A woman of valor who can find? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, And he has no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. Proverbs 31:10–31 How many of us have […]
Eileen Creeger
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“Bah, humbug!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge, in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Move over, Ebenezer, because I’m on your side! It’s not that I have anything against Christmas. After all, my parents drove us kids down Eastern Avenue in Baltimore to see the beautiful lights on display in the neighborhood windows. […]
The crows come in winterCongregate in my treetops.Their cawing is quite annoyingThey don’t know when to stop. They land on our roofEach morning so early.Their claws dance on the shingles.Their demeanor is too surly. They dig in my flowerpotsSpreading dirt everywhere.They do what they wantWithout seeming to care. On trash […]
My father’s menorah has been sitting on top of a high bookcase in our house for many years. When we took it down the other day, unused and hidden, it was covered in a thick layer of dust. This menorah is heavy and cumbersome. Made of solid brass and estimated […]
Memories of “turkey day,” aka Thanksgiving, from my childhood are sketchy. Perhaps that’s because they weren’t anything to “crow” about. Up until I was around age 12 or 13, we traveled up the Jersey Turnpike to spend the day with Dad’s maternal relatives in Northern New Jersey, the Zuckermans. Instead […]
Am I a country bumpkinBecause I don’t like pumpkin? A squash that’s now a spice.Sorry, that taste isn’t so nice. The hype begins in early OctoberPumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin over and over. In muffins, coffee, donuts and cakesIt’s everywhere, for goodness sakes! Peanuts’ Linus sits in the patchWaiting for the Great […]
Getting out of bed isn’t worth the effort some days. Today, Tuesday, is one of those days. Background About one month ago, during Rosh Hashanah, my husband came down with a stuffy nose, sneezing and lots of coughing. Fortunately, his COVID-19 test was negative. He even vomited a couple of […]
Honey cake is to Ashkenazi Jews at Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) what fruit cake is to Christians at Christmas. Mention these cakes, and one is sure to see wrinkled noses and some serious eye rolling. Fruit cake is often the butt of comedians’ jokes. “The worst gift is […]
Formative Years: 1954-1965 We didn’t have furry pets when I was a child. When my sister Margo asked for a dog (she would have been happy with a pony, too), Mom said, “No.” The excuse was that mom worked and had no time to take care of a pet. Additionally, […]