Wow, Rabbi Sommer has started us off with a bang! Elul is definitely full of doing, especially for me this year. The preparations for the Downstairs Alternative Services are in full swing! I spent a good two hours last night talking with my co-conspirators about the order of the service and who is doing what. … Continue reading #BlogElul 1: Do
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Preparing for #BlogElul!
I am so excited. One of the absolute highlights of my blogging year is coming up. It's almost time for #BlogElul! Every year, my friend Rabbi Phyllis Sommer sets up a schedule for blogging, tweeting and Instagramming (is that a verb?) about the Jewish month of Elul. Elul is the final month of the Jewish … Continue reading Preparing for #BlogElul!
Review – iHomeFitness.com
So ... I went to a networking meeting the other week, and I met a lovely young lady named Ruth-Anne Penner. Ruth is a fitness professional who used to work at the Reh-Fit, and now she's got her own company, iHomeFitness.com. It's a virtual gym where you can watch over two hundred 20-minute videos and … Continue reading Review – iHomeFitness.com
If I Told You …
So this was my Facebook status the other day. Deliberately provocative, as you can see, and as I hoped, I got lots of responses. I am blessed with the most generous, thoughtful, wonderful friends ever, and they gave me the gift of their gut response (which was almost unanimously "No", by the way). Then they … Continue reading If I Told You …
Review – Rivers Edge Resort
Last week my husband and I spent a couple of nights in this lovely cabin, which belongs to the hospitable and generous Joy and Scott Sutyla. If you're in a hurry and don't have time to read this whole review, we loved it, recommend it and would go back. Click on the picture to go … Continue reading Review – Rivers Edge Resort
I Love the Smell of Facebook in the Morning … But I’m Giving it Up
OK, now you really think I'm nuts. Smell of Facebook? What's that about? And why would you give up smelling (or reading, I guess that's more accurate) Facebook in the morning? If you are like me (and I know a lot of people are), you sleep with your phone not too far away. I confess … Continue reading I Love the Smell of Facebook in the Morning … But I’m Giving it Up
The Alternative Minyan Lives!
Just over a year ago, I published in this space a guest blog post by Carol Rose, about the Rose Family Alternative High Holiday Minyan and its illustrious 35 years of operation. My family and I have been honoured to be participants in this minyan for over a decade. This year, however, is different. Due … Continue reading The Alternative Minyan Lives!
All Things are Possible – Susan Sly on Triumphing over Multiple Sclerosis
The other day, my friend sent me an interview with a woman named Susan Sly. I loved it, and I hope you will, too. Susan is one of the highest paid women in network marketing, which means she is highly ambitious and energetic, as all successful entrepreneurs must be. A less-known fact is that she … Continue reading All Things are Possible – Susan Sly on Triumphing over Multiple Sclerosis
30 Day Challenge: Reflections on Week One
So, it's been seven days since I started this challenge. I've had a cleanse day and a Shabbat, a kettlebell class and lots of walking. Ups and downs. First of all, a report on numbers. My weight went down fractionally, just under a kilogram (about two pounds). Clearly still in the noise. My measurements (which … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: Reflections on Week One
Fruit Share Wins an Award!
You will remember that I have written several times about the wonderful organisation called Fruit Share. Started in 2010 by the inimitable Getty Stewart, this volunteer-run group connects homeowners with excess fruit in their backyards with volunteer pickers who climb the trees and fill the baskets. From 10 fruit pickers in South Osborne four years … Continue reading Fruit Share Wins an Award!