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Our son’s gift to us
It’s the fourth night of Hanukkah. S has been fretting about making us a present, and tonight, he was determined. I got home late, after a long afternoon at clinic, and trying to reduce the growing pile of lab results and correspondence that has been accumulating in my mailbox. But, when I arrived home. I…
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Share – hanukkah cocktails Recipe Slideshow at Epicurious.com
Share – hanukkah cocktails Recipe Slideshow at Epicurious.com. I was curious, and I clicked through each of the 18 cocktails in this slide show. Can anyone tell me what is particularly “Hanukkah” about any of these cocktails?? I’m not a cocktail-drinker – too much trouble, and I don’t have all the paraphernalia, but I don’t…
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29/30 = 97% … not perfection
I’m bummed. Yes, I am a perfectionist. No, I didn’t actually expect to be able to blog 30 days straight. But, having managed 29 days, I really thought I had it in the bag, and then Friday, Nov 30, the last day of NaBloPoMo for November 2012, was a crazy day, and I just couldn’t…
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Our Shabbat-free Shabbat (cont’d)
We took a farewell walk around Lake Berkley today. It was a stunningly beautiful day – sunny, with a light breeze. We got to the lake, and spied a quartet of ducks, who clearly expected that we might have some bread crumbs to give them. And, then we spotted a floating empty milk jug at…
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Kid-centered shabbat
This week has been a little crazy, as I’ve been covering for a colleague, and taking care of an inpatient team at the hospital. Usually, this would be a two-week or a four-week rotation for me, but because I’m just covering until the next attending physician takes over, it’s only 9 days – last sunday…
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TGIF – Shabbat Shalom
Sunset viewed through a window in a stairwell in the hospital where I work. Shabbat shalom. (Explanations coming tomorrow)
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Rehearsal night
Tonight was my choir rehearsal night. It’s one of my two regular weekly activities that serve to restore my soul. The other is my voice lesson, so they’re both about singing. (That’s tomorrow). But today’s rehearsal was a little complicated. Dad left early this morning (really early!) to spend the day with our niece in…
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NaBloPoMo – yes, really!
Oh, what have I done! My dear friend, who blogs at For Fathers Only, did the NaBloPoMo challenge last year, and I remember reading his posts and thinking “I’ll never get myself committed to that!” But, then, an email came through my inbox today, inviting/challenging me to go for it, and, almost without thinking (although…
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Wow! Quiet day…
The dear husband was up last night when S woke up with a fever of 102.7 F. Ibuprofen was administered, and S slept. We knew that we weren’t going to synagogue today as a family. This morning, the program at our synagogue/shul included “Boker Ohr” – Morning Light – a special, alternative service led by…
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Holidays over, back to routine (thank goodness!)
Most people know about the Jewish High Holiday, kicked off every fall with Rosh HaShanah, followed 10 days later by Yom Kippur. In our area, the public schools are off for one day for both holidays (I cannot recall whether this was true in California). But, many people don’t realize that Yom Kippur is followed…