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Just One Postcard: The Birthday

Dear Friends, I turned 75 last week and this is what one gets for your birthday at that age! and this is how I feel about that! Sometimes, I have a lot to say and sometimes I think a photo says it all, don’t you? Sometimes, I’m traveling and sometimes I’m gardening, fiddling in…

Stage Two and Off to the Right

On the morning we came into Antalya, Turkey, part of our excursion for the day had been updated to “STRENUOUS.” Hmmm…….I took one look at those mountains and thought maybe it would be better for me to sit this one out and just enjoy a sea day and the view! As we had no official…

Thursday Doors: Termessos National Park; Antalya, Turkey

Something niggled at me to stay on the ship, when we first arrived in Antalya, Turkey. Hubby was not deterred by the planned excursion, so off he went. My last words to him, whenever he sets off alone is, “don’t forget I need some door photos! Did you hear that? I NEED door photos! Not,…

Just Some Food: Turkish Delight

Today, for the Just Some Food Challenge, I am featuring a very popular sweet in Turkey, known as Turkish Delight. It is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts. Traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, bergamot, orange, lemon,…

Little Dorrit

As I told you in December, as part of Jolabokaflod, and my experiment with Hygge Living, I read Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva. I decided, since I’ve never actually read a Charles Dickens book, that I should! I came upon a free one and downloaded all 1400 pages of Little Dorrit on…

Thursday Doors: Shopping in Bodrum, Turkey

We’re taking a break from the amphitheater, castle, and the museum to go shopping in the Old Town Bodrum Bazaar. Here, shopping consists of new shops in an outdoor setting. Remember the hatches in the columns to insert coverings for the walkways in Ancient Ephesus? That is still done today, to keep the heat off…

Just One Person: The Chestnut Roaster

This time, for Just One Person, I have the Chestnut Roaster in Rome! It was pouring rain and those chestnuts smelled like they were burning! You could smell them from several blocks away! He just carried on, no problem! Was he bored? Was it just a job? Rain or shine same ol’ same ol’? Bringin’…

Jo’s Monday Walk: The Museum of Underwater Archaeology

Today, we are entering the castle! Finally! It now houses the Museum of Underwater Archeology and I was so excited because I wanted to learn more about those pots that were scattered here and there, all over the grounds of the castle! The pieces that I was most interested in, were the pointy bottomed ones…

FOTD: I Love the Color Lime

If you would like to join in with Cee’s, Flower of the Day Challenge look HERE.

Thursday Doors in Bodrum, Turkey

We’ve been exploring the outside of Bodrum Castle in Bodrum, Turkey. Will we find some doors? How about this view through a door and through the window? You’re not going to break down this door too easily! The chapel was turned into a mosque when the Turks defeated the Christian Knights in 1522. They added…

Just One Postcard: A Cookie in the New Year!

Dear Friends, It is a New Year and these are the cookies we are eating now (as if we need any) after all the food over the holidays! The plate is appetizer size, the package teeny tiny and the cookie smaller than a quarter! On to a New Year! PS I’m showing off a new…

What Did We Find in Bodrum, Turkey?

We’ve arrived in Bodrum, it says so on the little boat! That is parked next to all the other little boats! That takes us to the shore road to Bodrum, Turkey. Follow the hay truck into the city……….. and glance back to get a good look. I love the white, white sugar cube houses! It…

Merry New Year!

This will be my last post of 2022! I want to share a book with you that I began reading on Christmas Eve as part of my Hygge Living Experiment (Cozying Up), that began in earnest in September of this year. I began following/practicing many of the Scandinavian traditions after my visit to Norway in…

Just One Postcard: Bodrum, Turkey

Sometimes, I have a lot to say and sometimes I think a photo says it all, don’t you? Sometimes, I’m traveling and sometimes I’m gardening, fiddling in the cottage, or reading a good book. So, I thought a postcard could say what is on my mind every week! Nothing large, just what I am thinking…

Entertainment from Kusadasi, Turkey

We are back on the ship and it is our last day in Kusadasi………we’ve seen everything we wanted to see here and it was very interesting with its ups and downs. So, a few looks back! The city and port were beautiful! Our ship mates were all very different too! Who wouldn’t want to travel…