Just back from dinner at Vicini with the Aunt. Estremely good pasta, omg, done to that perfect little-too-hard-for-al-dente texture I love so much. And the most amazing bittersweet chocolate tart with vanilla bean ice cream and caramelised orange rind. Sometimes I think, aside from creme brulee, the bestest food invention ever was when someone ( Read more... )

I'm about to retire another journal so thought I better pull out the few book reviews before I consign it to the shelf/box. Actually I need to buy another storage box, there are already three journals on the shelf. *facedrags* I may go back to the Moleskines after the new one I bought the other day, only because I think I've exhausted the ( Read more... )

Ooh, romance novel reviews to catch up on.

( ... one to avoid ... )

Loretta Chase I found on my own, caught by the title and the unusually classy cover.

Anne Gracie was recommended to me by the Heyer fan at Dymocks. Lovely girl, that, and yes it's now gotten to the point where I'm reccing stuff to her. *lol* I told her I wanted strong women with good sex and she pointed me to The Perfect Rake.

( ... our very own ... )