Finished reading: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 📚

These are so taught and snappy I can feel the twang :)

Finished reading: The Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders, Book 2) by Robin Hobb 📚

This just keeps getting better!!

Hapua Street Anzac history

Local ANZAC history - a selection of write-ups of the stories of those from a small selection of Hataitai streets who participated in the world wars. Placed in the Hapua St bus stop.

A brilliant humanisation of the impact of war on a local community.

#history #localhistory #anzac #wellington #wellingtonnz🇳🇿 #pōneke #aotearoa

Walks about Wellington - Hataitai & Te Aro.

Birthday book haul

Thanks to Mum, Dad, and Bill for the Unity Books vouchers 🥰

Finished reading: The Life to Come by E. M. Forster 📚

E. M. Forster’s short stories about love between men sadly unpublished in his lifetime.

Hōkio ‘Easter Eggs’ at Eketāhuna Cottage

Library Persian Rug

Eketāhuna Cottage.

Finished reading: Faithbreaker (The Fallen Gods Trilogy, Book 3) by Hannah Kaner 📚

An absolute marvel. A fantastic ending to a gripping series. Godkiller, Sunbring, Faithbreaker. Exceptional.

Martinborough weekend

Finished reading: The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison 📚

Excellent short story set in the world of “The Goblin Emperor”. Academic murder mystery.

Finished reading: The Life to Come by E.M. Forster 📚

Interesting collection of short stories by E.M. Forster only published after his death. Significant coded homoerotic themes.

Early morning walk.

Finished reading: The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison 📚🌈

I absolutely devoured this book. The latest (last?) book in the Cemeteries of Amalo series, brings a conclusion of sorts to the tale of Thara Celehar, a Witness for the Dead, and one of the most self-deprecating and adorable queer characters in fantasy for many years. Delightful and satisfying.

Dins with Dins Birthday Dinner

Sensational birthday dinner at @lashoppe_nz by @dinswithdins

One of the best, most delicious and enjoyable meals of my life.

Thank you to Bill for organising, Sam, Dan and Duane for joining us, and Sam Dinsdale for a magical experience.

Menu in the last picture.

Bill Hastings: Book Critic

Bill casts his eye over two books he recommends for good reading. The books discussed are: Orbital by Samantha Harvey and Ted Lasso and Philosophy.

Listen online at RNZ

Red morning

Ode to empty can of Kingfisher found on a windowsill at Middlemore Hospital

In shaded light, up in the corner
Royally perched on a sill
Not in the middle, to the side
A pale resemblance of itself
The sparkle’s gone; the fizz, no more
It’s empty now, its job is done
This one won’t fish for compliments
But don’t kick the can
Just let it rest a while,
Respite; in dusty repose

(Requested by Victoria Luff)

Ode to a Lost Pal

You were left outside
All alone
The party’s over
And you are left behind
They’ve all moved on
Now you are an empty vessel
A memory of a night
Abandoned on the stairs