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The Sea and the Poet
We have had a few quiet and reflective days here by the sea in Pafos. I have really enjoyed the down time and the refreshing salt winds of the sea. It has been great to spend time knitting, reading, meditating, and writing some poetry of my own. Here’s one of the few that I have…
New Blog…
New Blog up… yep! not post, but blog… “blessings from zion.”
Festival of Lights Evening Three
“… in His light, we see light.” (Psalm 36:9). I spent the late afternoon making latkes or potato pancakes. They are a Hanukkah tradition and worth the calorie splurge once a year. Here is a great step-by-step process. Later, our Israeli neighbors upstairs came down, and we enjoyed the time together with latkes and sour cream…
Hanukkah Evening Two
Arise, shine for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Gross darkness shall cover the peoples of the earth, but my glory is risen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1) Yesterday was such a sweet day with my husband. We drove to Ein Kerem, which is a beautiful town nestled…
Hanukkah Evening One
We gathered with some friends in our neighborhood to light the first candle of Hanukkah. As we walked to their apartment, we noticed the colors of the sky. It was that twilight time of early night when everything becomes gray, but last evening it seemed grayish purple. And we could feel the evening falling as…
Rainbow
I just spent the loveliest two days at the Dead Sea with girl friends–mineral baths, facials, good food, lots of talking, and laughing. Sooooo restorative. On the way home, it looked like it was raining in Jordan across the Dead Sea. And there was a magnificent rainbow. Then a double rainbow… so brilliant because the…
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