I woke early and made myself presentable for the world, watered the garden and left for the bus around 8.15am, off I popped on the 37 bus for the University, Noor was already waiting so we met and headed for the Library, I sat and listened and wrote and tried to take in all the information I was given, not easy when you brain says one thing, your ears hear something else and your tongue just can't get to grips with the noise your supposed to make. I still can't make a sound like I'm spitting at someone, and I keep thinking it just aint gonna happen. Noor bought biscuit she had made in preparation for Easter, her first trial at making them, and they tasted very good.
Hebrew lessons finished around 12.30pm and I headed for one of the University shops that just happened to sell very cheap shoes, two pairs later and I now have my summer sandals sorted, one black and one beige, but don't tell My Beloved. Whist waiting for the bus My Beloved called, he must have known I was in a shoe shop, apparently there was a person waiting at home for me, but it was a surprise, I hopped back on the 37 and headed home, I was met at the house by Issac, a lovely lad who came bearing gifts, two sun beds for the garden, yep I was meant to get them Friday but nothing ever happens when it is supposed to in Israel, so I let Issac put them in the garden and then I headed out to meet Amy, today we are going to Hadar to the market, my first trip to the market and with good company too, what more could you ask for, we arrived at the entrance to the market, and meandered our way through the stalls, we were met by wonderful smells, and sights on both sides, wall to wall fruit and veg, and spices and nuts and all manner of other things, including meats and fish. I bought pistachios and green beans and chicken and cauliflower, tonight we are having a concoction of all the above served with our favourite cauliflower bake, now thats what Im talking about. We headed back to the bus as I couldn't find the start of Wadi Nisnas which is another part of the market which has loads more meat and veg stalls, I think I will have to google its whereabouts as the last time I found it was by pure chance. After a lovely afternoon Amy and I said our goodbyes and headed to our respective homes, I was busy cooking the supper, and when I turned around once again the garden was full of workmen and landlords, the workmen were once again measuring the garden for the grass, and then Nelly and Itzhak were telling me the intercom will be fitted tomorrow, great but I could have sworn it was meant to be yesterday, Nelly keeps telling me this is Israel, sometimes you have to wait a little longer than expected.
Once dinner was in the oven, I headed up the Carmel to the store, I needed eggs for my cauliflower bake and the chiller was empty as Natalie and I had devoured all the wine yesterday. As I walked to the apartment My Beloved drove up and we came into the house together, My Beloved put up one of the bedroom bedside lights in the Little Princes room as our room by this time was too dark, and to get the lights on the wall you need daylight as electrics have to be turned off for fear of electrocution. I forgot to say when heading into the supermarket I was stopped by a young lady who asked 'would you like to donate to Passover' its for people less needy, so I bought some tuna tins and only gave her them when she gave me the cooking instructions on a tin of beans that I was wanting. You gotta love the give and take.
I threw the newly purchased beans in the supper, now these beans are like a kidney bean only brown and three times the size, but they are lovely and meaty and really added to the flavour of our supper. Now I love cooking, but I hate the smell that is left around the house, this isn't helped at the moment because I don't have a cooker hood, which apparently is coming on Friday, and I cant wait, I keep burning scented candles because of my sensitive nose, but there is only so much Vanilla one can stand on any given day.
We spent a lovely evening trying to figure out the Hot tv remote, but we did manage to find a Sandra Bullock film, which I also managed to start from the beginning, but you can bet your life I wont be able to do it a second time.......
We now have 3 of the seven wall lights in the sitting room and the kitchen light is also up, but trying to work out which switches work which lights is a damned nightmare, so now we just flick switches for the hell of it.
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