Frogs jumping around the phallus

Yesterday was quite an intense day and I was too tired to write when we came home, thereof the delay of my blogging. We left early to go to the beach in HaBonim, which is a nature reserve. People go there to camp on the beach for several days and the atmosphere is just great. Both the boys, Yoram and me went about like four fish, playing around in the water, from the moment we arrived to when we left. The water is soon not cooling anymore, whatsoever. Sun is strong though! My burn from last week had settled and turned into melanin, so yesterdays 3 hours improved my tan quite a bit without getting burned. Yoram on the other hand got quite red, since he has been completely blocked before. Later in the evening he was mad as a wasp and was convinced that he is one step closer to melanoma and there is no way I can get through with my point of view. I think after this, he will wear a t-shirt forever...

Midsummer pole made with troll dough

We drove back home, changed gear and moved on down to Tel Aviv, passed Zikhron Ya'akov to buy Tishbi wine, but it was closed. Of course, it was Shabbat, which I also commented on the day before, but Yoram was convinced that it was open. We bought a bottle of wine on a road stop instead. We met up with more than 20 people in Park HaYarkon, Israeli Swedes, with partners, kids and friends. It was a great gathering, we devoured Swedish food, herring, smörgåstårta, potatoes with dill and drank wine and beer. Almost all the kids wore blue and yellow, either football shirts or cute baby dresses with crowns on. After the meal we sang songs and danced around the miniature Midsummer pole, together with the kids. Jumping frogs, crows and carousels, all included! Kids fell asleep pronto as soon as they sat down in the car.

Smörgåstårta!

Today I met Miles again in Tel Aviv and we worked a bit on the webpage for "Aikido Without Borders". We are trying to set a date to go to Bethlehem before I leave for Sweden in July. In Bethlehem AWB holds aikido classes for the Palestinian kids at the SOS Children's Village and this is only one of the projects that has been started by this organisation. Next new idea to manifest will be aikido for the Palestinian women that works with these kids in the Village. I cannot wait to come and meet them. Other than that we are working on promotion material aimed at fund-raising, to empower our resources. Even though this is a bumpy road, it is a road that leads somewhere...