Chinese New Year of the Sheep celebrated at Netsel Marina in Marmaris, Turkey.

The lanterns, reflected in the window, were made by Jill and Coni and Gamze.

Jill created the wall hanging and she and Roberto dressed for the occasion!

That must have been some story Roberto was telling as Gwen, Fusun, Arif, and Gamze seemed intent on hearing every word.

I’ve named the Sailor’s Point cat Kara which means dark in Turkish.  She comes to most events but won’t enter into the room unless absolutely invited.  She does know there will be great pot luck leftovers and she’ll get her share.  Otherwise she gets cat kibble that Coni brings for her during the week when folks meet for yoga, movie night, and crafts. 

  After our amazing meal of wonderful Chinese food (even my garlic broccoli got eaten)we played Bingo.

Each card was 1 Turkish lira.  The money was divided among the winners. 

Gamze and Coni were the bingo callers.    Kan was the first to fill up one row and then he filled the second row winning some lira for each win.

But Deborah was the big winner as she was the first to fill the entire card. 

Coni checking the winning numbers.

I cannot remember the last time I played bingo, but it fun! 

Jane setting up her machine.  Jane is amazing and can sew up just about anything her boat needs.  She loaded up her machine and brought it to Sailors’ Point for our Wednesday session.

Deborah had sewn decorations on her hat and now was having the hat sewn together by Jane

Beginning to shape the hat

Fitting the hat

Enough decorations?  Gamze was helping Deborah place the one final star

Coni had hers fitted and now was ready to sew on her stars and moons.

Meanwhile Coni and Jill had been crafting red lanterns for our upcoming Chinese New Year pot luck dinner. 

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We’d bought the material and now it was time to cut out the hats; Deborah was the first to start and then Jill fitted it to her head.

Jill Margaret Deborah Lisa and Gamze in red.

Remember Coni’s old pjs?  They became decorations for the hats.

Jill showing everyone how to do the blanket stitch to sew the decorative bits to the hat.

Gamze was working on her needlepoint and Jill on her sock even as she directed the hat making.

Margaret, a friend from the marina in North Cyprus and also now in Marmaris, is being taught the “European” way to hold knitting needles by Jill.

I was working on this painting of a whirling dervish.  It came out terrible because I left too little room for his feet and when I tried to fix it…..dum de dum dum.  Next week I’ll work on a hat!

My favorites

Wouldn’t think a girl from Cape Cod would like the shark best.

Artist Orhan Kubilay Doḡuṣ

The man smiling is the artist’s dad.

Jane Deborah Jill Coni

Amazingly I haven’t lost it yet! Having a spare will be a good thing. Selfie with hat!

Coni donated these fleece pjs for the project.

Jane with the scissors and Jill work up the beginnings of a pattern while Fusan looks on.

Fitting the pattern to Coni’s head.

Coni was a very patient model

Brain surgery?

This will be a very fun project!

Fusan was finishing up a sweater for Valentine’s Day! Lots of project happen Wednesday mornings. Like our paste paper and small books.

A group of us went off to buy some fleece to make the hat liners. As the piece of material was being cut for us, I yelled, “Stop!” surprising everyone until they saw me get by camera from my pack. I plan to document the entire process so needed to show us buying the material.