Even the Verona Arena – a Roman amphitheatre which is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there – has red details.
On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.
The first person to identify the flower in the top photo will get a postcard from my next trip to Sweden (in September) with the school exchange.
For more flowers from around the globe, visit Today’s Flowers.
Like every summer since they moved to Hong Kong, my brother and his family are in France at the moment.
For more Summer Stock Sunday, visit Robin at Around the Island.
The 232nd edition of Haveil Havalim – otherwise known as the Back To Schol Edition is up at West Bank Mama.
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Photo memes:
- Not Juliet’s Balcony for Today’s Flowers
- Palazzo Wall for Ruby Tuesday
To Trust or Not To Trust?, kids, the Internet and two books
Weekly Recipe: Potato and Zucchini Curry
French Jewish Resistance
Parshat Ki Tetze
Thursday Musings
Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere
How I Make Shabbat in Two Hours, a very useful post by Mother in Israel
Contrast in Jerusalem, [...]
- I am enjoying my last days of “freedom” before we go back to school next week, next Tuesday to be precise.
- I finally got my school supplies: a blue booklet for marks and absence and a dark blue notebook to keep track of what we do in class. In case this wasn’t clear, blue [...]
כִּי-תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה, עַל-אֹיְבֶיךָ; וּנְתָנוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ.
When you will go out to war against your enemies, and God will deliver them into your hand, and you will capture its captivity.
This is what Rabbi Twerski writes about this verse:
Torah commentaries are unanimous in interpreting this verse as referring also to the internal [...]
Numerous Jews took part in the various movements of the French Resistance during WW2. However some chose to join the M.J.S. (Mouvement de Jeunesse Sioniste) to bring specific help to the Jews that needed it.
Paul Giniewski who was an active member of the M.J.S. during the war has just written a book about this organization [...]
This is the side wall of a palazzo, Loggia del Consiglio, in Verona.
On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.
1 onion
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3/4 potatoes, cubed
1 big green or yellow zucchini, cubed
2/3 tomatoes
curry paste or powder
cilantro or parsley
yogurt (optional)
Fry onion until light brown. Lower the heat and add crushed garlic. A few minutes later add cubed potatoes and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add zucchini [...]
Although these shots were taken in Verona none features Juliet’s balcony which is plain and not decorated by flowers.
For more flowers from around the globe, visit Today’s Flowers.
