Easter was very quiet here, but especially lovely in many ways.
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| We had a few house decorations. |
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| ---and early morning lattes |
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| A tradition established by my Mom when I was young was to always have a new, hand-made outfit for Easter. |
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| Of course, a new hat! |
We attended a lovely Easter service at First Plymouth Church. "Gabriel's Oboe" was a beautiful piece featuring Bill McMullen. "Pines of Rome" is always so impressive! My favorite was Beethoven's "Hallelujah (from Christ on the Mount of Olives)." With a couple dozen instrumentalists and over 60 choir members, they put out an amazing sound.
If you are inclined to watch a live stream, follow this link:
https://www.facebook.com/FirstPlymouthChurch/videos/10154664405548039/UzpfSTE0Mjk3NTEwMzQ6MTAyMTYyMzQ4MTgxMjk2OTE/
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| The weather was a little daunting for Easter Sunday. |
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| We went to brunch at The Green Gateau. |
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| It's a restaurant with great food and quirky quotes on the walls. |
In March I got to watch my grandson, Pierce, play competitive hockey.
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| a very sweet young man! |
I now bike in a little colder weather and have ridden over 500 miles already since January.
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| Bike ride to Ceresco with Annette and Steve. |
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| We took granddaughter, Celeste, to a Lincoln Symphony children's' concert. It involved puppets and face-painting. |
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| The latest Nebraska Jazz Orchestra concert featured Ernie Watts. Great concert! |
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| Ernest James Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist. |
We went to dinner with friends Clayton and Susan at The Blue Orchid.
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| This is a wonderful restaurant with Asian cuisine located in The Grand Manse. |
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| After dinner we watched "Avenue Q," a hilarious off-Broadway musical. |
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| The musical was performed at Lincoln's famous Johnny Carson Theater. |
A week later we had another night on the town with Lou and Karl.
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| We started the evening at The Marz Bar. |
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| ...and ended the evening at Lincoln's speak easy--The Other Room. |
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| I made my sign for the March for Our Lives event. |
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| Despite the cold, over 1,000 people participated in the march. |
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| Rusty has been waiting months for his new Bass Clarinet to arrive. |
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| His practice time has now expanded to include 3 different clarinets. |
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| Although Gretchen looks very relaxed in this picture, we do weekly private lessons and are working very hard. |
I planted new rhubarb in my garden and can't wait for things to start popping up. We just need some warm weather!
