Genç (Wink) Hanımlar Gunu

How would u feel when u saw a notice pasted at the entrance door of the apartment saying that the next day between 9am till 1pm, there wouldnt be any electricity due to some work in the area? Would u be smiling knowing that by 10.30am max on that day, u were expecting around 7 gorgeous ladies to ur home for a breakfast get together..and at that time, there would be no electricity? No electricity would also mean that there would be no water. Wonderful,huh?

Luckily the electricity went off only after we were all seated at the dining table. It didnt matter much then. We all had our breakfast, chatted in glee and by 12.15 noon, everyone parted.

Such a gathering is actually a tradition in the turkish community. While Anne (my mom in law) was alive,she used to have these kind of gathering for the ladies at her home. Her date was always the 15th of each month. Her friends would come and she would cook and prepared so many food, enough to feel a whole batallion of armies. All her children used to come to her in the evening to eat all her wonderful food.

I remember how as a new bride, i used to dread when i was invited to a *gunu* (day) like this. First of all, i didnt understand a word they were saying. No. 2… I didnt know really anne’s friends. No 3… socialization was not my strongest point. I got bored so fast and so easily. And these gatherings could stretch for hours. as the bride u cannot be u totally. so...for those long hours u have to be at ur best manner which was really tiring since i am not a very well mannered person...

We didnt have such a gathering among the brides then. Mainly because, for years, Funda was working. Özlem was in the US and Meşe was joining the gatherings with anne and teyze.

After Anne died, almost 4 years after her death, Funda (who gave up working to look after her younger child elo) one day invited all the ladies for a get together since we rarely see each other much. Then, 2 weeks after that we gathered at İclal’s.. and today, it was my place.

What i gather is this… these kinds of gathering is only fun only if it is being held with the people u get well on.. someone near ur age. If u include an older person…of the older generation, then everybody would be acting differently. From what i see, we shared loads of laugh n stories… and it was indeed fun… so the *gunu* i used to dread for is not really a dreadful thing if it isheld with the right crowd...

Thank u for coming! Ayağınıza sağlık!

Özlem, Pınar, İclal, Mehveş, Yeşim, Funda

some of the stuffs on the table

Egg

breakfast without ekmek is not a breakfast

sosis

pancake topped with mushroom n vegetables topping

One cake from özlem, one from iclal n the apple pie made by me

Thank You for hopping by...Hope to see u again the next time..