All set up

I am gearing up to make a nice big basketful of pysanky, Ukrainian Easter Eggs. I'll make them gradually as Lent goes by, so that when Easter/Easter Monday roll around, I can give them out in a timely fashion.

I had some leftover blown-out (empty) eggs last year, so I saved them for this year, and I hope nothing in the composition of the shell has altered. It would be too bad if they didn't hold color well anymore. Well, I'll find out soon enough. I prepared five more eggs yesterday, so I have a decent amount to work with for this week, I think.