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Another Rosh Hashana at home with just the three of us, but this year we couldn’t blame it all on Covid—lack of planning was also to blame. We both are working from home is great, but it has us both running a bit ragged and somehow despite having saved all this commuting time, there is still no time to think and plan. I suspect the general state of alert and Covid anxiety contributes too, but it seems like the days pass by so fast and suddenly POOF there’s a holiday we forgot to make plans for. Still, it was nice to bake a couple of rounds challahs, one for us and one for a neighbor who also celebrates. My matzo ball soup isn’t as good as my mother in law’s but it was still tasty and no one complained!
September 15, 2021
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We got our first snowfall in Vancouver. It puts me in the Christmas spirit! This year is going to be way better then last year.We get to celebrate with our adult children. Last year they weren't allowed in our house because we were locked down because of the virus. My big worry is the new variant its spreading in Canada … all I care about that we can be together on Christmas day. We are going to a friends for dinner this weekend. We are all fully vacinnated. One friend wasnt included because her and her husband arent vaccinated. There will be 5 other people so 7 total .. its a Christmas get together we have done every year except last year. We also are going to Van Dusen Gardens which is all decorated with over 1,000 000 lights. Its so pretty . You have to pay to get in and you have to be fully vaccinated. We are also going to LaFarge lake that is decorated with lights.its a way better year,this year. Last Christmas everything was cancelled. We got our turkey for Christmas day the prices are crazy they want $85 for a 10 pound bird. Its because of the floods we had in this province a lot of livestock drowned .
December 9, 2021