I had always had a fascination for the story about Noah, the flood, the pairs of animals going into the ark to be saved as the world would be flooded. I tried to find Noah’s wife’s name but it is not listed in the original text. Sometimes she is thought to be Naamah and at …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Jaffa Skies early 2026
Kwashiorkor Barbie delights in the flowers in Nes Ziona National Park
I bought a pregnant Barbie in Akko but didn’t as yet have a project for her. Whilst musing in my training session with Miri, I realised I could cover her in purple flower stickers on her nude body and take her round and photograph her at the organic farm where Tova and I got a …
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67 Even more unsuccessful dating in TLV, but such fun
Carly is rather bemused that she can write two stories back-to-back about dating. It is not as though she is a floozy. Or, that she has even been out with that many men. Or that was her sole raison d’être for coming to live in Israel, despite what her family and friends in the UK …
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66 How does Carly get inspiration?
Like most people, Carly has a number of different ways to become inspired. She used to think she could only really do this when away on holiday. For sure it helps with partially silent writing retreats. That means she just has to get on with the business of writing, as that is how these holidays …
65 Carly Shares a Veggie Box with Tova
Carly loves to recall to anyone who will listen how she came to be Tova’s friend. As Israeli bureaucracy is so dire, Carly will only set herself the task of dealing with one issue involving forms or government offices a day. Otherwise, she might well top herself. And having got to 60 and being relatively …