This was some especially good-looking and good-tasting sourdough bread:
But what does one have on bread? Butter? Sometimes. Peanut butter? Often. Cheese? Sure. But in Australia...
Colin finally got the nerve to buy a little jar. And he's decided he likes it. Naomi, not so much. "...yet," says Colin. For those who may not know: Vegemite is a yeast-based spread, apparently a by-product of beer making. It's extremely salty and, yes, extremely yeasty. The internet tells us that it is less intense in flavor ('flavour') than the British equivalent: Marmite. We're not sure we believe this.
Speaking of products of beer making:
This is from a local brewery, from the Melbourne suburb Richmond. It's very good - better than some of our earlier Australian beer experiences. It has a lot of fruity flavors ('flavours'), but without losing its identity as beer.
Our last close-up photo for today:
We were given this by the Melbourne Lyceum Club.
The Melbourne Lyceum Club is a long-standing women's club based in central Melbourne. Several of their members run a philosophy circle, and a few months ago they decided they'd like to have someone present on Spinoza. Since Melbourne isn't exactly brimming with Spinozists ("...yet," says Colin), they were eventually directed towards Colin.
The presentation was a lot of fun. Naomi came along. The club members were a fantastic bunch, and the club itself is beautiful... quite a treat.
Returning to yesterday: we went to High Holydays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) services at Kedem, a progressive, lay-led congregation. The services were lovely, and the congregation was unbelievably welcoming (as in: lots of invitations to meals at various people's homes).
Food isn't the only thing we think about. Really. We'll prove it in the next post...
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