My friend Saralee phoned last night with the news that her mother had died. I was sad, mostly for her loss, as her mother had lived a good life and passed away at the age of 94. Then this morning, it hit me, and the tears started to fall. Three of my oldest friends have
Single? Divorced? Widowed? The common feature seems to be alone-ness. Not necessarily loneliness (everyone is subject to bouts of that) but a general sense of not having enough people to hang around with, to spend Shabbat and holidays with, to be spontaneous with. Until now! Shmooze Booze & Views was started by Anne Kleinberg and the
Today and yesterday haven’t exactly been on my list of Top Ten Days of All Time. Quite the opposite. Yesterday I paid a shiva call to a friend whose mother was tragically killed in an accident overseas. Then, as if that tragedy wasn’t horrific enough, there was a mix up with the body at the
If you think running a B&B is all about home made muffins fresh out of the oven, crisp white linens and bouquets of lavender sprigs in all the guest rooms, think again. It ain’t! Today I found out that I’m a sex worker – or at least working for others having sex. What in the
Continuing with her desire to entertain and make people happy, Anne is delighted to offer a series of courses, workshops, lectures & special presentations in her home (& B&B) in Caesarea – Casa Caesarea. Guests will be invited to a performance or workshop or lecture on a variety of fascinating topics. And of course – there will
Is it me? Is there something on my face that says ‘Sucker here! Go ahead and take advantage of me.’? Or is that young (and older) Israelis are just so self-involved that they don’t need to follow the rules of common decency? I am SO over this behavior! Today was the third time in a