end of summer

we have been enjoying some fun family days out before the start of school this thursday. despite the killer heat we had a fabulous time together and i shall miss the holiday freedom.

 

i hope irene doesnt visit any of you out there. stay safe.

five

she loves...

to dress up and put on make-up

to sleep in the afternoons

to create colourful and abstract artworks

wearing tights (even in the heat)

to laugh

to play with both of her sisters

the water

to hug

Ellali, i love you so much my darling. happy birthday. xxxxxx

hello there

it has been so long since i have been here. i have missed this space. the past couple of months have whizzed by and we are nearly at the end of another school year. unbelievable!

we have been spending spare time together on day trips or hanging out at home baking. we have been looking for a house. hili is now 7 months old! she is sitting and crawling - a feisty little thing. yesterday was our 9th wedding anniversary and we are looking forward to celebrating on a joint day off from work in a couple of weeks time. it seems summer is already with us. it seems like yesterday when we were organising our winter wardrobe.

i am looking forward to catching up with you. x

jerusalem/tel aviv

last thursday we took a family day and went to jerusalem. we are tel aviv-ians by heart and dont know jerusalem too well even though we live half an hour from each city.

both cities are worlds apart from each other.

we began with a visit to the science museum. the girls loved it with lots of buttons to press and levers to pull. its funny how us grown-ups cant resist those red buttons as well.

after an enjoyable morning, we went to mahaneh yehuda market - another first for us. it was crowded with people shopping for the weekend. we found an amazing little shop full of wonderful cheeses. and like the little red buttons, we couldnt resist. we made a note to return to this gem of a shop.

a major difference between tel aviv and jerusalem is the architecture. all the buildings in jerusalem are faced with jerusalem stone. the facades have such a different feel to them.

after a wonderful day out, we have decided to make 'family day' a new tradition for us. every couple of months we will take a day off work and school just for us.

and with a connection to tel aviv architecture.. a few weeks ago i was asked to create an illustration for a booklet for large library in tel aviv.

happy tuesday x

back to work

oh my gosh, i cannot believe how the time has flown by. my maternity leave has come to an end and i start back at work next week. hili is 3 months old already! the nights lately have been a little hard but what can you do after exhausted from little sleep and then she smiles her beautiful smile at 3.00am. my heart melts every time :).

i have also been busy painting these last weeks and will really miss my routine of coffee and acrylics. i hope to show you what i have been doing soon.

i hope that 2010 has got off to a good start for you all. i am looking forward to some new adventures.

happy chanukah!

glimpes of our week.

hili

born 13th october
3.86kg

green love

its seems in our small suburban corner of this world we have a small place of beauty. an ecological farm. i find it quite hard to see its connection with the city where little notice or care is taken when it comes to environmental issues. a big dream of mine is to build or convert a 'green' home in a place of nature. i really hope to fulfil this dream one day. in the meantime, we do our small bit and recycle as much as possible. we teach the girls how important it is to look after our surroundings and care for nature and try and take it into the classroom and nursery as much as possible.

rami is starting to work as a leader in the farm with groups of children. it is part-time work but how wonderful to be part of this special place. yesterday he gave me a private tour... i came out of there also wanting to be a part of it.

meetings and discussions take place under the shade of this beautiful tree

young people live in this pod-like constructions as part of a project called eco-israel

also.. while waiting for our little one to arrive, our big one celebrated her 7th birthday!!

belated birthday wishes to you my darling shelly xxxxxx (two libran babes??)

happy tuesday xxx

happy new year

i have noticed how the light in the mornings has changed. the warm morning sun rises slowly and washes over the city creating a calm beginning to the day. i love this. there is a feel of autumn on the way.

today a new year begins. the harsh summer has ended and we begin anew. i love this time of year. full of optimism. the change is so obvious. on my way home from taking the girls to school the smell of chicken soup in the air was so strong :) ... everyone busy like bees preparing for another year.

~i wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year. full of happy surprises and making dreams come true!~

thank you for your lovely messages in the last post.. xxxx

30 days and counting...

september brings with it a break in the heat (well.. so the weather man says), a brand new year next week and preparations for the much awaited arrival of a new member to our family :)

we have another little girl on the way!

and i am not alone... many congratulations to lovely kelly!
this may explain the lack of 'work' in the last few months.. :)
happy september to you all xx

my girls

my girls are doing so well this year. both are so very diferent and have both managed to find their place in nursery and class.

in the last couple of months ella has been drawing more and more. this week she drew the whole family. i love these works of art :)

ella - a self portrait

shelly

mummy

daddy

she usually works intensely to cover sheets of paper in colourful areas. it facinates me to watch her.

shelly had a musical instrument making workshop in school using recycled things from around the home and this is what we came up with. we had such fun with it.

planting trees for tu bishvat.