Here across the ocean: Thoughts on Jerusalem…
Tag: Culture
Jerusalem Market
After ten days in Ethiopia, we eagerly returned to our home in Jerusalem. The first task at hand was filling our empty fridge and cupboards, so we made a fun trek to the Jerusalem open-city market. I love this place on any day; but the week of Sukkot, the feeling in the air rings with…
life’s marrow
Ethiopia ancient civilization core of life’s marrow
Where Life is Black and White
This woman makes pennies a day by collecting branches and selling them. She is lucky to work… She has shoes. Many of the woman that do this job climb the mountains and forage for tree limbs without shoes! We have been in Ethiopia for four days now, and this is the first time I have…
Disney Land and the Rest of the World…
Wayne and I are very morning people. Just as soon as the sun peeks its shining face along the horizon, we are up and yes, cheerful. Very cheerful. It is unusual for two people in the bond of marriage to BOTH love morning… to both be cheerful in the early hours… That has been a…
Into Silence…
I crave silence like the earth craves rain…
A Mother’s Gift
We met Julia’s mother again and the entire family last evening at another restaurant closer to where they live. Everyone was present this time including Julia’s brother, Walter, that did not come last Tuesday because he was working. The family says that Walter looks the most like their father, Carlos. He doesn’t look like Julia…
haiku: my distant pity…
compassion is bread and salve, my distant pity is a waste of time
‘Under the Spell of Susan Boyle… ‘
Andrew Lloyd Webber is “under the spell of Susan Boyle” according to the UK Telegraph. It seems there may be a part for her in his musical, “Whistle Down the Wind.” Read the very interesting story here. Susan made world-wide attention when she “sang like an angel,” and shocked the judges and audience with her…
Seven Words…
1) “Solomon” is much more beautiful in English than in Hebrew. Shlomo just doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the same way. 2) Carendash is “pencil” in Russian and much more artistic in Russian. 3) Solfeggio is “music theory” in Russian and much more musical in Russian. 4) Nay is “yes” in Greek and…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 