Israel

  • Jerusalem Snapshots: The Neighborhood Of Nachlaot

    On our little trip to Jerusalem two weeks ago we spent the night in the neighborhood of Nachlaot, a gritty yet somewhat exclusive little haven, that appeals to artsty folk and sort of reminds me of Tribeca in a way……..and though you wouldn’t know it looking at the buildings, real estate costs a small fortune…

  • A Visit To The Jerusalem Zoo!

    A street scene through a Jerusalem neighborhood on the way to the zoo. At long last we were able to visit the Jerusalem Zoo on our “goodbye to summer” overnighter in Jerusalem. I know many of you enjoy seeing photos of our adventures around Israel, so I thought I’d share the zoo with you too,…

  • A Visit To Jerusalem’s Old City

    A familiar site on the streets of Israel…the juxtaposition of our tiny country’s need for security with the beauty of it’s very rich history, sigh. Last week before my boys started school, we said goodbye to summer with a overnight trip to Jerusalem. I’ve got some interesting photos to share with you, and today we’ll…

  • Mediterranean Sea At Sunset

    Yesterday after a very full afternoon of sourcing supplies for a design project my husband and I are working on, with two little boys in tow, we at long last made it to the seashore, the Mediterranean Sea, ahhhhhh. And while the sun was setting as we arrived, we still had a wonderful time, as…

  • A Walk Around The Block In Northern Israel!

    It is now officially vacation time for the whole country here in Israel, and while my daughter has two months of vacation my little boys only have three weeks, eight days of which are actually spent at half-day day camp at school! So I am very empathetic when it comes to their desires to fill…

  • A Beautiful Garden Grows In Central Israel……

    Can anybody out there identify this lovely tree with lilac-like blooms? No luck with Dr. Google…… Last week my husband and I happened to drive by a wedding hall with a fabulous garden, and we just had to take a peek. Here in Israel weddings tend to be very large and so there are many…

  • In My Other Neighbor’s Garden

    In the morning when I walk out the front door to see if my boys can still make it in time to catch the van to school, just up the hill, this is what I see— a beautiful view with a beautiful tropical garden in the foreground. The very garden that I helped my friend…

  • The Beauty Of Grape Vines

    I started off the week showing you photos of dates just beginning to mature, so I thought I’d end the week with some photos of lush vines with grapes in my neighborhood! Grapes, pomegranates, olives, dates and figs are together in a category of special fruits that have an inherent holiness to them according to…

  • Date Palms And A Word About Dates

    Most of you probably don’t walk out of your dentist’s office and see a date palm with tiny fruits forming, so I thought I’d share these photos with you from a recent trip to Rosh Pina, not far from my home in Northern Israel.

  • Purple Thistle Balls In Bloom!

    In the early Spring when I visited the dentist in Rosh Pina, this very same field was filled with gorgeous wild flowers, and now it’s filled with purple thistle balls, or at least that’s what I call them! And let me tell you, a field packed with them is just stunning!

  • 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…

  • 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…