I have such fond memories using Easter egg decorating kits with my brother Johnny the day before Easter. We both loved coloring the hard boiled eggs our mother made. We made an absolute mess of our kitchen covered with many newspapers. We had so many plastic cups everywhere holding the dye tablets. It was so much fun adding the water and vinegar and then coloring all the eggs while spilling the dye water all over the table. We colored the eggs in every color possible and then later further decorated them with a wax pencil and many stickers. We were so proud of our accomplishment and placed them in an Easter basket and this went on for years.

My brother was receiving rehab following surgery in the very beginning of the Pandemic in 2020. I recall him telling me when he gets discharged , he hoped to color eggs with his grandniece Amanda, my granddaughter. Tragically, he died of Covid the day before Easter. Tomorrow is Easter and I want to remember and honor Johnny and all the beloved souls who passed from Covid. You will never be forgotten.