From here, you can see many of the kibbutzim in the north. Here, you can see memorials to the lost soldiers of the kibbutzim. You can also see memorials to the kibbutz members who were killed on October 7. sometimes whole families.
In the neighborhood are fields and fields of flowers – anemones, shy cyclamen. Overwhelming.
anemones and cyclamen – 1.21.26 Read Post »
In his dictionary Samuel Johnson defined politics as “The last refuge of a scoundrel,” and if you look at the knesset now, it seems an exacrt definition. But if you look at the people who are entering politics for the first time in this country, it’s the complete opposite. The most promising people are planning to change our future. There is hope!!!!
I uonce went out with a boy like that – he spent the entire evening making eyes at other girls, and then, when i was sure he wasn’t interested, he went after me big. I picked up on it quickly because I’d seen him play that trick on others. Bait and switch I think it is called.
greenland and iran – 1.19.26 Read Post »
since so many people left the country – because of the war, but also because of the politics – I would like to suggest that they keep a bag packed in case elections are called and they return to vote. I know this is a very complicated issue, but i would look into it if I cared about our past, and our future.
come back and vote – 1.18.26 Read Post »
It has been too long since we’ve gone to museums in the city. But obviously we have been cured, since we found ourselves in museums at least twice this week.
And the joy was overwhelming. I can’t describe the pleasure first of seeing the crowds in both the museum called Muza and the Tel Aviv Museum, and second in the quality of the exhibits there. At the Tel Aviv Museum there is an exhibit called ” Year Zero” which consists primarily of works saved from the Nazis at the last moment, and an exhibit called “The Day is Gone” about German painting between the wars. Both are wonderful – but the former is incredibly chilling. Check out what the museum previews on these exhibits. Here: https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/
Every reader was wonderful in this reading. worth going through the technical difficulties at the beginning with Simon’s reading while i figured out how to host the zoom with Mike Stone.
The interesting part for me is noting what I picked to read – poems about my mother mostly. How much she influenced me. Me – I begin around 101.47.
Enjoy the video – with all its flaws.
in every generation – 1.16.26 Read Post »
We began today at 7:30 on the road to Ashdod for Ezi’s medical tests. On the way, the radio announced a 4.2 earthquake in the area. We didn’t feel it, but it was clear that it was just one of those days. The encouragement the Iranian protesters got from the U.S. disappeared, like the earth opening under their feet.
we came back and went to exchange a jacket i bought online from Delta but I was already tired and wound up exchanging it for another one too big. Just like the politics here.
Then we overate at Akikos because our schedule had been screwed up by the early morning ride, and it occurred to me that the schedules for elections here are getting screwed up in the same way now.
And so the day continued – but it moved from my political paranoia to my horror of technical work. I had to run a zoom, open it, read tough material, and lead a discussion. I messed up here and there but thanked my lucky stars I got through with it, and it may mean that there is some mercy in the world.
finally found some to look at my blood tests and it looks like long covid. this explains why i prefer to stay in bed and binge watch old series. We talk about going up north, encouraging fledgling businesses there, arranging celebrations for my new books, but our out-of-bed time is limited to fixing drains from the flooding, airing out the shelter in case trump decides to attack Iran (You know that means it will attack us), comforting my friends and family, shell-shocked from the past 2+ years of bombing, rebuilding, staying cool….
long covid – 1.14.26 Read Post »
