It was tight,
but The Slip Inn managed to open for the wedding:

and with a free buffet and wedding cake too!

A little bit of Turkish: Alet (Tool, Instrument, slang term for Penis) Iş (Work) El (Hand)

Alet işler, el öğünür.
The tool does the work, the man* grabs the pride.


*lit. hand


The above image of the bateleur is from the Tarot de Marseille style Noblet Tarot. An excellently crafted restoration of the Noblet Tarot deck is available from the master card-maker Jean-Claude Flornoy.

A little bit of Turkish: Taş (Stone) Baş (Head) Yarmak (to split)

Her taş, baş yarmaz.
Not every stone will split your head.


The image of The Tower above is from a 1910 pack of tarot cards produced by Pamela Colman Smith for Arthur Edward Waite. For a modern reproduction I recommend the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set.

A little bit of Turkish: Yeni (New) Dost (Friend) Şarap (Wine) Eski (Old)

Her şeyin yenisi, dostun, şarabın eskisi.
Everything is good when new, but old friends and wine are best.


The image of Temperance above is from a 1910 pack of tarot cards produced by Pamela Colman Smith for Arthur Edward Waite. For a modern reproduction I recommend the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set.

A little bit of Turkish: Cami (Mosque) Imam (Islamic spiritual and temporal leader; Islamic scholar; one who leads prayers at Islamic gatherings) Bilmek (to know) Okur (Reader)

Cami ne kadar büyük olsa imam bildiğini okur.
However big the congregation, the reader tells the same story.*
Turkish Proverb


*lit. '...mosque, the imam reads what he knows.'


The image of The High Priestess above is from a 1910 pack of tarot cards produced by Pamela Colman Smith for Arthur Edward Waite. For a modern reproduction I recommend the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set.