Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Grieving differently in Provincetown: Ottoman space invaders take the Cape tip

Posted on September 1, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, I had just finally sat up, literally and figuratively, from some phase of grief after my Dad’s death. What got me to sit up was the idea of making a fabulous, over-the-top costume for Provincetown’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Carnival, Mardi Gras, Provincetown Banner, Provincetown Massachusetts, Space Odyssey | 7 Comments

The puppets get worried, up Turkish tea infusions

Posted on August 27, 2012 by lizcameron

After our return from Turkey (you can read about how the puppets handled that right here, over there and just down there as well) and my Father’s passing, there was a month of fog and gloom – and just general … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Challenges, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Cape Cod, grieving, Ottoman Empire, Provincetown Massachusetts, Space, Space Invaders, Space Odyssey, Turkish tea, yavash yavash | 5 Comments

Pointing the way to Mecca: Karagöz questions how to share space on Turkish Airlines

Posted on August 24, 2012 by lizcameron

Before it registered that I was waking up in the airplane, mid-flight from Istanbul to New York, I could hear Karagöz swinging back and forth. It was even more than an instant before I remembered that I was returning home … Continue reading →