Whats up for the Easter Weekend?

[El Presidente]

Whats up for the Easter Weekend?

4 day break here along with many parts of the world....but not all.

Easter here in Oz is family time. Gorgeous time of the year with blue skies and warm but not hot days. School holidays as well so camping and family get togethers is to the fore. 

We have two family get togethers Saturday and Sunday. Todd, Di's son flies in from New Zealand, and we have family functions both Saturday and Sunday. Good times 

Wines choses, ribs prepped, cigars selected. 

 

 

[Fuzz]

Got my old man's 79th birthday this Saturday.

[WarriorPrincess]

41 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Got my old man's 79th birthday this Saturday.

Happy Birthday to your Dad Chris 🎂

[ayedfy]

Got the family on a plane back home to spend a good few weeks with their grandparents & cousins, and just unwind from school and work. Work email autoreplies on, Easter lunch plans formulating, drafting a speech for a wedding towards the end of the trip, but first thing on the agenda is a trip to the Gabba to hopefully make some Collingwood fans disappointed…

[WarriorPrincess]

5 hours ago, ayedfy said:

Got the family on a plane back home to spend a good few weeks with their grandparents & cousins, and just unwind from school and work. Work email autoreplies on, Easter lunch plans formulating, drafting a speech for a wedding towards the end of the trip, but first thing on the agenda is a trip to the Gabba to hopefully make some Collingwood fans disappointed…

Go the Lions 

Have a great weekend 

[JohnS]

I'm looking forward to our family gathering on Easter Sunday.

I'm hoping that the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs win their first six games of this NRL season on Friday. They've only done this once in their history (in 1938 when they were minor premiers and won the competition). It is expected that the game against the South Sydney Rabbitohs will break attendance records with a crowd over 60000.

The Bulldogs have won their first 5 games five times in their history and each time they did so they were either minor premiers or reached the grand final (or both). The 2023 Brisbane Broncos won their first 5 games of that NRL season and they too reached the grand final.

It's just nice to see a team go from the worst defensive unit in the competition to the best within the space of 30 games over two seasons. That's quite some feat from their coach, Cameron Ciraldo (and the players, of course!).

[westg]

15 hours ago, WarriorPrincess said:

Go the Lions 

Have a great weekend 

Yeah go Lions. Up against the scum of the earth.  💪

[madandana]

No Easter celebrating here as we will be on the road back to MN after being gone all winter. Looking forward to getting home and hanging out with the grandsons.

[Chibearsv]

First round of golf on Friday. Saturday drive to central Illinois for lunch with my mother-in-law, Sunday dinner at my sister’s house. We’ve been tasked with bringing dessert. For me, nothing says Easter like a canned-frosting covered lamb cake with a jelly bean face. Thus, the first argument of the holiday weekend has begun. 🤣

[BrightonCorgi]

Having a friend come over on Sunday. Bought a lamb leg yesterday that I'll cook. It was 9lb which is way too much for the 3 of us. I hope to cut some off before I prep it and vacuum seal/freeze for future use. I think I can take off 1lb without it looking too butchered. May just leave it as is and expect my friend to take a lot of leftovers home.

Wife is "so-so" on lamb and doesn't like lamb leftovers. I can eat lamb every day. Will serve with a Musar red. Seems fitting to drink a wine from the general region of Jesus. I have a few Israeli wines but save them for when I am invited to a Jewish home and it needs to be kosher.

[LaoFan]

Celebration of Jesus' resurrection isn't much of a celebration over here.. 🫠

[Arctic87]

Big family dinner, kids egg hunt and playoff rounds for hockey.

[SigmundChurchill]

My Easter weekend already started. This year my wife’s birthday falls the day before Easter. We will be in Riviera Maya through Sunday.

[Duxnutz]

Wife and kid are in Europe for traditional orthodox Easter. I’m finishing a stretch of 2 weeks of work and looking forward to grilling something, some bourbon and a few cigars with just me and the dog. 

[GaryK 54]

Entire lamb roast barbecue with friends on Sunday afternoon following Mass (photos to follow on Sunday). I agree with @LaoFan... Easter isn't a big holiday in China. However, we make the most of it. Weather will be perfect - 24 degrees with clear skies. Perfect afternoon for friends, food, wine and cigars!

[El Hoze]

it’s become an Easter tradition to cook a brisket and make potato salad. I love a good slow cooked lamb but my wife will not eat it unless she it totally in the mood which is rare. 

[BrightonCorgi]

11 hours ago, El Hoze said:

...I love a good slow cooked lamb but my wife will not eat it unless she it totally in the mood which is rare. 

Same with my wife. Too bad her am I cooking lamb!

On 4/17/2025 at 10:04 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

 I think I can take off 1lb without it looking too butchered. May just leave it as is and expect my friend to take a lot of leftovers home.

Was able to cut off 1.24 lb off the top of the leg and it still looks perfect!

[El Hoze]

11 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Same with my wife. Too bad her am I cooking lamb!

My wife will definitely drink the Musar though! One of our favorites, I ordered an older bottle on one of our first dates, cannot remember what vintage but she still talks about it. Good Easter pick. Cheers! 

[Çnote]

On 4/17/2025 at 10:04 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

Musar

Dripping with class.

[BrightonCorgi]

1 hour ago, Çnote said:

Dripping with class

What vintage would you go for?

[Puros Y Vino]

A day at a farmers market today. My aunt and uncle invited us for Easter tomorrow. Going to gorge myself on Italian goodies. Gym on Monday. 

[BrightonCorgi]

The Boston Marathon confines me on Monday. The route is a choke point for us to travel. I rode about 10 miles of the route on my bike this morning to the start line. It's basically a downhill race all the way to finish line.  

My wife works at a fabric store and will have to go in a few hours early on Monday or it would be impossible to get there.

[Çnote]

On 4/20/2025 at 6:44 AM, BrightonCorgi said:

What vintage would you go for?

The '18 is current release...I'd hold 16 & 17 or decant all day. My tastings have been spotty, lots of 80's & 90's years ago...looking at Janice R, 2008 & 2003 look like my style. The 98 and 94 were certainly something and have favorable recent reviews. 1974 is legendary. Is there a bad vintage for Musar? Not really, just different interpretations of the vineyard, M Hochar isn't going to put something substandard out with his name on it. I love the Arrak as well, but it will get you in trouble.

[GaryK 54]

On 4/18/2025 at 12:24 PM, GaryK 54 said:

Entire lamb roast barbecue with friends on Sunday afternoon following Mass (photos to follow on Sunday). I agree with @LaoFan... Easter isn't a big holiday in China. However, we make the most of it. Weather will be perfect - 24 degrees with clear skies. Perfect afternoon for friends, food, wine and cigars!

As promised. Here are the pictures. Love the FOH Guayabera. Sofia has matching ones, but opted for a different top today. We have both the first design and the second. Perfect for my after dinner PSD4, and plenty of pockets to bring sticks for my friends. 

[BrightonCorgi]

19 hours ago, Çnote said:

The '18 is current release...i'd hold 16 & 17 or decant all day...my tastings have been spotty, lots of 80's & 90's years ago....looking at Janice R, 2008 & 2003 look like my style. The 98 and 94 were certainly something and have favorable recent reviews. 1974 is legendary. Is there a bad vintage for Musar? Not really, just different interpretations of the vineyard, M Hochar isn't going to put something substandard out with his name on it.  I love the Arrak as well, but it will get you in trouble

The newest vintage I have 2005 and several back to 1980. My guest is a fan of '99 and I don't think he's had '98 so I may go for that one. The newer vintage are less "funky" and I think in the run will be better. '99 is getting a little funky and still have two cases to go on that one. I met Sergei before he died and bought case of '04 or '05 at the time. I should have had him sign the bottles. Missed opportunity 😒