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Entries from January 2005

Favorite Stores in Jerusalem

January 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Follow these links to virtually visit two of my favorite places in Jerusalem:
Harmony Interior Design
and
Tollman’s
Check them out.

Tags: Israeli Life · Jerusalem

Liberating Paris

January 28th, 2005 · No Comments

I finished reading Liberating Paris the first novel by the award-winning TV writer and producer Linda Bloodworth Thomason this morning over a cup of Earl Grey tea (with lemon (for Vit C!), milk, and sugar). You may know her name. She created, wrote, and produced Designing Women, one of my all-time favorite TV programs. I […]

Tags: Random · "Aliyah" · Books

Yes, We Have No Wax Paper…

January 27th, 2005 · 2 Comments

We have no wax paper today…or tomorrow…or ever!
So, I was surfing the Martha Stewart website for ideas for our upcoming Valentine’s Day party. I came across an idea where you place crayon shavings between sheets of wax paper and melt them with an iron. The result is pretty translucent pieces of paper. Then you can […]

Tags: Food · "Aliyah" · Israeli Life · Crafts · Jerusalem

Origami Therapy

January 26th, 2005 · 1 Comment

There’s a story that if you make a 1000 paper cranes that you will have a long and healthy life. I don’t now if that is true. But I do know that making paper cranes is fun.
When I was working at the Museum of Life and Science (hey everybody!), I was working on a mathematics […]

Tags: Israeli Life · Crafts

Loves Tastes Like Toastchee Crackers

January 23rd, 2005 · 3 Comments

My mom sent me a package for Christmas. She included some precious cargo - Lance Toastchee Crackers. For those of you not in the know, they are a little piece of heaven. Nothing improves the quality of the day like a pack of Toastchee and Nehi Grape Soda. Thanks, Mom!
I think that it’s very interesting […]

Tags: Food · Learning Hebrew · Israeli Life