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Monday, July 16, 2012 3:52:44 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Our Shortest Visit in San Miguel--No Excuses This Time:
Janet said, "We are back in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. But this time, it’s just a short visit. Only five days. Micha decided to get his dental implants here, because it was less than half the price of what the procedure costs back in California. Yes, even..." more
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 6:57:16 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Another Side of Mexico:
Janet said, "When we told our friends that we were going to be spending a few weeks in Mexico, some of them asked, “Are you going to be staying at the beach?”Most of them asked, “Is it safe?”Well, we are not at a beach. There is actually more to Mexico..." more
Saturday, September 3, 2011 7:35:44 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Saved by a Garden Hose:
Janet said, " The day didn’t start well. Orli had warned me that Gali, her toddler son, seemed be acting a bit “off” that morning. But I had promised that I would come again to help out today—despite the fact that I was still feeling depleted from..." more
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:35:32 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Lost and Found:
Janet said, "A couple of weeks ago, I thought I had lost my favorite pair of sunglasses. They weren’t expensive sunglasses. I stopped buying expensive sunglasses after buying one pair several years ago and losing them almost immediately. These were drugstore..." more
Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:48:51 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Welcome Party at the Caribbean Palm Village Resort and Bon Bini Festival at Fort Zoutman in Oranjestad, Aurba:
Janet said, "This is not one of our adventure vacations even though we are staying in a location that we’ve never visited before. The main advantage of being in Aruba right now rather than someplace else is the weather. It’s perfectly balmy every day. ..." more
Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:48:51 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled An Exploratory Evening Walk in Aruba:
Janet said, "Did a little more exploring on Wednesday evening. The timeshare resort where we are staying is in the section of the island, called Nord. I wanted to see the section with the “High Rise Hotels”. They even call the section by that name. That..." more
Thursday, January 6, 2011 8:34:59 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Still Possible to Make Changes?:
Janet said, "It’s the first week of the new year, 2011. Guess what? I didn’t set any resolutions for this year. Did you?If not, why not?Are we so content that there is nothing we want to change? Or have some of us decided that we’re too old to change?I..." more
Thursday, December 9, 2010 10:57:45 AM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Mitzi Woke Me Up:
Janet said, "Mitzi’s loud, repeated cries pulled me from a deep sleep. I stumbled out of bed and started to go to her. She was standing at the top of the stairs, looking down to the first floor, and continuing to cry.“What’s the matter?” I mumbled. No..." more
Thursday, May 13, 2010 3:10:42 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Remembering a Peaceful Visit to Thailand:
Janet said, "Maybe it was all the news about stranded travelers due to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland that got me thinking about our last trip across an ocean—-to visit Thailand. Unfortunately, Thailand has also been in the news recently because of its..." more
Thursday, May 6, 2010 9:11:25 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Too Late for Conversation with My Mother:
Janet said, "It’s too late to have the type of conversation that I would have liked to have with my mother. And who knows if that would have possible anyway.I have seen photos of my mother as a wistful little girl, as a laughing teenager posing with her..." more
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:31:23 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Day Trip to Monterey and Carmel:
Janet said, "Some of the nicest trips are close to home – particularly when you live someplace as beautiful as northern California. Last weekend, we drove down to Monterey and Carmel with Uzi and Hava. The morning started out sunny in Palo Alto, but we knew..." more
Monday, April 26, 2010 6:58:43 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Waiting for Rumpestilskin:
Janet said, "This morning, I was sitting in my windowless cubicle, surrounded by fluorescent lights and feeling a bit like the princess that was locked in a tower room with bales of straw, trying to figure out some way to turn the straw into gold within three..." more
Monday, April 19, 2010 1:51:01 AM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Happy Thoughts:
Janet said, "As I was steeping in my lavender bubble bath tonight and reflecting on my weekend, I recalled the words of Robert Lewis Stevenson from one of my favorite childhood books, A Child's Garden of Verses: The world is so full of a number of things,I'm..." more
Monday, April 12, 2010 2:22:07 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Work is Therapeutic:
Janet said, "It’s slightly over a month since the surgical pin was removed from my right hand and it’s still not “back to normal”. My physical therapist told me this morning that it make take up to a year for the hand to look and feel like a normal..." more
Friday, April 9, 2010 12:50:17 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Remembering My Father at Passover:
Janet said, "On the last day of Passover this year, I attended synagogue and participated in the Yizkor service, the special memorial prayer that is recited on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Shavuot, and Passover.Rabbi Sarah Graf (Congregation Kol Emeth) suggested..." more
Friday, April 2, 2010 6:38:50 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Trying Acupuncture for the Final Stretch:
Janet said, "It’s been three weeks since I had the surgical pin removed from my right hand. At first, it looked more like a lobster claw than a hand. And the only finger that I could move at all was my thumb.My daughter Shelli, who is a licensed medical..." more
Thursday, April 1, 2010 4:14:47 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Passovers Past and Present:
Janet said, "Passover is one of my favorite holidays. Not that I’m a big fan of matzoh. And admittedly, it’s a lot if work to prepare for Passover. But I love having the family gather together for the Seder. I love the story telling and singing the songs..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:59 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Time For Me:
Janet said, "I've got a whole month ahead of me with hardly any obligations to anyone but myself. No job. Not even any babysitting for my adorable grandson, Gali. It's just me and Micha here in San Miguel de Allende.Lots of people have asked me to write about..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:59 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Managed to Walk Uphill to Santo Domingo:
Janet said, "Wasn't sure that I could do it. But was pleased to discover that I actually could make it all the way up hill from centro to our apartment in the Santo Domingo area. It's quite a climb, and we had already done a lot of walking before that. But it..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:59 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Freezing Feet But Feeling All Aglow:
Janet said, "Today was our first day of classes at Academia Hispano. The day started off cloudy, but not too cold. So I didn't layer up as completely as I did yesterday. After our traditional home breakfast of hot oatmeal, we headed off merrily to school. Took..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:58 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Rivers and Lakes:
Janet said, "No, we haven't gone sightseeing in the area. But after multiple days of rain, there are rivers of water flowing down the streets. And puddles that seem large as lakes. Luckily, I did bring a sturdy pair of shoes unlike one of the other hapless..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:58 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Waiting for the Gasman:
Janet said, "There are several things about San Miguel that remind me of life in Israel back in the 70s. The lack of central heating is one of them. Waiting to have gas delivered is another. In the USA, we take it for granted that the gas is piped--as if by..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:28:58 PM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Yay!! - Gorgeous Sun and Carmen's Chicken Mole:
Janet said, "It is so, so wonderful to see the sun again after all these days of pouring rain. I asked Micha to take a picture of me on the way to school this morning. You can see that I am wearing sunglasses in the picture, and the driveway is almost totally..." more
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:24:45 AM
Janet Bein wrote a blog post titled Breakfast and Life Philosophy:
Janet said, "It’s so unusual to me to wake up in the morning and to know that I have hours ahead of me with absolutely no work to do and no schedule that I must adhere to. My work deadlines are still there. But due to circumstances beyond my control, I cannot..." more