Walks about Wellington - Hataitai & Te Aro.

Birthday book haul

Thanks to Mum, Dad, and Bill for the Unity Books vouchers šŸ„°

Library Persian Rug

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

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 sparkleā€™s gone; the fizz, no more
Itā€™s empty now, its job is done
This one wonā€™t fish for compliments
But donā€™t kick the can
Just let it rest a while,
Respite; in dusty repose

(Requested by Victoria Luff)

Morning walk

Glorious morning walk in Wellington, Aotearoa.

Breakfast at the beach house

Fried eggs, hot sauce, bacon, and tomato and avocado salad

First swim of the day, on a perfect day (Hōkio Beach, Horowhenua)

Beach Days ā›±ļø

Jeremy at Hokio beach wearing a reverse cap.

Walking with mum.

Eketāhuna walk Exploring the small country town of Eketāhuna

Watched ā€œMariaā€, a biopic of the last week of the life of Maria Callas, with many retrospectives across her life.

Set in 1977 Paris, the Paris of my childhood.Ā 

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First (very short) run for quite a while along the waterfront on a very windy morning!

Waterfront run map

90 days in a row of walking more than 10k steps ā€¦

Graph of the last few days of 10k+ steps

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.

Time with Bill

Wellington waterfront market & Peopleā€™s Coffee Taranaki St (feat. Prof Dean Knight)

Bill at the Wellington waterfront marketChatting with Dean Knight at People Taranaki St

Sundeck journaling šŸ“”

Journal, notebooks, pens and fruit in the shade on a very sunny back garden deck. Lots of rosemary.

Shelly Bay Bakery (at Leeds St) We are so lucky to have this wonderful bakery in our neighbourhood.

View of a bakery

Morning walk - Day 79

View of Wellington harbour View south of Mt Victoria, Wellington