Number 112: Birthdays tend to roll one into each other! We often can’t easily remember each one specifically.  But Sheryl’s 50th stands out as especially distinctive. We are both not “Big Bash” people and Sheryl did not want a party. But Sheryl’s parents arranged a lovely surprise family celebration for her 50th in May 2008!…

Number 111: Embarking on an unforgettable journey with our friends Micky & Gilad Stern to Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia, we landed in December 2010, adrenalin pumping, at Entebbe Airport, site of the remarkable 1976 Israeli strike against terrorism. Within the lush Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, instructions were to hide our food from the Mountain Gorillas and…

Number 110: Over the years we have often observed small groups of kayaks out in Walker Bay  – also during “whale season”.  Hermanus features on any list as one of the top whale-watching locations in the world. On my bucket list for many years has been the dream of kayaking with the whales in Hermanus.…

Number 109: Yair, in Prague as part of his Grade 10 Ulpan trip to Israel, raved about its beauty, history, uniqueness. So, in May 2003 leaving Yair and Maya with Sascha and Cal for 10 days, we travelled to London for Ray’s Conference and then to Prague. The language – a struggle! “The Jewish Museum…