Tag Archives: snow

Politics, the Weather and the Politics of Weather

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Shimona from the Palace

Forgive me, Reader, for I have sinned. It has been nearly three weeks since my last blog post šŸ˜‰ Whether it’s because I have been so busy, trying to learn my music for the two concerts I have coming up … Continue reading →

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Waiting For The Snow

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Shimona from the Palace

It is claimedĀ that the Eskimos have as many asĀ 400 different words for snow.Ā This is a claim which is hotly disputed and even referred to as “The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax”. Be that as it may, in Hebrew, there is (to … Continue reading →

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Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

Winter has come to the Holy Land, in all its cruel splendour and – as usual, in Israel – we were caught unprepared. It’s not that the meteorological office didn’t warn us about the storm front blowing in from Russia. … Continue reading →

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The City in White

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

The snow has come! I awoke to the news that snow was falling heavily in Jerusalem. I rushed to the window – not before turning on the heating and wrapping myself up well in my dressing-gown, and an extra fleece … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Grey

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

The relentless rain paused and the sun made a brief appearance round about lunchtime today – for just enough time to permit me to dash down to theĀ makoletĀ  (מכול×Ŗ – accent on the second syllable) – the grocery store – … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

Jerusalemites awoke this morning to a white dawn. Well, that’s what the radio newsreader said, any way. So I dragged myself out of my nice warm bed over to the window and looked out expectantly. Duh??? Snow? What snow? Maybe … Continue reading →

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