In the United States you are not supposed to touch children familiarly unless they are yours, or the spawn of a close friend or family member. As a teacher I was always very careful to keep my physical distance. The…
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I am still trying to catch up on back posts from Kurban Bayramı. I have been a bit behind and was a little tired last week, but for a great cause. I flew home to surprise my mother on her…
This year Kurban Bayrami started on a Monday (1/2 day) and ended on a Friday. Since it connected to the weekends it made a 9 day HOLIDAY! Bülent and I wanted to take advantage of this time and check out…
Born October 5, 1913, she immigrated to America on the SS Carpathia with her parents and three of her six siblings (the others were yet to be born). They arrived on December 2th,1919 on the SS Carpathia. She moved to…
I love hot pepper jelly. It is great served with cream cheese (or labne) on crackers. It also is a nice addition to vinaigrettes. There is a permanent link to the recipe under Close to the Kitchen –>Appetizers Ingredients:…
We came back to Ankara the Saturday before school started. We had been away from the house for so long there was a lot to do, cleaning, food shopping, and getting ready for work the next day. Since we went…
Since I have moved to Turkey, each year I have returned to the U.S. for the summer. This year was no different, through it seemed to go by very quickly. When I go home things are usually really busy. I…
A few weeks ago, my flowers were looking a little droopy, so I gave them so flower food. Then we went away for a few days and when I returned…Aphids had taken over. There were black ones ALL over my…
My birthday was in March, but Bülent “gave” me my present a few days ago. We flew to Antalya for the weekend! It was a whirlwind trip but we enjoyed ever minute of it. We flew in Friday night and…