Ava - veeeery interesting

Hi Garrick and Stu ... I just googled The Open Sesames to see if our blog would come up ... it didn't ... or at least not prominently where i could readily spot it ... BUT it is really interesting to see the variety of ways it does come up ... the phrase "the open sesames" is widely used in a variety of interesting contexts ... "the open sesames" is like a commonly understood and meaningful phrase in some circles ... being used, for instance, like this:

"... often confusing in their own right, frequently obsure but exciting too, for they are in fact magic carpets - the open-sesames to whole new worlds ..."

and this:

" They are the open sesames to the other world, which is so good, gentle and beautiful, but which only exists in a child's imagination ... "

and, also, this:

"According to Madam Dariaux "these efforts are one of the keys, one of the Open Sesames, that unlock the door to elegance ... "