 29 Apr 2005 @ 06:16, by Judih Haggai
This week on the kibbutz has been relatively quiet.
1. The government has amongst disinformation, informed us that the pullout from Gaza will be delayed 3 weeks, so, unfortunately, we won't have to cut out for summer vacation early.
We might,however, have to delay coming back to school in September, so there's hope!
2. The potatoes are being harvested, so all those emerald fields are now slowly drying, the green chlorophyll sublimating into the air, the smells are still delicious. Chamomile is more radiant than ever.
3. The bike road is now a series of dunes - it's a huge effort of concentration to make it down the road without slipping and sliding. Someone out there is having fun, but this particular biker prefers an occasional rainfall or leaking irrigation pipe to keep the road visible.
4. The kibbutz secretary is rumoured to not only have quit his position but also to be seriously thinking of leaving the kibbutz. This is a welcome surprise. He, brilliant in his study of history, is also a liar and a manipulator. Because of him, many kibbutz sons and daughters - ages 18 and up, have left the kibbutz in disgust. It was his great idea to link not working (even for a day or two)to non-receipt of a yearly budget. Funny how he chose to enforce that new rule of his on young kids fresh from the army or high school, but not on those parasites of kibbutz life who don't work because of whatever reason they choose,those who are 40 years old or older, those who claim distress or circumstance. Those people continue to receive money, rights, uh huh.
The secretary might leave the kibbutz? Fine with me. We might get a chance to install someone with more sense.
5. Weather's been hot and dry. I haven't noticed. I've been painting and writing and making a chapbook of poetry, and generally venturing outside for walks in the cool of the afternoon.
6. An old friend dropped by. He's one of the ex-kibbutz sons who left after leaving the army to stay with his music. He's living with his wonderful jewellry making wife, Lilach, their trippy little daughter, Eliya, and Woods, an ex-Jamaican who plays keyboards. Funny how he's re-living the life that G and I led for years. Out in the city, trying to make a living; him from music, her from art. They're now going to leave the inner city and head out into a town to look for cheaper rent.
Once you leave the city, though, you lessen your chances for gigs and gigs keep you in the scene. G's been trying to point this out. Me too, cause now they're expecting their second child. One child, no problem. Two children begins to be serious with serious need for income.
Let their fate lie in hopeful directions. Ours? We're on kibbutz, not in mid-town Tel Aviv living from our art. But then again, we've got 4 kids and they are unbelievable gifts.
Can't complain.
7. Passover is almost over. Here it ends on Saturday. In the U.S. and Canada it carries on another day. Not sure why. Why would anyone choose to keep up with that matza torture for another day? This is the 3rd year I've managed to avoid all forms of matza for the duration.
8. It's bug season, it's hot and dry season, it's another month and a half of school season, but I'm deliriously happy. I can't believe that I'm still alive and enjoying life. There seems to be such an oxymoron going on.
Happy weekend to all.
judih
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