Tag Archives: New England

Karagöz rising: Cake rising and falling

Posted on December 30, 2011 by lizcameron

After a successful and 99% conflict-free Christmas, I was feeling pretty good about life and upset that we had had such a difficult time before Christmas. Now Karagöz yells “Why, Stella, why?” Every year there is the gearing up, the … Continue reading →

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Staying awake: The road from vegetarianism to drinking rabbit’s blood tea

Posted on November 28, 2011 by lizcameron

Tea has played an even more important role in my life over the last couple of weeks. I am totally exhausted and depleted most of the time, and have made it all a go with strong tea in the morning, … Continue reading →

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Lemon and limon, çay and chai: Getting through tough times in a cross-cultural household

Posted on October 21, 2011 by lizcameron

It’s been a tough week here at slowly-by-slowly on the extended family front.  I haven’t had a moment to queue or post one of my carefully-written stock posts crafted last summer about the progression of summer 2004 in Turkey with … Continue reading →

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