Continue Reading Props Yesterday I wrote about how certain kinds of clothing signal political beliefs or status. I was particularly grateful to the many of…
Continue Reading Fashion Statements I was barely 13 years old when I was shipped off to boarding school in Heidelberg, a small but sophisticated university town…
Continue Reading Housecleaning? Today is the day of the Knesset election. From everything I’ve read, Netanyahu will likely win with the help of right-wing, orthodox…
Continue Reading Campaign Memorabilia This weekend we were invited to dinner at a friend’s house. Still dreaming of the pasta carbonara…. the second attraction was a…
Continue Reading Spring Showers To round out this week devoted to the natural beauty around us I paid a visit to the tulip farm. It ain’t…
Continue Reading Moss Musings and Lichen Lament This is the time for wildflower hikes, more to be found every single week. It is also the time where there is…
Continue Reading Widow-makers The term widow-maker probably means different things to different people. The uninitiated older-than-35-year-old set who has never heard of, much less played…
Continue Reading Twigs and Stones About a 5 minute walk from my house is a small neighborhood park, a refuge for kids, dogs and the rest of…
Continue Reading Spruced up dreams I always know that I am starting to climb out of the emotional or physical hole du jour when sparks of longing…
Continue Reading Until the Flood This is one of the rare mornings where I write directly before I post. I had to give yesterday’s experience, today’s topic,…
