Spring in Damascus is one long procession of foods coming into season. Winter is dominated by root vegetables, cauliflower and cabbage, and there are also fresh Great Northern Whites and Butter Beans. But with the first hint of spring the menu broadens.
First to appear is Auja – baby almonds. They are green [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Auja
Posted in Food on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Auja
Posted in Cultural Observations on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a picture of Auja I got from Food & Wine magazine online. ( http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/almonds )
Road Trip, installment 4 (scroll down for 1,2 & 3)
Posted in Family on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hisham on the bus. On the way there we saw Lilac Trees. I kid you not. Lilacs, same color and shape as ours, but growing on trees instead of bushes. Amazing! I didn’t get any pics or get to smell them b/c we saw them only from the bus window.
Road Trip, installment 3 (scroll down for 1 &2)
Posted in Family on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A far cry from a smokey arcade in the bowling alleys of our youth, huh??
Road Trip, installment 2 (scroll down for 1)
Posted in Family on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ibrahim, of course, always climbs to the highest possible point, and would go much further if I didn’t threaten to drag him back down by his belt loops!
ROAD TRIP!!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We took a trip to some springs near the israeli border a few weeks ago. A whole busload of women and kids. It was so fun. We also went to a little resort place where they had bumer cars and bumper boats and a small zoo and garden, and BOWLING!!! It was perfect weather and [...]
Been incommunicado
Posted in Happenings on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been sans technology since my computer crashed and burned in mid-March sometime. We shall call it The Great Disaster of ‘08 - we lost evrything (including my manuscript, thank God the book has already been published!!)
Anyway, we’re back up and running (well, at least crawling) over here and I’ll try to get some new stuff posted ASAP!
