Expo 67

So today it has been 40 years since we had Expo in Montreal. It’s all over the news here, in the Gazette and on the TV. Those days it was so nice, there was so much love between everyone, the French and the English. And this Mayor Drapeau he opened the expo and the metro on the same day, and people started taking the metro around. We were talking, memories, Ezy worked there and Vera worked there. Vera used to work in a souvenir shop, I think she worked in two places. And Ezy took a job, we used to make fun of him. He was supervising the people that were cleaning the bathrooms, we made so much fun of him.

There were 110 pavilions and 50 million people came. It was so nice. The Iranian pavilion, you felt like you were in Iran, and the American pavilion, and the technology pavilion and Grandpa would look and be amazed at the new things that they were just started. Jackie Kennedy came and visited, and they made so much fuss for them, with people visiting and in the uniforms, it was very nice. It was like heaven, we used to go there every evening. The only thing that used to bother us was the line up, there were so many people, we used get tired after visiting just a few pavilions. The people that grew up after that and didn’t see it, they really missed something.

Carlie’s had enough fun.

He’s had enough fun. Fooling around enough. He should settle with one of the girlfriends. One that he likes, a good one, one that’s nice. I’m hoping for Roxy also. She’s working very hard, she likes her job. She’s going to Ottawa for an exam or something. But whenever she’s ready.

I just came back from the Y

It was good, we did like gymnastic, something with the waist something with the elastic to stretch your arms. There is this kind of elastic that has a handle on each side and you pull it back and forth back and forth and it stretches, to build your muscles. I used to shovel the snow off the roof of my old house, but I don’t do it any more. I could still do it, but I don’t have a roof anymore because now I live in an apartment. But I’m still strong enough to shovel the snow. Terry does it herself, but I tell I can do it for her. I’m very strong.

Alterations

Today I'm making alterations on some black corduroy pants very thin very nice black ones they feel like velvet. I'm very good at alterations. I'm making them to wear at the Y. They have a bell at the bottom, but I don't like that.

Carlie is straightforward

My grandson Carlie doesn't make excuses or tell lies. Sometimes I think I should call him, and tell him what's new. But he always calls me. He keeps in touch with everybody.

Flamingo dancing

At the Y they also have flamingo dancing. There is flamingo dancing. I have never been, but I want to try it this week. After the class of yoga I see them doing the flamingo dancing. It looks very nice. I want to try it.

Lunch bunch

I do the yoga sometimes at the Y, once in a while when there is no other class. And I do the "lunch bunch," I don't why they call it that. I think it's because people come during their lunch break. First we do stretching, then we walk around the track. Then running and running and running. And then there is weights. Then we lie down on the mats and we do the stretching and that the end of the hour.

Cholent

These Ashkenazi people they make something that is like t'beet, Carlie told me they call it "cholent." And they have peas and carrots and meat in it. And it's old, from the day before. They cook it all day. At the very religious synagogue they serve it with meat and without meat. Sometimes they put like little hot dogs in it. It's nice, it's hot and tasty, but it's too rich for me. Too much fat.

Vera and Roxy went to the bellydancing

They had a belly dancing show in Toronto. When Vera was here, Sandra, my belly dancing teacher told her about it. She said she has a show, a group of belly dancers, and they're selling tickets. So last night Vera went with Roxy. But it was three hours, that's too long for me. Once they did it here, but it was in a restaurant and they gave them dinner and it was nice and there was belly dancing. But this time it was in a theater in the university and it was a boring place. Three hours is too long. you see the same movement over and over. everyone takes their turn. But they said it was good, Roxy and Vera.

They had the antique show at Cavendish.

Today they had the big antique show at Cavendish, about 50-60 dealers, they have it every year. I went with Fairy, they have all kinds of antique things, cups and saucers and silver things and all antiques. We sold many things. Fairy brought many things and they were appraised and she sold a small little ring, tiny tiny little ring. Things junk like this.

And I had a ring that I didn't like and it has a little bit of diamond, and I appraised it from one place to another place. One place she said I'll give you $100. It was really cheap, just a quarter of a karat. And three of them told me it was chipped. Then she said, no, I'm not interested in it. And the she OK, I'll give you a hundred. Then I went to the next one, he told me, I'll give $300. So I went off to Shirley, we know her for many years, she's very nice, and she said I would sell it. And I went back to the guy and I said $350. And he looked and he looked and he said I don't know, it's chipped. Then finally he said, ok, I'll give you $350.

There is a new rabbi at the Spanish.

There is a new rabbi at the Spanish and Portuguese. Rabbi Joseph left, and there is a young guy who is replacing him. I like him VERY much. He is very nice, and young, he comes from the States, I have no idea where. He is bald, completely. And he is younger than Carlie. And he has a beard. He is Ashkenazi and we are a little bit different. He says he loves it here. He loves the Sephardi service with Abitan, the cantor. But yesterday when he said kiddush, he said "borai pri ha gaphen." And they corrected him, they said, "we say 'gephen.'" I don't care though. I asked Anwar, what difference does it make? He said, "nothing."

Vera is visiting me for Pesah

The other day I took Vera to the museum for Walt Disney. It's a show about his creation, the cartoons, Fantasia, Cinderella, Snow White. All this stuff like we saw it on TV. And Vera said she grew up with this stuff, she liked it. And we saw a show about Maurice Denis, an artist from the 18th century. So nice, I liked it so much. He lived in Paris. Such nice paintings of naked women and self-portraits and all kinds of things. And Vera liked it too.

And we went to Holt Renfrew, it was so expensive, you pay so much money for a dress and you don't like it. Fairy told me go to Ogilvy. It's better.

Hag sameach

This year the seder was just us and Yacoob and Vera. And Yacoob read and read and read and read. We had a very nice dinner, t'beet, and ingri, and umhasha, and charoset with seylan from Israel. They sell it here, the date syrup. But it wasn't a hosa because my grandchildren weren't there.

Haim was here last night, I invited him for shabbath. Fairy brought Harvey, he's doing well. Haim said he did the seder with Alvina and one with Sollie. With Alvina they went until past midnight. Alvina is very religious.

Borax

Roxy and Carlie took me to see Borax with Haim and Fairy. Borax is very handsome. Abuel aleinu. I liked the scene at the dinner table and the one in the hotel. Chaibie.

There's a giladje in my building

Every time I came into the building he bothers me. "Oh hello," he says, "How are you Mrs. R_______. It's so nice to see you. Can I help you with your bag?" I tell him, "no, I can take it myself!" I just want to go upstairs to my apartment, and he keeps me downstairs talking and talking. Umph. Abuel.