One of my favorite things about being in a neighborhood is finding little gems that surprise you. Especially here in Jerusalem, little nooks, crannies and alleys are ubiquitous, and it's always exciting to find a great spot. In this case, on Friday we were taking a walk on Rakevet Street, and noticed a little garden store right on the corner of Derech Bet Lechem. I've walked by this place maybe 100 times, and never noticed anything. I assumed it was another house- there aren't really any stores on Rakevet street.
But on this day, walking slowly with the two boys (two boys!), we had time to really look. And there it was, this little adorable entrance and a beautiful, lush selection of plants. I don't even know the name of it, there's no sign for it or anything, but it beat the schlep to the botanical garden, and it seems that Eitan had an equally good time.
We went home with a mint plant (for throwing the leaves in our tea-yum) and a little pinwheel for Eitan. He was very excited about it, although can't really blow on it strongly enough to get it to spin, and isn't into the idea of having it stay outside so the wind can do it. Oh well.
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