A few weeks ago my work colleagues and I went out to lunch. It had been a long complicated week so a little extra treat was definitely called for. What we realised we ended up with was our personalities in a glass.
Not giving away any secrets but we three are definitely an interesting mix. L to R; fruity mocktail, affogato, hearty red
Another wonderful night with friends being totally blown away by the sheer creativity of WOW.
I do have a love of weird flavours and unusual combos but the last supermarket shop has yielded one of the best yet…
It absolutely should not work and yet it totally does.
I was in Taupō last weekend, catching up with cousins. We had a lovely relaxed time that ended up with us marvelling at some pretty impressive water. The Waikato river runs out of the lake and has fantastic walking paths, not that we went terribly far.
We visited Huka Falls again and this time also went to see the release from Aratiatia dam. Here is the channel before…
This image has been around for a while now but it’s still incredibly accurate.
This last week we’ve had glorious sunshine, wind, rain and snow is coming down south in the next few days. As a dyed in the wool Wellingtonian I’m prepping for all of the above on high rotation for the next couple of months.
I’ve been away, 10 days in South Korea, mostly to attend a conference and a little bit for fun. It was fantastic; hot, humid, amazing food, great shopping, lots of people and a visit to the DMZ.
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.
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.
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.
Give librarians and archivists the chance to see treasures from the vaults and we will literally queue.
More extreme weather over the last couple of days but the upside this morning is a stunning end to end rainbow.
Today is one of those glorious good days in Wellington, harbour is calm, light breeze, sun is shining. We are enjoying it because the whole North Island is under some kind of weather warning from this evening.
You’d never guess but there’s a serious cyclone incoming.
It’s been a massive few weeks and I may have overdone it. I had zero plans for Easter but I now also have a head cold to deal with (not Covid, tested three times and definitely not Covid) so making sure I really do take it easy.
