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Lettuce in snow

The first snow in 16 years

The last time it snowed in Rosh Pina was in the winter of 1992, almost exactly 16 years ago. This time there was much less snow. It has been cold and rainy for several days but it only got cold enough for snow towards the end of the storm. So we woke up to a white lawn and very slippery porch, but it was all gone by the late morning.
It was Lady's first snow ever. She was puzzled but seemed to like it.

Just arrived!

Joachim Prinz, Rebellious Rabbi: An Autobiography--the German and Early American Years

QotD: On The iPhone...

Over a million iPhones have been sold.  Have you: bought one, considered it, or decided it's not for you?

This is definitely something I would like to have but absolutely unnecessary in my life, as I spend most of the day at home, next to a telephone and computer. Maybe one day, when it isn't so expensive, I will get one just for the fun of it.

Mike's 60th London, 2007

Mike's 60th birthday bash

QotD: Fridge History

What's the oldest thing in your fridge?

Monday is the day I go to the open market and if we're lucky, Jon has cleaned out the vegetable bins by the time I get back. Today was one of those good days, so I was not here to witness the rejects. We, too, have a best-by-date police force (it seems the late 80s models all have this feature) but a recent tv exposé revealed that the people who import miso to Israel alter the date, SOMETIMES BY SEVERAL YEARS! So I have just disposed of that fairly expensive and very tasty brown stuff and perhaps it was the oldest thing in the fridge. Of course there is always some little box of leftovers from 3 weeks ago - I have made a pledge to buy only clear tupperware from now on! Good the question was not about the freezer.... (less disgusting but sometimes MUCH older and long forgotten).

(almost) A year of Vox

Well tomorrow it will be one year since the Israeli soldiers were kidnapped at the Lebanese border and Friday, Shira's birthday, will be one year since rockets starting exploding so close that we felt we had to go away for a while.
That's when Barak suggested we use Vox to keep in touch with everyone without having to write a group email or, worse yet, several different mails every day (he had sent me the invitation a bit earlier, but I hadn't had time to figure out what it was).

Even though I don't post as much as I might, I must say that I check my neighborhood almost every day and it has really changed the quality of my contact with people so far away (and even some pretty close by).

There are lots of specials on tv about the war - I must say I can do without most of that. I think we will watch Waking the Dead - one of those great British pathologist/crime detective shows - instead.

We have spent the whole year talking about what was wrong and what was right and, most important, what should happen now. But anyway, nobody is really listening.

One of the most annoying things was that today somebody from the commission that is investigating the whole decision making process and management of the war period said that they are really shocked that the prime minister didn't resign after their interim report, which was pretty damning. We are really having a leadership crisis here! They felt they had sent a very clear message the first time around (about 6 months ago, I think). I guess they will do better on their final report, in October I think.

One encouraging message was from the army, which announced that they do not expect a war this summer. Good thing, since Shira and here friends keeping coming up with exact dates that the next war will start. They even had a preliminary birthday party for her last week, just in case we will all be refugees in Tel Aviv - or further away -  next week.

Here on planet earth, life just goes on pretty much as always. We don't really have time to contemplate which rumor to believe or which politician to hate most. We are fortunate to have lots of work, even too much, and we do our best to focus on what's most important (whatever that is).

New music

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

My sister-in-law Elaine sent me this cd for my birthday - I had never heard this artist and I am really enjoying it - the bonus disc is really special!

Saying goodbye

That's the end of the visit! It was great, but of course too short.

Ariel & bobbi end of rp visit

 

Ariel and his parents

Pre-birthday festivities

Since Ariel and Bobbi left the morning of my birthday, we celebrated a bit the afternoon before... (you can't see the cakes because they have been eaten!)

Prebirthday celebration

Prebirthday - chocolatte