Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dolce far niente? I don't think so
Summer season ıs ın full swing and the tourısts are descending ın droves, our lıttle complex ıncluded. Plenty of opportunıty to observe, what they do all day, or rather don't do. Yes, the favorıte occupatıon with the Britısh (whıch most of them are) ıs to lıe motıonless ın the sun, bakıng themselves...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Here comes the bride!
Last year I attended a Turkish wedding which was very top notch; in Turkish parlance that means European style. There were plenty of Turkis elements, like the dance of the fathers, showering the bride with money and pinning gold coins on her, but otherwise just a great glamorous do. This year we...
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Battle resumed
With the Turkish language that is. Yesterday I went briefly to the internet cafe. It was early and the cafe was still closed, but the shop next door, run by a very nice lady whom I had exchanged greeting with before, was open. She rushed out, brought me a chair and a glass of the inevitable tea to...
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A freelance opportunity for travel writers
I just discovered a website which favors travel writers. It's called suite101.com. You have to apply and commit for 10 articles over a period of three months and to submit a resume and 2 sample pieces. They cover other subjects too, but the emphasis seems to be on travel. That suits me just fine and...
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Thank you for reading "Wild Honey"
And a big bunch of thank you flowers. That poem came really from my heart and your comments indicate, that you felt it too. My mind is "breeding" one on the two-faced wind, let's see if something comes of it.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Perhaps it slipped by..
because it is posted on lilypond which is not my most popular blog, but yesterday I wrote a poem called "Wild Honey". Normally I am not prone to touting entries, but this is a poem I am quite proud of and I would be so grateful for your opinion if you care to stop by. Having said that, thanks to...
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A message to purple mermaid
Dearest Jen, I have to choose this way to tell you, that I have the greatest problem to get into your blog from my home internet connection. It takes about 7 minutes to open your blog and when I have read and am about to comment and press send, it throws me out every single time!! So, here is to...
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Thanks for the advice on leg cramps
Thank you all so very much for your much valued advice. I looked at the diet list the doctor gave me more closely and..you are so right, it includes plenty of bananas and potassium. I`ll get myself some supplements from the chemist and then I should be all right. I was also glad to hear that azur...
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A brindis to a brilliant Turkish doctor.
Over the last two days I haven't been able to post much. For once it wasn't my temperamental internet connection which was to blame but the fact that I was quite unwell. What happened is that out of the blue I got these terrible calf cramps in the middle of the night. As a few of you will know, they...
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Monday, July 7, 2008
A fantasy
One of my favorite famtasies is, that for just one day, the earthscape would be reversed, the oceans would empty out and one could see what is underneath all that water. Just imagine to be able to see the sunken cities and cultures, untold treasures lost forever, high high mountains and all we dream...
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