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Saturday, 1 November 2025

Saturday, November 1/2025


Down to the Saturday market. Before we round the corner onto İbrahim Nidai Street we can already smell the jasmine that grows along the stone wall. In theory it grows here from June to January but the season may well be longer than that. When we were living in Famagusta old city during the lockdown five years ago the lovely lady across the road brought us little circlets of jasmine she had threaded when the blossoms came out in July. Perfumed the whole flat.

Ask Tina, who sells the free range eggs, if there are any left. No, sold out. She says they had fewer this week. Guess you can’t specify to the hens how many you want them to lay in a given week. 

In any case we still have half a dozen. Also available at the store, but they’re not as nice. Imported foods tend to be more expensive here but free range eggs don’t. Forty-five Turkish lira for six. Works out at $3.00 CAD a dozen or £1.63.