egg dyeing

we began dyeing our easter eggs yesterday. i had been saving onion skins for a month or so. here chanda is stirring them into the boiling water.

dipping them in quickly creates a pretty yellow color. we usually leave them in longer for a brown tone.

in the middle of the day i took morgana to the doctor to check a rash she's had on her face for several days. afterwards, we met chanda who had gone to dance class with a friend, and checked out the new italian market called eataly on 23rd street and fifth avenue. it was very nice! and they had good focaccia.

in the evening chanda began working on making pysanky eggs using the natural vegetable dyes.

and she was up bright and early this morning to begin working again!

pysanky egg with an onion skin dye.

the yellow one was dipped in the onion skin dye for only a few seconds.

we also went to the grocery store today to get a cabbage. we wrapped the eggs in a leaf and tied them up.

we left them to boil for about twenty minutes. they usually come out a pretty grey blue color.

you can see them here mixed with the tumeric, onion skin, and beet eggs.

korrina joined her this evening for some more pysanky work.

we've been busy packing for an easter celebration at nana's. i was very relieved to finally get supper on the table. we had kale and beet (of course!) salad, and brown rice sauteed with bokchoy and ginger and scallions.

i finally have the cat instructions written out for camille, our cat sitter, and now it's time to say good night!