01. It’s the holiday edition! All I’ve done for nine days is sit on the beach and read books. I commented to a friend that I feel very fortunate that my ‘happy place’ is relatively simple to achieve.
02. The weather has been great – the photo above taken just before a late afternoon thunderstorm. I love watching summer storms roll in across the water.
03. New favourite Peninsula bakery – Bütterken (a shame it’s a bit further to travel than my other favourite). Anyway, excellent bread and delicious pretzels with cream cheese and chives.
04. Eating: flathead (caught by Mr Books). Drinking: Four Pillars Gin Punch.
05. Watching: Heated Rivalry (HBO). Yes, I know I’m very late to the party.
06. The International Booker long list – have only read one (The Wax Child) but keen to read a couple of others, especially The Director by Daniel Kehlmann and The Duke by Matteo Melchiorre.
07. Last but not least, went snorkelling at Coral Beach (near Mornington) and it was outstanding. How had I never been before?! (A closely guarded local secret, I suspect) I could have hovered above those sea grass beds for hours. Truly some of the best snorkelling I’ve done in Australia.
