Incidents & Such Like: Lunch

This Incident took place in a bus in Ireland a good few years ago where a whole lot of passengers were each minding their own business when suddenly a little clear voice pipes out above all the other discussions and whatnot: “Mum, why did you pour our lunch over our heads?” There is an absolute [...]

Jerusalem – Living History

“Ten measures of beauty descended to the world, nine were taken by Jerusalem.” (Talmud: Kiddushin 49b) The buildings in Jerusalem are built of a special stone called the Jerusalem Stone which at dusk and at dawn glistens like gold in the rising or the setting sun making it all, as in everything,  look stunningly beautiful. [...]

Laughter is Medicine

“Laughter is by definition healthy,” said Doris Lessing, a British author born in Persia. I came across an old article on the medicinal benefits of laughter. ” Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to a recent study. ” I am quoting the University of [...]

Behind Every Man…

“Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.”   Groucho Marx quotes Think Exist.com Behind every successful man there is supposed to be a woman. I am certain that you are familiar with this saying. And sure enough, have a think about this handy list of the same:   Muse for [...]

Do You Speaka the Language?

That is the question, but to answer it, it is not so simple. My words are different to your words and that is why the mix-ups and misunderstandings often happen. The most commonly spoken language one would think is the Mandarin Chinese but it is not, would you believe, as this article where I read [...]

Incidents and Such Like ~ Train

The hard thing about travelling by train in some countries is the fact that the stops are not announced beforehand, in advance, but one has to figure them out by oneself. We were happily chugging along in this train between Edinburgh and Glasgow when we in our intensive nattering forgot all about keeping track of [...]

Fluff & Stuff ~ Blue Cheese

It is not that I don’t like the blue cheese – because I do very much, indeed – but to wear it on oneself; well, that is where it goes beyond me. Chicken filled with Blue Cheese is such a fabulously yummy combination. So is Fish in Blue Cheese Sauce. Yes, but these are so [...]

Room With A View ~ My Favourite Photos

This is a photo that I took in Powerscourt, Ireland looking inside the house out to the gardens. Ireland is very much a beloved home to me as it is the country where I have lived the longest time in my life. I have four most important home countries: Finland, Sweden, Ireland and Israel which [...]

Les Animaux – Simon de Pud

“Here, I am” – says Simon de Pud – “ready to roll!”. He has a way of saying a whole lot of his thoughts, opinions, complaints and expressing a wide range of emotions like: gladness, fear, pleasure, all without a single word*. It is such an amazing thing that, actually the words are not needed [...]

Incidents and Such Like – Camels

You know that when a woman gets of a certain age – huh? – well, anything over the age of 21 – she very much appreciates being complemented on her being. I was on a quick tour of Israel there a few years ago, the year before I filled ‘even numbers’ that this incident took [...]