GYPSYCHRISTINE

I spend days jarring and preserving for winter! Land life is so much fun! There are so many countries bordering Turkey to travel to and explore!

Thank you to all my patrons!! I am sorry I havent posted at all since my roadtrip. I was supposed to take photos along the way, but traveling nonstop is quite exhausting with a disappearing puppy dog. When we got home, we had to focus on renovating my house. To get any builders to come. My boyfriend

I left Loki with a friend on my last mini roadtrip. He ran off the first day and I was worried. But knew he loved the town he grew up in. Day I drove home, he was sighted and found. He ran off again. Within 5 minutes of me callin on his name when I got back, Loki came running. Reunited!!

Love finding antiques to furnish my Gypsy Antik Home. Seats that will make perfect Gypsy Headboard and bed frame

I love junk jewelry that are bright and bold!! Was looking at pants for 30 Turkish Liras aka $4 and thought too much!! But when I went acrose street, saw this unique frilly necklace for also 30 TL and bought a fuschia and blue one and purple and pink lipgloss!!

Loving these native dresses

Cant get enough. BUT have to wake up at 4-4:30am!!

Woke up at 4:30 am for 2 mornings to catch the amazing balloons that Cappadocia is famous for. I have never seen so mant balloons here - not even when I came here in late November of last year!

I finally found a second hand bathtub!! $20 at the scrap yard! No hot water yet though!! Next week solar panel man comes!! Had to wear bikini because neighbors!!

Queen of my own home and domain!! Finally, after 12-13 years of traveling- I have a home. I feel my MAMA IN HEAVEN led me to safety and security of my own home. Who knew I could even afford it? Thanks to Covid - my retirement srocks soared.

Today antique bazaar in town! Since lockdowns - they cancelled the once monthly antique bazaar, but got call today it was on. I bought a wooden drawer, wooden mirror frame which isnt antique but made from old wood and some huge golden candlesticks. Everything under $120!! Big items!! You cant buy al

Homemade brew I learned in The Philippines from a boating sailor friend!! Easy and so delicious!! High alcohol content too!! My brew doesn’t taste as strong because weather temperature difference... Experimenting.. Cheers!!

Mama home!! MAMA home!! Mama bought Loki a baby bed and he loves it!! Bed for his shed outside!! Zzzzzzz

Slowly the walls were being torn down by Mustafa.

Breaking Down Walls at my house!! Exciting!! Lots of exciting things have been happening!!

I learned how to make alcoholic ginger beer in the Philippines. Making it here in Cappadocia! The first batch didn’t turn it because it was winter and cold! Hopefully the heat now works!! During this 17 day lockdown throughout all of Turkey...We got bored! Couldn’t go to hardware to buy tools that b

Yes it is a garden!! And yes it it ILLEGAL!! What is an illegal garden you ask? It’s a garden and land I do NOT own in the back of my house! I am using it! We claimed half the illegal land as our neighbors were here first and have the other half! I LOVE Turkey!!

On the funny, light side. Me pooping in my downstairs outhouse!! Yes outhouse!! I do have an indoor toilet downstairs but I never use it. I have 2 outhouses and will be building bathrooms inside!! My hair looks crazy this morning!!!

Food in Turkey is DELICIOUS! We had kofte - minced beef in little patties with a lot of parsley going stale. Cauliflower in garlic yogurt sauce and bread! Turkish people eat ALOT of bread like Europeans. Bread bread bread! And white wine!! I AM blessed!! Good food and wine is always important to the

I have two areas to sit in outside. This one is covered with an ugly steel metal sheet. Very ghetto but effective in shading the sun. We hang out here most of the time and NOt in the house!! Hahah Once a gypsy hobo - always a gypsy hobo who just wants to be out in the elements enjoying the sun and s

I finally have some stability and security to my traveling gypsy hobo lifestyle. Who knew after 13 or more of traveling that I would OWN my own home! In Cappadocia, Turkey!! My Mama before she died was worried sick about what would happen to me. She was happy for my traveling, but all Asians work fo

A dream comes true

Yesterday the sun came out after days of cold and lots of Spring showers! In our in our we carried the furniture back in to shield from rain. After a few weeks, we took out the beautiful pillows again and I covered the single beds I bought with a thick heavy material. Even though it’s my open roof -