10 years ago, I was a fledgling English teacher, and Ali was a tour guide and translator. One of the highlights of our year was the Istanbul Film Festival (which is going on now) because we worked on subtitles and got passes that let us in to any movie. I still remember the thrill of …
Author: Garden Correspondent
Gardener, mom, reader, and all round messy person.
Happy Birthday to Baki
Baki turned 7 today. It is utterly redundant to make mention of how the years have flown by, and how that little baby I once held is now running around, reading, wearing glasses, writing in cursive, and doing all sorts of other things that I never imagined possible in those first early months, or even …
Free range baby
Spring is here, and Kaya is crawling, so I let him range free in the garden while I worked. He used to observe garden work from a high chair or on my back in the baby carrier, but he definitely prefers a more hands on approach. The chamomile is flowering (nature's work, not mine) and …
Three steps to dinner
Here's the recipe for the easiest way to cook fish that I know.* You need: 1) Some fish 2) Some herbs (optional- I used fennel tops) 3) Salt Step 1: A thin layer of salt in the pan. Step 2: Add fish (with herbs in their bellies if you're using them) Step 3: A thin …
cola bottles and the tops they wear
Out by us in Ulupinar, no one would ever dream of throwing away a cola bottle. Be it 1 liter, 500 ml or 2.5 liters, these handy bottles are used again and again. They don't leak, so they are invaluable receptacles for fresh milk, diesel, home made pomegranate or grape syrup, and as I have …
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