A rather difficult day. I had a lot of work, but it was a sunny day and I went with the GF to Kadikoy. We waited for the ferry at Karakoy, didn’t realise it was the one moored at the pier, and missed it as chugged away. The next one was only 20 minutes away, […]
Brief outing
We took the opportunity for a brief outing this afternoon while it was sunny but with an icy breeze. Nothing particularly exciting, just to Cihangir to get some groceries from the organic shop, where their Wednesday delivery was a little meagre due to snowfall. But we are set for the next few days now. Late […]
Liverish
I was feeling a little short of iron today, so ordered in a plate of liver with pomegranate molasses. It came with a selection of mezze and some naan, so I made a rather delicious little wrap with tabbouleh and baba ghanoush and a drizzle of tahini. A delicious lunch, but it has made it […]
Plans, plans
The architect has sent a floor plan, all tremendously exciting. This one shows the final structure, though I will make some changes in the bathroom configuration. Otherwise it is very close to final. The GF and I, during our stroll yesterday, also thought about colours etc, and decided we definitely didn’t want the beige hotel […]
Winter
It’s finally winter in Istanbul. The heating was on all day today, and even the window was closed for a good long time. Outside, the air feel properly wintery, whether or not the sun is out. The forecast says it might fall to -7 in the coming days, but I’m sceptical, as the forecast has […]
Silent admiration
A moment of silent admiration for the person who sent me an edited document and carefully used font colours and strike-through formatting to replicate the appearance of track changes.
Bad egg
One of the eggs we bought from the farm yesterday was bad, so the poor GF had to redo all of lunch. Today we are both back to work, at least the GF is back to work and I never really stopped. Other than that, the only notable thing to report from today is that […]
Nearly the end
Nearly the end of the year. An artificial marker, perhaps, but I am rather tired and I hope the next year is less tiring. I don’t think it will be. There is a lot of worry and weariness to come – pandemic, work, this bloody flat, etc. And those are just the ones I can […]
Lost days
A few lost days as work has kicked up a couple of gears and I’m forever behind. I read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin – technically re-read it, but didn’t remember a word of it. Very enjoyable, and starts with a very good metaphor about coming from sleep to wakefulness. After some quality […]
Brief excursion
There was only enough food in the flat for one so I left it for the GF and went out for a short stroll and to bring myself back some lunch. I found a new street in Galata, one running parallel to Papadopoulous where the GF and I once viewed a very crumbling flat in […]