Wishing everyone a peaceful, restful and joyful Passover holiday! We are now on the 5th night of the 7 (8 outside of Israel) night holiday, so there isn't much time left to really enjoy this special holiday despite everything going on in the world around us! While I do love Passover, as of today my teens are officially going a bit stir crazy, and once the holiday is over we'll be able to do things that we don't do during this time, like crafting and painting and gardening, which will help keep everyone busy and hopefully occupied. If not, I have a whole basement and an attic that needs organizing? The government law right now is that one is not allowed to go out of their homes or further than 100 meters except for shopping or great need, so that rules out hiking sadly, which would be great right now, as early Spring is here and the green fields are filled with wild mustard and other early bloomers.
Lest I digress, this year's Passover seder was just the smallest version of our immediate family, 3 teens and husband and I, and it turned out to be really nice, just us, no guests to worry about and for me MUCH LESS clean up and food prep. Truthfully this has been the most restful and relaxing Passover ever, and that coupled with the absence of visitors and car traffic in our neighborhood means ahhhhhh, just quietness, and a beautiful view, for which we are very grateful. The weather has been rainy and uncharacteristically cold, which makes staying indoors much easier, though we are all itching to go on more than just a short walk in the neighborhood!
This year's seder table was all about using things we had on hand as there was no shopping for the prettiest little this or that, and it turned out to be just as lovely as ever, let's take a look!