Rain rain went away..

...hopefully it will come back some other days.

This past week we had obscene (for Israel) rainfalls for several days, which put everyone in a surprisingly good mood. After the brief wet reprieve, we are back to the regularly-scheduled sunshine, and all of the plants in the garden are happily reaching upward toward the sun with newly-moist roots.

We've now been working at the aforementioned Rish Lakish on and off for about 2 weeks, and it's pretty amazing here. The only downside is the fierce allergy attacks we are both having due to the indoor mustiness and abundant cat/dog dander. The work is wonderful, the place is beautiful, the fresh olive oil is delicious and nutritious (on our first day here we witnessed and tasted the season's first oil!), the food is tasty, and the company is entertaining and thought-provoking. Up the hill from us is the archeological site of Sepphoris dating back to over 2000 years ago and spanning ruins of civilizations throughout that entire time period. Across the street are horses and playful dogs. We have access to a computer & internet (although it works at a snail's pace and has a 512 MB...not GB.. harddrive...). We drink herbal tea every day. IN short, life is good (minus the allergies).

The only problem is that I can't motivate myself to spend time on the computer so as to stay on top of world happenings and all e-contact! I will try harder...in the meantime, it's off to sample olive tree leaf tea, which is supposed to be good for allergies.