Posts from ‘February, 2010’

It’s the Jewish holiday of Purim today. If you’re not familiar with Purim, here’s the full description in Wikipedia. Purim and Me Purim is the holiday of fun for the kids. Kids dress up, give and get packets of sweets. There are also mini-carnivals in most cities where all the kids come dressed up in [...]

Or for the cleaning guy? I used to call it “the cleaner” in English and an American friend told me it sounds like a mafia hit man (or hit person?) Ok, enough of the political correctness stuff and on to the question at hand. My cleaning lady is here right now. Before she arrived, I [...]

I went for a stroll yesterday, then went right back home, grabbed my camera and went out again. It’s incredibly green outside. Just lush green, speckled with flowers. The air smells of flowers and greenery. The only problem is that this warm weather is in February. Even in Israel it’s supposed to be winter still, [...]

We need your help – whether you’re an Israeli or a supporter of Israel. Actually, even if you’re neither. If you just care about animal welfare, it’s all I am looking for today. The Problem: Israel About to Spend Half a Billion Shekels on Inhumane Cages Israel is one of the last countries in the [...]

The Problem: Israeli Service Providers are Rude – or Are They? A while ago, I was part of a Twitter conversation which evolved (or devolved) into the usual ranting about the horrible service you get in Israel. The consensus seemed to be that in order to get things “done” in Israel you have to be [...]

I always try to nap for a while after the kids get back from school, with varying degrees of success. I’ve developed some tactics for getting my nap time. Basically, you have to make sure the kids are well fed, saturated and have something to do. That’s their computer game/TV time too.  We don’t actually [...]

Ok, maybe not evil, but definitely wicked. I bring you the infamous Israeli chocolate spread. And no, it is NOT Nutella. No nuts in this, just pure evil chocolaty paste: Pure calories – no nutritional value whatsoever. Let me share some facts about the Israeli national spread: It’s like the peanut butter of Israel (nobody [...]

My previous end-of-month post roundups were a bit too long. Let’st ry making this one shorter. Cat Blogs and Posts I launched a brand new cat blog in 2010 and it’s actually a photoblog. If you want to enjoy beautiful pictures of furry felines, just hop over to the Cat Pics Blog and subscribe to [...]