1Year

Officially one year in the Holy Land (remembering the fireworks in Sharon and 3 days later, we boarded a flight on this new adventure). Social distancing but no masks at the beach...but, we'll take what we can get.

And ah yes, notice the name of the beach in Ashkelon:

Hey there, Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes [...] 
I'm by your side. 

Hey there Delilah
A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way [...] 
And we'd just laugh along because we'd know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah, I can promise you
That by the time that we get through
The world will never ever be the same

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Feeling grateful to our past. 

Blessed for our present and hopeful for the future. 

A happy 4th of July and prayers of peace, safety to all around the world. 

This weekends menu:
Chicken soup
Lemon turkey 
Seasoned potatoes 
Watermelon 

Chicken with schwarma spice
Pumpkin pie 
Fruit tarts

Dessert before dinner - red, white n' blue jello cups. 

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