I was at Asbury Memorial Church's virtual Coffee Hour!
That was on Sunday, of course, and the usual twelve to fifteen members were there with me.
The latest chatter is about having services in the actual building, but I reminded everyone that the majority of the congregation has not yet been fully vaccinated.
Tuesday began with a 1 PM session with these two fellows.
This was the first in a 12-week series on Tai Chi.
Much of the first half was the warm-up, with slow, gradual, movements accompanied with rhythmic breathing.
The next portion of the hour-long program concerned two segments of a dance that he is teaching us.
Akin to line dancing, I had the most difficulty with those moves.
Part of the problem is me watching his movements mirror-image to mine as I hear him saying 'left' and 'right'.
Follow my drift?
He'll say "move your right arm upward as you move your left arm downward, as if holding a bowl"... but what I see is his arm on the right of the screen moving downward and his arm on the left of the screen moving upward... and I am mimicking what I see and getting confused by what I hear.
I hope to correct that mental disconnect soon.
Today was yet another lecture, this one courtesy of the Hebrew Union College as part of their "Judaism and Culture" series.
"Opening The Ark: Bringing A Lost Polish Synagogue To Life" featured Schmuel Potin and his instructor, Abby Schwartz.
As part of his process to become a rabbi, he recreated the 20-foot tall Ark (holder of the Torah) which had originated in Poland in 1740.
That cabinet was acquired by a collector in 1897, who then donated it to the Skirball Museum, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1926, to allow it to be preserved.
What excellent timing, right?
Say what?
When I asked about that marine creature, he seemed genuinely delighted to have the question!
Perhaps it was the first time someone asked!
After saying my name and reading aloud the query, he told me it had been customary for carpenters to include animals in their religious works in order to attract, and hold, children's attention and spark their imagination.
That's the rationale for the brilliant blues and greens and reds used on those lower panels, too.
Very nice!
Even more so was knowing that Michelle was up in Yorktown watching along 'with' me!
For dinner, Publix had a special on ravioli stuffed with chicken and garlic, so I was 'off to Italy' for dinner!
I already had a can of crushed tomatoes...
as well as the grated Parmesan cheese...
so I was set!
Oh, my, how delicious it was, too!
It went quite nicely with the episode of "Quantum Leap" which featured Dr. Samuel Beckett as a reallity-tv talk show host.
He had to disrobe during a show to confirm he wasn't sexist!
Such a perfect hunk of beefcake for dessert!
I followed that up with a "live vimeo" program about cooking!
"Bringing Home Israel" with Chef Mike Solomonov was on its 13th episode, this one titled "Mimouna Celebration".
Never heard of it?
Me, neither, but it's held on the last day of Passover and is a meal shared by Jews and Muslims.
How very cool!
And what was he making?
Sfenj, a Moroccan fried pastry which turned out to be akin to a creole beignet.
How do I know?
I asked and he confirmed the similarity... and even referred to the treat as a "Moroccan beignet" later in the show when he was eating them!
I think Daddy would have liked his style.
(smile!)
Happy '85th' birthday, Daddy.
(smile!)
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