The last week weeks I have been fighting colds, coughs and fatigue. While I am still having sleep issues (Friday night I did not fall asleep until 4:30 a.m., the fatigue is better. I think a lot of it was…
Author: Jules
I grew up in rural New England and in my early twenties I moved to Turkey with my boyfriend. I spent six years learning Turkish, and absorbing the culture and country. In 2015 I repatriated and moved back the the US. My (now) husband and I relocated to Austin, Texas. Our son K joined us in 2017 and I am now on the journey of my life.
Feeling so drained. I have been working on the Cooking Page revision project, and if you have noticed, there are some shifts and changes in my blog. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. While I am not done yet, the structure…
A while back I created an Ev Yemeği/Home Cooking page, which has been sadly neglected, thought I cook all the time. When I post recipes, I have been doing so in a haphazard way. So over the next few weeks…
I was on a posting roll, and now silence it back. I am working on building new routines. I have been away from the apartment for about seven months in total since January. Coming back spurred re-organization and new projects. …
After our vacation, Bülent and I decided to buy a car in Texas, where the cars have less rust damage from salt and snow. We would then drive out to New Hampshire in time for Bülent to start his teaching…
My friend Sarah is my oldest friend and was the amazing Matron of Honor at my wedding. We met on the first day of first grade, when she let me sit with her on the bus. We pretty much have…
Oh, figs! My favorite summer fruit. Fresh figs are best enjoyed when they almost look too soft to eat. Stay away from the firm ones. Look for the figs that are starting to split at the bottom..just barely. Sometimes there…
In the beginning of the summer we did a road trip. We started off in Texas with a visit with Bülent’s BFF Shawn. I was able to visit with Shawn again and meet his wife Larinda. They were great hosts,…
Holy Moly! BlogHer! I am still working though my experiences there. I went to almost all the sessions. A couple were productive and interesting. However, the main even was…not lunch with Martha Stuart, or even lunch with Katie Couric (although…