Anniversary #16

Today was Good Friday and also our 16 year anniversary! It was a rainy day and we worked around the house for awhile before the kids and I nipped into East Grinstead to do some shopping. The main road into town was closed because of a choral gathering, and so we walked and saw the parade of people following a man carrying a cross.

Troops in front of cross-carrying parade to choral gathering

Later on in the afternoon we dyed a bunch of Easter eggs. It is a bit annoying that we can only get brown eggs here in Britain because they never turn out as vibrant and lovely as good ol' white American eggs. Oh well. We had some fun anyways! I taught the kids about the color "skybluepink", which was my Dad's favorite color. My memory is that he would spend a lot of effort and care in coloring at least one if not many of his eggs this special color. Again, starting with a brown egg and trying to get it to become the color of skybluepink is very difficult, but it was wonderful to spend time trying, especially since I got to do it in his memory.

Dying Easter eggs from the dining table in the hallway

Our favorite babysitter Lauren came over around 7, and Rhods and I went to the pop-up brewery called Hop Yard which is down the road in Forest Row in an old industrial warehouse. It was a bit of an epic night! We sat in a converted bathtub on a little stage and drank craft beers while watching the local wildlife. There were all sorts of people here - from elderly citizens to young families and everything in between! We actually saw a fight between two ladies (I know!!) which was a bit hilarious. We also got to have tasty local burgers from Tablehurst farm which was a special treat.

Rhods in the bathtub at Hop Yard

View of the "scene" from the bathtub

So all in all it was a very Good Friday!