Every year, my husband is given the 3rd week of August as a holiday. Since going away is a fantastical dream, we have developed the tradition of a stay-cation. In other words, we do trips. The weather in the north is fantastic this time of year, and it’s a great place to be. Since travelling …
Well we had to try it. Sitting in a Chinese restaurant on a visit to Tel Aviv, enjoying all the old favourites… hot and sour soup, Szechuan beef and sesame rice balls… Husband suggested we open our own mini take-out in our yishuv. After all, we eat Asian food half the week in any case, …
A recent BBC News article (‘Afternoon naps’ aid children’s learning) highlights the importance of children (as well as toddlers) having an afternoon nap. This was an american study, and perhaps this was why the results were focused on the childrens memory recall and task performance. I would be more interested in this regard to the …
A new wave of excitement has come over this blog, as it now has a Facebook page. All thanks to Husband, I must add. I am a self-confessed Luddite. I have had scores of “welcome” to Facebook messages. I actually still receive Facebook invites via email (do people seriously think that I haven’t heard of …
you def need stamina, thats for sure. If you don’t have that, then don’t try this at home folks. Since we are officially poor, and poor people have to go on free holidays, we decided to go camping. The galil is packed with gorgeous camping spots and our neighbours have all the gear so why …
If you ask somebody of about my age, married, with little kiddies, what is holding them back from Aliyah, one of the reasons they will most likely give is the lack of family. What they really mean is, the lack of hands-on HELP from grandparents! Raising small children without support from the older generation is …
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 …
A friend of mine recently returned from a brief holiday in central london, which she found wonderful. I had spent some time helping her plan a trip, but never thought to recommend Covent Garden. Israelis love it, apparently. Having studied round that area for years, I suppose I just took it for granted. People often …
I was brought up in a community where a certain degree of etiquette was part of life. If someone invites you for a meal, you invite them back. Giving money to charities was normal, as was attending a few events. People offered to make sheva brachot, even if it meant digging up friends for a …
For anyone that was wondering what became of The Poor Rat, we only just discovered its fate. Our landlords son (age 18) killed it. With a hammer. Can’t say I’m so bothered, he did cost me a lot of money in fruit (and olive oil).