So next week I hope to buy 'ingredients' to make my own soap. The main reason we're doing this is because of Zach's fragrance allergy (and fragrance-free anything is hard to find here or costs a fortune) and because of NS's eczema.

I found a place in Holon that sells pretty much everything we'd need but the choices are so darn confusing!

I have a choice of mango, refined cocoa and shea butter. And as for oil... 26 different types.

I'm so overwhelmed I don't know where to start!

I thought it was interesting to watch because as a Jewish SCAdian, this question comes up quite a bit about what one should do when before royalty.

ETA: My original intent for posting it here was not so much the fact that she didn't shake his hand but how he approached and walked away from Her Majesty. A common question that comes up is whether a Jewish mundane or a Jewish persona is allowed under Jewish law to bow to a king and/or queen.