Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
Welsh-Kiwi Japanese translator, chanoyu practitioner & host to a timeshare cat. Memorial Device ANT
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Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I really couldn't ask for a better review 😊 #TheWisdomOfTea #EveryDayAGoodDay 🍵
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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🍊IMMORTAL ORANGES & OTHER DELIGHTS🧺
Keiko-san arrived bearing gifts today🥰
Oimatsu's (老松) adorable 'Yamato-tachibana' (大和橘) are made from whole tachibana, hollowed out, prepared in syrup and filled with mochi.
Even before unwrapping we could smell the citrusy goodness!
#wagashi #和菓子
Keiko-san arrived bearing gifts today🥰
Oimatsu's (老松) adorable 'Yamato-tachibana' (大和橘) are made from whole tachibana, hollowed out, prepared in syrup and filled with mochi.
Even before unwrapping we could smell the citrusy goodness!
#wagashi #和菓子
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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I am amazed at how amazed people are that male police officers let women down time and time again and protect each other
the police force attracts some people who want to help their communities, and then a large cohort of bullies, thugs and power-hungry misogynist men with anger problems
the police force attracts some people who want to help their communities, and then a large cohort of bullies, thugs and power-hungry misogynist men with anger problems
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I am amazed at how amazed people are that male police officers let women down time and time again and protect each other
the police force attracts some people who want to help their communities, and then a large cohort of bullies, thugs and power-hungry misogynist men with anger problems
the police force attracts some people who want to help their communities, and then a large cohort of bullies, thugs and power-hungry misogynist men with anger problems
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My name is Ozymops, look upon my velvety wings, my power of flight, and be envious.
"My name is Fozzymandias, look upon my Waka Waka works!"
"My name is Ozzymandias, look at my works and say
"Has he lost his mind?
Can he see, or is he blind?
Can he walk at all?
Or if he moves, will he fall?"
"Has he lost his mind?
Can he see, or is he blind?
Can he walk at all?
Or if he moves, will he fall?"
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My name is Ozymops, look upon my velvety wings, my power of flight, and be envious.
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It bears remembering that this woman, according to the IPCA report, sent at least 36 emails to media outlets, presumaby including NZME, as well as the PM, Police Minister, and police command in Dec 2023 & Jan 2024, and they did fuck-all about it too
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The woman in the Jevon McSkimming saga wasn't innocent here
So it turns out the woman with whom Jevon McSkimming had an affair, whose warnings police ignored and who police charged instead of investigating McSkimmin
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It bears remembering that this woman, according to the IPCA report, sent at least 36 emails to media outlets, presumaby including NZME, as well as the PM, Police Minister, and police command in Dec 2023 & Jan 2024, and they did fuck-all about it too
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
Very cool to spot one of these flying over our garden yesterday!
Why low-flying German military planes are in New Zealand skies www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Why low-flying German military planes are in New Zealand skies www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Why low-flying German military planes are in New Zealand skies
If you looked up in certain parts of the country this week, you may have seen planes you didn't recongise.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Very cool to spot one of these flying over our garden yesterday!
Why low-flying German military planes are in New Zealand skies www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Why low-flying German military planes are in New Zealand skies www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit's end www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit's end
Tracey and Peter Kendall haven't been able to get a good night of sleep since the rowdy, little blue penguins arrived.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit's end www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
He's on a mission from God!
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
He's on a mission from God!
Had an amazing time tonight at Harry Enfield & No Chums at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. We both laughed so much 😊
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Had an amazing time tonight at Harry Enfield & No Chums at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. We both laughed so much 😊
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A woman (60s?) pulls over and offers a lift to an international student walking down her quiet inner city street.
It's bucketing with rain and he at first looks confused and then accepts gratefully.
They zoom off down the hill into town, safe and dry. (2)
It's bucketing with rain and he at first looks confused and then accepts gratefully.
They zoom off down the hill into town, safe and dry. (2)
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A woman (60s?) pulls over and offers a lift to an international student walking down her quiet inner city street.
It's bucketing with rain and he at first looks confused and then accepts gratefully.
They zoom off down the hill into town, safe and dry. (2)
It's bucketing with rain and he at first looks confused and then accepts gratefully.
They zoom off down the hill into town, safe and dry. (2)
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
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November 13 is “Urushi Day.” It is a commemorative day based on a legend from the Heian period, in which Prince Koretaka was taught the method of making urushi. According to this tradition, on November 13 the prince was in retreat at Hōrin-ji Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto,
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
November 13 is “Urushi Day.” It is a commemorative day based on a legend from the Heian period, in which Prince Koretaka was taught the method of making urushi. According to this tradition, on November 13 the prince was in retreat at Hōrin-ji Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto,
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A grandfather and his young granddaughter. An electrician with two young children. A woman standing in line at a scrap metal business.
They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville last week. https://cnn.it/3LW9YD4
They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville last week. https://cnn.it/3LW9YD4
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A grandfather and his young granddaughter. An electrician with two young children. A woman standing in line at a scrap metal business.
They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville last week. https://cnn.it/3LW9YD4
They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville last week. https://cnn.it/3LW9YD4
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It's lovely when people ask to buy multiple copies of your book to give away at an event they want you to speak at. It's less nice when they do that instead of offering a fee.
Peeps. An author might get ~NZ$2 per copy. And they won't receive it til their next royalty cheque.
PAY YOUR SPEAKERS.
Peeps. An author might get ~NZ$2 per copy. And they won't receive it til their next royalty cheque.
PAY YOUR SPEAKERS.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's lovely when people ask to buy multiple copies of your book to give away at an event they want you to speak at. It's less nice when they do that instead of offering a fee.
Peeps. An author might get ~NZ$2 per copy. And they won't receive it til their next royalty cheque.
PAY YOUR SPEAKERS.
Peeps. An author might get ~NZ$2 per copy. And they won't receive it til their next royalty cheque.
PAY YOUR SPEAKERS.
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I’m surprised he didn’t use it as a photo op for his ‘generosity’. 🙄
Luxon, his wife, & lackeys turned up to fill boxes at the BBM Foodshare before he was elected. Crickets since then. Dave’s been calling out the fake philanthropists like Westpac:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dave-lete...
Luxon, his wife, & lackeys turned up to fill boxes at the BBM Foodshare before he was elected. Crickets since then. Dave’s been calling out the fake philanthropists like Westpac:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dave-lete...
‘Poverty porn’: Letele accuses Westpac of using foodbank to show off volunteer visit
The social activist says he felt his BBM charity was being used for online promotion.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’m surprised he didn’t use it as a photo op for his ‘generosity’. 🙄
Luxon, his wife, & lackeys turned up to fill boxes at the BBM Foodshare before he was elected. Crickets since then. Dave’s been calling out the fake philanthropists like Westpac:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dave-lete...
Luxon, his wife, & lackeys turned up to fill boxes at the BBM Foodshare before he was elected. Crickets since then. Dave’s been calling out the fake philanthropists like Westpac:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dave-lete...
You'd expect there to be snow, too
Weekly Playboy says Niseko is flooded with cannabis and ecstasy, with foreigners willing to buy at multiples of prices elsewehere. Local police are largely ineffective. wpb.shueisha.co.jp/news/society...
外国人観光客をターゲットに広がる北海道・ニセコ薬物汚染の現実
外国人観光客の集中で、物価が爆上がり中のニセコ。違法薬物も例外ではなく、そこに目をつけた地下組織が暗躍しているという世界が注目するスキーリゾートとして、各国からスキーやスノーボードを楽しむ人が集まる北...
wpb.shueisha.co.jp
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
You'd expect there to be snow, too
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Still plenty for Japan in the future of sake. Take whisky for example. Japan ended up becoming great at making whisky. But the origin country, Scotland, didn't die off as a producer. Sure, different times, different challenges. But the unique Japanese-ness of sake is what they should focus on.
At the Sake Samurai Summit in Kyoto, experts raised a shared concern: the future of sake. With rising rice prices, shifting tastes and new markets overseas, the drink’s next chapter may be written far beyond Japan. 👉 ebx.sh/KLY8pN
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Still plenty for Japan in the future of sake. Take whisky for example. Japan ended up becoming great at making whisky. But the origin country, Scotland, didn't die off as a producer. Sure, different times, different challenges. But the unique Japanese-ness of sake is what they should focus on.
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The public almost missed out on learning of the police hierarchy’s cover-up of its disgraced deputy commissioner’s behaviour – because until the 11th hour the Crown wanted a permanent suppression order of his identity.
The unholy comrade of a cover-up: name suppression
newsroom.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The public almost missed out on learning of the police hierarchy’s cover-up of its disgraced deputy commissioner’s behaviour – because until the 11th hour the Crown wanted a permanent suppression order of his identity.
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One evening, I returned to Central Park to observe our Barred Owl. It was quite active and, at one point, flew out of the Loch and across the roadway. It returned almost immediately with a Robin, which it promptly devoured! 😲😲😲 #Owls #CentralPark #birding
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
One evening, I returned to Central Park to observe our Barred Owl. It was quite active and, at one point, flew out of the Loch and across the roadway. It returned almost immediately with a Robin, which it promptly devoured! 😲😲😲 #Owls #CentralPark #birding
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The golden hour brings all the ghost signs to the yard
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The golden hour brings all the ghost signs to the yard
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Reminds me of the time I was in a packed pub in Dublin, waiting for a meeting with the music critic of the paper. He rang the pub to tell me he’d be late. Barman had the phone in his hand: “Is there an Alfie Goodrich here? Irish Times for you.”
“Oooooh, who’s the big man?” went half the pub.
“Oooooh, who’s the big man?” went half the pub.
nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reminds me of the time I was in a packed pub in Dublin, waiting for a meeting with the music critic of the paper. He rang the pub to tell me he’d be late. Barman had the phone in his hand: “Is there an Alfie Goodrich here? Irish Times for you.”
“Oooooh, who’s the big man?” went half the pub.
“Oooooh, who’s the big man?” went half the pub.
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Figment wants the chair that husband is sitting in, so he has got up on the back and started pushing
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Figment wants the chair that husband is sitting in, so he has got up on the back and started pushing
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I bought a new fountain pen ink called kawasemi / 翡翠 or Kingfisher Color!
I think they did pretty darned good! Much prettier irl.
I think they did pretty darned good! Much prettier irl.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I bought a new fountain pen ink called kawasemi / 翡翠 or Kingfisher Color!
I think they did pretty darned good! Much prettier irl.
I think they did pretty darned good! Much prettier irl.