I was calmly eating a baked potato with my kids yesterday afternoon when all of a sudden Jojo jumped up and yelled “mummy mummy there’s smoke,” we’re used to people burning rubbish here so I didn’t register immediately. But I soon noticed that the smoke was creeping up the cliff right up to the back …
Husband recently returned home today commenting on how lovely it was that a colleague of his, who had left the firm, handed out little handmade goodbye gifts with personalised messages. Even for him; who never speaks at work from what I can gather. He was touched. I told him that I have had several experiences …
As I sit here, dipping slices of nectarine in Elite chocolate *[about the only thing elite chocolate is good for – melting] with the strains of Arab dance music coming in through the windows from the wedding in the next village [sounds like a great party, just a bloody loud one – I shouldn’t complain, technically …
In case anyone has been living in a cave recently [or like me can go months without picking up a paper when life gets busy] the country is in uproar at the moment – lots of people considered to be “my generation” are setting up Tent Cities all over the country. There are lots of …
Israel is looking pretty good for 63, I have to say. As they say about the Queen, there is life in the old bird yet. Karmiel had a load of celebrations going on but I didn’t make it to any of them. The tekes [ceremony] and party on the eve of the chag started long …
I am sure by now everyone knows about the horrific terrorist attack which happened last friday night. To my recollection it is often the case that news travels faster outside of Israel than it does within. Here’s the gist: A family of 8 living in Itamar, went to sleep on Friday night. Only 5 of them never …
For years the excuse of my husband for drinking non-hechshered wine has been “the kosher stuff is rubbish. Can’t compare”. Well now he no longer has an excuse. Wine in Israel has come a long way over the last couple of decades, and it’s now possible to be a wine connoisseur and be part of the …
Number of Cockroach Sightings: 1 (sadly nothing available in the bathroom to kill it with and I’ll bet it’s lurking somewhere near my bed) My god its hot. Like really, really hot. I have lived in Israel on my gap year, plus Texas and Louisiana, and I know what hot is. This is bloody hot. …