This week, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashana (literally translated: Rosh – head and Hashana – the year), Jewish New Year 5777. Technically, the new year began at sundown this past Sunday night, which is when we had my family over for dinner. There were 14 of us, and it was a great …
Once upon a time, in a house far far away (well, about an hour from where I live now), when summer Friday evenings came along, Hubs and I used to enjoy boat drinks on our deck after work. Once every couple of years, my cousin Michelle calls or texts and …
You’ve heard me talk about Izzy before, right? She’s the one who got me on the right track with food. If you’re not on the Book of Face, you may have missed some exciting news – I’ve been selected as her client of the month for September! Yes, I’m tooting my own …
Just a quick note to let you all know that I had my 3 month follow-up with Alla on Friday, and I’m still a rockstar. I rock so hard, my RBCs broke in the tube and they had to redraw my blood. Everything’s all good (i.e. still cancer-free), and the whole …
We recently had a BBQ with friends. Usually, we buy a jar of pickles for this BBQ (it’s an annual get together), two people eat them, and then the jar sits in our fridge, pushed to the back, until the following year, when we buy a new jar and toss the old. …
This blog post comes to you straight from the park district pool deck. So, please excuse any typos I may have missed due to fat fingering the on-screen keyboard. After five days of fever, coughing up a lung, and general misery, I dragged myself to the doctor. Yep, by all …
