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- CHAMETZ
Chametz is the Hebrew word which is often translated in English as leaven. This is the substance that leavens bread and causes it to rise. This Passover season also coincides with the Feast of Unleavened bread, which is when the Almighty instructed the people not to eat any unleavened bread for seven days. They were [...]
- OTHER PEOPLE’S LEAVES
I spent part of the morning removing two wheelbarrow loads of leaves from the flower garden, which had blown there over the winter months. They are huge oak leaves. It’s not that big of a job. It takes less than half an hour to do, so no biggie. What is most interesting about it to [...]
- HIGH COUNTRY QUIET
Years ago, I spent a great deal of time in the high country of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Located on the border between California and Nevada, these mountains are in the heart of gold country. The famous gold rush of the 1800’s left these mountains with communities that are nestled in quite solitude. Nearby these [...]
