I never thought I would say this, but I really needed a holiday. Don’t get me wrong. I have always enjoyed holidays. I just never appreciated them quite so much as I did this one. For me holidays were about seeing new things, having new experiences and perhaps some pampering and a little shopping where the budget …
I’ve always been a big fan of insects. Not really something I discuss in social situations but somehow my love of spiders, beetles etc has been passed on to Jojo. He’s very into animals, has an extensive knowledge of birds, sea creatures and creepy crawlies but most especially, he loves scorpions. He goes on scorpion …
After 5.5 years of living in the holy land, we have finally moved into our home. Having lived in some fairly questionable accommodation these past years – freezing winters, black mould covering walls, cramped kitchens and our last house had a salon so small you couldn’t swing a cat (and believe me I tried, I …
After what seemed to me like a very long pregnancy – the first time I actually made it to 38 weeks – I went into labour on a quiet Friday night. I have no idea how anyone makes it to the full 40 weeks. I was starting to get severely p*ssed off. Having reached a …
We thought we had experienced all possible brit options – first one a small event in our home in london. Number 2 celebrated in shul on rosh hashanah with about 100 Olim. Third one on our yeshuv with an open invite. But this baby was born on shabbat. Which means a shabbat brit. Slightly more …
So if your son turned 7, you were almost 37 weeks pregnant, and living in a tiny gaff …what would you do for a party? I told Jojo categorically NO PARTY. Just a small gathering because mummy might be having a baby! He was fine with that. So we decided on a 3 friends and …
Please tell me I am not the only mum in this dilemma. I am continually surprised by the level of junk dishing-out in this country, but so far there has always been a reason. It’s a birthday, Its chanuka, its purim, its shabbat, its the end of the year…. You know they always have a …
Well, after much delay with our foundations (I thought I would spare you all the details) the frame of our lovely new wooden house is finally going up. And not before time. Our rental is getting entirely too cramped for 3 small boys. Well, actually they are just fine. We release them into the wild …
Moving out here I now realise there were a few things I took for granted living in London. I don’t particularly miss shopping, coffee shops, nightlife. There is some of this stuff if you don’t mind a drive, although I have noticed that for my ex-Town Mouse friends, they are dying of boredom in the …
…or so the song went in Rosh Pinah Primary school circa 1986. Of course I sang it in reverse. And I’m sure we were not alone. One of the most fun things about watching my little boys grow up is observing their attitude to girls. My 5 year old Roni likes them. He’s friendly with …