Lemonade and Passion Fruits

A few weekends ago i was at my in laws, where i have my passion fruit plants.  it was looking rather sad since the last time i trimmed it, so i decided to trim out all the dead vines.   now since i did a similar thing  a year and a half ago, it was actually not too bad.  but once i got into trimming, i noticed a lot of dead vines. here is what it looks like before i started. you can see its…

learning a new language

Well, my first week of hebrew language lessons have finished.  im currently going to whats called an Ulpan.  Its three times a week, mon, wed & thursday  for 4 hours for the next….  5 months. So im only three classes in, but ive got some observations so far.  First off, i took some hebrew classes in vancouver a few years ago.  by the end i was able to read-ish, but they were only once a week and i wasnt using the language at all.  anyways,…

running in the rain

As i sit here gorging myself on humus and pita, its currently raining outside.  in the three weeks ive been here, its the first time ive seen rain. this morning noa and i went running again.  we had taken four days off due to both being ill, and we were finally feeling better.  it was overcast out, and a little chilly getting started.  i am in shorts and a running shirt only though.  apparently on overcast days forecasting rain, the locals dont exercise.  i think…