Family

End of Another Academic Year

April 30, 2009

Today I had my last classes for the semester, another academic year has ended. As I have been doing now for some years, …

March 27, 2009

Recently, I got a promotion to the rank of full professor. To celebrate, Jan and I had a party at Efendi’s Med …

March 27, 2009

Our daughter Elif and granddaughter Mina have been visiting with us since last Friday. Needless to say, we enjoy their …

December 28, 2008

Yesterday, late morning, we all went to Gourmandise, a French food and pastry shop. They had an excellent variety of …

December 26, 2008

Yesterday was Christmas day, Mina enjoyed receiving gifts from Santa. Her two big gifts were a fully equipped kitchen …

December 24, 2008

Today I took photographs inside the house (too cold to go out, too slippery too!) The first series will show you their …

December 22, 2008

With a make-shift lighting setup, I photographed Mina and Elif today. Mina wore her Annie Hall outfit with a vest and a …

December 20, 2008

Today we went to a Christmas concert at the Abravanel Concert Hall by the Utah Symphony, a first for Mina. Mina put on …

December 19, 2008

Visiting Salt Lake City We are in Salt Lake City to be with our children Mina, Elif, and Tolga for the holidays. It has …

September 3, 2008

Mina, my granddaughter had never been to Newport Creamery. Yesterday afternoon we decided to remedy that situation and …

August 6, 2008

Today I photographed Mina as a model. This is a follow-up to the series I did around last Christmas. As you will see, …

August 6, 2008

I arrived at Salt Lake City on August 4, 2008, primarily to see my daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law. This time of …