"Sister Mary Elephant"

                              St Patrick's Day means "Everybody is IRISH for one day" .    How great would it be if on Easter Sunday, Every-one is Christian for one day ????

              For some of us, Easter was like a mini-Christmas .   I recall receiving gifts, everything from baseball gloves, balls, underwear(s) plus trousers, shirts and even coats and once a jacket --- my sister got new outfits to wear to Church on Easter Sunday ---  I mean, it was like on EVERY Easter Sunday .   My Mom would adorn herself in the latest fashions including cutting edge millinery .   She was never less than STUNNINGLY Beautiful .  

              There was this one Easter we celebrated at my Uncle Pete and Aunt Beatrice's home.  He was Greek and had prepared Roast Lamb .   It was "indescribably delicious" .   Their Table was set out in Greek Tradition, with every form of olive, cheese and the 'what-have-you' of Greek Feast Tradition, including, (obviously) Mediterranean Fare .  It was COMPLETELY Exotic .

              Easter Breakfast was Portuguese : Sweet Bread, scrambled eggs with Portuguese sausage known as linguicia, and chourica, [[[which I readily DEVOURED !!!!!]]]  --  and of course, hard boiled eggs .  

               I URGE you to try Portuguese Sweet Bread with not one but TWO tons of butter .   It will make you DELIRIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!