Heatwave is back

The pools and streams at
Independendce Park are a great place
to be in this heat

Just when we thought the heatwave had gone ... the heat picked up again this morning. The last 2 days were very pleasant ... a cool breeze during the day despite the strong sun; and nights so chilly you must wear a jacket ... but this morning the sun was beating back with a vengeance, no wind as well. I was practically struggling to climb the hundreds of stairs in the Old City to reach from my house to work at New Gate (all uphill). Had to buy a small can of Sprite to quench my thirst, and the shopkeeper gave it to me free of charge ... seeing I was already with an asthma attack.

Tit-for-tat attacks have continued throughout the day. Masked arab youths throe firebombs and rocks at Israeli police all round the suburbs of Jerusalem; jews turn and attacked an arab riding the train; arab workers from an industrial estate attacked 3 israeli drivers during an accident .... it's back and forth ... with no end in sight. There is a great lack of political will to solve this racial/religious tension.

Soya Milk
"Alpro"

Leaving the "normal" problems of this country, I had to settle some of my own ... mainly food. Since I'm allergic to so many things, I now have to buy fresh veggies. But cooking is the next hurdle. We're renovating our kitchen so there's no kitchen, stove, fridge .... I bought a pack of spinach and bean sprouts but they're rotting away in this heat. I also found a new brand of soya milk called Alpo which claims not to have preservatives and coloring. Took the risk to try one out ... "Macchiato" flavor. Since there was no fridge, I had to drink the whole 1 liter at once. After half an hour, no allergic reaction. Good. Now I'll buy this brand of milk. One more thing that I can consume.