This is a summer beach post that I wrote about four years ago. It's one of my favourites but I was afraid it might be lost in the archives... so I have revived it! Same beach, same guys (I think), ...
Assos
End of Ramazan in sight: Leyla makes traditional pişi in the garden!
Komşu! Un var'mı? Neighbour! Do you have any flour? An early morning call over the garden wall. It was my neighbour Leyla here in our Aegean village of Assos: have you got any flour, she was ...
Monthly Market Update: What’s In and What’s Not in the Turkish Pazars
July 2015: Assos Yes, we are in Assos, the ancient village known nowadays as Behramkale which overlooks the beautiful Aegean and the Greek island of Lesbos. Friday was market day. It is held ...
Classic Turkish Flat Breads with a Spicy Savoury Filling/Kıymalı Gözleme
The weather is recovering and so am I. This week Istanbul and indeed western Turkey has been ravaged by severe winds followed by snow, sleet and now rain. On the personal front, I have had the ...
Life in a Turkish Village
Just wanted to say Sleepless in Seattle but no .... in Assos is what I mean. Ooofff..... I'm usually quite an equable sleeper but this takes the cake. Non-stop drumming all night - in the ...
Bread-making in a Turkish Village for a Circumcision Celebration!
Yesterday was a very interesting day. It marked the beginning of the preparations for the double-circumcision celebrations of our neighbours Ali and Hanife's two sons. In case you're wondering, ...
An Insider’s View of a Traditional Aegean Village Wedding: Emine gets married!
Oh it's way too quiet next door today! I miss the waves of laughter, the hum of the friendly chatter and the intermittent drumming of the last few days: all the neighbours joined in the fun to ...
Feeling chuffed ….!!
I was nonchalantly checking out my stats when I fell upon the All Seasons website What did I see there: not one, not two, but three of my very own posts! Feeling good .....!!!! This is just a ...