Sustenance

It’s a weaving weekend and food is integral to getting things done. Lunch today was homemade burgers with beetroot and pickles with a side of homemade fried wantons. 

Yellow rings

We’re deep in winter but there are telltale signs of spring. It’s raining and puddles are sporting yellow rings around their edges or surface swirls which can only be one thing - pollen. 

Turns out it’s pretty hard to take a good photo of pollen so you’ll just have to trust me that this is definitely it. 

Cat Blanket

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. 

Matariki

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. 

Staying Warm

Even though the sun is shining the best spot is definitely under the heat pump. 

Proper Winter

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

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.