Friday? Friday! Friday. . .

today we are sampling

Turkish Delight. . .

(it's not obligatory, if it's not your thing -
the usuals are in the side bar)

listening to this. . .

. . .and it's all because I'm reading stories from The Arabian Nights to Smallest Person, her current Book At Bedtime, in a bid to send her into dreamland as comfortably as possible

Scheherezade,
Virginia Frances Sterrett, 1928


Scheherezade
Dulac, 1907

(we could listen to Rimsky Korsakov, if you wanted. . .)

26 comments:

Mel said...

Ummmmm......

Thinkin' I'll pass on the Turkish thingy and opt for popcorn, thanks.
But--I did enjoy the oasis thanksmuchly.

*yawn*
Popcorn and coffee....yup....thinkin' they go together just fine!

Mel said...

<-- read to the kiddos a LOT

<-- gladly takes blame for the girl's book passion

KAZ said...

Turkish delight is a bit too sweet for me.
But I'd be delighted to be in Turkey reclining like the Virginia Frances Sterrett lady and listening to the evening call to prayer from the minaret.

I, Like The View said...

me too KAZ - what a lovely thought (tho I might have to squeeze in a proper Turkish bath in one of those hamamamamamamam places while I'm there!)

Mel we read one of the lesser known stories. . . it was lovely! plenty of popcorn and coffee for you



I can usually do one little square of Turkish Delight (only the proper stuff) at Christmas. . . just a taster. . . it is a little sickly. . . perhaps I should have offered some bakclava?!

(-:

Dave said...

Does the man who delivers boxes of Milk Tray wear a balaclava?

I, Like The View said...

. . .when I wrote "it's all because" I almost added a disclaimer (with a note for Mel to get The Brit to explain to her)

katherine. said...

I'll sample the turkish delight.

...and I'll take Mel's too.

Rimshot said...

I've never had this 'Turkish Delight' that you speak of.

Mel said...

Okay......that's it!

<-- going to ask the Brit to translate!


OH!
:-)

Katherine's back!!! :-)

Mig's back!!

YEAH!!!

Mel said...

k......he LOVES Turkish Delight....'specially the pink/rose kind.

And he rather liked the pineapple kind so pffffft?

And NOW I know all about the chocolates left by the bedside by the dude with the face thingy on! ALL because the lady loves Milk Tray!

:-)


He wanted me to give you the bit of useless information that Balaclava is a place in the Crimea where the Charge of the Light Brigade took place. Part of which was the 13th Hussars--which was part of himself's old regiment. (13th/18th Hussars)

Now, HE says that's useless......I say that's charming.
Cuz his Regimental Day is called Balaclava Day.

TA DA!
:-)

AND the tank of the commanding officer of the regiment at D-Day was NAMED Balaclava.

Hows THAT?! :-)

*whew*

katherine. said...

umm...excuse me...

but exactly when IS Balaclava Day?

I think this is a holiday I should start celebrating.

(it is The Girl's absolute fave)

Dave said...

The Charge of the Light Brigade, which took place during the Battle of Balaclava was on 25th October 1854, so I would guess that may be Balaclava Day.

I, Like The View said...

no no no

PEOPLE!!!

*shakes head*

baklava not balaclava

I, Like The View said...

(shot if you like honey and nuts, you'd love it)(Mel the filo probably contains gluten, so you're excused - and Milk Tray aren't my top favourite chocolate, I'd offer you Black Magic instead)(and Dave I can see you as the Milk Tray man. . . sort of. . . kind of. . . in a nice way!)(katherine I don't think we need an excuse for baklava, really. . . do we?!)(Mel he's had pineapple Turkish Delight?!?!?!?)(and yes! mig is back *happy sigh* - but I bet she'll be off again soon. . . doing something lovely!)

Mel said...

Oh.....well.....

Nevermind then.

ROFLMAO!!!!!

<-- laughing laughing laughing!!!!!

Mel said...

DAVE started it!!!!!!

I, Like The View said...

I know

. . .

now I'm going to have to do katherine's *rolling my eyes*

(-;

XX

I, Like The View said...

(so long as The Brit explained the Milk Tray ad thingy, that's all that matters!)(he likes his history, huh!!)

(-:

I, Like The View said...

(now I'm humming Midnight at the Oasis again!)

Dave said...

I am the Milk Tray man. You wouldn't recognise me because of the balaclava.

I, Like The View said...

I knew it

(but if you're ever over in my part of the world, I'd rather have a box of Black Magic, please!)

katherine. said...

c'mon,it was almost midnight...and I was tired

katherine. said...

and...we were talking about yummy sweet things...

katherine. said...

AND you people over the pond (and you people married to people from over the pond) are always spelling words differently !

rolling my eyes

Dave said...

'always spelling words differently'

Correctly, I think you mean.

I, Like The View said...

I'm staying well out of that one

(-;