Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland1/34Lambs, fluffy chicks, mushrooms, flamingos and eggs of all shapes and sizes adorn my dining room…we are Easter Ready!
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland2/34Our newest addition, Little Felix, in his Sabine Getty x La Coqueta Romper.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland3/34A quick trip to my in-laws’ house to fill my car with plants, all grown from their exquisite greenhouses.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland4/34Snip snip…flower mayhem in my pink kitchen.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland5/34Beautiful yellow narcissi, ready to be arranged for my Easter table.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland6/34Eggs on—his bow might just need readjusting.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland7/34Calm before the storm…Tom strums his beloved D42 Martin made in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland8/34What an entrance! Amanda Brooks appears with the chicest house gift: an enormous chocolate hen from Daylesford.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland9/34Carrot cake for tea (on my favourite Simrane tablecloth).
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland10/34Cocktails outside (rare in England in April), with the beautiful Bella Musgrave.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland11/34Amanda brought us all gifts from her new shop in Stow-on-The-Wold, Cutter Brooks. There were the most darling silk scrunchies inside.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland12/34Grass green bunnies, daffodils and Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage plates line the table on Friday evening. We ate seared tuna, whole turbot and honeycombs parfait.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland13/34Saturday morning, we took a trip to visit the local welps (baby foxhound puppies).
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland14/34Olympia loved seeing the hounds in their kennels, inside a beautiful building dated from 1750, still used for its original purpose.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland15/34Time for a trip on the lake to find eggs hidden on the island.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland16/34Jacob ewes and their lambs. My husband’s family has been breeding this rare British breed for hundreds of years. They are remarkable for their spotted wool and little horns.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland17/34My sister Bea has a snuggle.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland18/34And even I had a hug…
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland19/34Back home for a garden lunch under this shady tree using my husband’s favourite Tuscan plates.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland20/34Lemon tart time!
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland21/34Cucumber sandwiches and baby chick biscuits for this afternoon’s tea.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland22/34All dolled up and ready for tonight’s Easter Extravaganza.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland23/34Boys boys boys! Looking particularly dashing…
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland24/34Ball dresses and bunnies: Candice in Roksanda and me in floral Gucci.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland25/34On Saturday evening, Wonderland met Easter on our dining room table. There were flamingos, rabbits, mushrooms, glitter eggs and more…plus monogrammed Easter napkins from The Embroidered Napkin Company.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland26/34After dinner cocktails with Bella and Amanda under our Cupid.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland27/34Sunday morning and it’s time to lay the eggs with help from Easter Bunny Candice.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland28/34The Little Ones excited for their Easter egg hunt in the garden. Let’s hope the eggs haven’t melted in the sun…
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland29/34Adorable Arden and Nancy on the hunt.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland30/34Nancy helps me lay the last of the tables. She particularly loved plating the Easter trees with me. I like the yellow gingham seat pads mixed with our pink cabbage plates and coloured glasses.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland31/34Eggs galore at Easter lunch.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland32/34Charming personalised lamb biscuits by The Biscuiteers served as great place settings.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland33/34With a house-full of tired friends, Sunday night was pizza and a movie night.
Photo: Courtesy of Alice Naylor-Leyland34/34Guests have all gone. But thankfully the sun and tulips are still out. Happy Easter all!
