I Dream My Dreams in Pink

Pink said to black:

I love you to the moon and back,

black answered pink:

I hope it's as far as I think.

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Featured: I've rediscovered
my passion for doilies.

A Handmade Holiday

Our Passover this year was quite

casual and very child friendly.

I wanted to share some things I made:

1. Yogurt drink bottles made into little vases

2. I used empty tea packets to draw

these little characters

3. And wrote names on them to use as

place cards

4. I filled drink cups with festive choclates

and artificial flowers

5. And put giant marshmallow lollipops

in little bottles

6. These went on the table and at the end

of the evening every child got one of each.

7. The adults got a roll of date delight

(recipe below, if you'd like to try it)

8. And a jar of my grandmother's

traditional holiday cookies

9. Finally, I made a felt flower garland

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Recipe for Date Delights:

Warm up 500 grams of pitted dates

with a little butter to soften them.

Let cool and add 3 cups of goodies -

granola, quinoa puffs, broken cookies,

nuts, dried fruit, whatever you like.

Mix well, make little rolls

and roll them in coconut.

Easy and quite healthy. Enjoy.

Brown and Broken No More

I was walking down the street
when I happened to meet
a sad looking chair
that gave me a stare.

It was getting dark
and the weather was bad,
I couldn't just leave him
looking so sad.

The chair was broken
and brown, it is true,
but I had paint
and a hammer and glue.

I told him of all
the places we'd go
once he was fixed
and got back his glow.

I promised to
fold him into the car
and take him advneturing
near and far.

The chair liked my plan
and wanted out of the weather,
so I picked him up
and we went home together.

♡

Featured: Two coats of paint

and an embroidered seat

gave my poor chair
a new lease on life.

In the Early Morning Hours

Early one morning

as I opened my eyes

I thought I'd go out

to see the sun rise.

The world was still dark,

the air had a sting,

that lovely cool freshness

you'd expect from spring.

I didn't see a daffodil,

no tulips to be had,

nor crocuses or hyacinths

but I was not sad.

The humble little flowers,

the ones you hardly know,

were out blooming gaily

and put on quite a show.

Whole beds of color,

pink and yellow and white,

hugged every tree

and filled me with delight.

The time went by quickly

the sun began to shine,

I bid 'good day' to the flowers

and went to start mine.

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Featured: photos of a spring day outing
and the food that came after

A World of Candy

Wouldn't' it be dandy

if the world was made of candy?

and everyone you meet

would just be nice and sweet?

I'd live in this world

with my teddy and doll,

and my good friend the dentist

will take care of us all.

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Featured: we are celebrating

the holiday of Purim today.

This holiday is rich in tradition

and one of the most important customs

is to give and receive a lot of candy.

We made these candy containers out of disposable cups.

It Might As Well Be Spring

It is a cold and rainy today

but in my mind it is spring and I am having

a picnic in a green meadow.

On my new picnic blanket.

Butterflies and games and finger sandwiches.

You are all invited.

♡

Featured: my work-in-progress

gigantic picnic blanket.

It will be some time until it is done

but my nephew Noam is already enjoying it.

Clean Up Your Room!

They always tell me

to clean up my room.

Don't they know I'd rather

ride the broom?

"Tidy your toys!

Hang up your dress!"

They take all the fun

out of making a mess.

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Featured: I made my niece and nephew

door signs for their new rooms.

The letters you cannot read

are their names :-)

And I'm also showing Dana's

sign gift wrapped.