so in the synagogue business, we can say that the High Ho's (high holidays) are half over. well, the big parts are. as rabbi will tell you, the HiHos are not over until after Sukkot and Simchat Torah. but that's a story for later.
i did a small speaking part on Rosh Hashanah Day. it was the commentary on the Haftarah, the story of Hannah, from the book of Samuel. i had talked about it with my father, and touched base with rabbi to make sure i was on target. it was well received, and i got many positive comments, not only on what i said, but also on my delivery. well, daughter of a lawyer. guess it runs in the blood.
the small pieces that i have to do for Yom Kippur are coming along. the papers for Friday night are mostly in place. things move along.
the cat. loves asparagus. loves playing with black twist ties. will bring in to his food bowl. play with it under the legs of the kitchen table. pounce on it. carry it in his mouth. Ketzl was very active tonite, doing his great race from one end of the house to the other. not sure where he is at the moment.
rain is scheduled for the weekend. i've been hearing reports of how low the reservoirs in this area are at the moment. there will be snow at the 8000 foot mark in the Tahoe area
in the bathroom, there's a lovely white rose with dark pink edges on the petals, and in the family room a big bouquet of dahlias and sunflowers. the dahlias are sort of yellow-orange and the nice shape that is full and round, about 3 and a half inches in diameter. at the rosh hashanah services, there were huge displays and dawn noticed that i liked those two and had the guys picking up the arrangements to leave a bunch for me. flowers are good.
i'm getting very tired already of negative advertising. the yes on 8 spot is pretty obnoxious.
my cousin in massachusetts is in the last stages of pancreatic cancer. after a wonderful 11 month reprieve. she responded well to gemcitabine for the first 6 months, so much so that the promise to spend some summer time with 9 grandsons (!) at their place in vermont came through, as she promised they would do....on her blog, g. wrote that hospice care has started. sad time. been there, done that, unfortunately. my heart goes out to them including her brother mike from israel, my other favorite cousin, who is now in massachusetts.
