One of those days....

Yesterday I found out that, our vacuum cleaner is not working and today its the dish washer. Guys from the service just came and picked both of them to repair. They will probably be back in a couple days of time. In the meantime our floor just looks like a replica beach thanks to all the sand Hera brings home from her countless swims and rolling on the sand... In the meantime I have a tons of dish to wash from yesterday and today and did I tell you that its also so HOT....

Dün elektrik süpürgemizin bozulduğunu fark ettim, bugün de bulaşık makinesi iflas etti. Biraz evvel servisten gelip ikisini de aldılar.Bir kaç gün içinde geri gelecekmiş. Bu arada yerler, Hera'nın denize girip sahilden sürekli eve taşıdığı kumlar nedeniyle mini bir kumsal havasında..Dün kü ve bu sabahki bulaşıklar ise dağlar gibi yığılmış beni bekliyor..Bir de havanın gerçekten çok sıcak olduğunu söylemişmiydim..

 It would be a perfect crises situation for the old me but the new me has totally different priorities so when I spotted these flowers on the neighbours garden in the middle of all these mess, I thought its much important and joyful to play with them and with my camera..As for the floor and the dishes they could wait for me forever...

Eskiden olsa bu tam bir kriz durumu oluştururdu, ama Datça'da yaşamak insanın önceliklerini değiştiriyor. Şu anda komşunun bahçesinde yeni fark ettiğim bu çiçekler ve fotoğraf makinemle oynamak çok daha öncelikli..Yerler ve bulaşıklar ise beni sonsuza kadar bekleyebilirler...

August Laziness...

I cant believe that I only wrote 1 post this month..Last 3 weeks were very hot and after our morning walks and swim, we mostly chosed to stay inside and spent rather lazy afternoons until the sun let us to go outside and play again...

So in those lazy afternoons we read many many books, watched many many films, enjoyed delicious naps and when I got bored I made some polka dot vases with some left over paint and stickers..

But most of all we made plans for the coming autumn and winter months..Especially the travel part was so much fun..So far we decided to go with the two of them. Towards the end of September it will be the ancient Greek city of Sagallassos located in the southwestern Turkey..Amazing discoveries and restoration projects are going on there and we have to see it with our own eyes...

 photo: wikipedia

Last but not the least we are travelling to Morocco at the beginning of November..It's been more than 10 years passed since my last visit and I cant wait to stroll in the souks and narrow streets of that colorful country...

photo :http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/morocco-guide/

Although I was so lazy on the blogging side, facebook page of Turquoise Diaries was and still very active..I like to post many photos from our daily life. I am finding it as a very efficient way to communicate and just like a  mini blog..Please check us at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turquoise-Diaries-Datca/208796625865787?ref=hl

Turkish Food...

 Summer time requires light food and when it comes to light eating Turkish cuisine is great with its cold dishes cooked with olive oil.. Various kinds of beans and vegetables cooked with olive oil as cold dishes and some pastries filled with cheese or vegetables are my usual summer time dishes..Yesterday I prepared these red lentil balls just to have some healthy snacks around.

Yaz aylarında hafif yemeği seviyoruz ve Türk mutfağı da zeytinyağlıları ile bu konuda bence lider. Zeytinyağlı fasulyeler, sebzeler ve peynirli ya da sebzeli hafif börekler yaz aylarında bizim olmazsa olmazlarımız.. Atıştıracak sağlıklı bir şeyler elimizin altında bulunsun diye dün bu mercimek köftelerini yaptım...

As I am a rather terrible cook with very few recepies, today I would like to invite you to Ozlem's Turkish table.  Özlem is a Turkish Lady living in England and she is teaching cooking classes in England and in Turkey. Please visit her blog just to have a virtual taste of Turkish food, and I would like to thank Ozlem from here for allowing me use her photos: '' Thank you, dear''

Ben çok fazla yemek tarifi bilmeyen, oldukça kötü bir aşçı olduğumdan dolayı bugün sizleri Özlem'in masasına davet etmek istiyorum. Özlem İngilterede yaşayan, ve hem orada , hem de burada yemek kursların düzenleyen çok hoş bir hanım. Sanal da olsa Türk mutfağının tadına bakmak için Özlem'in blog'unun ziyaret etmeyi unutmayın. Ayrıca buradan kendisine fotoğraflarını kullanmama izin verdiği için teşekkür ederim. ''Teşekkürler, Özlem'cim''

 PS: First 2 photos are mine, the rest are from Ozlem's blog

Not:İlk 2 fotoğraf benim, diğerleri Özlem'in blog'undan..