Tag Archives: Israeli wildflowers

Strong Medicine

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Shimona from the Palace

Spring is right around the corner. If proof were necessary, it was there in abundance in last month’s field trip with Yad Ben Zvi, to the Shefelah, in search of early spring flora – anemones, wild orchids, irises, cyclamens (one … Continue reading →

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Flutes, Flowers and the Sex Life of Snails

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s been a busy few weeks, no doubt about that. The second half of December was taken up with rehearsals for The Jerusalem Opera’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, in which my choir, the Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, took part, together … Continue reading →

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The Flowers of Autumn

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Shimona from the Palace

The High Holy Days have been and gone, and I completely forgot about my promise to write about my trip to London. So much has happened since then, that the short break in the city of my birth has more … Continue reading →

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