Thinking about it now it may have been a late, late breakfast. Spike had very dark bread, toasted, with a mountain of avacado and poached egg. I had the Penny University Rarebit - bagel, toasted cheese, poached egg (perfectly done) and spinach - with side orders of truffled mushroms (not sure about that verb but who cares) and harissa baked beans. We could debate whether or not I needed both 'sides' but ... you know ... they were there, on the menu, calling out to me.
After lunner ... way too late for our meal to be brunch ... we stopped off at the bargain bookstore between Penny University and the local IGA (a pretty dismal little supermarket if we're being honest about it). The book store's unique selling proposition is that every book inside is $10, although there's a back room with a few bookcases on which every book carries a sticker announcing 2 for $10. And there's a bargain bonus - buy 6 books for $50. So it's not entirely true to its USP, come to think of it. But my point is it's a shop full of cheap books.
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| Summer holidays reading list |
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
- Home by Tony Morrison
- The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst
- The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
- Dracula by Bram Stoker and illustrated by Becky Cloonan
Spike started on Persepolis so I took Beatrice and Virgil. Top of the pile. Enjoying it so far.
