RE: the winter

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you

live in a great “neighborhood”, n! The winter

festivities should be wonderful for you! (Just maybe never say “Catholics

including Orthodox” to an Orthodox priest – the poor man would have

a stroke… hee hee hee) That’s one bad thing about small

towns in Wyoming, etc – not a lot of different “ways”.

I think it’s fabulous when everyone’s traditions are included –

you learn so much and share so much more than when we all keep to our own

narrow paths.

Good health to

you and to Edna!

in WY

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the winter

So,

here we are in the depth of winter, at least in the

northern

hemisphere, and the heights of summer in

the

southern hemisphere.

I live

in public housing, HUD. When I first came here,

I was

the first jewish person who had ever lived here.

Now we

have: Christians, both protestant and Catholic

(Orthodox

included), Muslims, people of varying religions

from India; Buddhists from many

Asian countries.

It has

been hard for the administration, trying to figure

out

what cards, parties, dinners, etc. to have.

So, we

have these big events, in each of the three

buildings

and the public meals at these events are

free of

pork and also vegetarian. Everyone experiences

something

new about another culture, not just the religion

or

spiritual practice.

And, as

you know, my family cooks up a storm, and we

are

already preparing for Hanukah this year; I am baking

pies

like a mad fiend, and even bread, and cookies.

There

is hardly time to shop, prepare food, give gifts

to one's

beloved children and grandchildren, and all

that

goes with that, and take good care of one's self.

Last

year I actually lost weight. Not this year.

I am

now a chub, though Oprah now outweighs me!

Stay

safe on those highways and in those malls,

everyone.

I am preparing an update on my friend,

Edna, who

has MS, and will have her next appointment

with

her doctor tomorrow. Bulletins will be issued.

Love to

everyone,

and now back to the kitchen,

n