sultanahmet diaries

welcome, herbs.

in the past 2 weeks, i have planted cilantro, catnip, and basil. i don't have a garden, but the windowsill is providing an excellent place to keep plants and (fingers crossed!) successfully grow them. i have never had a green thumb, so the fact that my first little cilantro plant popped up this morning made me squeal like i'd just seen bono walking across the street.

"oh my GODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!! cilantro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

i then proceeded to do a little "happy cilantro dance" in the living room and run to the bedroom to get my camera. i don't think i've ever been so excited about herbs, but the fact that you cannot find cilantro (coriander) in the market or in seed form here made this quite an event this morning in the apartment.

even the cat was excited.

it's still hot as ever.... every day my students come and tell me "oh, it's going to be better tomorrow" or "yes, this weekend will be the hottest/the most humid/the worst weekend of the summer!" they've been saying this for the past 3 weeks, so i have just decided that the hot weather is here to stay.

i'm starting to plan a little holiday with okan, we're going to go to olympos or antalya for seker bayram (the holday after ramadan ends in october). i can't wait!

posted by camille @ 11:34 AM