If not for Mister B...

... I wouldn't have put out a single Easter decoration this year! True! But, my grandsons visited last weekend and five-year-old Mister B called me out with "Nonna, why do you still have this St. Patrick's Day stuff out! It's over!" And he was right... old Nonna was just being lazy this year and didn't want to bother even thinking about Easter decor since no one would be here but my husband and me. So, off to my guest-room dresser (which is crammed full of seasonal smalls) I went and pulled out this drawer.

My dresser drawer of bunnies and chicks and all things Spring

I have a drawer for each holiday and the Easter/Spring drawer is almost full. But, I can't seem to stop stitching bunnies for some reason. They're just too cute to resist. Most of you are familiar with my Pottery Barn cubby that I like to decorate for the holidays. Would you believe I had never decorated it for Easter and Spring, though? Time to change that!

Love all the pastel shades of spring stitching after the long, grey winter we had here in Pennsylvania

I have far more Easter and Spring stitched smalls than there are spaces in the cubby so this is just a portion of them. Would you like a closer look? If you're wondering about a certain finish, just leave a comment (with your email address) or email me directly and I'll be sure to get back to you with the name of the piece and the designer...

 

 

If you are new to my blog, you may not know that the center square (number 13) is always reserved for my dear mother. That is her silhouette you see along with one of the ceramic shoes from her childhood collection, and my maternal grandmother's gold thimble. Oh, how I miss her--especially on holidays!

Which one is your favorite?

So, do you have a favorite? I think mine just might be that charming bunny couple in cubby 18. That is actually a freebie from The Snowflower Diaries called "Spring Bunny Love" which you can find right here. I recently updated my Favorite Freebies list in the right sidebar getting rid of links that no longer worked and adding new freebies. Check it out... you might just find something that calls your name!

I've been working on a couple of baby gifts and my Christmas ornament for March (just a bit behind) lately. I'm almost done with all three and I'll share them in my next post. Honestly, I haven't felt my best lately. I'm not sleeping well at all (very worried about several health issues with extended family members along with stressing about my son's June wedding). But, I think part of the problem might be the increased dosage in the statin I take to control my high cholesterol. My cardiologist doubled it and I haven't felt quite right since. I think a call to her is in order. Do any of you  who are taking statins have side effects from them?

What are your plans for Easter? Since all of our kids and grandkids were home last weekend for my youngest son's bachelor party (no the grandkids/women did not attend the bachelor party festivities--ha ha!), they won't be here this weekend. We were nicely invited to dinner at my middle son's girlfriend's mom's home so all I have to do is take a salad. I'm making this yummy Apple-Pear Salad which I've made before and everyone seems to love. I think this may be the first year ever that I didn't buy myself some little chocolate Cadbury mini-eggs... Oh, how I adore those, but with the wedding coming up in just two months, I really need to watch my diet. 

Thank you all so much for stopping in! I'm behind on my blog reading, but will catch up next week. I hope all of you who celebrate Easter have a wonderful day tomorrow with family and friends. Eat some chocolate for me, okay?! Hope to be back soon! Bye for now...