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Eloquentsonia
@eloquentsonia.bsky.social
Writer, ghost writer, & editor who also does PR & comms. Confirmed do-gooder. Ao NZ Secret Santa Elf. Shopping Ninja. Tāmaki Makaurau.
Oooh! My #SecretSantaAoNZ gift has arrived! I can’t wait to open it (but I know I have to 😂).

Thank you to my Santa - & everyone taking part. It’s a wee bit of joy in a cray-cray year! 🎄🎉
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Discovered the Cookie Time Candy Cane Birthday Edition chocolate & candy cane cookies this weekend. If you like a minty-chocolate boost, these do the trick! They’re small and perfectly formed, but are not gonna last until Christmas! 🎄🍪😆
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Looking forward to trying this 🍫🔥😍
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Reminder to check the expiry dates on any gift cards & vouchers you may have. I was given a Whitcoulls voucher at Christmas, & hadn’t used it until yesterday (they’d had issues last time I tried 😬). It was expiring next month!

Picked up this wee beauty (& some excellent chocolate 🍫). 😁
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Yesterday I went to Dum Dum Dumplings on Wellesley Street West. It’s in the same block as The Civic, & open Monday-Fri. They make your dumplings to order, so there’s a small wait time, but it’s worth it. I had the Shrimpalicious & it was all that!

Support local businesses in the CBD if you can. 🙌
September 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I got to sit & watch my gorgeous daughter perform onstage at The Civic in ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ yesterday. I went with her sister, aunt, & extended whānau. We all cried at some point. It was so moving & so much fun! 🤩🥰🥹🥰
I’m backstage again next week, dressing the cast. 12 shows to go! 🎶🎭
September 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Lissy & Rudi Robinson-Cole yarn-bombed their wee Mitzi in their signature neon/bright colours…
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you want an antidote to *waves hands* all THIS, I recommend a night at The Civic, watching Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It opens TONIGHT, & runs until October 4.

It has a FABULOUS cast & amazing costumes (I’m dressing them), wonderful musicians, & fun songs to sing.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There’s a butter churn up for auction at Cordy’s, & someone needs it:
August 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
An everyday sign for JuCo:
August 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Found this artefact in my car’s glovebox
August 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Went to the launch of an amazing book called “This is not yours to carry” written by Matt & Sarah Brown, illustrated by their talented daughter, Oceana Olsen. It covers domestic violence from a child’s view. The book is available to buy or donate to local schools & organisations. 🙏
June 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Nice! Here’s the view from the deck at my BFAM’s whare in Dairy Flat this morning.
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Here’s a quick flick through the book - from back to front. I can’t wait to read it!

Thank you so much to my very thoughtful #MWSecretSantaAoNZ - you’ve really chosen well. I appreciate your kindness.
Merry Mid Winter Christmas! 🎄 ❤️💚🥰
June 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
They created a gorgeous card with a terrific Takahē, & put the loveliest message inside.

The gifts are PERFECT! So incredibly thoughtful! @pepperraccoon.com stickers and a beautiful poetry book from Ōtepoti Dunedin (where Dad was born). 🥰😍
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Had a busy morning, so just getting to my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ gift now.

My wonderful giftee wrapped my presents in tissue paper with such cute stickers, which was very thoughtful. 🥰

#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
June 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What’s this? A community safety meeting on Friday 13th June, organised by that paragon of community safety, BVV? 👀
Have at it, folks.
June 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Confused shopping 🤔🤭
BBQ Chicken-flavoured lamb chops, anyone?
May 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Someone nicked your license plate @napierinframe.bsky.social 😲
May 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
May 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The parcel has been dispatched - I’ve got the badge to prove it! 🥰

#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
May 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Squee! IT HAS ARRIVED! My #MidwinterSecretSantaAONZ gift is HERE! 🎅🏼🤶🏼🎄

I’m posting mine today - it just needs one more thing. 🥰
May 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cashing in my Christmas present - at Alison Moyet tonight. 🥰
May 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I’m volunteering at the Auckland Writers Festival, & I’m simultaneously (silently) fan-girling & trying to be welcoming & supportive, while wearing a mask. 😷 #AWF25
May 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hello my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ sleuth.
I like salty AND sweet food, prefer good quality dark chocolate, don’t really drink alcohol any more, & have a coffee machine (but start my day with tea 🤣).

Have some fun, & don’t blow your budget. 👀 I’m in this for fun, joy, & happiness. We need MOAR OF IT! 🥳🎉
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM