“Do you remember?” I look at my husband. We’re sitting in the living room watching our favorite TV show. “Do you remember where we met for the first time?” I can detect that look in his eyes. The one that only recently appeared. It masks, I know from my own experience, a certain sense of […]
Ariela Zucker
December 21 – Insomnia
I open my eyes, I am wide awake, it is dark. I look at the clock on my night table; its red numbers glow in the dark. 2:13 a.m. The house is quiet. Way too early, way too early. The words circle in my head. The night just started and it stretches in front of […]
September 28 – New Year’s Resolutions
In the Jewish tradition, the one I grew with, new year practices take almost two weeks to complete. The start is the two days of Rosh Hashana that mark the beginning of the Jewish year. Then comes the “ten days of awe”, ten days of repentance when a person needs to go over his deeds […]
August 31 – The New Normal
We open our motel at the beginning of June. It is three weeks later than our usual opening time, which is usually after the frost is gone and before the official Memorial Day start of the season. When we drive into the parking lot loaded with our stuff, I am taken back by the height […]
August 15 – Living Among Strangers
by Ariela Zucker My husband and I live in the motel we own and run. Our residence located between the lobby and the laundry room is an example of efficiency. This location ensures our ability to oversee the daily operation with ease. It also means that a constant stream of strangers moves in and out […]
June 8 – Seeds of Retirement
For years the thoughts of growing old were as far from my mind as the terminology that goes along with the ‘golden years.’ Yes, people around me became old, got sick even died. I was sad, contemplated the cycle of life, nodded my head in all the right places, but never until the last few years […]
