Lazy afternoons.


Summer is comingā€¦


The secret garden, Hōkio Beach.

#garden #secret #aotearoa


Libro.fm - drm free eBooks supporting local bookshops

Since Iā€™ve deleted my Amazon account entirely, Iā€™ve been looking for a good source of audio books.

Just discovered Libro.fm - where you can buy audio books and support a local bookstore!

You can buy individual eBooks, and/or sign up for a monthly membership; each purchase supports a local bookshop you select.

Hereā€™s a link to Libro.fm.

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Morning walk, Pōneke.


Super delicious post movie dinner Supra restaurant.


Wonderful celebration of mum and Dadā€™s (Jan and Terry Baker) 60th wedding anniversary with family!


Back where it started 27 years ago, on our first date at the Embassy cinema. ā€œLA Confidentialā€ then, ā€œGladiator IIā€ this time.


27 years and 1/2 my life with this one today!

Couldnā€™t imagine anything better šŸ„°


Morning walk, Pōneke.

#walk #wellington #aotearoa


Finished reading: In Youth Is Pleasure by Denton Welch šŸ“š

Languid, lyrical, intoxicating. In youth, pleasure.

#book #queer


Seems vaguely relevant.

#book #fallofcivilisation

Cover of ā€œFall of Civilisationsā€

Storm clouds gather.

Storm clouds over Taranaki St / Courtney Place.

Currently reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman šŸ“š

Chapter / Day 13 - ā€œThree Hoursā€ - On finding focus in the chaos.

Basically, many of the most productive people in the world focused their attention and energy on a three hour (ish) period of the day ā€¦

Love this :)


Evening walk, Pōneke.

Evening glow in the window of a bar and walk in.

Book of the Day - ā€œThe Future is Historyā€ (Masha Gessen, 2017)

Subtitled ā€œHow Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russiaā€. A warning we need to heed.

#books #history #booksky #totalitarianism


Currently reading: The Future is History by Masha Gessen šŸ“š

Prescient book from 2017 - a lot of the reviews at the time criticised Gessen for calling Putinā€™s regime ā€œtotalitarianā€.


Very proud of my octogenarian parents taking part in te hikoi mō Te Tiriti today!

A historic event.


Te Aro park, Pōneke.


Glorious day in Pōneke the day before the hikoi mō Te Tiriti hits town.

Itā€™s going to be a fascinating day tomorrow.