Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

01. Going out for a sandwich is one of my favourite things – delicious fillings that I know I wouldn’t make at home (or I would, but then I’d be eating the same sandwich every day for a fortnight), and equally delicious breads (again, I just want two slices, not a whole loaf). I tend to go to the same places but for 2025 there is a new Sandwich Schedule – trying a new place, once a month, with a friend who understands good sandwiches.

First up, Warkop in Richmond. The advantage of going with a friend is sharing – we split the the Beef Brisket (toasted rye bread, with pickles and rendang sauce) and the Fried Chicken (which included shredded kohlrabi, pickles and tangy bazzinga sauce. I don’t know what’s in bazzinga sauce but it was next level delicious). Continue reading →

Jeffreys Books, Malvern

Jeffreys Books on Glenferrie Road, Malvern is certainly not new to me. In fact, it’s an old favourite and although I don’t get to visit often, I pop in if I’m in the area. Today, as I was driving down Glenferrie Road, there was a carpark right out the front – the book-buying gods were telling me something. And I had a shopping mission – Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin. Continue reading →

The Bookshop at Queenscliff

Last year, Jo at the Book Skeptic visited a new-to-her bookshop each month. I very much enjoyed these posts (and the vicarious book-buying!). While I doubt that I will have twelve new-to-me bookshops to profile this year, I’m following Jo’s lead and will share the treasures I come across.

The first is The Bookshop at Queenscliff. Continue reading →