We had a wonderful weekend in Sharon.
Dina prepared a fabulous Shabbat
lunch which was shared with another family, a couple and their four children. In
particular, she served a potato salad made with multi-colored mini potatoes in
a Dijon mustard dressing, and a spinach salad with sweet potatoes. The latter
was actually the base for some sliced brisket, but she left some without the
meat for me. I’m hoping she will be willing to share those recipes! Their
friends brought along a delicious rice salad, another recipe I am hoping to
obtain. Later in the afternoon we played a couple of games of Rummikub with
Joshua. Either he is very good or very lucky (luck does play something of a
role in Rummikub) but Joshua wins almost all of the games we play with him.
On Sunday we finally had our day out
with Eliana. We first went to have lunch at Taam China (“taste of China”), a
kosher restaurant in Brookline. We had such a lively conversation that I forgot
to take pictures until the end, but Barry did manage to get this one while we
ate our fortune cookies.
Our plan for our trip up to Brookline
on Sunday was to buy Eliana a belated Bat Mitzvah gift, a Chanukiah, also known as a Menorah,
the special candelabra used to hold the candles lit each night during Chanukah. She had one from when she was
a little girl and was ready for something a bit more grown up, and had asked
for that as a gift. We headed to a shop in Brookline just a few steps from Taam
China called Kollbo Fine Judaica Gallery (www.kolbo.com). We had not been there
in many years, and I had almost forgotten how much fun it is. It truly is one
of the most impressive collections of creative Judaica I have seen anywhere. It
is not the place to buy the more traditional sterling silver pieces, but rather
the place to go when you are looking for something different and colorful.
There were so many choices but Eliana very quickly connected to this one, and
it was such a joy to be able to have her there with us and see her taste for
this gift we hope she will use for many years to come.
Maya has told us that she would like to replace the little Winnie the Pooh mezuzah on her bedroom door, so we are already planning our next trip up to Kolbo. Now we just need to come up with the other five Chanukah gift ideas!
Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Rebecca
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