Sunday, February 17, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Happy Monday!
I don't know about you but in Vancouver we - the mighty Vancouverites! - are known to be in peace with rain. Well, we have to anyway since the rainy season here starts in September and goes well into June. Yep, that makes around 10 months! Doesn't matter, happy we are! Happy as can be! Not dreaming to be in Roatan, Tulum, Kuai or anything!
Still, this morning I found myself staring to this Krabi photo from our month-long-and-dream-like travel to Southeast Asia, almost 4 years ago. Now, let me tell you something...remembering the warm, lazy and long beach days filled with sun and out of this world food memories, one can easily find oneself in a day-dreaming state! And one did! Please don't wake me up too soon!
{Vancouver'in temiz guzel havasini, yesilini, cicegini, bocegini borclu oldugumuz bu yagmurlar her sene Eylul gibi baslar ve Haziran sonuna dogru yavaslar...Bu da bize senede 10 aya yayilan bir yagmur mevsimi verir ki benim buna alismam ilk iki-uc senemi rahatlikla almistir...Simdiyse bir Vancouverite kivamina gelmek uzere oldugumu gururla acikliyorum. Sirilsiklam olma ihtimalini umursamayip 2 yerden bitme bidikla ciktigimiz yuruyusler bunun en guzel ispati olsa gerek ki..zaten cocuk dedigin boyle seyleri hiiic umursamiyor..Aksine bata cika yuruyorlar, duse kalka, ziplaya atlaya pek bi mutlu oluyorlar.
Yine de bu sabah uzun zamandir erteledigim fotograf ayiklama isine oturdugumda ekranda beliren bu resme bakakaldim. Yaklasik dort sene once, bir ayligina ciktigimiz Guneydogu Asya gezisinde cekilen bir Krabi plaji resmi. Sadece yerden goge binbir renkle ve guzellikle kapli olusundan degil, ama uzun zamandir hissetmedigim turde bir tembellik, rahatlik ve dusunce boslugu hallerini de hatirlattigindan. Insana boyle zamanlar gerek...nerede olursa olsun. Kendi kendimizi esiri yaptigimiz teknolojiden, gurultuden, bidir bidir kafanin icinde soylenerek dolasan sorumluluk duygusundan, gunluk (ve aylik..ve omurluk) endiselerden uzakta olmak. Su resimlere biraz daha bakarsam bu hisleri kisa bir zaman da olsa yakalayabilir miyim acaba?}
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Reading List for 2013
Hello there! Today we have grey skies and raindrops in Vancouver. I feel very lazy - which, unfortunately, doesn't mean I can act lazy with today's overflowing to-do list. All I want to do is snuggle up on one of these comfy nooks with a book and eventually end up in the land of nod.
{Bugun Vancouver'a yari karanlik yagmurlu bir hava ve gri bir gokyuzu hakim. Kendimi feci tembel ve uykulu hissediyorum! Tek istedigim yukaridakilere benzer bir kosede kitabim ve battaniyemle kivrilmak ve sonunda da kendiliginden uyuyakalmak...Her sene sonunda, genelde Aralik ayinin ortalarinda bir yerde, sene boyunca oraya buraya not aldigim (ayni senede 4 ayri ajanda tutan baska birini taniyor musunuz?) kitap tavsiyelerine goz atmak icin zaman ayiriyorum. Tavsiyeler cogu zaman arkadaslardan, gazete/blog yazilarindan ve son zamanlarda da su iki harika on-line kaynaktan geliyor: Good Reads ve Small Demons. Bu liste 2013 icin sectiklerim!}
images: 1 (via Pinterest ) and 2 (via Apartment Theraphy)
Every December I have a habit of writing a list for books that I wish to read in the coming year. I usually end up reading more than what's on my list since I always have my eyes on the new releases. But still, I like setting aside some time at the end of the year to go through my year old notes of recommendations that came through friends, blogs, magazines and recently these great two resources: Small Demons and Good Reads.
So, ladies and gentleman, I hereby present you the winners for 2013:.
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Get Some Headspace // Small Plates, Sweet Treats // Food Photography for Bloggers // Let's Pretend This Never Happened // The Orphan Master's Son // An Artist of the Floating World // Wheat Belly // Night Circus // How To Talk So Kids Will Listen // The Primal Connection // On the Road // Simplicity Parenting
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Get Some Headspace // Small Plates, Sweet Treats // Food Photography for Bloggers // Let's Pretend This Never Happened // The Orphan Master's Son // An Artist of the Floating World // Wheat Belly // Night Circus // How To Talk So Kids Will Listen // The Primal Connection // On the Road // Simplicity Parenting
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images: 1 (via Pinterest ) and 2 (via Apartment Theraphy)
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Corte della Maesta // Civita di Bagnoregio
Many moons ago, I spent part of my summer touring central Italy. That was the time when I felt in love with Orvieto and dreamt of going back ever since. Last year we made a quick visit to Rome but ended up not leaving the city at all. Hopefully next time we will have the charming towns of Orvieto, Civita, Viterbo and Bagnoregio in our plans.
{Bundan epey bir zaman once yaz tatilimin bir bolumunu Italya'yi sirt cantasiyla turlayarak gecirmistim. O gunden bu yana Orvieto'yu tekrar gormenin hayalindeyim. Seneler sonra bile tepenin asagisindaki kopruden yukarida kalan tarihi kasaba merkezini ilk defa gordugum ani cok net hatirliyorum. Tek kelimeyle carpilmistim. Italya kadar guzelliklerle dolu bir ulkede bile rahatlikla beni en cok etkileyen anin bu oldugunu soyleyebilirim. Gectigimiz sene Roma'da 5-6 gunluk bir kacamagimiz oldu ama sehir merkezinden cikmadigimiz icin benim hayal bir sonraki sefere kaldi. Bir sonraki seyahatimiz icin Orvieto, Civita, Viterbo ve Bagnoregio kasabalari tatil defterine not edildi, alti cizildi.}
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Corte della Maesta is a newly renovated residence right in the beautiful hilltop village of Civita di Bagnoregio. The owner, Paolo Crepet is a well known TV personality in Italy. Formerly a Bishop's house, the residence has five rooms, all decorated with antique pieces and vintage art. I especially liked the room La Scrittrice (the writer), which has its own entrance from the garden and a small but very pretty terrace with roses. The garden has centuries old olive groves, vegetable patches and fruit trees where guests can help themselves to figs and apples. After a long day hiking the surrounding villages you can snuggle into one of these couches with your on-the-go book and sip the wine you picked earlier from one of the town's many Etruscan wine cellars...Ah, la dolce vita!
{Corte della Maesta , Civita di Bagnoregia'da yer alan ve yeni restore edilmis bir residans. Sahibi Paolo Crepet Italya'da epey taninan bir psikolog ve yazar. Eskiden bir psikopasa ait olan binanin hepsi antika ve vintage mobilya ve objelerle dosenmis 5 odasi var. Kendine ait gul agaclariyla cevrili kucuk bir terasi olan ve direk bahceye acilan La Scrittrice benim favorim. Otelin bahcesi yuzyillik zeytin ve meyve agaclariyla cevrili. Misafirler istedikleri zaman kendi elleriyle topladiklari incirlerin tadina bakabilirler. Cevredeki kucuk kasabalar gunluk yurusler icin cok musait. Otelin icine ve bahcesine serpistirilmis rahat sofalar ise geri donusunuzde elinizde sarabiniz kitabiniza gomulmeniz icin sizi bekliyor. Ah, la dolce vita!}
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Art of Living
..October 2012 issue of Vogue features actress Leelee Sobieski and designer Adam Kimmel's stylish Tribeca loft. Now, my kids would be very happy to have their suppers in this dining room. And I could as well live my life in their living room which has dreamy floor to ceiling bookshelves. "It Felt Like a Lifetime" canvas below is a wedding gift from Dan Colen, all the kisses was done by the actress who, as she told Emily Holt, used more than 20 shades of Chanel and YSL lipsticks for the prints.
{Amerikan Vogue dergisinin Ekim 2012 sayisinda rastladigim aktris Leelee Sobieski'nin bu evine bayildim. Su siralar cocuklu ve duzenli bir ev gordugumde gozlerimi alamiyorum! Zira benim bidiklar icine girdikleri tertipli bir odayi yaklasik 6 saniyede dingonun ahirina cevirme potansiyeline sahipler! Ama bizimkilerin asagidaki yemek odasina bayilacaklarini tahmin ediyorum. Yemek masamizin yanina devasal bir zurafa, kanguru veya koala koymak neden aklima gelmedi acaba?! Suphesiz benim icin bu evin en cekici kismi yerden tavana koskocaman bir kutuphaneyi barindiran oturma odasi. Sanatci Dan Colen'nin dugun hediyesi olan "It Felt Like a Lifetime" adli tablodaki opucukler bizzat aktristin kendisine ait. Sobieski bu tablo icin 20 adet Chanel ve YSL ruj bitirmis.}
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