COVID had changed so many of our old viewpoints (may they return to their routine very soon!) The tale of Saba Eliezer who tugs the big carrot out of his garden with the help of Savta Yocheved, granddaughter Avigail, the dog, cat and mouse would not have passed the rules: I doubt they cleansed their hands with alcogel prior to going out to the garden and there is no chance they kept a 2 meter distance or wore a mask while they tugged and pulled at a huge root… I worry that at the end of this endeavor the whole family would have gone into bidud (at least they had enough carrot for 14 days….)

The Corona period had also halted (temporarily!) my annual meeting with first graders from the American School in Jerusalem. For several years now, as part of their "Field to Table" curriculum, a group of enthusiastic toddlers has been arriving and touring the field, to the delight of us all.Corona has prevented this event ror the past two years, so I was especially happy that we were back to normal this year, as the first graders arrived recently to marvel with me in our muddy wintry field.