I swore I would not live in Çaliş. I was offered a rental (cheap) and refused it ... and then I was offered a house sitting (kitten sitting) opportunity for three months. I had to eat my words ( Read more... )

I did the trip to Greece today to renew my Turkish visa -- it is now good for another 90 days! I plan on being here till the end of March (at least ( Read more... )

This morning Lola sat across from me over the heated coffee table; we nibbled leftovers from last night. New Years was a bit of a bust. At one point in the evening I had teased her, "we will be eating your tears in the chocolate cake." The raki had started flowing too early. But, we survived. The night passed without argument or open conflict; ( Read more... )

We here at the 'crazy hotel' took full advantage of the sun today. Lola and I went food shopping at the open market and also stocked up on more yarn. We have been having a nightly knitting/crocheting party and have been creating all kinds of hats and socks. Michel seems to like modeling them all -- he reminds me of Mark who loves Kristina's hats; ( Read more... )

Food is the universal language. (Sorry, Love, I had to say it) Food is symbolic; it is mythic; it is transporting. In my family we acknowledge our submission to food rituals ("it is the Polack in me"). Today I was totally Polack ( Read more... )

I'm having too much fun. Or, at least that is what my body must be saying :-( I'm nursing an eye infection that started as an allergic reaction my last day in Dalyan. No way to predict or ward off allergic reactions; I so hate them. Now I am sitting with swollen eyes that ache. Lola insists that tomorrow we must go to a pharmacy ( Read more... )

Selçuk says the name of this village loosely translates to a profane word for 'immoral coupling'.


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This is an interesting blog about Bayram: http://turkeysforlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/kurban-bayram-look-back-at-day-1.html Everything in Fethiye will be pretty much shut down for the Bayram holiday (nine days, but mainly Nov 16-21). I ( Read more... )

Scott Adams must have traveled in Turkey. I panicked today. I thought someone had gotten into my room and taken my money and passport. (I had just put them away in a different place.) Lola and Michel comforted me, but I think they were concerned about my strong feelings over losing money. I suspect they have both known worse. Michel later told me ( Read more... )

Faulty Towers has nothing on the Artemis Hotel. Kristina said I should be writing a screenplay about all this.

Minor Drama yesterdayIsmael's head poked up in the spiral staircase that leads up to our dining area from the main hall and his face was flushed (more than usual, that is ... Ismael seems to blush/flush easily). He told us that Sabit was ( Read more... )