Biryani at last

Cloudy skies today

The temperature continues to fall. Last night it was so cold I had to turn on the heater at 3am. I was coughing due to the cold. And winter blankets are out too. Daytime rises to 26 degrees which is comfortable in a T-shirt. We're all expecting the rain. The coastal and northern cities have had their rains but not here in the south and western part of the country. That's probably because we're up on the mountains and the clouds face a barrier with the mountains.

Today I'm a little lost as to what to do .... can't remember if I have any appointments. Anyway if I miss something, they'll call to remind. I know I have to start planting some tubers of Jerusalem artichokes. They're actually sunflowers and grow up to 6 feet. But they have lovely flowers and the sisters of Ivrea gave me the tubers from their garden. I managed to plant 36 tubers in 6 pots. Hope they grow and blossom in early summer next year.

Biryani dinner

Last evening Leo our Indian seminarian cooked biryani and dal and chapati. I told him that when I was well enough to eat semi-solid food, I'd like biryani. And he did cook it .... took a long time. I had to wait till 9.30pm before he finished cooking. But the food was delicious. Leo was a professional chef before entering the Order ... so his cooking is high quality. So finally I got to eat very good biryani. Loved it.

Yesterday's protest at the Gaza border numbered 10,000 people, or so it was reported/ 77 were injured. The violence generally is increasing. This afternoon the Israeli army fired back into Gaza when incendiary balloons floated into Israel. Incendiary balloons are floating balloons tied with a flaming rag ... it floats into Israel and when it lands on dry grass or bushes, it sets the place on fire.    https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5375034,00.html?fbclid=IwAR0iV3ZKH_3UQ3TsHBVBMADLQP_bB167lCku6Ht-dT0Um-1A1hraJItV5Lw