When you work in the city, how would you take a midweek lunchtime nap without looking like a homeless person?

Friday night quiet drink(s)

#fortunefavours

Some pics from a hideously uneventful long weekend.

#Wellington

What’s the affirmative response to the question 'innit?'?.

And did I need that second question mark?

Sunflowers are popping up in our garden

Is this how all Fridays are going to be? Maybe not but this is a pretty good way to end a very long week. On the Wellington waterfront on the way to work.

Looking forward to a beer this arvo.

Cold miserable day in Wellington. And I had a craving. So I made a big pot of Malaysian chicken curry. It was the best batch I've ever made. Memories of eating roti canai with my grandfather when I was a little dude.

It's 1 Jan and the hot cross buns are already on the shelves. When is Easter?

I don't often watch Christmas movies, being a pagan grinch, but I watched three great ones recently. Here's my Santa list:

1. That Christmas - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. Nutcracker - ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

3. Violent Night - ⭐⭐⭐⭐¾ (a bonus for the "butt hole" exchange, but a quarter off for over-sentimentality).

You're welcome.

Boxing day brekkie.

Christmas mince pies. Coffee beans from havana.co.nz.

Sunday morning coffee. Look at that beautiful crema. Beans from Hummingbird Coffee Roasters.

Fortune Favours - The Vanguard - DDH Hazy

Delicious.

Fortune Favours White IPA. Yum.

The so-called beach in Cairns, Queensland. It's more a mudflat than a beach.

From our Oct 2024 visit.

Kaitoki Regional Park, Upper Hutt, New Zealand.

It's pretty stunning where we live. We're pretty lucky

Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

The southerly. 30ish minutes time-lapsed into 13 seconds. Pretty mesmerising.