spring break

the states has nothing on the UK's 'Easter Break' .... the kids here get 2.5 weeks off! imagine all the trouble that could be caused in the states if that was the norm! i have been enjoying my days off from the grind of substitute teaching, and know that my weeks are numbered. we are thinking i will end my gig the beginning of may, just about the time where my belly may be too big to fit between the desks, and walking the narrow halls might be just a little too harrowing an experience.
i have been puttering in the garden since the weather is finally looking up! this picture is of my hyacinths in the back garden.... my spring bulbs are doing nicely and i managed to get my summer bulbs in before we left for Paris. david and i have been scouring the local nurseries for new and colorful plants to add where some died over the winter. i didn't lose too many, but we also have the front garden to think about! we should begin revamping it soon!
like halloween, they don't really go all out for easter the way we do in the states. it seems that it is still seen as a religious holiday (not a psuedo-pagan capitalist family get together), so if you aren't into going to church there isn't much else to offer. instead of a huge family dinner filled with political arguments and sarcastic banter, david and i took gratch for a walk and then had fish and chips for supper.... well, it is a trade off!