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Category Archives: Gendered moments
“They Also Faced the Sea”
One evening a few weeks ago, the band of puppets found themselves escorting me down to Provincetown‘s McMillan Pier to pick up M., who was to arrive on the fast ferry from Boston. The house had been a flurry … Continue reading
Kenne recommends the nar (pomegranate) cure for our middle-aged tummies
Source: crystalized-bliss.tumblr.com via Liz on Pinterest I awoke today to Kenne’s cluck-clucking “tisk-tisk.” There she was, on the bedpost, observing us in our sleep. If you don’t know who Kenne is, she will be shocked, as she is the self-imposed … Continue reading
Posted in Gendered moments, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets
Tagged cooking, food, Kenne, nar, nar eksisi, obesity, Pomegranate, Pomegranate juice, Turkish
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A Şeker Bayramı moment in Provincetown
While walking the dog the other morning in Provincetown (sleepy puppets in tow on my mantle, tabi canım) I was studiously conducting my usual eavesdropping activity. Now this activity could more *positively* be referred to, Celebi (the modernist puppet) tells me, … Continue reading