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Month: November 2013

Face to face with our own silly selves

On 23/11/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized2 Comments

 Do you ever find yourself running up against something that you have thought or said? This happened to both me and Ali today.Ali went up to Istanbul a few weeks back to see his mother and was seized by the thought that she ought to get Digiturk (satellite TV). He has been more preoccupied lately …

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mission accomplished

On 22/11/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized6 Comments

I often refer to our flat in Antalya as being "in town" but actually, it is right outside of the Antalya city limits, just off the highway that heads north to Ankara and Istanbul. It's not super convenient for going into central Antalya, but we don't have much cause to do that - we prefer …

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Asleep at the wheel

On 20/11/201320/11/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized8 Comments

I had planned to write yesterday's post after putting Kaya to bed, but I hadn't planned in falling asleep with him! I woke up a few times in the night wondering groggily what time it might be before konking out again. I guess I was tired. Anyway, I'm back again and I wanted to share …

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Seeing double

On 18/11/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized14 Comments

The boys have been leaping out of bed at 6 lately, so we have long crazy mornings. Today, Ali was in the apartment with us, so we drew a bath and he and Baki got in. I went to the kitchen to rustle up some breakfast and Kaya ran in, stark naked having apparently changed …

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Time marches on

On 17/11/201317/11/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized4 Comments

There are these moments kids have when they are, suddenly, all grown up. They sleep through the night (still waiting, Kaya...), start to talk, or go off to school without glancing back over their shoulders. It happens over and over again, these little transformations that force us to reconsider who they are. The last time …

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