Occasionally, I get hurt by someone's behavior and feel helpless and frustrated; there's nothing I could do about it to ease my an...

  There was a sad story in our Media, some two weeks ago. A well - known professor of philosophy, and literary critic, aged 88, sitting in a...

  I usually dislike  politicians, but there are a few exceptions. One of them is Angela Merkel, until recently the chancellor of Germany. Th...

The other day, I  was looking for some water-based paint to re-freshen a few furniture pieces in my home. These pieces are easy to clean and...

    The fascinating pictures of red fire and black lava coming from La Palma (Spain , the Canary islands) make us for a moment forget the hu...

  Tw ice a year, before the start of the two major holidays Passover and New Year, the municipality sends a box of food products to its seni...

  Last week we celebrated the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), with fasting and prayers. The day before, I left home in the morning without an...

  Finally, the defibrillator, the external life- saving device during cardiac arrest, has been installed in our town. It is placed in public...

  There's an old article (published some 25 years ago) which I re-read from time to time.  It is entitled 'The Thinking Person'...

  The world is facing now two major challenges: Climate Change and Covid 19. The general opinion is that there should be some global action ...

  I remember the days when there was a public demand to charge heavy smokers for their lung treatments. Nowadays , there's a demand / su...

  The High Holidays are approaching, and wine is an essential element on every family's festive table. I'm used to drink with my mea...

  There's a nice blog " Window to Beauty" with news from the  world of beauty products.   In   one of   its last posts, ther...

To all my blog friends,  I have NOT disabled comments on my last post . I 've notified Blogger, but they don't seem to care or coope...

  I've got two sewing machines (an Elna, and a more recent one a Singer) and both are out of order. Unfortunately for me, I have a pile ...