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Just a few weeks ago it was Sukkot, a festival in which we are told to rejoice, and at the time I was filled with hope and optimism, looking forward to the end of the contentious upcoming presidential elections . Now, with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching , the joy of this great American holiday feels somewhat diminished. Don’t get me wrong, […]
It was a combination of my 60th birthday celebration and a trip down memory lane. We chose to have a family vacation in Palm Springs, the place we travelled to six weekends a year, for a period of 20 years, visiting my in-laws, snowbirds who came from Toronto to soak up the sunshine and be […]
With Shavuot less than a week away, I’ve been thinking of the trips that our family took with the Androns, specifically during this holiday. We would each pack up our Volvo wagons and take to the road, heading to Palm Springs, Sequoia National Park and Forest, Santa Barbara, and places I no longer remember. We have […]
When my parents became grandparents for the first time, I was fascinated to see what this new inter-generational relationship would be like, never having had grandparents of my own. And since my parents had not had any grandparents either, this was new for them as well. This week I’ve been thinking about my Mom more […]
With the New Year approaching, it was time to spruce up my blog with a “new” look. A BIG thank you to my son Micah who made it happen. Hope you like it!! Several weeks ago my daughter was visiting when she wanted to make a salad that she had eaten at the home of […]
Last week I dreamt about my Mom for the very first time since she passed away over a decade ago. In my dream I was laying in bed and she was sitting on the edge looking down on me, reassuring me that “everything was going to be alright,” an expression that I don’t remember her using […]
The family vacations we took with my parents were typically to parks in California. Sequoia, Yosemite, Mammoth, Big Sur, Lake Tahoe. They were simple vacations, all within driving distance. There were eight of us, and we usually stayed in cabins inside the parks, ate in the park concessions, and spent our days hiking or going […]
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