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A Visit To Israel’s Historic Old City of Akko (Acre)
During our recent Passover vacation we had the chance to spend an afternoon in the historic old city of Akko, located on the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Israel, and full of great architecture and interesting details from long ago. So feel like doing a little armchair traveling? Come along my friend……. The city is characterized…
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Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets —A Chunky Oval Experiment
This oval crocheted rag rug is an experiment dear readers, not something particularly lovely that I'm proud to share with you, but rather a little test done with some sheets from the bottom of the stash that I couldn't see myself using for anything. So a little chunky bathmat was born and I've got some…
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Geranium Love, The Joy Of Window Sill Gardening
I just love simple pots of geraniums in bloom, especially when I encounter them in other people's windows! I thought I'd share these photos with you as we woke up this morning to find a nice coating of red sand everywhere, on account of a big sand storm, and now it is raining, which means…
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Fun With Hama (Perler) Beads
I just love Hama beads, and hope to do some beading with them some day, but in the mean time when my kids need a little activity and Mommy is too busy to sit with them or come up with something interesting, so I try to encourage working with these fun little plastic beads, as…
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Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets In Progress!
At long last we're back into the crafting, and a crocheted rag rug is in the works! I always find that after a creativity/craft free hiatus, the first thing I always grab is a crochet hook, (in this case a 9mm hook) especially a chunky one that will help me make something fast! So those…
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Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week we had contributors from Spain, Portugal, The United States, Macedonia, Singapore, Guatemala, South Africa, The United Kingdom, Hungary, Australia, The Netherlands, Israel, Romania and maybe more! As always it is such a pleasure to connect with you all! I still haven’t quite gotten back into the crafting mode…
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Schlissel Challah, Key Shaped Bread Baked After Passover
There is a custom amongst Ashkenazi Jews to make challahs in the shape of keys the first Shabbat after Passover. You can read more about this custom in my previous posts here. Now, while I had planned to do this in preparations for the first Shabbat after Passover, I just couldn't find my mixer, though…
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Yeast Free Spelt Rolls
Eating spelt instead of wheat and avoiding yeast altogether has helped many people with digestive problems as well as a myriad of other health problems. "You are what you eat", so hopefully all is well, but if you do decide to try some changes in your diet or need to suit the needs of a…
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Dreaming Of A Cutting Garden……
Nothing can compare to the beauty of fresh flowers, and in my mind, nothing compares to the wonderful idea of casually fillings vases and bottles with flowers from your own garden. If I do have a little garden patch to call my own, I do think that I will dedicate the space to growing flowers…
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Today We Remember Our Fallen Soldiers
Soldiers pray at the Western Wall, source here. Today is Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day for our fallen soldiers. At every cemetary in the country families and friends and communities at large gather to mourn and to remember their children who gave their lives in the protection of our tiny country. A tiny country surrounded…
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Klil HaChoresh (Judas Tree) In Bloom!
This spring due possibly to the large amount of rain we had this winter, the blooming trees have been particularly spectacular, and one in particular kept catching my eye during our week of outings during the Passover holiday. And since it was so particularly beautiful, I was very curious to know what kind of tree…
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Garden Mosaic Art
I’ve got two more fabulous garden mosaic’s to share with you dear readers, which is a good thing since I’ve been too busy with some design projects to actually do any crafting! You may remember the interesting garden mosaics that I posted photos of a few months ago here? Take a look again! Well truthfully…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last weeks’s party was just packed with great projects from bloggers from places like Macedonia, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Singapore, India, The Netherlands, Japan, The United States, Australia, Hungary, and Guatamala! Of course I hope that some of you from other countries not yet represented will step forward and help…
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Shlissel Challah Reminder!
Key shaped shlissel challah, photo sources here and here. Dear readers, I hope you all had a wonderful Passover holiday! While I haven't quite gotten back into the crafting yet, creativity takes place in our home in so many ways, and so I did want to remind you that this week is the week that we…
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Today Is Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Holocaust Memorial in the center of Berlin, designed by architect Peter Eisenman, photo source here. Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. A day dedicated to remembering the horrific tragedy that befell the Jewish people, over a twelve year period, starting 78 years ago. A day dedicated to remembering the 6 million Jewish people who were…
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Window Sill Gardening: Geraniums And Succulents
Spring is here and it's time to fill those pots with flowers, don't you think? Of course maintaining a container garden isn't for everyone, so I thought I'd make a little suggestion for those of you who don't have time to pamper your plants— go with geraniums and succulents, and you'll never be a slave…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! We have just finished eight glorious days of eating matzo and we’re now packing away all the Passover dishes until next year! I’m dropping in for a moment to post the favorites from last week, and then it’s back to sealing boxes before even a speck of bread is brought…
