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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Israel trip                                              [1]
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Guten Morgan Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  HN> Still I'm sure you got to see a lot of
-> ->  HN> things that are significant for you!
-> 
-> -> Very much so! I'm glad I had the one pair of walking shoes that I
-> did. -> They got a few more miles put on them.
-> 
->  -> HN> Miles you'll  remember a long time!
->  ->  HN> When I was  there, it was as a teen and  to tell you the
->  truth, while I enjoyed it, I was more interested in girls than
->  museums and such (grin).
-> 
-> -> Figures!  We got to go up on the Golan Heights which were probably
-> not a -> part of the country when you were over there.  It was one of
-> the rare -> times on the trip that we had a lot of rain but we were on
-> the bus then. -> By the time we got off the bus again in Caesarea
-> Phillipi, it was just -> drizzle.  That was the day we had the fish for
-> lunch.
-> 
-> HN> -> HN> When I was there it was quite peaceful, we HN> went to
->  Beirut, and Jerusalem, and Bethlehem. HN> from there we went on to
->  Egypt then back to HN> Rome and home.
-> 
-> We based out of Jerusalem for several days.  One evening we went over to
-> Bethlehem (now under Palestinian control) to the Church of the Nativity,
-> supper and shopping at an olive wood outlet.  Saw a sign, same coloring
-> and basic logo as the famous coffee from your area---but this one was
-> advertising Stars and Bucks coffee.
-> 
Did you go in and give em a try? 
-> 
-> -> We'll have it again, all too soon. In a few months we will be wishing
-> -> for some of the cooler weather again.
-> 
->  HN> It was 60F here yesterday!
-> 
-> It was 63 yesterday, and 38 today.
->
We're having a dry warm spell right now, 
the jet stream has wandered south and is keeping
the weather in Califunny...which they don't seem
to appreciate very much...too much rain and mudslides
for them I suppose!
 
-> ->  HN> when Amanda was small, Anne was a stay
-> ->  HN> at home mom, and when Amanda was older
-> ->  HN> and Anne was back in College or teaching
-> ->  HN> I was home during the days for all those
-> ->  HN> times when Amanda wasn't in school.
-> 
-> -> I was pretty much a stay at home mom the whole time the girls were
-> -> growing up.   When we first got to Germany, I worked part time but
was
-> -> home by the time the girls got out of school.
-> 
->  HN> Everyone finds what works for
->  HN> them, Anne was a stay at home
->  HN> mom until Amanda was in school.
-> 
-> Yes, we agreed that it would be better if I was a stay at home mom.
-> Overall, it worked out quite well.
->
Anne worked at a hospital before Amanda
was born, but after she arrived Anne wanted
to be a stay at home mom...I said that was a
great idea as long as we could pay the bills.
which we managed to do each month (grin)
 
-> ->  HN> They ALL taste way too sweet to me
-> ->  HN> nowadays. I prefer water most of the
-> ->  HN> time. The occasional beer or wine
-> ->  HN> but mostly water. Oh and tea and
-> ->  HN> coffee!
-> 
-> -> As long as you stay hydrated, that's the main idea. Our bus had a
small
-> -> cooler that the driver and guide kept stocked with water. It was very
-> -> much appreciated most days.
-> 
->  HN> I'll bet it was!
-> 
-> Some of those places on warm days got us quite thirsty. I didn't notice
-> soda machines all over the place like you do in the States.
-> 
As I don't patronize them I have learned
to "not see" them so I would have not even
thought about the difference!
chat with you soon!
ha
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