12/05/2026
August Moon Muse: Yam Aloni
Step into the universe of Yam (38) and Yonatan (38) Aloni, where we spent a slow, sunlit afternoon. Located in Kiryat Tivon, we entered the home through a path that opened onto mountains and ancient oaks, past chickens pecking in the yard, a children’s tool bench and a large arrangement of shells and stones collected over the Aloni’s years of travel. The house is all natural light, wood, wool and textiles- every object a gentle prompt for discovery. A set of the kids’ knitting needles on the couch, foraged flowers on a rack drying for tea, lit beeswax candles.
At the table we stitched felted shapes while the children, Pelleh (8), Sahara (6), and Mika (4) confidently whittled sticks into wands. They helped bake a banana cake with date caramel, and decorated it with elderberry flowers, then led us on a nature walk where they pointed out a hovering hawk and nibbled on sorrel plants. Back home, the children pressed the flowers they’d collected between sheets of paper, marveling at how the petals’ colors transferred onto the pages. We left Yam’s house with a small carton of colorful fresh eggs from the coop- and the conviction that a creative life, forged by steady attention, honest materials, and shared routines, is powerful; the people who truly commit to it are remarkable.
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