Started #HowDoPeopleStaytheSame by Mark Bowles – and the first few pages just blew my mind. Honoring it with a deliciously bitter #espresso as a tribute to the author’s previous novel. @galleybeggars.bsky.social #Booksky
A few more pics from yesterday’s glorious #hike to #rifugioColdai and #LagoColdai in the #Dolomites #hiking #CAI
Today’s #hike up to Coldai Lake allowed me to admire #MontePelmo in all its majesty. #Dolomites #hiking #alpinehiking #CAI
It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!
Starting #TheNightWatch by #SarahWaters, whose novels have been recommended time and again right here on #Booksky…
More from yesterday’s #hike – the 360-degree panorama at the top of Monte Ponta in the #Dolomites. #hiking #alpinehiking
#Venice at 5.30am, a (modest) summit in the #Dolomites at noon (Monte Ponta, alt. 1,952m) #hike #hiking #CAI #alpinehiking
A friend who knows about my #readingvenice website gave me Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by #GeoffDyer. The satire of the #Biennale & the contemporary art world is pretty funny #Booksky
Stuff I can’t live without include – #books (especially those by #PeterTemple, the master of the witty, sardonic thriller), #coffee (iced and frothy please), friends (could do worse than @jasonnoiles.bsky.social in that regard) #Booksky 📚
I was heard chuckling again and again on the bus to the Dolomites as I tore through Dead Point, a #JackIrish #thriller by #PeterTemple. Thank you for the book and the fun, @jasonnoiles.bsky.social! #Booksky 📚
@caroline-venezia.bsky.social @davidhewson.com The farmer I buy my produce from confirmed that this #beet is called “erbetta di Chioggia” here. I confirm it’s scrumptious – but you knew that already
Not my favorite collection by the great #ToveJansson. Especially annoying that this publisher features some of the #shortstories in multiple collections… #Booksky 📚
Today’s #hike brought me back to the #Dolomites today, all the way to the lovely Rifugio San Marco (alt. 1,820m, established 1895). #hiking #CAI #alpinehiking
The intricate decor of the Palazzo Loredan beautifully and unexpectedly complements the works of #SanyaKantarovsky. #Venice #Venezia #contemporaryart
Today’s #hike took me from Fusine in #ValdiZoldo to Spiz Agnellessa (alt. 2,046m) – the view of the #Dolomites was spectacular. And it was blissfully cool after a scorching week. #CAI #alpinehiking
The easiest, most lowkey way of celebrating the 4th of July – with some fresh stovetop #popcorn. #IndependenceDay
Enjoying a buttery ear of corn is a #July4 tradition. Corn makes its way to our BBQs thanks to hard working farm workers who labor in CA Central Valley heat to bring us this yummy treat. #WeFeedYou
My favorite #friedeggs – sunny side up w/ crispy #sage leaves & chopped #parsley. I could have this every day but the #egg guy, who refuses to put the “market” in “farmers’ market” rations them – max 4/customer this week – like it’s the USSR…
Welcome to the opening of my exhibition Tulvavesi (Floodwater) at Café Bar No 9 (Uudenmaankatu 9, Helsinki) on Tuesday 07.07.26 5pm - 7pm! Exhibition runs through to the end of July. #art #painting #ArtExhibition #Helsinki
Sometimes you really want to love a book but it just doesn’t work for you, even if you can acknowledge how skilled the author is… We’ve all been there, right? #Booksky 📚
Behold the behemoth! It didn’t fit in my shopping basket so I carried this glorious 8-kilo baby home on my hip. #watermelon #summer
Recreating the supremely refreshing #fruitvinegar sodas I’d discovered in #Japan with some high quality #applecidervinegar from Normandy, some #sparklingwater & ice cubes. #heatwave
As @nonsuchbook.bsky.social suggested, I got my hand on #ColdComfortFarm by #StellaGibbons – I could really use some cold, cold comfort to help me through this maddening #heatwave… #Booksky
The membership card of the #ClubAlpinoItaliano is a multipage booklet with gold lettering, handwritten details, a vigorously stamped ID picture – and the most delightfully retro thing I own #CAI #hiking
