Pancakes and jam

Qattayif pancakes and rose jam

The weather has cooled a lot by about 8 degrees. Still it's hot to walk under the sun. I had to go to work in the other library and finish off the yearly reports. And also to get lots of supplies of detail spray, alcohol gel and wipes ... for the university library which will reopen next week. We must follow all govt directives regarding libraries including distancing in the carrels, isolation of used books for 3 days and barriers between receptionists and users. It's a complicated and expensive process providing for all these norms and it's been a week's hardwork to get it all done.

Youths arguing with
police last night

Last night a group of 10 jewish youths marched down our road chanting and provoking. The police at Ecce Homo Arch should have stopped them but instead allowed them to march down to our house. The 2nd police bloc at the corner of our house stopped them. They were not happy and started arguing with the police. Being the last Friday of Ramadan, muslims are walking about the street despite the curfew (which is never imposed) ... and a potential clash between them and the jewish youths could have occurred. Each time the police tried to force the youths to move on, they start to pray ... so police can't touch them. It went on for one hour till the youths ran out of prayers and the police walked them up to the Ecce Homo Arch and there they started another argument with the police who earlier granted them permission to march. All marches last night were banned by the Court so what the police did was not in accordance. Anyway the Court has allowed 700 israelis to form a human chain around the Old City and a gathering of 400 at the Wailing Wall for a ceremony.

Ascension Chapel yesterday

Finally on the last4 days of Ramadan, I bought a kilo of qattayif pancakes which are sold during Ramadan. People fill it up with walnuts of cheese or whatever they like to make the traditional qattayif pancakes which I love. I put Rose jam from Shandong on the pancakes ... and they taste heavenly. I hope there'll be groups coming from Shandong soon ... my jar of rose jam is finishing!!

Health wise my bp is fluctuating from 120/70 to 142/80. But I don't feel as bad as last week ... no dizzy spells or nausea or confusion. If anything, it's the bunion on my foot that's hurting very much ... while I'm sitting or resting. Sharp pain shooting around the bunion that kept me awake all night. I wonder if there's a cure for that. No surgery please.