Joann Ransom
@jransom.bsky.social
The Warehouse does not have Quality Street chocolates this year and I'm feeling very disappointed. Acres of bloody Roses but does anyone actually buy them, other than for teachers?
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The Warehouse does not have Quality Street chocolates this year and I'm feeling very disappointed. Acres of bloody Roses but does anyone actually buy them, other than for teachers?
"The good girls guide to murder" on Netflix is superb
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The good girls guide to murder" on Netflix is superb
Musing that librarians and developers from around the globe will be arriving in Wellington today for #KohaCon25 to celebrate 25 years of Koha - the world's first open source library management system that was developed here in NZ @KohaILS
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Musing that librarians and developers from around the globe will be arriving in Wellington today for #KohaCon25 to celebrate 25 years of Koha - the world's first open source library management system that was developed here in NZ @KohaILS
Super proud of this report released today by Public Libraries NZ that proves that libraries really are awesome:
loveyourlibrary.org.nz/libraries-in...
loveyourlibrary.org.nz/libraries-in...
Community Impact Report 2024
loveyourlibrary.org.nz
August 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Super proud of this report released today by Public Libraries NZ that proves that libraries really are awesome:
loveyourlibrary.org.nz/libraries-in...
loveyourlibrary.org.nz/libraries-in...
Someone needs to take the remote control off the Emergency Alert guy and tell him to go have a lie down.
July 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Someone needs to take the remote control off the Emergency Alert guy and tell him to go have a lie down.
I feel like Trump's America is like a reality show - an absolute shit show and horrifyingly compelling to watch.
What does Trump et al have to do before 'merica pulls the plug?
(And I need a good weekly episode that summarises the week with good commentary on global response)
What does Trump et al have to do before 'merica pulls the plug?
(And I need a good weekly episode that summarises the week with good commentary on global response)
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I feel like Trump's America is like a reality show - an absolute shit show and horrifyingly compelling to watch.
What does Trump et al have to do before 'merica pulls the plug?
(And I need a good weekly episode that summarises the week with good commentary on global response)
What does Trump et al have to do before 'merica pulls the plug?
(And I need a good weekly episode that summarises the week with good commentary on global response)
My cup is full right now: been handwashing a baby shawl knitted by my mother in law from 2 ply merino my sister in law spun for my eldest son 34 years ago, for my upcoming grandchild (!!!) via said son AND then another son just got engaged today. So full of 💕 right now
March 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My cup is full right now: been handwashing a baby shawl knitted by my mother in law from 2 ply merino my sister in law spun for my eldest son 34 years ago, for my upcoming grandchild (!!!) via said son AND then another son just got engaged today. So full of 💕 right now
'The Restaurant that makes mistakes' on TVNZ is outstanding television. Such goodness and so educational as well
February 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
'The Restaurant that makes mistakes' on TVNZ is outstanding television. Such goodness and so educational as well
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Golden visas for those with a few million, only need to be in nz for seven days a year...
But a kiwi born here is being deported
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
But a kiwi born here is being deported
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
The Kiwi kid who faces being deported to a country he’s never been to
Daman Kumar was born in Auckland, and he’s never left the country. He’s just finished school, and wants to go to university - but soon, he could be deported.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Golden visas for those with a few million, only need to be in nz for seven days a year...
But a kiwi born here is being deported
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
But a kiwi born here is being deported
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
In today's edition of Jo's seriously over-inflated sense of what's possible:
I'm knitting a tartan baby onesie ...
By my calculations, if I stick to 8 correct rows a day (allowing for current rate of do-overs), it might be finished by 2035 as a 21st present instead ...
I'm knitting a tartan baby onesie ...
By my calculations, if I stick to 8 correct rows a day (allowing for current rate of do-overs), it might be finished by 2035 as a 21st present instead ...
February 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In today's edition of Jo's seriously over-inflated sense of what's possible:
I'm knitting a tartan baby onesie ...
By my calculations, if I stick to 8 correct rows a day (allowing for current rate of do-overs), it might be finished by 2035 as a 21st present instead ...
I'm knitting a tartan baby onesie ...
By my calculations, if I stick to 8 correct rows a day (allowing for current rate of do-overs), it might be finished by 2035 as a 21st present instead ...
Yes and yes - have definitely done this. Also applies to instructions given without appropriate strategic foundation and financial delegations.
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
If they won't put it in writing yourself. Send an email (bcc yourself?): "Following our conversation on x date at x time regarding x, I am writing to clarify your directives. According to my notes, you instructed me to A, B, and C. If any of this is incorrect, please advise. I have some concerns."
February 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yes and yes - have definitely done this. Also applies to instructions given without appropriate strategic foundation and financial delegations.
Readers advise needed please: NZ fiction. If we were building the 'must read' list for all time what's on it?
January 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Readers advise needed please: NZ fiction. If we were building the 'must read' list for all time what's on it?
Watching 'merica is like watching a reality TV show ...
January 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching 'merica is like watching a reality TV show ...
Vermont - so gorgeous - covered bridge
January 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Vermont - so gorgeous - covered bridge
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NZ folks...my wonderful friend is running a school stationery drive to help Te Awakairangi/Lower Hutt whānau in hardship. She makes up stationery packs tailored to whānau needs, but right now demand is outstripping donations. Can you help chuck in a few bucks? givealittle.co.nz/cause/2025-t...
2025 Te Awakairangi School Stationery Drive
We are a grassroots initiative designed to help whānau equip their children with the essential items needed to start the school year well.
givealittle.co.nz
January 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
NZ folks...my wonderful friend is running a school stationery drive to help Te Awakairangi/Lower Hutt whānau in hardship. She makes up stationery packs tailored to whānau needs, but right now demand is outstripping donations. Can you help chuck in a few bucks? givealittle.co.nz/cause/2025-t...
My current favourite cookbook - the fried eggs with fennel, sage and chilli blew my mind (and taste buds)
January 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My current favourite cookbook - the fried eggs with fennel, sage and chilli blew my mind (and taste buds)
Rewatching Moulin Rouge and it still extraordinary
January 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Rewatching Moulin Rouge and it still extraordinary
My librarian heart loves this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Romance in the letterbox: Mystery novels appear in Lower Hutt community
Erotica being left around the Eastbourne has locals asking questions.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My librarian heart loves this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Alone Australia' is sooo different to the USA version ... Most noticeable is the use of that all purpose word "fuck"
April 20, 2024 at 8:58 AM
'Alone Australia' is sooo different to the USA version ... Most noticeable is the use of that all purpose word "fuck"
I love Levin - tequila options on the wine list in the 'fancy' restaurant
April 17, 2024 at 7:35 AM
I love Levin - tequila options on the wine list in the 'fancy' restaurant
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The economy is not fragile. Labour underborrowed if anything imo and there’s enough money for school classrooms and other infrastructure.
Could the Coalition stop lying? Also, ditch tax cuts and rebates to landlords.
Could the Coalition stop lying? Also, ditch tax cuts and rebates to landlords.
Here's S&P's Anthony Walker on how the Crown's finances are not fragile and how net debt would have to rise another NZ$120 billion before we were downgraded. He wonders why the Crown doesn't deal with our infrastructure issues by borrowing off the Crown's balance sheet. megaphone.link/TSO4064581856
February 26, 2024 at 5:51 AM
The economy is not fragile. Labour underborrowed if anything imo and there’s enough money for school classrooms and other infrastructure.
Could the Coalition stop lying? Also, ditch tax cuts and rebates to landlords.
Could the Coalition stop lying? Also, ditch tax cuts and rebates to landlords.
Self-Empowerment Workshop | Wellington
Wellness event by Dr Britt on Friday, February 23 2024
facebook.com
February 18, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Sourdough brioche achievement unlocked - chocolate or cinnamon
February 16, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Sourdough brioche achievement unlocked - chocolate or cinnamon
Love on the Spectrum is such wholesome reality tv
February 6, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Love on the Spectrum is such wholesome reality tv
You know it's hot when the office fan comes hammock-side and spa pool gets set to 10°
January 12, 2024 at 4:33 AM
You know it's hot when the office fan comes hammock-side and spa pool gets set to 10°