For readers who are knee high in snow at the moment, look away now. We in the Med see very little of the cold white stuff, in fact here in the coastal plain snow just doesn't fall. Last weekend on hearing the news of a snow fall in the Jerusalem area and the Golan, our…
Remember my Name
I have always had a bad memory for names and it's even worse now I live somewhere where the names are not familiar and have no point of reference for me. Following a visit to Israel I telephoned the house that my Husband-To-Be was staying at and spoke to one of my now very good friends,…
Never Forget
It's a week of armies and war and soldiers and remembrance and the childer's have reacted in a what I can only call a big muddle. Their Dad is spending the week in the miluim which is the army service that all males do until around the age of 40 to 45. He's training which means…
My children stroke snails
Whilst in Switzerland in January I ate, a lot. My friend's partner is a bit of a foodie. He likes nothing better than cooking up a storm of an evening, especially when they have visitors. He picked me up from the airport and we went straight from one country to another by driving the 5…
AEIOU I sometimes cry
You have probably noticed that that slogan t shirts are back in style after a 30 year break. Yes it was the 80's when we sported 'Choose Life', 'Just say NO' and 'Frankie says Relax' t-shirts and yes that was indeed 30 years ago. Hmmm. I had a particularly fetching pale pink cut off t-shirt…
Just another winter’s tale
The sun is shining the temperature is 28 degrees Celsius and whilst Europe and the States is frozen in the grips of a polar vortex or 3 feet under water, the sun in Israel is shining as ever. No sign of winter here. In fact it would be fair to say that Spring has sprung…
What I have learnt this Christmas
1. People are grumpy. In recent months I have been adding a little extra to the family coffers by working in customer services for online stores in the States. Usually at about 2 or 3 hours a day this has added a little pocket-money during the quieter months of my new business venture. During the…
The Joys of Parenthood
One overheated room, one five-year-old at a swimming lesson, two three-year-olds trying to get into pool to join said swimming lesson. Just another Monday afternoon chez nous. Last week after overheating the twins for half an hour whilst trying to hold them back from the water (without someone calling social services) we all went outside…
A bitter sweet symphony, that’s life
Parents will do anything to protect their children but sometimes it's the little things that you can't protect them from and though they may be life lessons, they are so hard to learn. Yesterday was voting day for local government in Israel. We chose a mayor and the members of the city council and so…
It’s life Kate, but not as you knew it
My friend is a teacher back home and her Remembrance Day assembly this year is how wars affect families. She asked me to write about my family's experiences, she actually suggested I make a video to which I snorted and said no, although seeing as she is an English teacher I am a bit scared…
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