01. Got to Bonnard in the nick of time. Apparently India Mahdavi’s exhibition design was a little much for the traditionalists but I thought it was outstandingly beautiful. I loved the wallpapers. I loved how the each space drew you into the next. I loved all the colour.
02. MTC 2024 planning dinner party – my friend cooked half a dozen dishes from Movida Rustica but the highlight was slow-cooked beef cheeks with a sherry glaze and creamy cauliflower puree. So, so good. And tickets all booked for 2024.
03. Saw the film version of the play (got that?!) of Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life. Harrowing. Amazing. Not sure who I would recommend it to (three hours of heavy-going and confronting stuff). I got through dozens of tissues and was completely wrung out by the end but still reflecting on it as a theatre production – so clever.
04. Planning my viewing strategy for the British Film Festival and the Jewish International Film Festival – so many good films this year!
05. Walking the Yarra this week (to check out the rising water after the mid-week downpour) we happened across a billabong dotted with stands of yellow irises – have never seen that before (and it’s in a stretch of the river we know well). Love that the River never fails to surprise.
06. I thought it was going to be a waste of Mint Slices but these truffles were actually delicious.
07. New album by Robbie.
08. Acorn developments.
