The Clever Cat from Judea
The countryside of Judea I call my home.
In my green, sunny garden, I love to roam.
I have lived here as far as I can remember back,
discovering every rock, terrace and winding track…
My Granddaughter Granting Me a Ride to Heaven
Grandma Behold the Heavens! Today I finally took down all the beautiful artistic drawings my granddaughters had made and pasted on our glass door so the light would shine through them…
Basil: Soul Reviving, Gentle Plant of Peace
Everyone entering our mini greenhouse, is enchanted by the sweet scented, peaceful presence of basil growing there during the warm season from April to October…
Pure, White Yom Kippur Surprise
This Yom Kippur eve, my dear husband surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of pure, white jasmine flowers with a note asking for forgiveness…
Castor Oil – The Natural Detoxification Agent
A number of stray castor oil plants are growing in various unexpected locations in my garden. I also own a bottle of castor oil, in Hebrew – שֶׁמֶן קִיק/shemen kik. It is hard to imagine any correlation between the content of my bottle and the weed popping up in my garden…