sorry to disappear – we spent yesterday preparing dinner for the family and then this morning resting up. tonight we’ll have a different family over for leftovers and then the week begins.
And there is no one who doesn’t speak of the anticipations and fears for the new government. No one is worried about bringing Abbas in. And no one I know is sad that Bibi is leaving. But me, I keep wishing that there was some way we could use his talents – without letting him get out of hand. I’m more and more impressed with Meirav Michaeli, and the intelligent ways she manages and integrates the situation, and I believe Yair Lapid will enable her.
And as I say the name Lapid I suddenly have flashbacks to evenings we spent together with Tomy Lapid and Schulamit at Sally Groom’s place – parties where we seemed to connect deeply – with at least two brief, profound conversations interspersed by comments from our spouses. As though we were entranced. Ezi has no memory of them, and as I recall Tomy didn’t remember the first one either, but the image of his intense face often returns to me. What were our conversations about? something to do with the arts, surprising to me because he looked like a dock worker dressed up.