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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
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Saturday 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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Category: Unite for Peace | Tags: 23 april, 23 nisan, ataturk, bayram, children, childrens day, festival, kids, parenting, school, turkey
Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory (IV)
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Thursday 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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Category: Weekly Photo Challenge | Tags: childhood, children, edirne, happiness, need, photography, POSTADAY, poverty, Travel, turkey, village, Weekly Photo Challenge
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration (IV)
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Monday 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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Category: Weekly Photo Challenge | Tags: children, parenting, photography, POSTADAY, Weekly Photo Challenge
East Africa: The Kids
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Saturday 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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Category: Africa | Tags: africa, camel, childhood, children, kenya, photography, POSTADAY, tanzania, Travel
Life in Türkiye
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Sunday 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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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: childhood, children, conflict, culture, elderly, family, life, people, photography, POSTADAY, school, turkey, turkish
Volunteering In A Very Old Tuxedo
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Sunday 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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Category: True Tales | Tags: banardos, charity, charity shops, children, dorset, elderly, england, life, retail, shops, voluntary work, volunteering
Pad Parent : Good Parent
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Thursday 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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Category: Opinion | Tags: children, dad, disney, family, frozen, kids, let it go, love, parenting, POSTADAY
Sumz @ Six
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Wednesday 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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Category: Cousin Spike Jnr | Tags: children, education, geek, gifted, learning, math, mathematics, nerd, parenting, POSTADAY, school, sheldon, sums, turkey
Çocuk Bayramı – Children’s Day
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Thursday 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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Category: Cousin Spike Jnr | Tags: 23 april, 23 nisan, ataturk, bayram, children, festival, göcek, kids, parenting, school, turkey
REBLOG: It’s Been One Year Today Since Kaitlyn Left This Earth
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Friday 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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Category: Reblogs | Tags: bereavement, bipolar, children, college, death, depression, family, grief, loss, Medical school, mental health, mental illness, parenthood, suicide, suicide prevention
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold (III)
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Sunday 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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Category: Weekly Photo Challenge | Tags: childhood, children, Cholula, Mexico., photography, POSTADAY, poverty, Puebla, school, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Say What?
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Friday 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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Category: Other Photos | Tags: childhood, children, kids, parenting, photogarphy, POSTADAY

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