Tag Archives: parenting
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Karma – A Childhood Lesson
45Tuesday 28 February, 2017 by Uncle Spike
This is a true tale that happened within the last hour. It is perhaps small and maybe insignificant to some, …
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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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Throwback Thursday: Boobies On My Wall
14Thursday 07 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For Throwback Thursday this week, here’s a post from March 2014. I guess this is one of my defining moments or …
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Something simple from the freezer
16Sunday 21 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
With three freezers full of homegrown produce, it’s a pretty regular occurrence that I delve into their depths with not …
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Defiance: Frisked before prayers
16Saturday 30 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Yesterday I took my son to the huge Kocatepe Mosque in downtown Ankara. It was his first time there, and …
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Star Wars VII – Our Trip (no spoilers)
26Saturday 19 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
So we did it… Late Thursday we made the trek to the big city (ish) to lay rest to the …
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Nerd time here at last…
9Wednesday 16 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Sorry to all those expecting to see scenic shots of mountains, some global travels, farming life, flowers or even Turkish …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops! (IV)
2Monday 14 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
My fourth Weekly Photo Challenge take on Oops! was from the day I was trying to get a decent pose …
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As fast as I put them in….
7Thursday 08 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Mother & Child
3Wednesday 07 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Back when the monster was small…
15Thursday 01 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This was a few years ago now When the kiddo was light enough to hold! Taken on the roof – …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse (IV)
16Monday 29 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a look back at a favourite muse …
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Gone Walkies…
5Saturday 14 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I mentioned recently I was enjoying a bit walking…. Well, I started young, and learned from the best. By the …
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Sharing Quality Time
5Sunday 01 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I saw this scene a while back and took a sneaky photograph. It just looked like one of those images …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: New (II)
6Saturday 03 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an even earlier clip of Cousin Spike Jnr than the first post – probably …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: New (I)
31Friday 02 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an early picture of our lad when he was all ‘new’… …
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Thankful at Thanksgiving – from Türkiye
21Wednesday 26 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It’s that time of year again when three things happen. One – over half my readers disappear to gorge on …
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Pint-sized Rebel #6
5Thursday 25 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr off to school full-time from age 2½…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #5
6Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr ‘escaping’… but didn’t spot there wasn’t a fence 🙂 .
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Pint-sized Rebel #4
1Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr building his first weapon I suspect…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #3
1Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr being a ‘boy’, and making a splash…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #2
3Monday 15 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s other wheels…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #1
10Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s wheels…. .
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Make ’em work… (part two)
13Tuesday 09 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
When young Cousin Spike Jnr was, err, much younger, he was often found outside helping the old man with chores …
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Make ’em work… (part one)
4Sunday 31 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Apart from the help young Cousin Spike Jnr was on the farming side of life, we also made sure he …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #6
12Thursday 28 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The last in the series about how we have tried to fill up young Cousin Spike Jnr‘s 92 days off …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #5
23Monday 25 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Many of you will know of young Cousin Spike Jnr‘s exploits in the mathematics department and his love for all things …
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And The Apple Fell…
7Saturday 23 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
What do they say? The apple never falls far from the tree! . Like all grandparents, I think my own …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #4
13Thursday 21 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Young Cousin Spike Jnr is continuing with his love of math, sums, mathematics, call it what you will. Most weeks during …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #3
8Wednesday 20 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
As with most kids, whatever Mom or Dad does, they’ll wanna have a go too… Each morning, in hope of …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #2
7Saturday 16 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Not quite big enough for a family swim… but at least Cousin Spike Jnr can cool off during the hot …
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Pushy Mom Scores One
9Saturday 09 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We all like to blab about our kids, and all think they are the smartest or most beautiful on the …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #1
9Thursday 07 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
With 92 days off for summer, it’s a heck of a long time at home – both for Cousin Spike …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers (I)
23Friday 18 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the single most used and useful container on our farm, our …
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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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So What’s My Problem?
11Saturday 17 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We all consider ourselves hard done by in life, at some point or another. I for one bemoan our financial …
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REBLOG: Happy Mummies Day
1Sunday 11 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Cousin Spike Jnr:
A few weeks ago for my art class homework my teacher told us to look and… -
My Kid’s Been Abducted By Aliens
19Tuesday 06 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr is six and a bit, and in the first year of primary/ elementary school. Like all kids, …
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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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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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Boobies On My Wall. Touché Mom.
16Tuesday 18 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Granny Spike, a.k.a. mom has always been a handy person. Over her 80 years, she has taken on full bathroom …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside (I)
41Friday 14 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is of our very own Cousin Spike Jnr when …
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Negotiation Tactics… Of A 6 Year Old
9Thursday 27 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I’m think of myself as a man of the world. I survived two decades in the world of corporate business. …
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“Soft Kitty…”
16Tuesday 21 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Our small person, otherwise known as Cousin Spike Jnr, is a bit off the weather right now; nothing more than …
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Helping Hand
8Thursday 26 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Spent a while looking back through ‘December fotos’ of yesteryear… and came across this one. It’s of me and Cousin …
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Short Sheldon
5Monday 23 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Regular followers will be aware that Cousin Spike Jnr is a bit of a nerd, a geek, a sci-fi nut… He …
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Fired At Age 12…
18Thursday 19 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
I’m a fairly honest and decent sort of chap really. I don’t steal or cheat, and any lies I’ve told …
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Cousin Spike Jnr – His Own Blog!
13Sunday 15 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr has become a man… well almost, he’s 6 now anyway. After much pestering by our short Padawan, …
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