Monday, July 2, 2012

The Meaning of My Name in Turkish

"You know what means 'denis' in Turkish?" asks the Russian guy as he wraps my great-grandmother's chair in moving blankets.
"What?" I ask.
"The sea," he says. "In Turkish your name, it means 'sea.'

6 comments:

Teresa Evangeline said...

Very cool! What wonderful elements in this photo - a world of affirmation! And an angel who knows what your name really means....

Ms. Moon said...

"Mer" is French for sea. And my brother, when he was a baby, called me Mer-Mer and that is also the name that my first grandson christened me with.
Must be something to this.

Wrinkling Daily said...

Fantastic photo. Finding out what you name means in Turkish, must make you feel even more at home in your new home. You look so happy.

Elizabeth Harper said...

That makes it even more perfect!

Elizabeth said...

That's wild.

Suz said...

see! only good things from now on