When I’m in an online meeting from home I try and make sure that no-one can tick ‘appearance of cat’ off their zoom bingo card. That doesn’t mean said cat is not trying her hardest to make an appearance. One of my lovely colleagues is on to her and takes great delight in spotting the signs of what she calls a cat blanket.
We’ve had a small run of beautiful clear, very cold winter days so the cat blanket is a regular feature whenever I sit down.
It’s Matariki, the Māori new year, and we have sunshine! After another week of orange weather warnings it feels appropriate that it’s calm (relatively) and clear when many are getting up early to see the stars and watch the sun rise. That wasn’t me by the way, still too much cloud where I am.
Everyone has been saying how mild it has been for the beginning of winter. Not any more it’s not!
It very definitely feels like -6 and everything is going sideways; rain, trees, occasional rubbish bins. Welcome to winter proper.
The plan was to get myself organised, get a ticket and spend today at the Wellington Kapa Haka Regionals taking place in town. I did not get organised and I did not get a ticket so toastie and TV it is.
I was in the newly reopened Central Library this week and they have the most amazing art including this, which is above the entrance foyer.
