Saturday torahs
Wonderful torahs this morning — we have not yet got to “Modeh Ani” but are telling our own growing-up stories first. Tis a break now, and I make myself a cup of tea. I believe that the world runs on cups of tea.
Tag: morning
Maigret and the cold weather
Currently reading: Maigret and the Murderer by Georges Simenon. Currently on the TV but being somewhat ignored: The Ring. I love the Maigret novels because they are short and spare and perfectly formed. Not a lot of extra philosophizing or gratuitious anything. I don’t think Simenon was against violence — he simply did not seem … Continue reading Maigret and the cold weather
qotd 2
I hate getting older — it forces me to readjust my preconceptions of what “young” is constantly. “Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life; worse still, we take this step with the false assumption that our truths and ideals will serve us hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life … Continue reading qotd 2
my morning
Since my morning is almost over, comments are not inappropriate. I just got through taking 2 of my 4 cats to the vet. Newton has bad cavities, it turns out, which is why he isn’t grooming himself. It also explains the horrible cat-breath. Beeper’s ear is better, though the doctor can’t see her eardrum yet. … Continue reading my morning
white pebble 