It has been a busy week and a half during which Barry
travelled to Barcelona to attend a meeting. We had been in Barcelona together
eight years ago but at this point the travel is simply too difficult for me. During
the summer, when Sabbath does not end until after 9 pm on Saturday evening, the
only way to be in Barcelona by Monday morning is to travel on the Thursday
evening before. So Barry had a weekend on his own, and booked a hotel for his
first couple of nights near many of the magnificent buildings designed by the
late architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Quite a bit of progress has been made
over those eight years in the completion of the La Sagrada Familia cathedral, the
most famous of Gaudi’s works, which has been under construction since 1892 and
is anticipated to be complete by the 100th anniversary of his death.
Meanwhile, back on the home front, I spent the week in Sharon
and kept busy with our grandchildren. As I was preparing this, I realized I had
never written about or posted pictures of a lovely recent event in Ella’s class
at Striar Hebrew Academy of Sharon (SHAS), the opening of a garden which was
planted by the fourth and fifth grade classes and will continue throughout the
summer and into future years, with produce to be donated to local food banks.
Dina and Aaron hosted quite the party to celebrate Ella’s 11th
birthday last Sunday, and fortunately the weather fully cooperated. They
barbequed hotdogs, served a yummy cake that Dina baked, made cotton candy (a
friend owns a cotton candy machine), and roasted marshmallows. A terrific time
was had by all.
Two days later was the Fifth Grade Graduation at SHAS. Here
are a few pictures from that event. Because there were only eight students in Ella’s
class, each was able to share their memories of their years at the school,
which was quite touching and a wonderful opportunity for them to become accustomed
to public speaking.
After Maya’s last day of school on Wednesday, Simmie and I
took her over to Crescent Ridge Dairy, a local dairy farm that serves delicious
home-made ice cream!
We found ourselves back at Crescent Ridge again the very
next day, when Dina and I took all six children for an afternoon treat.
And just for a smile, here is a particularly cute look at Noah playing with my purse and shoes:
Barry returned from Barcelona late Thursday evening, and
first thing Friday we headed back to New York because he had a review session
this morning with the group of residents who are soon taking their board qualifying
exams. We are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet which will hopefully
allow him to recover from the nasty cold he must have picked up on the flight.
Have a good week!
Love,
Rebecca
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