In Turkey brown road signs signify historical sites. Bulent and I have a dream where one day we can take a road trip and follow every brown historical road sign that tickles our fancy. Well, when we were in Marmaris…
Year: 2011
Every year there is a 5k race at our town’s Old Home Day. When I went home in June my mom asked me if we could train for it and run it together. We thought it was going to be…
The other day the whole family took a trip to the nearby town of Datça. It is about an hour down the peninsula. The ride is spectacular, through the mountains with the Aegean on one side and the Mediterranean on…
We have been vacationing in Marmaris for about a week now (more on that later). Now, we are here at a delightful time, the TIME OF THE FIG! There is nothing better and sweeter than a nice juicy ripe fig. …
A few weekends ago I went camping in York, ME. As a kid we always used to go camping on the Maine Coast or up in Canada. Many of my best childhood memories are tied up with swimming in the…
366 days ago I got married. Today is the 1st day of my second year of marriage! (Which means yesterday was my 1st anniversary-but I couldn’t post since I had to finish a paper for my Masters) My husband is…
I LOVE food. ALL FOOD. As my husband will attest while shuddering with repulsion and distaste, I will eat anything. I will try anything once or twice (sometimes you need more than one tasting.) I have no prejudice when it…
This week we are back on chemo--Dad's third round. While he does have some side effects and major fatigue he is in a pretty good spirits. When I came back he warned me that sometimes when he doesn't feel well…
This Saturday I went to an amazingly lovely wedding. My cousin Eulalie and her new husband Mike were married in their apple orchard underneath a beautiful old White Ash Tree. Eulalie and Mike started dating around the same time as…
Sweat+Blisters+3 Hours=3 acres of shiny freshly cut lawn Now I just have to do this every five days for the rest of the summer. On the plus side…no one needs a gym when you have a yard with an incline…