Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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Fifty-Two Frames: Inspired by a Famous Photographer
Week 41: Inspired by a Famous Photographer Ducks in a row.
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It takes people to conflict.
In a total understatement, there’s been a lot going on in Israel lately. People say it’s the start of the third intifada (again), while other people call for the third intifada. Stabbings, shootings, stonings, molotov cocktails. Lynch mobs. And the beat plays on: the same media headlines, the same talkbacks, the same Facebook statuses. The…
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Bebe update: four and a half years
Six months and you seem way more than four and a half. well, most of the time. On our trip in Australia, you faced some fears head on and opened yourself to learning more. For example, after a few years of being freaked out by the beach, and a summer of going (on two different…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Sound
Week 40: Sound Nature’s rock concert.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Break the Rules
Week 39: Break the Rules “Hidden surprise” Can you find it?
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Nettles update: eighteen months.
“Do.” “Doy.” “Doos.” “Douche.” Your vocabulary is brought to you by the letter D. It’s also nearly correct – ‘poo’, ‘bird’, ‘shoes’, and really on target with that last one, since you meant ‘wash’ and actually kinda said it in French. Or you’re cussing the shower, which wouldn’t surprise me either. Also nice try with…
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Fifty-Two Frames: My Personality
Week 38: My personality “Ink thoughts.” A little fuzzy. Hard working. Not easily erased.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Run
Week 37: Run Out of time.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Dreams and Fantasies
Week 36: Dreams and Fantasies Nope. Even the naysayers dream.
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Ballad of the backpack begins.
It’s the night before first grade starts. I guess I’ve lived through multiple (somewhere around 30+) of these nights, but this one is different. By my front door there’s a Spiderman backpack filled with lined notebooks… clear plastic book covers… pencils… Everything is still innocent. Everything is still fresh-faced and calm. Bracing for the change. And…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Fire
Week 35: Fire The Big One. That time we sat in a theater and watched the sun die.
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Fifty-Two Frames: Wabi Sabi
Week 34: Wabi Sabi Country House. The Tasma House, Daylesford, country Victoria, Australia
Questions? Comments? Advice?