We’re back from our family trip to the US and sure enough I’m in my home sweet home mode. It was definitely one of the most exciting trips we had so far, but it’s also so sweet to be back.

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Home sweet homeThis cake was waiting for us on the kitchen table together with a little welcome note, when we were back. It was baked by one of my beloved Monday girls that visited our home and took care of the plants when we were away. The cake was delicious. Thank you Lina I’m so thankful for having you in our life.

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It was Saturday evening when we landed back in Israel, actually an evening before Sukkot 2nd holiday. That allowed us to make a slow landing and have additional couple of days to rest and digest. This trip will take a long time to process. We’ve seen so many new amazing places and been through so many adventures.

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It took quite a few days to unpack, manage the laundry mountains and get back into the swing of our local time zone. Yesterday was the first night that I managed to sleep for 7 solid hours which made me believe that I’m done with the jet lag?  The kids are back to school already and E went back to the office two days ago.

Etsy ordersExcept for packing Etsy orders I haven’t spent much time in the studio this week. We took it all slowly and I was and still am deeply in my home sweet home zone. Enjoying the slow landing. The hours spent in my studio were colourful and bright thanks to your orders. Thank you for each and every order placed when I was away and thank you for waiting till I was back. It is so appreciated. All your orders are making their way to you now. We sent the last ones yesterday. There are still a few blanket packs available in my Etsy shop if you like.

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When we were back I was very surprised to see my sourdough starter was waiting for me. It was waiting for me for more than THREE weeks!? What a strong creature. I think it’s all about our good relationship… Before we left I was learning how to dry sourdough starter because I’ve been told that if you don’t feed it for two weeks it’ll die. So following the instructions on this book I dried a portion of my sourdough. home sweet homeIt went so well that I made the second batch just in case and stored it all together in an airtight jar in the pantry. This way it can wait for long and can come up to live within two days feeding process. It felt safe but I still kept some culture alive in the refrigerator as I usually do, just in case.

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home sweet homeA few hours after we came home, I took it out of the fridge, fed it as I usually do, and surprise surprise, my original starter was still alive. I fed it two more times just to be sure it still remembers the fermentation magic and there you go. This is how it looked like after the third feed. No need to process the dry version. Seriously? There’s a sourdough fermenting on the kitchen counter as I write these words, let’s see how it works. I’ll be happy to share on IG stories over the weekend. Anyhow I have a lot of dried starter in the pantry now, so if any of you are interested I will be more than happy to send you some, just let me know… It’s a monster.

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After my laundry piles were back under control I went to visit our local nursery shop and made some planting, in and out of our balcony garden. Totally a home sweet home mode. SO good to be back and as always, Gardening is one of the most grounding activities plus I came back so inspired. On this trip we discovered that all five of us get inspired from the little things the most. Like for example driving around in a local neighborhood abroad and look at the house gardens. Oh, one of the best activities.

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daily walkWe were back to our daily walks the next day after we landed and I was so excited to see a new seasonal bloom on our local walking path. Weather wise, it’s definitely getting into the autumn here. There were raindrops falling on my head yesterday evening at the last part of the walk. What a bliss.

knitting and crochetHere’s my current knitting and crochet pile which was mostly made during our trip. I can’t wait to tell you more about it. There’s a new sock pattern coming your way soon which I really hope you’ll like. I still need to take some nice photos and now I regret not doing it on our beautiful drive on road #1 from San Fransisco to L.A. But I guess I’ll find a nice local spot for it in the next few days.

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All in all, the first week back was mostly about home and I’m all here for it. This weekend we have no special plans except for being slow and lazy. We might make it to the beach though, I missed my barefoot beach walks. I’m so happy I made it to my little blog corner, thanks for visiting me here, xxMo

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