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Happy Easter again!! We're all busy getting the house ready for our guests, but I'm going to take a break and do the Sunday Brunch:

"They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed." -Bob Uecker

1) What is your favorite Easter decoration? (rabbit, egg, chick, etc)
I guess I like the rabbits best. And ducks, if there's ducks in there too.

2) Do you like Easter colors or do you wish they were different?
I like the Easter colors. They're bright and happy and bring out the kid in you.

3) What did you do today to celebrate Easter?
Today we're having my mom's side of the family over for dinner. It's been a while since we had a holiday at our own house, so this will be interesting. And it's my niece's first Easter!

4) What is your best Easter memory?
I think my best Easter memory is the time that Easter fell on my birthday, April 23! That was cool.

5) If you are Catholic, did you observe Lent, and if so, what did you sacrifice for Lent?
Nope, not Catholic. No lent for me.

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." -Frank Zappa

1) What is your favorite medium of visual art and why? (Examples, painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)
I LOVE photography, because I love how it captures the beauty of reality and everyday life. I love how a photograph can capture a moment in time so that we can study it and see it for what it is when normally we just let things pass us by without reflecting on them. And I think photographs are just plain beautiful if done right.

2) What is your favorite painting? If possible, post a picture of your favorite painting in your blog.
I don't have one particular favorite painting, but I do quite enjoy the Asian styles of painting. Especially detailed paintings on screens.

3) Who is your favorite artist?
I don't really have one favorite artist, and I'm not quite knowledgable about specific artists anyway.

4) Do you have any artistic abilities of any kind?
I can write poetry!

5) Do you like to draw or paint?
Sometimes I draw, but not very well. I once attempted to do a portrait of someone based on their picture. Didn't turn out quite as good as I'd hoped, but I gave it my best shot.