Signs for Christmas here

Only when I entered Blogland few years ago i found out that those plants are "Christmas plants", I like them very much.They are in full bloom now. Last week we made some fake cookies from real dough and too much food colors.This year Hanuka and Christmas are at the same time so we shall eat ginger bread and Sufganiot (donuts) at the same time.

Greek fire extiguisher planes

I see those planes over my head all morning. As far as i know the fires here are over, The planes came from Greece with some others from Russia, Turkey,and the Palestinian authority.Sometimes you need big disasters to connect people again.

Small creatures

Only small creatures love other small creatures, The big ones don't..,

Livestock

The Guinea  Pigs are the favorites in the livestock. Some times the children wants me to hold one or tow of this small creatures, that is one of the fewest things that i don't do for them.I had never held a guinea pig.

new generation

My daughter took care of horses since the age of 10. She even took care of race hoses in Germany for 2 years.now she is far from horses but there is a new generation,The both of them (5,7,) had their first ride this week.

Science Park

At the way home we were asked to pay attention if there is any missiles alarm. while we were there the world around us keeps going crazy.

Having fun

I write the blog mostly in my head , I seldom write it here..My mind is busy with so many other things.In a month or two there will be less things to worry about. I hope. In the meantime i listen to a wonderful piano-dog concerts and eating tasty   grass and mud meals.

For Maria

I love every thing Italian. My daughter knows me, so that what she brought me when she came back from Verona,She said "i don't know what those things are, but i am sure you'll love it,.." and she was right.

Moments

Some quiet moments,The pictures were taken at the same time of one rare quiet afternoon.There is always one of the 3 that is unhappy with something, or wants something that we can not get at that time,or wants to eat/drink something that is not at the house at that moment. This time every thing was perfect.

Snake

 It took the snake catcher 35 or 45  minutes to come to my house.It was almost midnight when i hared strange noises near my door, Edmund the cat was not quiet also,he was bitten by a snake last year and we saved him,but this time i knew that the snake is big, very big.So i googled a snake catcher and after less than an hour the snake went away with the young man and with 350 euro.It is a lot of money, but you never argue with a snake catcher in the middle of the night.

The Mandevillas climbs on the olive tree, Edmund the cat has his daily sunbath.The world is OK.

Passover table

If you know the story of Exodus you can understand what was going on at the Holiday table.

No drama at all

The tree is down.Another lesson to be learned- sometimes the drama is only in my head. It took 10 minutes and the tree was down.The only sad moment was when i saw a big brown bird flying in circles where the tree was. I think it looked for her nest.

Inspiration

Inspired by Cro, (lady M  it was), i painted the metal chairs , 2 years late.  The palm tree will be cut down tomorrow because of the heavy constructions here.I know nothing about gardening, but sometimes my garden just looks beautiful; not for long , summer is almost here , the "yellow time" will be here soon.

For John

John asked me for some photos from here, so here they are. The first one above is what i see every morning from my window, the second is how beautiful this place is , the third is how beautiful it will be when all the machines will go away one day, and the last is my kitchen window, almost like John's window, but no one is asking for eggs here.