What I've been up to lately

T was off from school for two weeks, and that was so nice! We had lots of plans of maybe going away, but in the end decided to have vacation at home. Very nice! We had delicious treats and saw lots of friends.

And I did a little bit of crocheting. I started this kipa for T, thinking that he should have a new one for the start of his studies. It is not exactly finished yet, but little by little it is getting there. I love these purples, grays and blues? But is it too feminine? I am not sure about this purplish tendency in the colours... Hopefully adding some more gray and blue will do the trick.

Of the highlights during our vacation at home were two visits from good friends. M came from Chicago and stayed with us for a bit, and that was lovely! He was trying to figure out what it would be like if he came to Jerusalem to live for a year or two, and it was so great hearing him talk about the different possibilities. And then S, a childhood friend of T's, came in to Jerusalem for a brief afternoon with her adoring son E. She was visiting with her family for a couple of weeks.We walked around the Old City with her looking at pottery, went to the Austrian Hospice, then had some falafel and went to the Western Wall. And we met up with A, S's husband, who I had never met before - it was super!

We have also been trying to keep afloat with all the work that needs doing around the house. It is incredible how much work is needed to keep a fairly new apartment looking good. Grouting the tiles on the floor, painting, new silikon around the sinks in the kitchen, oh and some more painting. I went a little haywire and bought 18 liters of paint to paint the entire apartment. And I also got this funky new kind of paintbrush. It is a sponge, which you dip into the paint, like you would a roller, and then you smear it onto the wall. It is actually fun! And I am sticking to that story!