Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Turkey for Thanksgiving – or – Dinner with Donkeys in Dipkarpaz


I had to make the joke. Karagöz the trickster puppet – and fan of bad jokes – has been bugging me for weeks to do so.  “If you are really going to make the trek to Cyprus for Thanksgiving, you’d … Continue reading

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Vişne reçeli in my cookie: A “Turklish” twist on Thanksgiving


A few days ago, my dear friend J. took me (and my mental Karagöz puppets) over for my twice-weekly physical therapy torture for what Emsa ths hippie puppet calls “my damaged wing,” and the very proper Kenne, Queen of Manners … Continue reading

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