I Want Your Opinion, Thanks!

As I blogged the other day, for years already I've felt the need to change the name of this blog. The name doesn't really bring in readers nor give even a hint of what type of posts you'll find here.

I'll have to stop using this gorgeous picture as my banner, but I can set it up on the bottom of the blog, rather than the top. 

This blog, as opposed to Shiloh Musings is not political, though it is serious. I used to actually post my satire here, which I wrote by the name of Baile Rochel, which is my real Jewish name. I include more about the family, recipes, restaurant reviews and, yes, of course only kosher. There's more about ordinary life in Israel, more specifically in Shiloh.

I don't plan on changing the content of the blog at all, just its name.

Here are names I'm thinking of for this blog:

• Everything but the kitchen sink
• Thanks
• me, unique and eccentric
• IMHO...
• According to This Jewish Grandmother...

I'd appreciate your vote for one of the names, thanks. Yes, please vote in the comments or in the poll on the sidebar. Thank you!

Yes, just call me muse!

A "muse" is an inspiration, so since Fred has used my photos for his works of art, that me his "muse," right? I just knew that I had chosen the right name for blogging.

I had a good time at the pool today. My neighbor called me at 6:15 to ask if I wanted to go early with her. By 7am, we were on our way. It's my day off, and I like to take it easy. A leisurely time in the pool is taking it easy for me. While talking to a fellow "granny," we were bemoaning how hard it is to lose weight at our age.

"It goes up so easily; nothing goes down." she said

"Of course things go down." I answered. "Our height goes down; we shrink from osteoporosis."

I also heard praise of the chessed, kindness here in Israel. One of her children has "special needs," and she praised the help she gets. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to cope. They moved to Jerusalem, since they found a better school than where they were before. It's nice to hear something good for a change. The political situation is so horrendous that sometimes it's hard to remember how much good there is here.

There's a nice post about caring on Nuch Epes A Chosid.

I hope you're sitting in a room that's warmer than this one is! My fingers are frozen!