Monday, November 21, 2011
My dad liked his gin on the rocks with a twist of lemon. He liked everything to be really cold, so he kept his gin glasses in the freezer, and froze the lemon twists, too. Today, November 21, 2o11, is the 13th anniversary of my dad’s death – his 13th yahrzeit. It’s the day Jews […]
Monday, November 22, 2010
Yesterday – November 21st – is my Dad’s yahrzeit, or anniversary of his death. Twelve years now, since he died in 1998. It was a Saturday that year. I didn’t light a candle as I have other years, but I went and bought a fresh bottle of gin, Death’s Door, so that I could drink […]