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A wonderful weekend
Had a wonderful weekend with Bill. Started with gym sessions for us both, then brunch at Floriditas where we chatted with many people we know. Then drove up the coast to Peka Peka to have lunch with friends of Bill’s. A quick trip to Hōkio Beach to treat our drinking water, then back to Wellington to catch up with friends for a birthday and then a play at Circa Theatre - “Hope” - get your tickets now!.
Sunday - a very hot humid day - saw us walking through Mt Victoria and along Oriental Bay, then brunch once more, followed by shopping at the waterfront farmers market. A quick catchup with friends, then a visit to The Dowse Art Museum in the Hutt Valley - then Bill preparing for family dinner, and me joining a Wellington Pride Festival planning meeting.
Posting on Bluesky
I’ve set up an account on bsky.app
I love micro.blog - but it’s small and paid.
I love that I can use my own domain (jeremybaker.nz) as my handle!
And lots of other cool stuff about Bluesky:
Exquisite meal at Mérito
Exquisite dining experience at Mérito restaurant. Exceptional decor, assured expertise from the staff, deep food and beverage knowledge from our head waiter and sommelier, and truly inspiring, delicious and memorable food and drink.
Undoubtedly one of the best anywhere.
#food #wine #restaurant #dining #experience #service #equisite #exceptional #barrancolima #lima #perú
Thank you to my wonderful bestie Sam Mackay for helping me to buy my latest bookstack from Unity Books in Wellington:
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover (D.H. Lawrence 1928)
- Mona of the Manor (Amistead Maupin 2024)
- A History of Japan in Manga (Shunchiro Kanaya 2022)
- The Land Wars - the dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony (John Laband 2020)
- Normal Women- 900 years of making history (Philippa Gregory 2023)
#books #bookstack #history #friends
The Diva, The Deity, The Drag Queen … the Divine Miss Polly Filla - exquisite. #diva #deity #divine #drag #pollyfilla
A truly fabulous family occasion - the Twins 80th birthday. Gathering at a sunny seaside deck and garden, a feast of food, and the 80 year old twin sisters opening gifts.
#family #gathering #feast #food #coast #sun #sea #beach #kāpiti #aotearoa #80th #80thbirthday
Ottolenghi birthday feast
Ottolenghi birthday feast at Hōkio prepared by Andrew and Alec #hōkio #hokiobeach #feast #birthday #friends #dinner #delicious
Dishes: • Tomatoes with sumac onions and pine nuts • Brussel sprouts with burnt butter and black garlic • Sweet potato in tomato, lime and cardamom sauce • Lime and coconut potato gratin • Curried carrot mash with brown butter
Misty morning #tāmaki #tāmakimakaurau #auckland #quickvisit #mōrena #morning #misty #harbour #view #sammackay
