01. Invested in a new Kindle (only my third in 18 years, so I think they’re good value if you apply the ‘cost-per-use’ measure!). It’s fab. Especially love the return of the page-turn buttons. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Melbourne
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. My daughter has had a ball being part of her first musical, and I enjoyed watching (because Guys and Dolls is good fun, plus it brought back happy memories of my own time being part of school musicals). Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. No surprises about the Eurovision winner. It is an excellent song. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. I got back from my trip to Hawaii earlier in the week (more on that later) so the first think that made me happy (apart from seeing the family, obvs) was being back in my own bed. There’s nothing quite like your own bed. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Succession S4 episode 3. Oh. My. God. It’s testament to just how good the script writing is that I didn’t even think of what unfolded as a possibility. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Smoked carp pâté, house-made lavosh and a German Chasselas at Cardwell Cellars. Everything so delicious. And undergraduate-Cartography-101-me loves the wall of wine, organised not by grape variety but by country, as a Robinson map projection. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Food from the the Emilia Romagna region of Italy at Lagotto (part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival). Such a good night with friends. But I didn’t take a pic of the highlight because I was too busy eating it (pumpkin tortelli with Parmesan foam and deep fried salt bush). Pics above – heirloom tomatoes with anchovies and whipped stracchino, and rhubarb granita with sage ice cream (and yeah, tiramisu in the background). Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A brilliant night at Denmark House for the Spirit of the North dinner (part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival). And no, wasn’t daunted by the many, many shots of akvavit that were paired with each morsel – totally took it in my stride 😀 Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Rising program has been announced. I’ve booked a bunch of events. Can’t wait (it really is the best festival). Continue reading
No Bull by Vika and Linda Bull
I have long been a fan of Vika and Linda Bull. Of course, there’s the Black Sorrows and their extraordinary backing vocals for Paul Kelly, but it was their self-titled debut album in 1994 – and particularly their song, Sacred Things and the incredible rendition of Many Rivers to Cross – that cemented it for me. Continue reading