Before we tie the Knot

Tiyul (tee-yool) Trips

View of the Haifa Bay from the top of the Bahai Gardens Israel, as you may be amazed to see, is an absolutely gorgeous, breathtaking country and her towns can and do give a run to all the other major cities around the world. Talking of which, do you know that Israel is 473 times… Continue reading Tiyul (tee-yool) Trips

Before we tie the Knot

Bed, bath & beyond

So, this post was about giving a helping hand for our family & friends who would be visiting Israel with regards to their stay. We really wished that we could have let everyone stay with us on our farm. We would have surely enjoyed it. However, due to all the usual 'balagan' (buh-laa-gaan) 'mess' of… Continue reading Bed, bath & beyond

Before we tie the Knot

Drawing up an invitation

So, let's talk about our wedding invitation card, shall we? My brains were over working to juice out the creativity on an invite for quite some time and came up with a couple of ideas. The wordings on the back of the invite were penned by me and our wedding planner helped me tweak it… Continue reading Drawing up an invitation

Before we tie the Knot

The Proposal….that didn’t happen on a bent knee

While cruising along on the beautiful Caribbean (where else would you want to be, right?), on 'Captains Night', dressed in all our finery, me in my saree of course and him in a tux, lucky to NOT be seated with anyone else (which is rare), HE PROPOSED. Me, shocked, as I was absolutely not expecting… Continue reading The Proposal….that didn’t happen on a bent knee

Before we tie the Knot

Our Love Story

Sam: "I am the Colombian aroma in this fun ratio. Born in Barranquilla (pronounced 'Buh-rrun-kee-yaah'), Colombia, my family moved to Florida, USA when I was 14. I am an ex-fire chief & moved to Israel 13 years ago. I am now living my dream of being a farmer and work the land raising barley for… Continue reading Our Love Story