Lunch and Shmooze

January 11, 2024 After a little chit chat, we opened with the Word of the Day- mangle - https://www.merriam-webster. com/word-of-the-day and had a little discussion about the mangle from a tailoring-sewing perspective. We followed with the Yiddish Word of the Day – On the contary: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=2DHy_obWETI Some of the expressions were familiar to our members, some not. We watched a video with multiple musicians playing the song  Bring Them Home:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=k1zXIENisS0 which has now become an anthem for the return of the hostages taken in the October 7ths attack. Shirley showed us two videos about how newspapers were made "in olden days" Newspapers 1970:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8eZBD4U6RD4 How Times is Made:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LLFStQn3cD0 And we closed with a version of Mi Shabarach – Latin American:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=QshF0audv4I         ...

Jan 9 “Hearts: Find Them in Everything - Elaine  We  opened with the Word of the Day- ominous - https://www.merriam-webster. com/word-of-the-day Then the Yiddish Word of the Day – Synagogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=soy7RnQRGq4 and finally the Hebrew Word of the Day – Taxi:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UayH1RXFwfQ&list=PL0vWFn- lQvXU2MCKEOc0Ut3RBmfJuNTR9& index=33 Elaine was inspired by something in one of Drew Barrymore's books and started noticing hearts in many places.  She walked us through heart-shaped art pieces, as well as heart shapes in architecture, nature and beyond. We watched the Homeland Concert:   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=XyI2GPDDLWc and closed by watching another rendition of Avinu Shebashamayim- Rafii – Valley Beth Shalom: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0Ki250OJ8vA               We were impressed not only by the cantor's voice but also her tallit which had a m...

 One of my New Year's Resolutions is to flesh out a little in the L&S posts, beyond only posting the links. I did not receive the January 4th links but made some notes.  And from January 4th to today, my notes don't make all that much sense either... We discussed sergers, prompted by Reesa's new purchase.   Just Get It Done Quilts has an annual decluttering challenge which some members are following.  Shirley told us about the treasures she had discovered after a pre-New Year's declutter in her studio.  We discussed uncluttering in general. We were provided with info about a request for knitting supplies, needles and yarn, for donation to Israel. Laya shared her artwork about the week's parsha and haftorah. Harriet and Susan (Calgary) shared some of their artwork.  Elaine is in Israel and shared that she had been to Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim attacked on the October 7th. I have a note about a paper cutting artist, Iso Setel.  Unfortunately...