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The Middle: Atonement…
Tonight marks the start of Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement. It follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which started last week. These are the High Holy days, the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. Our family is Jewish, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Jewish, Judaism, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Personal change, Writing
Tagged Atonement, Forgiveness, friendship, Jews, Judaism, mother-daughter relationships, parenting, personal change, Rosh Hashanah, Tales from the Motherland, Yom Kippur
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Nursing My Broken Heart…
If you’ve read this blog long enough, you know I’m unstable. You would have predicted this post, and you can now gloat. It was inevitable. I am supposed to be shopping: enjoying a solo day in the city, time to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Inter-faith families, Israel, Jewish conversion, Judaism, Letting go of our children, loss, Musings, Orthodox Judaism, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, parenting, personal change, self-awareness, Tales from the Motherland
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Is That a Snake? Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
From the comfort of home, it’s especially hard to believe we were in the Amazon this summer. None of the documentaries, none of the things I read beforehand, nothing prepared me for the shear wonder and sensory shift I’d feel … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Aging, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, blogs, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Parenting, Sarcasm, Summer, travel, Women, Writing
Tagged Adventure, Explorama, ExplorNapo, Family Vacation, Fears, Humor, Peru, Snakes, Tales from the Motherland, Tarantulas, the Amazon, travel
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30,000: Arrogance Abounds, and That Should Be At Least A Bronze!
Another detour, not because I’m tired of blogging about Peru, but because I miss blogging about other things, and hitting 30,000 hits on my blog today is well worth celebrating! Last night I almost posted something about hitting 30,000, but … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Ego, Foreign exchange students, Freshly Pressed, getting published, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Personal change, Sarcasm, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged 30000, blogging, Blogging on WordPress, Ego, Freshly Pressed, Humor, Tales from the Motherland, WordPress, writing
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Peru or Bust
Note: There is NO way I could share the details and wonder of our recent trip to Peru in one post. No way. So, I’ll start with the beginning and share the rest over the next few posts. After a … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blogging, blogs, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, summer vacation, travel, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Adventure, Cuzco, family vacations, Machu Picchu, Personal challenge, Peru, Salkantay, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Travel in Peru, Trekking, Trekking in Peru
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One Woman’s Stomach Flu is Another Man’s Yellow Fever.
To start, it’s worth noting that I have been considering GI problems since we decided to make a two week trip to Peru. I’ve read up on the water conditions in Peru; we’ve purchased a purification wand; and I’m ready … Continue reading
Ten Miles in the Snow… Uphill… Both Ways…Barefoot.
No photos, no extras. Just my hot air. This is bound to be one of those “back when I was a kid” rants, and it’s bound to offend someone. I admit, it’s a rant. And, I fully accept that to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, High School, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Teens, Writing
Tagged aging, cell phones in school, change, changing times, consequences, discipline, high school, parenting, parenting styles, Tales from the Motherland, teaching, Teens
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Things That Bump Me in the Night.
I don’t sleep well. It’s something I’ve been aware of for a very long time, but lately I see that it takes a real toll. I have a friend who’s been pointing out the health benefits of good sleep, for … Continue reading
Fifty Shades of Humiliation… at Costco.
WARNING: Kids, my kids (adopted or birthed), do not read this one! Do not read it. Trust me, it’s embarrassing enough without you thinking of fifty new ways that your mom is not who you thought she was. Best to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, blogs, Ego, getting published, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, The U.N., Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Books, Costco, Fifty Shades of Grey, getting published, humiliation, reading, sex, sexy writing, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 
The Middle: Carrying Rocks… And My Brother… (Conversation Continued)
Monday night I posted a fairly significant rant about (simply) kids today, parental involvement and the public schools (read here). I wrote it in response to several events recently that have rattled me. Honestly, nothing new had happened. Parties with … Continue reading →
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