focus on the Fast

last night shaun and i walked in the brisk cold evening to the grand canyon mall to buy stretchy balloons to make animals out of. shaun's a juggler and a ballooner, and he can bedazzle anyone shorter than his knees, so he's been asked to perform for the kids at tonight's Ayyam-i-Ha party. i get to tag along, hopefully helping with cupcake decorating. it feels so good to walk in the winter's evening. i wish i'd taken my camera though, because i think according to the outfits gadding about, the israeli version of Halloween is coming up. i mean i hope that's why.

upon a return home, i did the dishes and shaun made oatmeal biscuits! with cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, honey and chocolate chips. our little flat smelled like all homes during winter nights should. yesterday morning shaun made instant oatmeal, which was truly and colossally awful. he offered me a spoonful, which i licked gingerly, and then briefly considered aborting my plans for living through the rest of the day. a day that begins with slimy, salty, pale concrete is not an auspicious day according to feng shui. or it should be.

but since oatmeal is a slow-releasing source of energy, these YUMMY biscuits are perfect for breakfast during the Fast, which starts oh uhm on friday! our last Fast in the Holy Land. and then, we're pretty much off!

the pictures are taken with artificial light only, but you get the idea. i can't even believe how good they are.

love from leila