We’re on our way back to Tel Aviv soon, but walking in the fresh air of this town has been wonderfully refreshing, if quiet.
i don’t mean the town or the art galleries, which I’ve seen before and have no patience for right now, or the wonderful restaurants – all closed right now, but the waters and the hills are so wonderful, and we’ve got each other to keep us busy. More tomorrow.
december 12, 2020 – rosh pina Read Post »
two separate issues.
since Ezi is even more in love with planes than ever, he traces them on his app so we knew exactly when the first vaccinations would arrive, and turned on the tv to watch it. And there was our Prime Minister, taking all the credit, perhaps even justifiably. Who knows? He doesn’t share anything that might be important to anyone who could be considered important. In any case it is a great day – and we can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
One thing we will not do is travel to the emirates in the near future. I’m sure they are very nice people and we could become very good friends and partners, but I have a little worry about infections and terrorists. What happens to some Israeli who catches corona while he’s there and needs hospitalization? what happens if Iran gets wind of him? I think I’ll stay here for a while longer – at least in this country.
december 9, 2020 – vaccinations and emirates Read Post »
yesterday it was announced that a night curfew was going to begin on Wednesday – from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Today it was canceled. The contradicting instructions that the population here have been getting – instructions that affect every aspect of their lives – have been driving people mad. Paranoia, fear of loved ones, inability to make any plans, together with the imminent fear of loss of livelihood – show in the day-to-day activities of many people i love. not only in Israel, but around the world. I too am quite mad – but i’ve always been mad so it’s not too unpredictable for me. and almost indecipherable from my normal behavior.
One form of the contemporary madness that may be unique to those i love is the determination to ensure the fact that our time has not been wasted. we run from zoom to zoom, from site to site, from plan to plan.
gotta go – a new zoom awaits.
December 8, 2020 – going mad Read Post »
We weren’t the only ones taking a break at the Tel Aviv port today. There were lots of people walking enjoying themselves in the hazy warm weather.
i don’t think the stores are doing as well… Even though I did my duty and bought as much as Ezi could bear, and a very few places were booming, there were reminders
december 7, 2020 – tel aviv port Read Post »
As the poor become poorer and the rich become richer, the number of break-ins grows. and the people targeted are those with more and more money. and the robberies become bolder and bolder. Since we have nothing to steal, we’re in pretty good shape, but i would not like to wake up, as i did once, to find a burglar in my room. When it happened, over 40 years ago, I was too startled to make more than choking sounds. this woke Ezi up and he raced after the robber who was escaping with Ezi’s briefcase containing his lunch coupons. Until he reached the door and realized that since he was nude he couldn’t chase the felon through the street. His briefcase was found soon after.
But I digress. i wanted to talk more about the discrepancy beteern the haves and the hungry. Yet nothing I can say is new. it’s just worse.
december 6, 2020 – crime in the neighborhood Read Post »
After two separate meetings with grandchildren, my friend announced that her grandson has covid. of course i considered panicking, but then i weighed the visits against the psychosomatic symptoms I’ve been having lately, and decided it was worth the risk. so there.
We compared our menus to the menus published of the Prime Minister. We eat much better because we eat local. The formal meals of the Netanyahu family have been – apparently – imitative of European formal meals. here’s the link to the article. Of course it’s second hand – I couldn’t find the specific article on the site meida l’am so this is second hand….
December 5, 2020 – saturday lunches Read Post »
Friday night dinner is something of a ritual in this country. My unconnected friends are often at a loss, because there is nothing much else to do. We hear shouts from the university soccer field, and late in the evening groups of young people still meet in street corners, but in general people stay home or with families on Friday. Until Corona we tried to herd our family and maybe a guest or two into our apartment, or visit with friends, but the tradition is somewhat broken now.
lest night we went to Dalias, and part of our family celebrated. We brought the soup and main course, and sat on their balcony to be served. today we’ve got the other part of the family for lunch, and we’ll sit with windows open and heaters and try to feel festive. it is a strange way of keeping up necessary traditions.
december 5, 2020 – friday nights Read Post »
who goes out in public? not i. haven’t been to a supermarket in a year. i even ruined my hair again by dying it the wrong color just to avoid the hairdresser. But sometimes it becomes imperative to get to the post office. And we have a good system in Israel. I make an appointment on the app, usually for the last possible part of the day, and by the time i get there no one is left but the clerks. the code in my number, get called, and i’m home within minutes to enjoy the latest bargain of the month. With Ezi it’s usually little switches, eletronic devices, etc. with me – books or clothes.
(Book are difficult nowadays. Amazon’s postage is impossible and local books in English seem to be only available used. i love used usually, but i need current publications and lately have found kindle tiring.)
decmber 3, 2020 – how I go to the post office Read Post »
