Tuesday Good News Day?

it is 9:30 a.m. in the holy city of safed.  tonight begins the second holiday of pesach.  it is the seventh day and last night here in Israel.  yes, pesach is over tomorrow night.  i just got back from walking the dogs.  the little one got away from me and ran blindly across a big street just as a huge truck was pulling out.  i closed my eyes.  i thought for sure she was going to get hit.  i finally got her back and came home.  it is a lovely and sunny day.  it was very warm yesterday.  i sat in the sun for awhile and my wrist got a bit burnt.  i guess i got my vitamin D fix for awhile. 

i didn't hear one word from a soul on sunday.  it was like everyone didn't have the strength or will to speak.  i know that i didn't.  i made up for it yesterday.  my friend called.  i had just showered to get warm.  the house is freezing.  i sat and spoke to my friend for nearly three hours.  after that call i returned to the shower to get warm, once again.  i got dressed and decided to visit my friend who lives a couple of blocks away.  i have been wearing sweats for most of the quarantine so i tried to look fashionable.

 i put on a lovely sweater and designer jean skirt.  what a drag that i didn't get much use out of this very well made shirt.  i bought it a couple of years ago when i was in Jerusalem.  i put on about twenty pounds when the kids moved there.  i couldn't fit into the skirt for a long while.  the skirt is miles too big now.  it doesn't suit me at all now.  it is the only skirt left in my wardrobe except for my work jeans skirt.  i need to buy clothes whenever this virus ends. 

i woke up with a sore throat.  it is burning and i have a bit of a dry cough.  i took the dogs over to my firend's house around 4:00 p.m. yesterday.   she had wanted to venture out and needed a spare dog to walk so if the cops were around; she wouldn't get a fine.  she wanted to sit in the park near her house.  i strongly vetoed that plan.  i do not sit in public areas or on public benches, now.  we went back to my house and sat outside in my courtyard.  no one gets inside now; not even the cable guy.  we kept a good distance apart and we both wore our masks.  the sun was very strong.  we sat out there for about an hour  a neighbor joined in the conversation from outside in the street and then i walked my friend back home.

i went online for awhile and before i knew it: it was already 6:30 p.m.  i needed to have supper.  i had made a huge matzah brie in the morning for me and the dogs.  it really isn't my thing.  i would have been happier with a piece of matzah and an omelet.  the matzah brie was tasteless.  i added salt and pepper but it still tasted like cardboard.  it probably would have been better with jam or honey and cinnamon.  i miss not having butter this year.  i didn't know what to make for supper.  i was suddenly really hungry.

i decided to make some French fries.  i still had a bag of potatoes in the pantry.  i had made mashed potatoes for Shabbat.  they were awful.  i make them every year for pesach night and it is a great crowd pleaser.  i hated them.  potatoes are not really my thing.  i realized that fries would take a long time so i made latkes.  i ate them with a low fat dairy item similar to sour cream.  i sliced an apple and i threw on some grated beet salad.  i was stuffed.  for dessert,  i ate two dates.  that was 14 hours ago.

i need to break my nightly fast.  i gargled with salt water before i left the house.  i was tempted to make a supermarket run.  i don't have salmon and i'm craving some.  i do not want to go there, really. i have become fearful of people. i have enough food for now.  i can wait until next week to shop; or even later.  i have a can of tuna i can use for Shabbat.  i'm planning on making a shepherd's pie for the holiday.  i still have celery and carrots and onions.  i might also make a chicken soup.  my throat is scratchy; so no speaking on the phone today.

i have been having scary dreams.  they all involve chaos scenes and escaping the rona.  i have been abstaining from television.  i cannot follow any plots and it gives me a headache.  i need quiet.  i think we all need that.  i live alone and yet sometimes it isn't quiet enough. i make a strong effort to know what day it is now.  i chant the day when i go to sleep and when i walk the dogs.  today is Tuesday.  today is Tuesday.  today is Tuesday.  i have no idea about the date but who cares.  i ain't going anywhere. happy holiday!