Z! Another letter we have been dreading. And look at the obscure categories we had to try and fill:
Notorious
Edible
Family
ZZZZZZ
Notorious:
The
Zimmermann Telegram. Details at Wikipedia
here. Governments eavesdropping on private communications? Surely that wouldn't happen these days.
Edible:
Picture from Google Street View - an Arabic grocery in my suburb, which is the best place around here to buy
zaatar "pizza".
Zaatar is a Middle-Eastern herb mixture which includes oregano, thyme, sesame seeds, and sumac (everyone's recipe differs). Cooked on flat-bread in the pizza oven, it is very yummy.
Family
This flower once belonged to a genus called
Zygocactus, although now it is in Schlumbergera. OK, so a genus is not a family, but it should be obvious round about now that this week was quite a challenge.
ZZZZZ
No words required!
Phew! I'm glad Z is out of the way. As usual, you can check out everyone's Scatterday posts via
Cinzia's blog.
Gripping post , Vireya! All the cloak and dagger of the telegram had me enthralled....hanging out the washing can wait! I have the same plant and it excelled itself recently, a colourful relief in the middle of winter. BUT the fabric!!! Superb! Can you tell me where you bought it please?? Sorry about the difficulty with my scheduling...I found I had to do more editing.
ReplyDeleteSnap on the Za'atar! I know where that place is too! - actually I had my first Za'atar there (on the house!)
ReplyDeleteCheers!!
wow just too brilliant for words.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had Za'tar, must try it. Love the telegram, very clever post Vireya, can't wait for your U's.
ReplyDeleteZimmerman telegram was very interesting . I do enjoy all of the trivia coming up in these posts.
ReplyDeleteYour zzzz fabric is to die for