But this one falls on a Tuesday, so there’s work on Monday. Nearly everyone else has taken leave of course starting Friday so they get five days off. I have heaps of work so I haven’t, but it’s the kind of work day that feels leisurely; the weather is perfect, people are away relaxing and emails are few. What’s the hardship in that?

It’s so chill that I decided to treat myself to eat something even if I normally don’t eat anything until much later in the day. I also remembered that I had impulsively bought bread so I can’t have that go to waste. It’s good bread though and a sourdough. I normally trim off the crusts from supermarket loaves, but I make an exception with sourdough. The chewy, nutty crusts make for good sopping which in this case, are the tomato juices and the olive oil.

I grill the bread on a pan with butter on both sides; the topping is just sliced heirloom tomatoes, roughly chopped basil, more olive oil, pepper and plenty of sea-salt flakes.