B Dock Netsel Marina
Marmaris, Turkey
Merhaba
We had a memorial Happy Hour for our friend Colin. Then we all attended his funeral in the Iҫmeler cemetery. This past Saturday was the day to make his grave into a garden.
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Flowers for Colin
Friday Jane and Coni had biked to the big nursery just near the amphitheater not far from the Thursday market. Jane selected a variety of plants for Colin’s grave and the very kind owners delivered all of the plants to the marina. On Saturday I joined Jane and Coni for a trip to the cemetery to plant everything. When you visit Colin you can see the lovely garden Jane has made for him.
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The Iҫmeler Cemetery just off the old Datҫa Road. The driveway is just a bit further and there’s a road up to the higher part where the non-Turks are buried. I can’t call those buried here foreigners as all had chosen to make Turkey their home. |
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The rock garden at one end was created when we cleared the soil for the plants.
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The plastic containers and the white stones were reused to decorate around the roses and to hold some of the plants. The containers had held a display from Colin’s sister April and her sons James and Robin. Other notes and ribbons from bouquets were also arranged among the plants. |
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There are 3 rose bushes and on the center one is a Valentine’s card Jane had made for Colin years ago. He’d saved it. |
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