Mandy
@bookishmpg.bsky.social
Research librarian, former genetic researcher, reader, cats cats cats, Ōtepoti, Aotearoa, She/her, no TERFs. "...a radical sense of empathy" - Clint Smith. Was @sciencegal_NZ on the Bad Place.
Photos by my husband from Sutton Lake near Middlemarch, Central Otago last night #Auroraaustralis
May 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Photos by my husband from Sutton Lake near Middlemarch, Central Otago last night #Auroraaustralis
My read list so far for 2024. Currently reading Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore by Emma Southon.
May 5, 2024 at 9:10 AM
My read list so far for 2024. Currently reading Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore by Emma Southon.
My husband took a quick pic with a mega lens. Doesn't really do the colour justice though.
April 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM
My husband took a quick pic with a mega lens. Doesn't really do the colour justice though.
Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
April 25, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
We had a family holiday in Fiji for 6 days. It was incredibly beautiful. Lots of fun & wonderful experiences. The highlight was the snorkeling on a day trip to stunning islands.
We've come home with upset tummies but hopeful it will pass quickly, & thankful it didn't start til our day of departure.
We've come home with upset tummies but hopeful it will pass quickly, & thankful it didn't start til our day of departure.
January 22, 2024 at 8:40 AM
We had a family holiday in Fiji for 6 days. It was incredibly beautiful. Lots of fun & wonderful experiences. The highlight was the snorkeling on a day trip to stunning islands.
We've come home with upset tummies but hopeful it will pass quickly, & thankful it didn't start til our day of departure.
We've come home with upset tummies but hopeful it will pass quickly, & thankful it didn't start til our day of departure.
It's our last visit to my folks' home as they are moving in a few weeks. We have visited there for holidays since my kids were little. They're now all teens. So we recreated a few photos. With some magic, in this pic, my 13 yo son is walking beside his 2 yo self.
December 28, 2023 at 8:32 AM
It's our last visit to my folks' home as they are moving in a few weeks. We have visited there for holidays since my kids were little. They're now all teens. So we recreated a few photos. With some magic, in this pic, my 13 yo son is walking beside his 2 yo self.
Meri Kirihimete | Merry Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2023 at 2:40 AM
Meri Kirihimete | Merry Christmas everyone!
INCREASE THE FUCKING THING
December 4, 2023 at 7:46 AM
INCREASE THE FUCKING THING
My husband and son made a pumpkin pie for husband's work TG lunch. Son made the pastry - he was so proud. I got a leftover piece - it was really good!
November 24, 2023 at 8:57 PM
My husband and son made a pumpkin pie for husband's work TG lunch. Son made the pastry - he was so proud. I got a leftover piece - it was really good!
Henry Cooke had it thus: www.henrycooke.news/p/a-closer-l...
October 15, 2023 at 3:13 AM
Henry Cooke had it thus: www.henrycooke.news/p/a-closer-l...
Parliament probably 122 seats if TPM win 4 electorates? (TPM is currently on track to win 4 electorates). 62 seats required for a majority in a 2 overhang parliament (NAct 61) - so Winnie or a minority govt?
October 14, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Parliament probably 122 seats if TPM win 4 electorates? (TPM is currently on track to win 4 electorates). 62 seats required for a majority in a 2 overhang parliament (NAct 61) - so Winnie or a minority govt?
NACT on 61 seats now, down from 63 earlier. They have the majority but with no wiggle room. Green's back to 14. Labour 34.
October 14, 2023 at 10:39 AM
NACT on 61 seats now, down from 63 earlier. They have the majority but with no wiggle room. Green's back to 14. Labour 34.
Let alone the fact that under 30s can't get more than 1 booster, so immunity has prob diminished massively.
October 14, 2023 at 5:41 AM
Let alone the fact that under 30s can't get more than 1 booster, so immunity has prob diminished massively.
She is lovely! I have a Gracie too - tabby with tail, short hair, nearly 3 yrs old.
October 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM
She is lovely! I have a Gracie too - tabby with tail, short hair, nearly 3 yrs old.
Gracie, pretending she might die from hunger
October 3, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Gracie, pretending she might die from hunger
My magnolia before the horrific winds today am have destroyed the most open flower.
October 2, 2023 at 5:14 AM
My magnolia before the horrific winds today am have destroyed the most open flower.
bahahahaha does not even look like you!
October 1, 2023 at 9:17 AM
bahahahaha does not even look like you!
Here are the kererū, if anyone was interested
September 30, 2023 at 4:44 AM
Here are the kererū, if anyone was interested
After the kererū returned to our tree today, Gracie decided she was also a bird. 🐱🇳🇿
September 30, 2023 at 4:01 AM
After the kererū returned to our tree today, Gracie decided she was also a bird. 🐱🇳🇿
Currently reading: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. Early days but so far: great.
I absolutely loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Once and Future Witches - both 5 star reads for me.
I absolutely loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Once and Future Witches - both 5 star reads for me.
September 27, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Currently reading: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. Early days but so far: great.
I absolutely loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Once and Future Witches - both 5 star reads for me.
I absolutely loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Once and Future Witches - both 5 star reads for me.
These are 4 of my favs I've read this year (not necessarily published this year).
September 25, 2023 at 3:20 AM
These are 4 of my favs I've read this year (not necessarily published this year).