It’s been a week of two halves [and I thought I’d explain
why I’ve not been around to visit many blogs this week.]
On the bleak side Mr A has had a bad attack of flu. His
temperature soared to scary heights on Tuesday. His resistance has never fully
recovered from the stem cell transplant two years ago and so any attack like
this has to be carefully monitored. Thankfully the antibiotics have kicked in and
he’s slowly recovering.
On the bright side there have been lots of Chanukah
celebrations, donuts and latkes to eat [traditional Chanukah food - I’ve
explained why at the bottom of this post] candles to light and parties to
prepare and organise.
And this morning the changing view from my Writing Den
window reflected my week’s two halves.
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| A frosty -4 degrees :-/ |
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| And then the sun came out :-) |
[Donuts and latkes and all things fried: In the year 168 BCE the Jewish Temple was seized and defiled
by the enemy. There is always a symbolic light burning in the Temple but in those days each jug
of oil lasted for only one day. During the siege that one jug lasted for eight
days. This is why we eat fried food during Chanukah, to remind us of the miracle.]
