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Gum Rock Rose, Cistus, The Flowering Shrub Of My Childhood!
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Narrow-leaf Chalksticks, Senecio Vitalis Makes A Great Bedding Plant
Narrow leaf chalksticks, senecio vitalis makes a great bedding plant! We are now in the shemittah year in Israel, meaning we are letting the land rest, so no gardening, or at least no planting for me this year, but I can surely dream right? Plus, right now we are in the middle of Succot, when…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
We are enjoying the wonderful holiday of Succot, and the weather has been amazing, not too hot and not too cold! Succot is one of my very favorite holidays and so I am just popping in here as briefly as possible to get this party going! There is nothing quite like a week when we…
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How to Convince Kids to Try New Foods
Creative moms are always coming up with new and exciting ideas when it comes to lunch and dinner for their kids. We might want to whip up those amazing looking lunches that we’d love to try ourselves, however, when your children are very specific about what they’re going to eat your time might be best…
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A Pomegranate Orchard In Meron, Israel
Just before Rosh HaShana, my husband and I took a mini vacation and enjoyed two very peaceful nights on the Moshav of Meron, just a 20 minute drive from our home, and actually part of the view we enjoy everyday! I just shared photos of vines laden with grapes in Meron, here, and now, a…
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Grape Orchards In The Shadow Of Mount Meron, Israel
We are now in the middle of the Succot holiday, and while there is no creativity happening, I can pop in to the blog to share with you some wonderful aspects of living where we live! The week before Rosh HaShana, my husband and I spent a few nights in Meron, a small moshav at…
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Watercolor Pomegranates Card Craft
We are ushering in the wonderful holiday of Sukkot tomorrow night, and I am still crafting (of course) so you may also be in need of a sweet way to make some holiday cards or placecards? My daughter made this for me as a Rosh HaShana card, and it is just so sweet I had…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With an amazing Yom Kippur now under out belts, building and decorating the succah is the next task at hand as well as cooking for shabbat with guests, and cooking for 7 days of Succot and 1 day of Simchat Torah, phew! Fortunately,…
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Golden Fig Leaf Garland
Golden fig leaf garlands, or golden leaf garlands of any kind of leaf are simple to whip up and look amazing. I choose to use fig and olive leaves for this garland to represent 2 of the 7 holy species, but you can of course do what works for you! Golden monstera leaves would look…
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Upcycled Calender Starburst Wall Decor, For the Succah?
I just fingered last year's calender and thought I'd save it as scrap paper. What is happening to me? Scrap paper, no, craft paper! Hmmm, I guess that is what happens when you start to focus on art rather than craft, but not to worry, I've straightened myself out and am now thinking origami with…
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A Round Up Of Recycling Crafts For Yom Kippur
I just dusted this off after pulling it from the archives, enjoy! Yom Kippur starts on Wednesday night, so now is the time to honor the holiday with some simple recycling crafts! It is true, that if you are building a succah, crafting time might be more well spent on making succah decorations, but if…
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Nature Crafts For The Succah!
The wonderful Jewish holiday of Succot is on our doorstep, and quickly sneaking up on us, so there is no time like the present to delve into Succah decorations! I very fortunately came across these dried pomegranite branches a few weeks ago in Meron, and to husband's chagrin filled the trunk with them! Of course…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, and wishing you a shanah tovah and a healthy, productive, creative year full of blessings! I am rushing to finish this with still lots of preparation for shabbat calling my name, so lets just say that it looks like picking up a crochet hook right about now sure would be…
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Embracing The New Year By Moving on From Loss
I wrote this before Rosh HaShana, but did not have time to post it with all the holiday preparations, so I'm posting it now, post holiday, at a time that seems more appropriate for the topic as well. Tonight we usher in the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, so while there is still so…
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An Amazing Succulent: Rock Purslane
Rock purslane blooms in Pacifica, California, and it is truly a stunning sight! I love gardens and all things botanical and I am always on the lookout for interesting plants and great garden design, where ever our travels take us! The love for all things drought tolerant is particularly strong in California, by necessity, but…
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The Pacifica Pier At Sunset
Our week in Pacifica, California this past summer was truly a delight, and I still can’t believe I was never there! We simply passed it by so so many times on our way to somewhere further away! I have shared with you the Mori Point Hike, The Sharp Park Beach, and the the Sharp…
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The Birds Of Sharp Park Beach, Pacifica
Sharp Park Beach in Pacifica, California, that I wrote about here, had so many delights and I felt so blessed to have it just a five minute walk from our vacation rental. To enjoy this huge flock of birds, who by the way are not your average sea gull, you have to walk down to…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, with Rosh HaShana starting Monday night, that means this is the last party of the Jewish year, and time to reflect on how we've used our time during this past year, and how we plan to use it in the coming year!…
