colour and colour-less

this morning.

to make a come-back to the blog and to be not so crap at keeping at this - and to make use of the bright, unexpected, warm sun shining through the house - i took some photos.

i'm wondering since when my wardrobe acquired so many dark-coloured items? two of these dresses were kindly handed down to me from a close friend which are more than appreciated, because i simply don't enjoy spending money - or time - on purchasing nice black dresses at this stage in my life. but i need to wear them from time to time to work. so, thanks ayca! the third one was retrieved from my huge pile of clothes that were about to be discarded; i promise i'm not that monochromatic (my cat is, though). to prove the point i had to capture some of below colourful things - which also proves that i've been up to good: knitting, reading, etc. i've knitted a scarf and now making a nice warm wool jumper (will definetely be ready by next winter). also, i had some crafty people around me lately: a friend has made this wonderful bracelet, it's a symbol of good luck in the new year for me. and some other talented friend quickly knitted that baby blanket i've designed and it will hopefully find its tiny new owner soon. it's been progressively peaceful around me and within me. i've new books lined up for reading, i'm seeing friends, going out more and already feeling the nearing spring! 

so, have a lovely monday (try, no?).

'siddharta' by hermann hesse

all the greens unite! *

first blog post of the next 365 days which we mortals call  'a year' and hope that it will bring better things to us. here's to hoping it will and also to having full trust in whatever it will lay ahead. i'd like to call this new year 'the rise and the fall of the mind'. why? because i'd like to make an effort -and an attempt- to gradually put aside the worrying, planning, (self) judging, conditioning mind and replace it with the heart that fully absorbs the present without worrying about the future. sorry, no new year's resolutions from me :).

in the meantime, i'm finding joy in below mundane things that are green. the book is the turkish version of James Agee's 'A Death in the Family', hope you don't mind the morbid title, i've picked it as it's a beautiful book with a really (green) nice cover.

* wintery version

all the greens unite!

i think i will use that theme for as long as i have green things to document in my house. grand opening with the view from the bedroom, couldn't resist it's getting better everyday. the rest happened as the outcome of an it's-so-hot-i-keep-waking-at-the-crack-of-dawn kind of morning. i woke and decided to do something productive instead of drowning in my own sweat, so i gathered all these unrelated objects together. excuse the blur on some photos, it's probably the fog on the lens- it's kind of humid around here. in these determinedly hot and humid days i'm actually not doing much complaining, considering the levels of the heat, as i love hot climes and i feel we're actually blessed with a guaranteed three and a half months of clear skies and warm weather, so it's fine. it's just the office life that gets in the way really.

take a look at that vintage (ehem, from my childhood; so yes, it's sadly classified as vintage now) polyanna book, very sweet, no? i don't know if you're at all interested, but the rest is composed of some of my non-precious jewelry, a pair of cotton socks, beverage coasters and some greek mastic gum (not green, but pleasant enough to look at to be in the picture).

feasting and books

fat pancakes. that's how my week-end started innocently saturday morning and the feast continued with the arrival of my sister who was visiting from out of the country. we indulged in good food; four girls and a cat. i tell you, you may not guess so, but these turkish dolmas (stuffed wine leaves) go really well with italian salami. and with beer, and with sparkling wine and with home made potato chips :). there were also a lot of walking, laughing, catching up, the customary clothes swapping, touristy finds and the beautiful, knowing, timeless bosphorus at the background. 

going out becomes fun when four girls are trying to get ready at the same time, very teenage-ish, i like it. i also love the objects and the bits and pieces that my sister's friend has in her home and how she puts them together gracefully. there are many books in that house, so each time i'm there i get inspired to read more and faster; and this book 'Civilisation' seems interesting enough, i'm planning to read it; here are the links for both the turkish readers and the non-turkish readers: here and here and i'd like to hear what you think of the book if you've already read it.