Easter has always meant a magical, transitional time of year. Growing up, Easter meant the cooling of our days as Autumn approached and a hot African summer receded. In my New York City days, Easter became Spring and fresh green shoots; with winter-white skin welcoming the sun after months of bitter cold and grey. In Marin, springtime brings warmer days, which combined with still-falling rain produces an almost startling rate of growth. The beauty around us is euphoric, with emerald green grass, deep hued lilacs and the first brilliant California Poppies opening to the sun. The question this weekend was - how does one decorate an outdoor Easter brunch table when the garden is almost humming with beauty and life? How does one compete? (Added complexity - not much time for this project and no planning whatsoever!) The solution was simple and a gift from nature - an intricately woven bird's nest that fell from a tree in our garden was filled with eggs decorated by my 6 & 7 year old sons. We dipped eggs in stain and then added marks with easter egg decorating pens (Paas brand - bought in Target). The end result was a total that far outweighed the sum of the parts, a magic of sorts.
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