Thursday, June 6: Kate and I spent the morning together first in the Old City and then at Machane Yehudah, the huge open air shouk (market). There is also the Old City Light Festivali going on at the moment. We saw several of the installations, but did not go at night to see them alight. The "season" has started, and the Old City was packed with tourists in groups of every size. The shouk was also quite busy. We had a delicious lunch at a tiny Indian restaurant, ...

Thursday, June 6: Kate and I spent the morning together first in the Old City and then at Machane Yehudah, the huge open air shouk (market). There is also the Old City Light Festivali going on at the moment. We saw several of the installations, but did not go at night to see them alight. The "season" has started, and the Old City was packed with tourists in groups of every size. The shouk was also quite busy. We had a delicious lunch at a tiny Indian restaura...

Tuesday, June 4: I slept late, then spent the remainder of the morning catching up on some volunteer stuff by email. In the late afternoon I went with Kate and Sapir to the theatre. The Hirsch Theater is in Beit Shmuel, the building where Kate and Ofer got married. I didn't realize there was a theatre there. It is very nice and seats about 300. Now I am trying to find words to describe the production of The Secret Garden, and Sapir's part in it. She and the acto...

Tuesday, June 4: I slept late, then spent the remainder of the morning catching up on some volunteer stuff by email. In the late afternoon I went with Kate and Sapir to the theatre. The Hirsch Theater is in Beit Shmuel, the building where Kate and Ofer got married. I didn't realize there was a theatre there. It is very nice and seats about 300.Now I am trying to find words to describe the production of The Secret Garden, and Sapir's part in it. She ...

Sunday, June 2: The family went off to work and school this morning, and I did a few things around the house until my cousin Noa Lev arrived for a visit. We caught up on family stuff since I last saw her in February. It is always good to be with her. Her youngest daughter and family are going to Montreal in August for three years of Shlichut; so our next visit will be in October in the USA. Often, in the midst of talking or writing about my travels and those of m...