curried pork for Frank and me. It was an unplanned dish since stores were closed due to the holiday. He pulled a few items out of cupboards, fridge and freezer and before we knew it, dinner was served.

On Sunday night - Jeffrey's birthday, he cooked a delicious feast for his Dad, brother Alex and me. First on the menu was salad with lettuce, watercress, basil, tomatoes and green onions with a dressing made of fresh grapefruit juice, lemon juice, olive oil and seasonings. It was followed up with lamb, peppers and mushroom kabobs, maple glazed salmon barbecued on a cedar plank, and if that wasn't enough, gigantic meatballs cooked with onions, tomatoes and wine. How many people do you know who consider it a luxury to cook for others on their own birthday?

Earlier that afternoon, we had a lovely brunch at our most gracious hosts Amanda and Colin's home. Amanda and my boys are second cousins which would make her wee ones second cousins once removed. Her adorable kidlets are featured in some of the photos below.

Easter eggs, both real and chocolate decorated the dining table.




And decorated this face. "No, I didn't eat any chocolate. Why do you ask?"




Her brother seemed more interested in this sucker - after all there's one born every minute.




The birthday boy, guy, man - my older son, Jeffrey.




His handsome brother, Alex in a pensive moment.




And speaking of pensive moments.. what a face!




After brunch, there was a request by Ms. Chocolate Face for Alex to play guitar, so he borrowed Amanda's instrument and obliged. He had a little bit of help.




Quite a bit, in fact.




Shortly afterward, a couple of the men got into a bit of a standoff. Don't they look tough?




Someone was in top fashion with her lovely Easter chapeau.




It was a lovely afternoon spent enjoying family, fine food and good music. Thanks, Amanda and Colin, and the tiny cousins...




It was eggceptional!