Saturday, July 27, 2024
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Friday, July 26, 2024
Thankful for You
Thanks Merve! huge thanks to Merve for letting me stay with her and visit Istanbul; For being such a wonderful and helpful hostess; For traveling with me across the country and having wonderful times. You are such a good friend. Huge hugs. I wish you all the best always.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Hey Friend!
Four days left! Oh, time to see all the things I want to see again, but that is mostly just my favorite places with the people I met and made friends with. How lovely. Time to start telling everyone goodbye again.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Documented
I thought this card was filled with great thoughts about summer. I just love these extra goodies that I had from Simple Stories and their lovely papers that I used to put this card together. It's perfect for an end of summer card.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Thinking of You
Hello sweet dear, I'm thinking of you, see you in a week now. Hugs and kisses. Here's a fun card I made from Photoplay. I love their bright colors on this series. Hope everyone else has a nice day too.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Have a great one!
Happy Monday, I can't believe it's my last week here in Turkiye. What a lovely summer it has been. I have already shipped home all my stuff so now I just enjoy seeing everyone and trying to NOT buy tons more laces :) ha ha. that's the hard part.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Guest Designer
Sharing more wonderful creations from the kids in Dilek's class last summer. They are all so very nice and kind. They say "welcome Holley" and "I love you Holley" How sweet is that?
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Shine Bright
Happy Saturday everyone! what a lovely relaxing week. You know what is so great about spending summer somewhere (or any LONG extended vacation)? You actually get real rest. Most vacations are exhausting. When you get home you feel more tired than when you started. When I get home, other than a little jet lag, I am refreshed happy and ready to start anew. (And a little freaked out that my next countdown to Turkiye is OVER 300 days LOL)
Friday, July 19, 2024
Happy Birthday Cemil
Wishing a dear friend's son, Cemil, a very Happy Birthday today. I have know his mom for wow, 32 year. We met when I was in college. I remember when she had her son. Now of course he is grown up and married. What a great man he is now. I see him when I visit Istanbul, he has a lovely wife and good job. I wish him the best for his Birthday.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Love
Here's a little card today for the DH. I hope he's having a lovely week. I do look forward to seeing him soon enough. huge kisses dear. Love you much
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Life is Sweet
Happy Hump Day! It's midweek and getting hot, well hot is relative I suppose. What is hot here is definitely nothing compared to hot in Texas. One thing I do love in Turkiye is the ice cream. Those of your who are overseas won't really understand since your ice cream is probably more similar to that in Turkiye, For my American friend's it's more like Gelato, or even premium ice cream, much smoother and sweeter. Just lovely.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Hello
Monday, July 15, 2024
Thanks
Happy Monday everyone. Just two more weeks until I am back in Texas, with a little stopover in Amersterdam. I am so thankful for this amazing summer. Thanks to my DH, my friends here in Turkiye, all my customers, blog followers, and of course to God for putting me here.
Sunday, July 14, 2024
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Saturday, July 13, 2024
Happy Saturday
Happy Saturday everyone! can y'all beleive I have been in Turkiye for 7 weeks? you really think I would have learned Turkish by now. I mean seriously. Everyone in this country speaks multiple languages but me! In fairness I learn words, but the syntax and spelling and such is so very different from english.
Friday, July 12, 2024
Bee You!
Here's a sweet and simple card today, "Just BEE you". It's lovely little sentiment to remind you that you, yourself are enough and perfect just the way you are. Huge hugs today everyone.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Happy Birthday Kathy
Happy Birthday Kathy! Thank you so much for always being there for me. I really appreciate you so very much. Have a special day. Cheers!
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
You are in my thoughts
Happy hump day. Do they say that in other countries or just in America? is there a special term for Wednesday? Just curious. Here's another card for my DH, I hope he's looking. You are in my thoughts today, and everyday of course. Kisses.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
No one!
Hello, Happy Tueday. I hope you are having a great week. I am sharing this card today for my DH, No one measures up to you! So true dear. I love you lots. I'll be home in just twenty days! Miss you. Kisses.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Hello!
Happy Monday everyone! is it weird that I am thinking that just a month from now I will be back at school. Wow. Should that make me happy or sad? Mostly just overwhelmed...well, I have a wonderful month to enjoy. I am so very thankful for that.
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Guest Designer
Hello, Happy Sunday. While I am enjoying my summer in Istanbul, I am also sharing wonderful projects that I got from the kiddos in my friend's elementary school class. How sweet is that. I will say that when I go, I bring them some little gifts from America and one of them is always a fun and simple little art project to keep them busy and they always do the art and most of them give me the art back as a gift. I never ask for it, they are super sweet to give it to me.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Friday, July 5, 2024
I am one Happy Camper
Happy Friday! I can't believe it's been almost a week in July now. wow. I have three more wonderful weeks to relax and enjoy the city. But I am also thinking about going to another place called Bursa for a few days, maybe a week. Hmmm. Decisions, Decisions
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Guest Designer Audrey R
Special time of week for my guest designer, Audrey R of Texas. She made these amazing 4th of July cards! WOO HOO. It's so weird when you are in another country during this holiday and it's just another ordinary day. Thanks so much Audrey, your project is fabulous!
If you made a project with your prizes or just want to share something, send me a message or an email, htondre@aol.com. I'd love to see...