Happy Easter! ("Veselé Velikonoce!" in Czech) to all who celebrate this holiday. To those who don't, Happy Spring! Hubby and I will spend the holiday alone, because of the pandemic, but I will make a special dinner, including pork loin with green peppercorn Cognac cream sauce, roasted herbed potatoes, and steamed green beans. We have a couple dessert options, both including caramel and nuts. Yesterday I made a zucchini leek quiche from scratch, along with an apple nut raisin hand pie, with the leftover crust dough. Both were good. We had expected some snow and ice today, but that seems to have disappeared from the forecast.

Last night I was super anxious feeling like my heart was racing. Plus, having difficulty breathing because of sinus/nasal congestion. I took an Ativan again, and do believe it helped me sleep, despite the anxiety. I woke up a bit anxious, but managed to use healthy coping skills instead of an extra benzo.

It's interesting how so many people in Czech Republic decorate for Easter. Not only are there lots of colored hard boiled eggs, but egg ornaments hanging from trees/bushes, spring decor on doors, and often a displayed decorated whip made out of thin branches. Some may find this far from PC, but the old tradition would be that young men interested in a girl would go around on Easter with this whip. It would all be in good fun, though. A traditional bread called "mazanec" would also be consumed. I didn't make a mazanec this year, but have several times in the past. We did eat some this year, but store bought. Attached are photos of my quiche and a mazanec I made last year.