Hello dollies,
Multi-tasking today. Writing my 3 Things post and showing off my 2 tiered tray. Love this series; you can read my first 3 things posts, here and here. Just couldn’t be the only blogger who doesn’t share her tiered tray festooned for Easter. So taking advantage of my captive audience to show that off, too.
Let’s start with Write with Me: 3 Things, a series created by Laura at The Horton Family Blog.
3 Things
- What 3 things are on your spring bucket list? Actually, my spring bucket list consists of 16 (odd number -well, an even odd number) activities. Three of the activities I look most forward to are discovering ways to find peace, picnic with my PC, and taking a class or a course. Come back on 04.21.2019 to check out my first spring bucket list update.
- Spring cleaning, spring forward or spring break. Which is your favorite and why? My spring break days are behind me, so will eliminate that one. But it is a toss-up between spring cleaning and springing forward. I will happily spring forward if it means we get more daylight. So nice to have time after dinner for our walks, to work in the yard, or sit on the patio. But I truly enjoy spring cleaning in a obsessive-compulsive way. Have just finished cleaning my second room this spring season. Brennyn and Lauren joke - kinda - about how at least one day on their spring breaks was always spent cleaning…baseboards, ceiling fans, taking the blinds out to the scrub on the driveway, washing curtains and bedspreads and tumbling stuffed animals in the dryer. Gayle in the video below has nothing on me! That vacuum cleaner scene…straight out of my den. Oh, the times I have twirled in the midst of cleaning house.
- What 3 dishes will be on your Easter menu? Almost embarrassed or ashamed to admit this publicly but I am not cooking for Easter. Are you still there? Have you defriended me yet? Horrors, I know. But it just doesn’t make any sense for me to spend $50+ to buy all of the ingredients for deviled eggs, ham, twice-baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, ‘green jello’, dessert of some sort for just the 2 of us. And then to have mounds of leftovers that I won’t be interested in eating nor need to eat beyond the day after. We are trying to lose weight over here for pity sake. Instead, we are going to the Centennial Club on Ft. Bliss and partaking of their Easter buffet. Eating to our heart’s content and then going home. No cooking, no dishes, no leftovers. Just one grand pig-out.
While you’re here, just real quick, let me share the way I decked out my tiered tray for Easter.
My Easter-Festooned Tiered Tray
I found my tray on Amazon. It has 2 tiers and is an oblong shape. With a very vintage, distressed finish to it’s rusty paint.
The flocked bunny in the first photo was given to me by my BFF Sharon. And the beaded garland was given to me by Carrie at Curly, Crafty Mom. Found most of the other items at Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Target and Walmart. You might notice the Ball jar of chocolate Easter eggs. We have not opened the jar to eat a single one. Yet.
Your Turn
Have you gotten on the tiered tray bandwagon yet? I put out lots of other decorations but the tiered tray is a great way to just add a little festiveness to your home if you aren’t into large plastic Easter eggs and big plush bunnies. How would you respond to Laura’s 3 things this month? Please leave me your thoughts in a comment below.
I am sad to report that May will be the last 3 things post until fall. Have really enjoyed this opportunity to do a little more writing so will be glad to start again when the time comes. Until then, Dee is continuing her short story prompts. Need to get my story written for the latest prompt. Too many blog post ideas, too little time!
Hugs and kisses,
HI, Leslie - This post made me smile all the way through! I loved the “Company’s Coming” video. Your Easter Buffet idea sounds like a great one — although devilled eggs, ham, twice-baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, bean casserole and green jello do sound delicious! 🙂 🙂
So glad you watched and enjoyed the company’s coming video. Isn’t it great? That is so ME!! Especially the vacuum cord getting wrapped around everything and the minutes of twirling in frustration. My girls shared it with me and we had a grand laugh.
Hi, Leslie!
We are the same here as far as not cooking a big Easter dinner. It’s just me, Big Eagle, and Mom. We have no family close enough to visit us for Easter. I think it’s great you’re having a big dinner out. We won’t be doing that either. Actually haven’t even made any kind of plans yet.
I haven’t gotten on the 3-tier tray bandwagon, although yours looks great! I do keep a flat tray with handles on the bar in our kitchen and decorate it for the seasons. I try to keep fresh flowers on it year-round. Enjoyed your post!
Your little flat tray sounds like a unique twist on the tiered tray rage. Good for you to keep fresh flowers regularly. So many people I know buy beautiful bouquets for themselves at Costco or Sam’s. Might be worth getting a membership to one or the other just to treat myself to a bouquet now and then.
Hope, whatever you guys decide to do on Sunday, that you enjoy your holiday!
Kellyann Rohr says
Oh how I wish I did spring cleaning like you do! Wow, that would be awesome. If you’re really feeling it, you can come here and do my house - I even have a room for you! Ha!!
I think your Easter plans are brilliant! I’d do the very same thing in heartbeat - I am in no way, shape or form attached to all the Easter traditions. As long as we’re together it doesn’t matter to me. That being said, I am hosting Easter this year. Total bummer since we have a concert the night before and we’ll be out late, oh well!
You tiered tray turned out so cute! It’s fun to decorate isn’t it? Especially when you can find so many items inexpensively!
xo,
Kellyann
Oh, my…you are hosting Easter after being out for a concert tomorrow night. Wow, you are a trooper, girl. Hope everyone is bringing their favorite side and you can just throw a turkey or ham in the oven. It helps so much when everyone chips in…or so I have heard! Ha! My folks don’t ever chip in over here.
I haven’t really bought groceries this month because I knew we would both be going out of town so I have been very lax about cooking for about a week. Will be glad to get our trips behind us and be home to get make to our regular schedule. We have eaten out too much.
Deb says
We don’t particularly have any set in stone meal plans over Easter. I do try to have fish of some kind on Good Friday, but as we have a group of friends coming over for an Indian meal in the evening - my fish may have to consist of a tuna sandwich at lunchtime! Easter Sunday will pretty much be a normal Sunday roast day with mother in law and Rachel and her family but we normally have a roast lamb shoulder at Easter time (lamb is my favourite roast!) with normal trimmings, roast potatoes, leeks in white sauce, carrots and peas. My fave lamb recipe is here https://www.nigella.com/recipes/warm-shredded-lamb-salad-with-mint-and-pomegranate
I would have no idea about preparing anything with lamb. Not sure if I have ever eaten it. But I bet it is delicious in the salad with mint and pomegranate. I like both of those flavors separately and imagine they are spectacular together. Maybe they will have lamb at the buffet we attend.
Hope you enjoyed your tuna sandwich for lunch and your Indian food for dinner today. We ate Mexican. And the restaurant was buzzing. I was surprised so many were eating out on Good Friday.
Dara says
I don’t have a tiered tray! I feel like I’m missing out.
Ha!! You should get a tiered tray. Would love to see one decorated for Hanukkah and Passover.
Christie Hawkes says
Hello Leslie. No judgment here about eating out for Easter. I think it’s a lovely idea. Now I’ll confess that we haven’t even firmed up our Easter plans yet. The first half of April is full of birthdays for us, so we’ve done a lot of family celebrating. I suspect we’ll have a quiet Easter just me and my hubby. Happy spring! And by the way, I love you tray!
Here’s to a quiet Easter. We will probably be pretty quiet over here after we fill our tummies at the Easter buffet. Might even be a little snoring!!
I’m not on the tiered tray bandwagon yet but I like yours!!
The tiered trays are so inexpensive to decorate and easy to change out from one season or holiday to the next. I think it is going to be my favorite way to decorate!
I LOVE seeing everyone’s seasonal tiered trays. I really might need to jump on that bandwagon. LOL My family doesn’t usually cook for Easter either - we tend to go somewhere for brunch, so that’s the plan. 🙂
-Lauren
Get a tiered tray, Lauren!! Really fun, inexpensive way to decorate. I bet you could really get into it. Maybe you and your sister could work together to decorate one, or compete with each other and see who decorates theirs the best! High five on not having dishes to wash after Easter dinner. Enjoy!