Picture of the Week #2

 

Actually, it’s more like the picture of the month since it took that long to complete this painting. Hopefully, you’ve read my previous post so this picture, which I call The Little Sultan, will make sense. Check out the entire painting (here).

Sultan for a Day

 

     I wrote this post several years ago, shortly after Mrs. Chatterbox and I returned from Turkey. I’ve spent the last four weeks working on a painting based on this post. I’ll reveal my finished canvas on Wednesday. Read about the inspiration for this painting (here).

The Deal Breaker on Becoming Jewish

  

     

Now that it’s Hanukkah I’m reposting a story from my memoir The Kid In the Kaleidoscope, a true tale about my decision to become Jewish when I was ten, and how I questioned my decision when I found out about the deal breaker….

Note: If you haven’t yet joined the new Chubby Chatterbox (Here) because you aren’t pleased or familiar with Google+ or Networked Blogs, there’s a third widget that’s been added to Chubby Chatterbox. It’s called Blogtrottr and all you need to do is submit your e-mail address and then follow the simple instructions. I’m told this is extremely uncomplicated and I hope some of you will give this a try and let me know how it works.

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