Muggy and warm and overcast this Xmas eve. Got the ham sorted to take up to dad’s tomorrow but just thinking about side dishes. Also I really like this picture my daughter drew of me on my birthday card!
Currently reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 📚Wasn’t a fan of the voice with this to start but I’m slowly sinking into this one.
Currently reading: Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata 📚 So far, so strange!
🌱Chamomile mini forest in my box garden
Lying on the bed watching the sunset and listening to birds, sick child sleeping beside me.
New books!
Whoops, just realised that some structural mucking around on my blot blog resulted in some rubbish test pages ending up on my micro.blog feed. Sorry everyone!
Karate grading today! My daughter and I are both going for our green belts. Should be a sweat-fest!
Thanks to my 10 year old I am apparently in the top 1% of BTS and Stray Kids listeners on Spotify…
Working through edits on a burglar-ghost story and realising the main character’s character arc ends with the revelation that he really is quite a good pen pal…
Have fallen down the hole of Thai/Korean/Taiwanese mafia dramas. Send help
Day 30: I should go out with a bang (and hopefully I will get my badge, hehe)!
Day 29: dusk sky
Day 28: even when you’re isolating there’s a way to get in a selfie…
Day 27: view from the sickbed!
Day 26: nearly to the finish line! Hanging in there, though honestly getting photos sorted with a chuggy network was painful. Here is Chewie on a chair.
Day 25: it’s covid! 🥳 Now watch as I try to isolate and see how long it takes for the cats to break in…
Day 24: I’m definitely sick. Stayed in my pjs all day, though I did work. Here’s a wall :)
Day 23: I’ve caught a cold, I think, so here’s an oldie but a goodie
Day 22: brainstorming
Day 21: Jackson street cottage in Petone. Apparently it’s an architect’s place of work? They certainly do a lovely job on the garden in any case….
Day 20: bus stop
Day 19: my sister playing bass
Day 18: party balloon
Day 17: Chewie