Turkish tiles

Blue and white ceramics, whether they be from China, England, Vietnam, Turkey, Morocco, or Thailand, always catch my eye and usually burn a hole in whatever currency I'm carrying! I have many treasured ceramics from my travels, all of which tell a story and enable me to gaze upon them! I've visited many a palace in various countries where wall tiles adorn and decorate. Bangkok's Grand Palace has some stunning tiles. These photos were taken at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, namely in the legendary and fabled harem. So, without going into detail about design or history, here they are simply as objects of beauty for you to enjoy.

And now for a musical interlude

A late blog as I'm just home from Melbourne. Just to reference this ad I saw today attached to the Hamer Hall. It's very reminiscent of the tram banner ads, but cool design nonetheless. I thought I'd share it with you for both its aesthetic and to remind us all to make the effort to attend some musical events this season. There's no shortage of wonderful composers and performers to choose from.

If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it - Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.