Slice Of Life

  • Fall Color In Israel: Pomegranates!

    Pomegranates are an amazing fruit, and watching the pomegranate trees in our neighborhood bloom and produce fruit is always an exciting process for me. Our coffee table outside was looking just a bit bare, so when a friend of my husband’s dropped off a bag of fruit from the tree in his yard, I was…

  • Hoooked Zpagetti Story That Was Just Meant To Be

    Here’s the story of me and zpagetti: When I was finalizing our recent trip to Amsterdam, it suddenly occurred to me that the yarn I’d been slightly coveting, zpagetti, was made in The Netherlands, and would therefore be a great thing to purchase there, yippee (since I certainly can’t get it here….) I checked out…

  • Slice Of Life: Lovebirds And A Palette

    Here’s a little reminder to appreciate the works of art that happen naturally around you, and to enjoy the amazing combinations of color found in nature! We are sad to say that my daughter’s beloved oil painting teacher is moving far away, but we are happy to have these sweet reminders of the amazing impression…

  • Sweet Goodbye Necklace

    A sweet goodbye necklace with notes written by younger siblings was a nice touch as we said goodbye today to a teenage family member who left to continue his studies far from home. My kids were a bit shocked to see me buying candy, as we generally don’t, but in this case nothing else would…

  • Moroccan Painted Furniture Inspiration

    Morroccan painted furniture caught my eye this week on a little visit to my favorite Moroccan store in Chatzor HaGlilit. The store is huge and packed with Morroccan items of all kinds, so one can get a bit ovewhelmed, as I did on my first few visits. This time I was completely surprised by the…

  • Wooden Tulips

    We are in the midst of the busiest time of summer vacation, so though I have some crafts to show you I don’t have the time to photograph them! So instead I’ll share with you some inspiration from my outings with friends and family. Yesterday we came upon the sweetest little store in Rosh Pina,…

  • Remembering Jerusalem On Tisha B’Av

     A View of Jerusalem from the south between 1898-1914 looking from the South towards the old city on the upper right hand side. Source here. Tonight we usher in the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, the day in which we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples in Jerusalem.…

  • One Proud Mama ( A Nine Year Old’s Second Oil Painting )

    I am beaming from ear to ear and so very very proud of my daughter for creating this beautiful little painting in just three one hour lessons. I squeeled when I saw it, and we’ve been enjoying gazing upon it all week. Generally speaking, nine years old is a little young to start learning oil…

  • Slice Of Life: The Cardinal That Loved Kugel

    What can I tell you? Aren’t the colors in this photo amazing? Ever seen a cardinal (namely the bird, silly) up close? Me neither until that Friday afternoon in New York in late May when a neighbor ran over to my animal loving nephew and frantically asked for help in removing this lovely bird from…

  • Slice of Life: Purple Thistle Balls Blooming Everywhere

    I have a little story to share with you all. Once upon a time I was gathering props for a fashion photo shoot in Manhattan and purchased a bunch of dried thistle balls in a lovely shade of purple. I was totally enamoured by these thistle balls and the photos which included them were gorgeous.…

  • Slice of Life: Stunning Lunar Eclipse Seen From Israel

    Last night we had a major treat, of the astronomical kind, quite literally. Here from our little spot on the earth in Israel we had a wonderful view of a total lunar eclipse which peaked around midnight I believe. I read that we could expect to see an orange moon due to volcanic ash in…

  • Slice of Life – Berkeley In Bloom, Gorgeous Flowering Shrubs

    As you may have figured out by now, I have actually been away from my home in Israel for the past few weeks visiting with my mother in California and now with family in New York. I feel so very fortunate to have made the visit this year in the Spring, as the show of flowering shrubs and plants everywhere…