I've mentioned the above indoor plant in some previous posts.   I must confess, I'm greatly attached to it as I believe it kind of p...

  A lot has been written  in blogs  and elsewhere about Autumn ( Sept 1 - Nov.30). There's description of change in color, falling leave...

1.   We asked for it (globalization), and we got it. What happens in one corner  of the world, affects life in the remaining corners. Ukrain...

  It seems people (not me) are back to investments in gold and other precious metals  to minimize the risks of inflation, and for other vari...

  Whenever in the neighbouring town,  I used to pass by a small optical shop and peep inside. The guy  there,  was a familiar face from chil...

  When I visit a new  country, one of my favorite types of shopping is buying,    some piece of clothing with the name , map , or some icon ...

Our High  Holidays are over; War is still going on. The  Holidays have made me a bit reflective. Here it is: 'We come into this world al...

  I'm taking a break from blogging  to prepare for and welcome our High Holidays  which are:   New Year (Rosh Hashana) , Day of Atonemen...

I 've mentioned more than once the fact that I like the quality of certain categories of items produced in India: fabrics, clothing, kit...

I recall a doctor's article emphasizing what he considered as two food basic principles: 1. sugar and salt are bad, practically killers....

I've been bl o gging since 2008! (started with the mere purpose of preserving my knowledge of  English as a second language).  Blogging ...

  Things are rather 'messy' ( politically, economically, socially)  in my neck of the woods .  I'm not surprised.  I've even...

  The above statement refers to many health problems.  Available treatments, which could potentially  help manage a problem without curing i...

  I was listening the other day, to one of my favorite 'oldies' : "Blame it on the Bossa Nova"  with Eydie Gormet. The ver...

Sometimes , I best remember a performance seen on video or TV sc reen due to a mere gesture, sound, outfit, opening trick, that is -made to ...