About This Tradition
Around thirty years ago, while staying in a small mountain cabin, I stumbled into an idea that has stayed with me ever since. The cabin had a little set of decorative drawers — empty, but inviting. Being naturally curious, I opened them, found nothing, and decided to leave a surprise for the next person who might look inside.
I placed a small item in one of the drawers along with a handwritten note that said something like:
“You found an Easter egg! Take this item, leave something in its place for the next finder.”
I added a paper with the date, what I had left, and where it came from in the hope that future finders would continue the chain.
Over the years, I repeated this little “game” in different places — cabins, parks, workplaces — always wondering if anyone ever found the items or played along. I never returned to check, so the mystery remained part of the charm.
One Easter, I put the same kind of note inside a plastic egg and hid it at my workplace. For a while, I could tell it was being found and rehidden, though eventually I changed jobs and lost track of it.
This past Easter, while on vacation in another state, I hid four eggs around town along with a note to continue the game. Before the trip ended, all four had been found. Whether the game continued after that, I don’t know — but the spark of possibility stayed with me.
That’s what led to this website.
I wanted a way to see whether people were actually playing — to track the journey of each egg, to let finders share their experiences, and to give anyone who discovers an egg the chance to follow its path as it travels from place to place.
If you’re here because you found an egg, welcome.
You’re now part of a quiet, wandering tradition — a kind of secret society that only finders get to experience.
I hope you enjoy the quest.
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The Mission
To spark small moments of joy, curiosity, and connection between strangers.
Each egg is a tiny act of kindness — a wandering story carried from place to place by the people who find it.
This tradition exists to remind us that even the smallest surprises can brighten someone’s day and inspire them to pass that joy along.