Musing Gallery

Betzavta (Together)

April 5, 2025

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Body image

March 27, 2025

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By myself

March 22, 2025

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Across the Pond

March 20, 2025

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Posts from a Previous Life

March 20, 2025

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Israeli salad

March 19, 2025

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My Irish Agent

March 17, 2025

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Hi, Dad

March 14, 2025

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Compost (a poem)

March 6, 2025

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Mental hijacker

March 6, 2025

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If one advances confidently … (quote)

February 22, 2025

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Fury

February 21, 2025

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Grandma’s magic desk

February 19, 2025

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Israel Index (2025)

February 15, 2025

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Great Expectations … of the Kotel

February 14, 2025

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Tuna melt

February 13, 2025

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Was it amazing?

February 11, 2025

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Filter system

February 7, 2025

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Hi, Mom

February 7, 2025

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Waiting …

February 5, 2025

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Metaphors for friendship

February 5, 2025

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I talk to myself in the car sometimes

January 14, 2025

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Hanukkah bingo

December 31, 2024

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Barren fruit (a prayer)

December 24, 2024

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Peacock Takes the Bus (3 Voices)

November 24, 2024

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Take a Number

November 21, 2024

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Final goodbyes

November 5, 2024

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Beckoning

October 28, 2024

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The Crab Pin, or A Tale of A Mistaken Assumption

October 24, 2024

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Two parts to sacrifice …. (quote)

June 24, 2024

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Becoming …. (quote)

June 24, 2024

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Yesterday I was clever …. (quote)

June 24, 2024

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A happy accident

June 5, 2024

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Lost inheritance

January 29, 2024

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Another Ghost Put to Rest

January 17, 2024

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Respite (a poem)

January 5, 2024

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When in doubt, throw it out

January 4, 2024

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The angel within

June 21, 2023

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Changing out in the open

June 16, 2023

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All 5 senses

April 30, 2023

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The shortest distance from brain to blogpost

February 28, 2023

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I’m based near Charleston, SC with my wonderful husband on a ½ acre of property that’s become my little place of peace. Baruch ha-Shem, I am blessed and grateful.