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With Cathy at Tzora Winery<\/p><\/div>\n

All good things must come to an end: we took Cathy to the airport last night. From here she is headed to DC for a class before returning to Burundi<\/a>. We really enjoyed having her here in Israel!<\/p>\n

Last Monday, while Cathy was touring in Jerusalem, John and I went to the Ambassador’s residence after work for an “Art in Embassies<\/a>” reception. The program director was in Israel and she spoke to us about the program, and a local artist also spoke. \u00a0The Ambassador and his wife worked with the program to pick art for the residence; they chose the theme “Couples,” and chose art from couples who are both artists. It was interesting to see the difference in styles between the members of a pair.<\/p>\n

Thursday night, Cathy, John and I had dinner on the beach – the weather has been perfect this week, so it was nice to sit outside.<\/p>\n

Friday I took the day off so that Cathy and I could go shopping. We started with a wonderful breakfast at Benedicts, then spent the day wandering around the shops in Neve Tzedek, as well as the Friday crafts fair at Carmel market.<\/p>\n

This weekend is Purim<\/a>, a Jewish holiday that is celebrated with costumes and celebration (i.e., lots of drinking). It was fun to see all of the costumes Friday and Saturday – from kids to young folks to the very old – everyone seemed to get in the spirit.<\/p>\n

This past weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the death of my friend and co-worker Lesley in Ciudad Juarez, along with her husband and the husband of another Consulate worker. While several gang members have been arrested for the murders<\/a>, there still doesn’t seem to be a clear motive.<\/p>\n

Click to see more photos from our trip to the Judean Hills<\/a> from last week.<\/p>\n

Click to see more photos from our trip to the Golan and Galilee with Cathy<\/a>, including a photo of the original Mt. Tabor – my mom was born in Mt. Tabor, Arkansas.<\/p>\n


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