הַיּוֹם שְׁמוֹנָה יָמיִם, שֶׁהֵם שָׁבוּעַ אֶחָד וְיוֹם אֶחָד, לָעוֹמֶר

Yom Shmonah of the Omer.

This Erev Shabbat my brother returned home from Mexico, and we picked him up at the airport. I spent Shabbat afternoon in Arlee, Saskatchewan, at the Jantzen home; drinking tea, eating fluffy (leavened!) white buns, throwing snow, and playing Boggle and cards.