Merhaba,
Time out from the Cappadocia trip to share photos from yesterday afternoon’s Easter Barbeque. And to say GO SOX!!!!!! It is the first day of Baseball Season. In all of Turkey I might be the only one who cares. At the barbeque yesterday there was a young boy with a real, MLB B hat. I had mine on so went over to say hello. The entire family had no idea about baseball or the Boston Red Sox. They’d bought it because the young boy’s name was Bradley. Of course none of the folks we’ve seen around the world who wear the NY hats knew who the Yankees were either.
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Easter Barbeque at Netsel
The Easter barbeque was all about eating and having a good time. The weather cooperated spectacularly! As it is still Passover I skipped the bread and the cake and this being Turkey, there was no pork.
A cookie bouquet! |
Irina and Leslie taking photos. |
Not sure who was inside, but having once worn one of these bunny costumes for a Literacy Volunteers program at Tanglewood Mall years ago, I know how roastlingly hot they can be. |
Joan, Collin and Irina in their Easter Bonnets |
Leslie, Craig, Collin and Penny |
Penny Irina Collin and Joan took part in the Easter Bonnet Contest while, Penny’s dog Lucy looks on. |
And the winner is? I got stuck being one of the judges which I pretty much wimped out on and just went along with Ginny who had a pretty good argument for her choices. |
4th place, 2nd place, 3rd place and Joan the winner. She had emptied the eggs and then put them back together which we all thought was a pretty difficult thing to do. |
Joan and the Easter Bunny who was really eyeing her hat! |
Easter Egg contest winner! |
ὄzgὕr, the Harbor Chief’s son found some eggs too. I taught him how to turn up the bottom of his shirt into a basket to carry his loot. |
Showing off his Easter Eggs to Gwen. |
And there was food |
Lots of food |
A proud dad with his son I had taken a photo of the dad but he asked if I’d take a photo of them together. Of course!! |
Music Everyone, everywhere in the world knows, “almost heaven, West Virginia.” |
 
And dancing |
An Edward Hopper scene with the lone woman up on the balcony |
Actually just proof that non-electronic books are alive and well in the world. |