It poured down rain all day today, but I still went for a walk between work and Shabbat services. I've been keeping this up pretty well since the weather warmed up. Today's walk in the rain was so beautiful. There were so many blooming flowers everywhere and the views across the valley. I loved seeing the rivers rivers running in the gutters, ( Read more... )

With the Arctic Blast still blasting, it's been as cold in our neck of the woods as it has been everywhere else. I actually read somewhere that every US state except Hawaii had freezing temperatures this week. I still have yet to get a snow/sleet day out of it (and likely, I'm not going to) but I shouldn't complain, because at least we have power ( Read more... )

We had a very quiet Memorial Day weekend here. I was dog-sitting for a friend who was out of town, so I got to spend my time looking at this adorable face:


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I'm almost done with The Help, and it's so good that this evening, I was tempted to bring it to temple with me and read it behind my prayerbook during services. Don't worry, I didn't. I'm sure all my Sassy Jewish Grandparents would've caught me at it and been horrified. I sat in front of a relatively new young couple, and when Mr. D invited them to ( Read more... )

Rebecca's been up to her elbows in latkes for the past two days! Yesterday morning, a hodge-podge of folks from the temple got together at Sassy Jewish Grandparents #1's house to fry some up. This was my first time making latkes, and who knew it was so much WORK? We peeled and chopped a small mountain of potatoes and onions (the job of peeling ( Read more... )

I just got back from riding my bike home from the Shabbat evening service at the temple. (Edit: I actually got back about an hour ago, but just now got on the computer.) I really enjoy going there and find myself looking forward to Fridays. In fact, the weeks are practically flying by now, because I always have two things to look forward to: new ( Read more... )

Last night Sara and I watched Now, Voyager, this Bette Davis movie I checked out from the library. I was pissed at Sable when I had to pause it halfway-through to take him for a walk -- he always seems to need to be walked at the most inopportune times -- but as soon as I stepped outside, I didn't mind so much. My mind boggled that I could possibly ( Read more... )

I swear sometimes I think it's a plot. It seems like every day I have off from work, it decides to be cold and wet. For example, today it was sunny with not a cloud in the sky, but yesterday, when I was off, it rained almost all day and I didn't get to ride my bike. I haven't been bike riding all year! Haha. But seriously, it's been a while and the ( Read more... )

I am finally all finished with my Christmas shopping! I bought the last few gifts Friday evening, after I got off work, and I wrapped everything yesterday. All I have left to do is mail Mom's gift to her in North Carolina. I had really wanted to give it to her while she was here in town, but I just wasn't able to.

It was so foggy on Friday night. I ( Read more... )

The days are getting shorter now, and I've started riding my bike at night. The streets look so different in the dark, and it makes me notice things that I never notice during the day. Smells seem to be stronger at night (I guess because there isn't as much to distract you from them) and all the flowers in our neighborhood are like a heady perfume ( Read more... )