April 2018
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Today Is The Day To Bake Schlissel Challah!
According to a custom observed by many Jews of Ashkenazic (Eastern European) descent, key shaped challahs are baked the first shabbos after Passover as a symbol of the desire to bring blessings into the home. After the holiday, and the Jewish people's deliverance from slavery, is the time for new beginnings, so it is only…
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The Old Soliterman Family Mill In Bratslav, Ukraine
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to revisit the town of Bratslav (Breslev) Ukraine, and while my last visit a good 18 or so years ago was during the summer, this time we arrived as winter was just departing so the trees were bare and the landscape brown and I thoroughly enjoyed this…
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Mass Holocaust Gravesites In Bratslav, Ukraine
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom HaShoah, so I thought I'd mention some of the tragedies of the Holocaust that occurred in one of my very favorite spots, Bratslav, Ukraine. Our family was very fortunate to have the opportunity to spend the Passover holidays in Uman, Ukraine this year (my first time ever not at…
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Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial In Kiev, Ukraine
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah. Every year I try to post something relevant to this very sad day, and this year I am sharing photos that I took just two days ago on my first visit to the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial site in Kiev, Ukraine. As always, there are no words to…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Is Taking A Week Off…..
Thanks so much for dropping by to join the weekly linky party! I am not able to post the features this week, due to some adventures I hope to share with you soon, so the party will be postponed until next week. I hope everyone had an amazing and meaningful Passover holiday!
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One Proud Mama Bear: My Daughter’s Pencil Drawing Success
Isn't this pencil drawing of a mama bear and her cub just fabulous? I am that proud mama bear as this drawing was done by my 15 year old daughter. Now if I can just get her to draw all the animals I have in mind for a special project, that would be amazing. First…
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Geranium Cuttings Will Bloom When Grown In Water!
While I do realize that this photograph is a bit vague, I took it quickly to share with you the amazing discovery that geranium cuttings grown in water produce flowers. Amazing, right? This cutting is actually a pillar geranium so it has a not only a very long stem, but its flowers form on long…
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Ceramic Flowers In Relief Wall Plaque
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent a good nine months going to a ceramics studio weekly with my son, and there are so many projects now in our home that i just have not had the time to share them all with you! And honestly quite a few are packed up in a box, so…
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Whimsical Ceramic Vase With Face
We are in the middle of celebrating Passover, and I am taking a break from the computer, but have a few projects that I finally got around to photographing, though quickly. A spent about 9 months or so going to a ceramics studio with my son every week, which was so wonderful, and now we…
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DIY Wrapping Paper From Brush Lettering Practice Sheets!
Dear readers, now that I have shown you how to make adorable wrapping paper, there really is no excuse not to invest a little bit of time in learning brush lettering, and in this case actually brush lettering using Crayola markers, which is called crayoligraphy, or something like that. Brush lettering is all the rage,…