How to Avoid becoming ‘The Heat Monster’
Coping with the ‘Hot Steamy Season’ When I signed up to live in south-west Turkey I did not realise:- From the 1st week of July suddenly a powerful force appears to turn up the thermostat to “Blistering Hot and Humid” … Only this year it shocked us by appearing in.....
Life is just a bowl of cherries, So live and laugh at it all.
“Life is just a bowl of cherries, So live and laugh at it all.” Title from a song popular in the 1930’s I believe! My favourite fruit at this time of the year is juicy ripe peaches and heart-shaped black napoleon cherries, both grown locally. They are packed with Vit C and.....
Ring ring….Ring ring … Is there anybody there asked the Irish Woman?I first read “Married to Bhutan” by Linda Leaming given to me by a friend. I smiled as I read the chapter and Linda’s description of how the Bhutanese do not enjoy using telephones and other tecchie communication. They simply avoid them. In the West, many of us would feel.....
A Sofa for weary Travellers!With temperatures of over 40 degrees most days now bringing with it high humidity, some kindly thoughtful neighbour had the idea of taking the inside out….. by placing a pristine blue check sofa….. outside amongst the shade of the tall umbrella pines trees, perched on the first lap of the.....
Happy Holidays Or Iyi Bayramlar…Today It’s Happy Independence Day to my American Friends – and a sweet Iyi Bayramlar to my dearest Turkish friends and followers starting Tuesday 5th July until the 8th..and for some it is an extended holiday! What is Ramazan Bayrami: After a month of fasting, in this incredible heat and.....
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