Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

On the 8th day of Christmas: Meet Mercan, the spice trader from Arabia

Posted on December 19, 2011 by lizcameron

So, we move from yesterday’s introduction to Zenne, the former dancing girl now in love with her fragrant herbal garden, to an introduction to Mercan Bey (pronounced mehr-jahn bey), a spice trader from the Arabian peninsula. Now, I only became … Continue reading →

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On the 7th day of Christmas: Meet Zenne, nervous nellie like a bowl of jelly

Posted on December 18, 2011 by lizcameron

Today, it is time to meet Zenne, the Karagoz puppet that I refer to as “the nervous nellie like a bowl of jelly.”  I realized that this moniker was befitting of her when I passed by Nervous Nellie’s Shop – … Continue reading →

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Karagöz is up to his tricks, this time with a “ghost post:” The puppet troupe responds

Posted on December 18, 2011 by lizcameron

Well, woe is me.  Karagöz is up to his tricks, this time with a “ghost post.”  These puppets are so anxious to get ahead on posting for the new year, that they accidentally hit “publish” instead of “schedule” for a … Continue reading →

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