Eye see you

Have you ever had the feeling that you were being watched? 

a coomon souvenir shop in even uncommon places

Shops throughout the country are full of blue glass or plastic "eyes", which are meant to be worn over the heart to protect the wearer from harm, or the evil eye. Sometimes shop owners will give a small blue bead painted with the eye and attached to a small saftey pin to a shopper or a potential shopper as a gift from Turkey.. 

I played a little game with myself to see how long it takes me to find the eye in any place we enter. .  Some businesss have it enbedded in a wall or on the floor, usually near the entrance.   I have seen it as part of the side walk, and part of a wall. 

It also turns up knitted, crocheted, and painted. 

no evil eye is getting inoto this tea!

our tour bus was protected -
and note the indent manufactured for this very purpose!



every shop visit starts with a "where is the resident eye?" game