Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

The Karagöz puppets vote…İznik vs. mid-century modern tiles

Posted on November 9, 2012 by lizcameron

  These days, my shoulder hurts more than one might imagine possible, and those Karagöz puppets, well, they are trying to keep me still, but my right hand *needs* to type occasionally. Luckily, I am somewhat ambidextrous, and I can … Continue reading →

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Karagöz shrugs his shoulders – the other puppets celebrate!

Posted on November 7, 2012 by lizcameron

Last night, the night of the elections in the U.S., Karagöz stayed up late with M. to see if Green Party candidate Jill Stein would win, shrugged his shoulders & did some “cheer up” somersaults when she didn’t. I was … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets help me to learn the “easy button” for Turkish-American dinnertime

Posted on November 6, 2012 by lizcameron

As you may recall, these days, I can only type with my right hand due to a rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder. That means no food prep that involves chopping, for one…and tonight, well, I just wanted to … Continue reading →

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