I’m sad today. I feel the way this monkey looks. Maybe it’s a reaction to being “up” so much lately: what goes up must come down?
Or maybe it is because I missed yesterday’s tea party. See Too sleepy to go…and Tomorrow: a Tea Party.
I don’t know. I just know that today I didn’t want to get out of bed. And so I missed church. Missing church definitely does not make me feel good. 😦
Later this afternoon I will see my Turkish friend Yasemin, who I originally met when I was her English as a Second Language tutor. At that time she was expecting her first child, who is now a teenage girl! And she has two younger sons, including one who is less than two years old.
Here we are a little over a year ago, on the day that her parents were flying back to Ankara, Turkey after their visit here. It also happened to be my 65th birthday, so they took me out for a birthday brunch:

I wore a birthday present, a lovely red plaid corduroy shirt given to me by my friend Laurie.

Yasemin and the kids and I will be meeting today at our local Panera, where I’ll probably get their “Pick Two” option with half a tuna sandwich and a cup of their delicious creamy tomato soup. I tried to grab an image from their menu, but had no luck. 😦
Hopefully seeing my friend Yasemin will perk me up. Here we are when I visited her parents and in-laws in Turkey in 2006:
One of my goals when I lived in Turkey in 2006 was to see each of the seas surrounding it. Yasemin and her mother and Esma and I went to Zonguldak one day so that I could see the Black Sea, which borders Turkey on the north:


It’s hard to believe how little Esma was then. If I remember I’ll take some pictures today….
Well, here’s to having a better conclusion to the day!
Sorry to hear you are down in spirits. Keep on writing…..it’s good for the soul. I’m thinking about better days ahead for you.
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Thank you, Larry.
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I hope you feel better. Yesterday I spent all day out downtown, having a good time, reading an excellent book about a drag queen/sex worker who became a zen priest, and went to a seminar given by friend Robert Place, the excellent tarot historian and author, and out to dinner, and by two or so hours later when I got home, I was so ill and, interesting, sick with nonspecific terror that I had to go right to bed. I simply can’t process that much stimuli in a day, and it wipes me out and activates the epilepsy in unpleasant ways. Maybe stimuli being hard to process is going around. I hope you enjoy your time with your friends and feel well. Lovely photos–
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Thank you, Donnalee. I hope you are doing better by now!
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Somewhat–thanks. I hope you enjoyed your day.
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Donnalee, yesterday ended better than it began, so that was a plus. Today also started out rough, but is improving. How about your day today?
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Better than yesterday, at least–thanks
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I’m glad to hear of your improvement. May tomorrow be better still! ❤
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Oh yes we are sure you will lighten up when you see Esma and Yasemin!
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Yes, it was very nice to see Yasemin and Esma, who is now 14! and Ahmet Semih who is now 11! and Yaya, who will be 2 in August. I don’t know how Yasemin has the energy to keep up with a toddler, a tween, a teen, and a full-time teaching job, as well as being a wonderful wife and homemaker. She is a wonderful cook. Well, I simply don’t have enough words to adequately convery my admiration and affection for her. ❤
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That’s the power of a mom!
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Hope you are feeling better today! Sounds like a lovely brunch and I really enjoy your photos of Turkey!
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Thank you! 🙂 I don’t know your name, so I don’t quite know what to call you. I really enjoy your blog and I’m in awe of the fact that four 4 years you have made all your clothes (except for socks LOL)! I’m totally copacetic about both rippers and bobbins (although I have terrible luck with bobbin jams–less so with this new Viking than with my old Singer Simple. I really did consider a Brother; maybe that’s what I should have gone with?). ❤
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My name is Virginia 😊 thank you! I enjoy your blog, too. I saw you were a criminal defense attorney wow! To be honest, I had alot of trouble with my machine at first. Lots of jamming and nests of thread! I think we just had to get used to each other, because it’s smooth sailing now. Maybe your Viking is the same ❤️
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It’s good to know that a somewhat troubled beginning doesn’t have to be a bad omen for how my machine will work after a bit. Here’s hoping that I will have the same experience with mine as you have had with yours, Virginia! ❤
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