Ruth
@featherflowers.bsky.social
Speechie, Mama, Cargo bike enthusiast, lollie aficionado
She/Her
Kirikiriroa 🇳🇿
She/Her
Kirikiriroa 🇳🇿
I do! We have an old tabby cat named Luna who sleeps away most of the day at the end of the bed. She is mostly afraid of people but loves our little family 🥰
#SecretSantaAoNZ is a great chance to get to know not only your future Santee but also everyone else taking part. I will be posting up questions you can reply to or quote to help with sleuthing.
(PS photos for this particular question are always appreciated)
(PS photos for this particular question are always appreciated)
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I do! We have an old tabby cat named Luna who sleeps away most of the day at the end of the bed. She is mostly afraid of people but loves our little family 🥰
Yay!! I’ve signed up! So excited to play again!
It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yay!! I’ve signed up! So excited to play again!
Ballet teacher made the mistake of giving something a rating of “6-7”. Bunch of little girls then went “six, seven” 🤪
October 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Ballet teacher made the mistake of giving something a rating of “6-7”. Bunch of little girls then went “six, seven” 🤪
Neighbourhood 6yo is riding a lime scooter on the road frequently over this last week. Genuinely worried he’s going to get hurt…What are my options? I’m considering grabbing it and riding it far away from their house when he gets off it…
October 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Neighbourhood 6yo is riding a lime scooter on the road frequently over this last week. Genuinely worried he’s going to get hurt…What are my options? I’m considering grabbing it and riding it far away from their house when he gets off it…
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🚨 Baby koala joy-riding golden retriever alert!! 🤩
Golden retriever takes baby koala for a joy ride
When Steve Lamplough heard a commotion outside his south-west Victorian home, the last thing he expected to see was a joey koala riding his dog like a racehorse.
www.abc.net.au
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 Baby koala joy-riding golden retriever alert!! 🤩
What I’d say to you is that you are a very good person and I am very happy to be your friend
Type “what i’d say to you is,” and then use the auto suggestion to finish your very own automated Christopher Luxon statement.
What I’d say to you is, I think it’s the same as a normal human life.
#Luxomatic
What I’d say to you is, I think it’s the same as a normal human life.
#Luxomatic
September 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What I’d say to you is that you are a very good person and I am very happy to be your friend
Really loved reading this thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-09-... thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-09-...
We should all hope to live like Joy Cowley
The prolific New Zealand author might have found the secret to a happy life.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Really loved reading this thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-09-... thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-09-...
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🔥🔥PLEASE SHARE.🔥🔥
🚨🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨🚨
My SIL's cousin is missing. We are very worried. She is dear to me too.
Simran was last seen in Whakatane with her white Shih Tzu dog. Her car was found out of petrol in Pongakawa Bay of Plenty.
🚨🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨🚨
My SIL's cousin is missing. We are very worried. She is dear to me too.
Simran was last seen in Whakatane with her white Shih Tzu dog. Her car was found out of petrol in Pongakawa Bay of Plenty.
September 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🔥🔥PLEASE SHARE.🔥🔥
🚨🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨🚨
My SIL's cousin is missing. We are very worried. She is dear to me too.
Simran was last seen in Whakatane with her white Shih Tzu dog. Her car was found out of petrol in Pongakawa Bay of Plenty.
🚨🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨🚨
My SIL's cousin is missing. We are very worried. She is dear to me too.
Simran was last seen in Whakatane with her white Shih Tzu dog. Her car was found out of petrol in Pongakawa Bay of Plenty.
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From Twitter - literacy expert disagrees with the withdrawal of books with kupu Māori and wonders which experts recommended this and on what evidence they based their decision.
#nzpol
#nzpol
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
From Twitter - literacy expert disagrees with the withdrawal of books with kupu Māori and wonders which experts recommended this and on what evidence they based their decision.
#nzpol
#nzpol
It’s too early in the morning to be this mad 😠 I have so many thoughts on Stanford’s word ban. First of all it being a complete overreach on her behalf.
August 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s too early in the morning to be this mad 😠 I have so many thoughts on Stanford’s word ban. First of all it being a complete overreach on her behalf.
Attention @distantduck.bsky.social and all others who need to rest 🛌
August 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Attention @distantduck.bsky.social and all others who need to rest 🛌
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This will forever be the most amazing email.
August 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This will forever be the most amazing email.
Today we properly met our new Afghani neighbours and it was so nice and I drank a lot of tea and tried dried melon seeds for the first time!
August 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Today we properly met our new Afghani neighbours and it was so nice and I drank a lot of tea and tried dried melon seeds for the first time!
Listening to @mihiforbes.bsky.social talk about super recognisers (people who are great at remembering faces) on rnz and I thought ‘this is relatable’. So I took an online test and I am also a super recogniser!
July 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Listening to @mihiforbes.bsky.social talk about super recognisers (people who are great at remembering faces) on rnz and I thought ‘this is relatable’. So I took an online test and I am also a super recogniser!
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People Watching: Morningside Playcentre, Auckland, on a drizzly Wednesday morning
June 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
People Watching: Morningside Playcentre, Auckland, on a drizzly Wednesday morning
Someone just sat next to me on the bus when there were still empty seats 😮 Thankfully they moved after a couple of stops.
June 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Someone just sat next to me on the bus when there were still empty seats 😮 Thankfully they moved after a couple of stops.
That post workshop delivery high! Also featuring anxiety of ‘Why did I say that?!’ ‘Why didn’t I say this?!’
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
That post workshop delivery high! Also featuring anxiety of ‘Why did I say that?!’ ‘Why didn’t I say this?!’
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The circuit breaker to the chaos we are seeing all around the world that I needed right now 👍✊ (bonus points to the pub name too...)
June 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The circuit breaker to the chaos we are seeing all around the world that I needed right now 👍✊ (bonus points to the pub name too...)
Aww yay! My #MWSecretSantaAoNZ has opened their present and loves it. They picked up on the vibes I was going for 😅
June 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Aww yay! My #MWSecretSantaAoNZ has opened their present and loves it. They picked up on the vibes I was going for 😅
Waiting for my child to wake up so she can help me open #MWSecretSantaAoNZ
June 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Waiting for my child to wake up so she can help me open #MWSecretSantaAoNZ
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In my experience public servants who leak information do so because they believe it’s important the public understands serious concerns within their organisations.
It is never done lightly. Not all heroes wear capes.
It is never done lightly. Not all heroes wear capes.
Crackdown on public service leaks is leaked to RNZ
Sir Brian Roche says in some cases public servants should be fired.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In my experience public servants who leak information do so because they believe it’s important the public understands serious concerns within their organisations.
It is never done lightly. Not all heroes wear capes.
It is never done lightly. Not all heroes wear capes.
This is so interesting!
Went on a bit of a deep dive on the etymology behind the words for colours in te reo Māori, and found these words developed in several stages. What started as some research for a story I’m writing ended with me getting fully locked in on why we describe colours the way we do today in te reo! 🧵🪡
May 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is so interesting!
Thanks Santa! Your gift has arrived. Excellent work with the stickers 😄 #MWSecretSantaAoNZ
May 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thanks Santa! Your gift has arrived. Excellent work with the stickers 😄 #MWSecretSantaAoNZ