Tag Archives: holidays

Social Distancing #5: Passover Prep

Posted on April 6, 2020 by lisakwinkler

  I called my friend Robin this morning to catch up. We’re missing our walks together. I told her I was in the midst of making chicken soup and matzo balls for Passover. She said she was too! So we … Continue reading →

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A No Shopping Year? Could I Do It? Could You?

Posted on December 17, 2017 by lisakwinkler

Ask any knitter and they’ll admit they have more yarn than they can use. The stash, as it’s called, comes in handy for last minute projects that require small amounts of yarn or can be made with combinations of yarn … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2016 by lisakwinkler

Happy Earth Day! The first official Earth Day was celebrated 46 years ago, in 1970. I remember we took a family camping trip to Massachusetts and attended an exposition of all sorts of inventions designed to save the planet, including … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Passover

Posted on April 18, 2016 by lisakwinkler

In kitchens around the world this week people are planning and preparing for their Passover celebrations starting Friday, April 22. The holiday commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. The meal, the Seder, includes the retelling … Continue reading →

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Holiday Tidings

Posted on December 8, 2015 by lisakwinkler

Given current events, I’m finding myself looking for meaning this holiday season. We met up with some friends at the New York Botanical Garden’s  annual train show, a spectacle like no other, that portrays the architecture of New York landmarks … Continue reading →

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Purim: Plays & Hamentaschen!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by lisakwinkler

My friend Marla invited me over for lunch. “Come for blintzes,” adding she had some pitted jarred cherries from the Russian store and sour cream.   I happily ate the blintzes, a cheese-filled crepe popular in Jewish cooking. Knowing Marla’s busy … Continue reading →

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NY Botanical Gardens’ Holiday Train Show

Posted on December 8, 2014 by lisakwinkler

I was ambivalent about attending the New York Botanical Gardens’ Holiday Train Show.  I figured it would be yet another way that the holiday season has become commercialized and though I admire model trains, they don’t captivate me too much. Call … Continue reading →

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Turning Night Into Day

Posted on October 3, 2014 by lisakwinkler

Turning Night Into Day. Reblogged from Naomi Baltuck. A perfect Yom Kippur message.

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Not my Grandmother’s Honey Cake

Posted on September 23, 2014 by lisakwinkler

The mixed aromas of honey, strong coffee, whiskey, orange juice and cinnamon are wafting through the house. I’m making honey cake in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year that begins tomorrow at sunset. Honey cake and dipping apples … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Ode …to my Snow Shovel

Posted on February 14, 2014 by lisakwinkler

Ever reliable, waiting to be grabbed The perfect size Never causing arms or back to ache You stood among the others Not as wide, not as heavy, not as tall Inconspicuous, modest, humble Your  strip of metal, secured by screws … Continue reading →

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