This morning I woke up quite early. Since I had gone to the gym yesterday, I had planned to only walk today. I decided to go down our street to Sheshet HaYamim ("The Six Days") Street and walk towards town. I went as far as Los Angeles Street which changes to HaSportaim ("The Athletes") Street at that point. Then I went towards the mountains until I got to Harim ("Hills" or "Mountains") Street and came back that way, pausing to go on one machine at the gym (which was right on the way).
We spend most of our time at home, and, even when we do go out, it's usually just to go into town for something. And sometimes, David doesn't go with me on those errand trips. So, on Shabbat, when I'm always free, we often like to get out of town. In Eilat, that means going somewhere north.
Today, we drove up highway 40 through Makhtesh Ramon, up to and through Mitzpe Ramon, and on to Avdat, where we stopped and ate at the Aroma restaurant there. Then we continue past Sde Boker, through Yerokham, through the Large Makhtesh, on to highway 25, down highway 25 to near the Dead Sea (where it reaches highway 90), and south towards home on highway 90 (through the Arava). It was a nice drive, and it's always good to get out and about.
When I got back, I finally started my mom's blog. "And what is that?" you may ask. I have most of the letters that my mom wrote to her parents during the 1950s. I had already begun entering them into my computer, so I decided to start a blog to which I will post them. So far, I have posted 2 entries: my introduction to the project, including some background about my mom's situation at that time; and the first letter my mom wrote to them, just 2 weeks after she and my dad got married. Click here to check out this new blog, entitled "That 50's Blog -- Lois Ruth's letters to her parents".
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