Did You Know?

Did you know that the lowest-cholesterol pork in the world is found in a special breed of pigs raised in Hungary? Yes, the Mangalica is the only pure-bred pig left in the country and has a higher level of non-saturated fatty acids (which is good for you) than other pigs. They are also cute because they are furry like sheep!

Did you know that Hungary has the second highest death rate from heart disease in the world? Slovakia is number one. It is because of their delicious langos (which is fried dough topped with shredded cheese and ham bits! This ham does not come from the Mangalica pig!)

Did you know that a Hungarian by the name of Doctor Zoltan Takats invented the JEDI knife which primarily detects cancerous cells in tissue while in use during surgery? It was voted one of the world's best new inventions at the World's Best Technologies Forum in February, 2008.




Did you know that in Hungary shower curtains rings are sold in packages of 10 but the shower curtains only have 8 holes? Shower curtains and rings must be packaged by the same company in America that puts 10 hot dogs in a package but only 8 buns in a bag.

Did you notice that I have 4 extra shower curtain rings instead of 2? (You are astute.) That is because we had to use 2 shower curtains to enclose our shower, which has one wall and is open on 3 sides.



Did you know that when we go on a vacation, the preparation and packing makes me wonder if it is worth it? Glenn and I leave Friday morning for Israel for 9 days of vacation. There is so much to do to go out of town, such as bring all the flowers down off the balcony so that our friend Alvin can water them when he waters the flowers in the yard. Notify our neighbors, lower all our shutters (for security purposes), empty the trash cans, take plastic bottles, paper, aluminum cans and glass jars to the recycling bins, straighten the house (because our house is occasionally used when the Eden House guesthouse is full and overflowing) and so on.



While we are out of town, we will miss the great strawberry harvesting! This is the first and probably the only strawberry from our patch we will get to eat this year. Unfortunately, they are all going to ripen while we are out of town. Not to worry though that they will go to waste... I told our next door neighbors to eat them while we are gone. It was rather comical, me trying to communicate via mime to tell our neighbors to "Please eat the strawberries."

Did you know that when nothing big happens in our life, you get pictures of our plants and a short blog?

I am not taking my computer with me on vacation (I feel like I am leaving a part of me behind!!!) so you will not have an update from me until we return from Israel May 31. How will I ever choose among the 400+ pictures that I will take to post on my next blog???? I'm not sure how I'll choose, but I bet you hope I find a way!!!