That made me cry, admittedly.Īntoinette dans les Cévennes (English title: My Donkey, My Lover and I) (iTunes) - an utterly charming French film with my favourite actor of the moment, Laure Calamy, in the title role of Antoinette, a primary school teacher who is having an affair with the father of one of her students. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about transactional analysis and so I interpreted Maguire’s Spider-Man as the younger one’s older, wiser self stepping in to guide him to a better choice. I found the scene where Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man prevents Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from avenging his aunt’s death (sorry for those who haven’t seen it!) very moving. The plot is a bit scatty, with a lot of plates in the air, but I did enjoy it, particularly when the two previous Spideys turn up (Tom, who saw it in the cinema, said the audience went wild at that moment!). Spider-Man: No Way Home - a great popcorn flick, as they say. There’s lots of green tomatoes left on the vines so I may end up picking them to ripen inside. The potatoes aren’t quite ready yet but will be very soon. The last red tomatoes and some kale and silverbeet. I’ll write up the recipe next week, as it will be made again! Picking And I also wanted to start using all the pickled vegetables in the fridge. I was suddenly seized with the desire to do something other than slather avocado and dukkah on it. And surprisingly easy to whip up quickly when we got back from town, hungry, with a fresh baguette. I also made a tempeh banh mi (pictured right) for lunch one day this week, which was insanely good. Thank you Sophie for alerting me to this! Any creative person who just wants to do their own thing will get a lot out of listening to this. The grounded, intelligent and utterly perfect answers she gave to some very weird questions had me almost punching the air on my walk this morning. Grounded with Louis Theroux: Interview with Fka Twigs which was quite incredible. I had to pause and sit several times during that one to take in the truth bombs as they landed. I caught up on the last three episodes on my walks this week and particularly enjoyed the Shoulds and Oughts episode. The Shift: Philippa Perry takes issue with your inner critic and Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s (I enjoyed both but particularly this one).īest Friend Therapy: this may be my new favourite podcast. I’ve also been playing the new album from Lisa Mitchell, A Place to Fall Apart, out today!
Perfect for meditation, writing, or just sitting. It was a great interview and Ludovico played “Flora” off his new album, which was utterly beautiful.Īs a result, I have been playing Underwater non-stop. Listening toīBC Sounds - World Piano Day - Interview with Ludovico Einaudi: thank you to reader Helen for alerting me to this. This post is a long read but an important one and, in true Jack style, pulls no punches (and nor should it). Jack Monroe: It’s Not About The Pasta, Kevin - Jack Monroe is a courageous and well-known activist for poverty issues in the UK, particularly hunger relief, and I’ve followed their work for a long time. Sydney Review of Books: Lost Weather by Louis Klee She’s one of my favourite artists and this book has lots of wisdom and observations about the complexities of modern life that are funny, relatable and deeply intelligent. Sarah was one of the few people on Instagram who made me feel joyous and creative, so I do miss her.
Think on the Page by Sarah Firth - I bought this as a birthday gift for Tom last year and I finally read it myself this week. A brilliant book for two brilliant women who were so ahead of their time and who deserve to be remembered and read in more nuanced ways that better reflect the complex, rebellious and brave women they actually were. It was uplifting and hilarious on one page, then heartbreaking and rage-inducing (most of them involving Ted Hughes, the bastard) on the next. Three-Martini Afternoons at The Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton by Gail Crowther - this is the book I sat down with and lost myself in for a few hours, during which I finished it. A few unavoidable things being dealt with and behind us.