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Ocelot II

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2. A Cadbury egg or two, a chocolate bunny, a few decorated hard-boiled eggs,

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 10:05 PM

Apr 18

and some of those little chocolate eggs in foil, all nestled in that green cellophane "grass." Nothing fancy. We didn't get presents as such on Easter, just eggs and chocolate.

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Are Easter Baskets Getting Out of Hand? if you got them, what was in your Easter Basket? [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 18 OP

Sad that they destroy even the simple pleasures of childhood... hlthe2b Apr 18 #1

A Cadbury egg or two, a chocolate bunny, a few decorated hard-boiled eggs, Ocelot II Apr 18 #2

awww... that's a memory, that green plastic grass. Yes, it was mostly a sweets based holiday gift basket Demovictory9 Apr 18 #3

I recall having mumps when grannie gave me a huge chocolate bunny. my brother ate it nt msongs Apr 18 #4

Hey, if you get real eggs, you're rich! lastlib Apr 18 #5

lol.... good reminder of how cheap eggs were Demovictory9 Apr 19 #7

We got eggs that we had spent the previous day dipping in food coloring Bayard Apr 19 #6

ah yes. Easter clothes were the other gift. before fast fashion,, clothes were a pricey gift Demovictory9 Apr 19 #8

I forgot the little white gloves Bayard Apr 19 #9

those awful candy easter eggs, something chocolate. Very minimalist yellowdogintexas Apr 20 #10