One of my favorite books has been 1001 Nights – also known as the Arabian Nights – which I reread every now and again even as an adult. The cliff-hanging tales full of magic and fantasy, told by Scheherazade, were a device that, supposedly, kept her new husband tantalized. This huge collection of stories actually includes folktales from many cultures including Persian, Arabic, Jewish, Turkish and possibly Indian.
Dear Ms. Jesselson,
A frirend gave me “paperwhites” in a bowl with stones and water. When they stopped blooming I put them in the ground. The following year they bloomed against all odds, but only for a short time. Do you have any suggestions for making them bloom longer in the ground?
Thanks!
I’m guessing that they need both more sun and some fertilizer. I am including a link here that should get you started: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-paperwhite-narcissus-bloom-again-29474.html
Thanks for the new illustrated essay. Keep ’em coming. Will your articles reappear in Riverdale Press? We got vaccinated at Columbia Armory thanks to a link from Jeffrey Dinowitz.
Thank you for opening a new world, once more. I just heard about an Israeli who went to the fanciest restaurant in Israel, in northern Tel Aviv and could not believe that tehina was not on the menu. He was ready to leave, but they brought some tehina to the table. I also enjoyed very much the beautiful photos. Keep it up, and thank you again. Esther
Hi Sura
I love your essays. When I was a kid I had my own translation of open sesame.
Knowing only English at the time, I heard it as “open, says me.”