Tag Archives: children
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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
1Saturday 23 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
On April 23, 1929, upon Atatürk’s proposal, the Turkish Grand National Assembly decreed April 23 as a national holiday dedicated …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory (IV)
5Thursday 19 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s final entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows the ‘victory’ that is finding happiness in children who have …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration (IV)
3Monday 03 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the inspiration one gets from our …
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East Africa: The Kids
24Saturday 18 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Travelling is, or was for a long time to me anyway, a way of life, and then became one of …
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Life in Türkiye
17Sunday 29 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Western influences continue to transform Türkiye; now whilst some are for the better, that does not account for everything of …
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Volunteering In A Very Old Tuxedo
15Sunday 30 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This is the second in my series of posts about volunteering, with a tale that goes back to the early …
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Pad Parent : Good Parent
7Thursday 31 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It is a sad fact how many times you read, here or see cases of just plain old ‘bad parenting’. …
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Sumz @ Six
41Wednesday 04 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
. Our resident small person, Cousin Spike Jnr is a nerd. It’s a commonly known fact, and one that he …
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Çocuk Bayramı – Children’s Day
17Thursday 24 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Across Turkey every 23rd of April, kids of primary and middle school age celebrate Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı, or “Holiday …
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REBLOG: It’s Been One Year Today Since Kaitlyn Left This Earth
4Friday 11 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Yes it’s Friday, and yes I’ll be posting for Flower Friday, probably something ‘happy’ for the end of the week, …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold (III)
11Sunday 06 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is two school children having their juice and candies at the …
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Say What?
16Friday 21 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Kids expressions are so genuine to photograph. There is no pretence, no fake smiles, no acting; just what you see …
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