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Alessandra Zecchini
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mostly green stuff and books
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A Mississippi appeals court this week overturned the dismissal of an assistant principal in 2022 after he read a book titled “I Need A New Butt!” to second-grade students.
Educator Who Read ‘I Need a New Butt!’ to Students Wins Job Back in Court
An appellate court ruled that the firing of the former assistant principal of an elementary school in Mississippi in 2022 had been “arbitrary and capricious.”
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January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Justice for School Principal in Mississippi Four Years After His Firing for Reading Silly Children’s Book
PEN America today welcomed a court order reinstating a Hinds County, MS elementary school assistant principal four years after he was fired for reading students the funny children’s picture book I Nee...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Flowers from the garden. Finally I have enough to start making big flower arrangements and enjoy every minute. Stress-release 😊🫶💐

#flowersbyalessandraz #花 #alessandrazecchini🌸 #dalmiogiardinofiorito #fiori #flowersonbluesky #lifestyle #blumen #floras #fleurs #flowerarrangement #simplepleasures
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January 31, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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Lost a few tomatoes with the rain, but I’m very happy with the yellow/orange ones because the seeds came from a punnet of colourful tomatoes I’ve bought ages ago, and planted, just as an experiment. They are plum shaped and sweet.

#cherrytomato #pomodorini #fromthegardentothetable #potgarden
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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The first radishes BUT in the meantime I also eat the leaves! They are delicious boiled and then sautéed with soy sauce and lemon juice. And I have so many!

#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #wastenot #selfsufficency #eatyourgreens #lifesyle #radishes #greens #growandeat #greenlifestyle
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Happy Anniversary Auckland! oratia.co.nz/product/auck...

#auckland #oratiabooks #nzhistory #aucklandhistory #aucklandanniversaryday @greaterauckland.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Peter Dowling reports on the fourth Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF): librointernational.blogspot.com/2026/01/chen...

#CIBF2026 #TamilnaduNews #chennaiInternationalBookfair #oratiabooks #fiveoceans
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Chennai brings a world of publishing to a dynamic India
From 16–18 January I had the privilege of attending the fourth Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF) as one of the international publishin...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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It’s that time of the year again! Wild ginger is flowering in the Waitakere ranges. I cut the flowers by the side of the road before they go to seed. We removed them all from our property and we continue to weed what spreads from nearby properties into the forest, please help and do the same 💚
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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Ricciarelli with edible flowers

#cornflowers #baking #italiansweets #homemade #almondpastries #fiorieduli #beautifulthings #homemade #yummy #vegetarian #lovebaking #forafriend
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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My Christmas present was a vegepod. We had so much rain recently but now I can have salads with no snails!

#plantbased #salad #saladgreens #growing #orto #lifestyle #selfsufficient #livinginaforest #growyourown #💚 #🥬
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Grown in pots on the balcony: eggplants, tomatoes and celery - small but cute, ready for the pot 😋

#veggiegarden #growyourown #alessandrazecchini👨‍🌾 #plantbased #minivegetables #potgarden #vegetarian #vegan #lifestyle #fromthegardentothetable #eatwell #simplepleasures #colorfulfood #italianstyle
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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New Zealand Place Names explains the most common, contested and curious names that populate our islands.
Read more on Kete:
www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/essays/ex...

#oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames @christchurchlib.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social
Extract: New Zealand Place Names, by Peter Dowling
From Aotearoa to Zalatown, Whanganui to Whangarei, Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua to Bluff, New Zealand Place Names is a treasure trove of names for locals and visitors alike. Enjoy this short extract....
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January 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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In the Sunday Star Times today: New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed

#oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames @nzgeo.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Gumboots and daisies

#inthegarden #花 #daisies #lifestyle #pickme
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Photos from Chennai International Book Fair.

#CIBF2026 #TamilnaduNews #chennaiInternationalBookfair #oratiabooks #fiveoceans @publisherswkly.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Oratia Books' publisher Peter Dowling is a guest of the Chennai International Book Fair over the next three days. A major work of translation from Tamil is on the way from Oratia's Five Oceans imprint this year.

#CIBF2026 #TamilNadu #ChennaiInternationalBookFair #GlobalLiteraryExchange
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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The Coromandel Informer interview with Dawn McMillan, who has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours List 2026 for Services to Children’s Literature.
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#newyearhonourslist2026 #oratiabooks @nzsa.bsky.social
Our local New Year Honours List author - The Coromandel Informer
Local writer has been awarded an MNZM for Services to Children’s Literature in the New Years Honours.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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Borage, ready for fritters! Yum! 😋

#edibleflowers #borage #borragine #boragoofficinalis #plantbased #fromthegardentothetable #vegetarian #eatingflowers #lifestyle #eatplants #eatingfrommygarden #thegoodlife
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Guess the flag

#trivia
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Bartering: swapped chives, cherry tomatoes and celery from my garden with lemons from a neighbour. Who got the best deal? Everyone! 💚

#barter #fromthegardentothetable #🍋 #fresh #bartering #plantbased #lifestyle #simplepleasures #vegetablegarden #💚
January 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Perfection

#hydrengea #花 #ortensia #flowersonbluesky #simplepleasures #gardening #joy
January 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Spaghetti with chives and taking photos of spaghetti with chives 💚

Sauce: chives, salted cashews, olive oil, cooking water from the spaghetti - decorate with chive flowers

#alessandrazecchini #plantbased #chives #vegetarian #pastarecipes #vegan #italian #fromthegarden #edibleflowers #💚
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Mark the date for Pride Storytimes with Tōku Whānau Rerehua
My Beautiful Family by Rauhina Cooper oratia.co.nz/product/toku...

And for the full programme of PrideFest Out West: drive.google.com/file/d/12Q6S...

#Pride #🌈 #rainbowbooks #reomāori @aucklandpride.bsky.social #oratiabooks
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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The story of a rose.

It was in a bouquet. When the petals fell I cut the head off and put the stem in a pot in the garden. Kind of forgot about it. I don’t know anything about growing roses, I didn’t do anything special… it took! And now I have a beautiful single stem rose. #Feelinghappy 😊

#rose
Rose grown from a cutting
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Peter Dowling talks with Anna Thomas on RNZ Summer Times about the book New Zealand Place Names: Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown.
Listen on: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

#oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames #toponomy @nzgeo.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM