Splendid dishes during dinner at Havana Bar & Restaurant

  • Pollo Anticuchero | Peruvian Sauce | Pickles
  • Ceviche | Kūmara Purée | Chilli | Garlic
  • Beef Skewer | Soy Glaze | Peppers | Cherry Tomatoes


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

Waterfront run map


Clyde Quay Marina, Te Whanganui a Tara.

Boat sheds of Clyde Quay marina Cloud reflections and boats


Rocks

Oriental Bay rocks

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 & People’s Coffee Taranaki St (feat. Prof Dean Knight)

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


Delphinium Days

Fabulous exhibition at The Dowse Art Gallery - Derek Jarman “Delphinium Days”.

Exhibition tourPhoto wallBad Queen - “Arse Injected Death Syndrome”“Ganymede”Cononisation


Finished reading: Max by Avi Duckor-Jones 📚

Touching story of finding your identity(s), very well crafted. Set in Wellington, NZ and the US. Queer.


Wonderful new local business location - Eva’s Garage - with a cafe, florist, barber, and gift store!

Open now at 3C Eva Street.

Entrance to Eva’s Garage, Eva StEva’s Garage interior Eva’s Garage interior


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


Saw Nosferatu at the movies today. Very effective and stylish remake of the 1922 movie. Then read the “Children of the Night” chapter of the Queer as Folklore. Great to compare and contrast!

Film poster of Nosferatu (2024)Book cover of “Queer as Folklore”


First brunch at Floriditas for 2025.


Wellington summer nights

Collage of evening views of Wellington.

Blustery morning walk


Second movie about voting in Rome in two days !

Conclave - with wonderful performances from Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and many others.

At the Penthouse Cinema, Brooklyn, after dinner at Salty Pidgin.


Incredible black and white Italian feminist film - There’s Still Tomorrow. At the Lighthouse Cuba with Bill.


Moody morning walk, Oriental Bay.


First breakfast, Floriditas. (feat. A Noble Ruin (Tatum 2024))


Pohotukawa in bloom in the first week of summer in Pōneke.