Chag Sameach! Enjoy, Irene
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Chag Sameach! Enjoy, Irene
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 […]
Last week my mother-in-law Lillian Saiger passed away and the family sat Shiva in Toronto. This time I was not the mourner, but the supporter, and watching from that perspective allowed me to see the beauty and choreography of Shiva. As I sat with my husband, sisters-in-law, and Uncle Dave, I observed the sadness, loss, […]
‘ Letters would arrive from France, Poland, and Israel, my father carefully removing the stamps before tossing the envelopes. Once in a while, no more than once or twice a year, a package would arrive as well. It was always the same, a cardboard box wrapped in brown paper tied with a rope. It was […]
My sister remembered this story from her childhood and e-mailed it to me. “I had a job after school helping an elderly man with his errands. I would take his laundry to the cleaners on the corner. I bought him the evening paper and sometimes I would pick up two slices of pizza for his […]
I had forgotten how beautiful Spring is on the East Coast. Tulips and Daffodils are everywhere, poking their heads through even the most unwelcoming strips of land, and Golden Forsythia, White Dogwood, and Pink Redbud are all in full bloom. After having spent hours in the kitchen preparing for Seder, the next day was sunny […]
When I was growing up, Sunday was my father’s day to cook. The menu never varied, it was always broiled steaks and lamb chops, a salad, and home-made french fries. My father prided himself on knowing his way around a kitchen. He would peel and cut the fries in a particular way, preferring a thick […]
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