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• High Five Cs

  

  While Nurse Liam is in Londra doing his Florence Nightingale gig, he frets that I’m wasting away on a liquid diet. There’s a lot to waste away these days. I... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beautiful People

  

  Laugh Out Loud StuffI took a much-needed break from promoting Perking the Pansies. I switched on the TV, put my feet up and settled down to watch Beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Girl’s Got Balls

  

  No balls on this boyOur neighbour, bubbly Beril has just returned from an extended stay in Ankara to see family. She’s been away for about three weeks leaving... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Perking the Pansies, Unwrapped

  

  What's Santa bringing you this year?Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the cover for Perking the Pansies. As threatened, it’s colourful with a lot of pansies and ... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gentleman Jack

  

  Nose to Nipple BritsTo provide a little liquid respite from the endless book edits, I joined the Gümbet Gals for toasts and tittle-tattle. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Keep It Covered, Boys

  

  Yesterday (1st of December) was World AIDS Day. Many will remember when AIDS raised its deadly head in the early Eighties. It was the dark ages of ignorance... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Stonewall’s Bigot of the Year

  

  Gay marriage is a hot topic across the pond, particularly since the State of New York legalised it in July. The noisy vitriol from the opponents is... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 DEBATE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Tales from the Water Closet

  

  Emiköy Alan, who as a hunky young rookie snatched the Queen’s shilling but found it to be debased, lives with the missus in a traditional Turkish village near... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 DEBATE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• What’s in a Name?

  

  The select group of people who’ve had a chance to read the Perking the Pansies manuscript have commented how different the book is from the blog. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Uniform Behaviour

  

  Now that the Turkish authorities have banned the home delivery of alcohol, we have to trudge to our local Tansaş supermarket several times a week to replenish... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Will the Real Jack Scott Please Stand Up?

  

  Google sits astride the internet like a leviathan. Forget Yahoo or Bing or a host of smaller search engines, only Google counts. Their search algorithms can mak... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sense and Censorship

  

  The threat of compulsory Government prescribed filters to access the internet here in Turkey seems to have mercifully receded. According to an article in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Top of the Blogs

  

  I was flush with pink pride. Perking the Pansies briefly occupied the top spot on Blogroll Centre, one of the (many, many) blog directories I’ve joined. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Left to My Own Devices

  

  I have been left to my own devices to keep the home fires burning. Liam has flown back to Blighty to take care of his folks. Father-in-law is in hospital and... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Room with a View

  Our stone cottage is a little too small to lodge visitors, particularly those who prefer en-suite facilities for those ‘private’ moments. It’s a dilemma.... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cover Story

  

  First impressions are all important. When flirty eyes meet across a crowded bar, loins can start to stir (well, mine do anyway). Likewise, food with a flourish... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Old Bodrum Renewed

  There is an authentic stone cottage in the heart of Bodrum Town sitting prettily in a well-stocked walled garden dominated by an ancient double-trunked olive... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tumbledown Bodrum

  Bodrum is sprinkled with tumbledown old stone houses, often open to the elements and slowly crumbling like a Turkish version of Pompeii. It’s a shame. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Two Nations Divided by a Common Language

  

  Photo: Carryn M. GoldenI recently received the first edits back for the book. I downloaded the file with nervous anticipation, expecting it to be mauled with... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY