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| I was in Auckland for work and went out for dinner in Britomart, probably my favourite area in Auckland |
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| A pretty sunset on the flight back to Wellington |
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| Spring flowers at a friend's house |
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| Someone left me this interesting note on my car. I'm still not really sure what to make of it - some kind of social experiment? |
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| Friday tacos at Tequila Joe's |
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| At the Imaginarium in town. Some people get all the talent |
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| A Sunday stroll along the south coast. The weather is definitely getting warmer! |
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| I kicked off a very foodie week with some delicious sticky date pudding made by my flatmate. |
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| And to try and mitigate all the food (it was still Wellington on a Plate you see), I made this super salad for lunch |
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| A soft shell crab burger at Dragonfly. Not amazing - but also not what I was expecting. Who knew you ate the whole crab? Ok, so apparently it was only me who wasn't aware |
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| But it wasn't all about snacks. There were also cool lights for Lux Wellington! This sort of thing always makes me feel super lucky to live here |
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| I was given my very first vinyl record. It has all sorts of fancy stuff - like it plays from the inside out and has a sweet hologram. Here's the title track. |
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| Last foodie one I promise...well for this week at least. This was Wellington Chocolate Factory custard with Flight Coffee espresso foam and pistachio tuille. It was like drinking a chocolate hug |
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| A calm, somewhat sunny day, that was perfect for a bike ride around the bays - I definitely needed the exercise after this week! |
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| Beautiful skies from our resort in Fiji |
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| We learnt how to make kokoda. I ate quite a lot of this while I was there. So fresh and delicious |
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| We spent a large amount of time right here. We also did a lot of eating and drinking from coconuts |
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| Day trip to South Sea Island. Just to loaf around in a different setting, you know. Some amazing snorkelling here |
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| Since I couldn't take the shells I collected home, this is my souvenir |
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| I came back to Wellington just in time to help out at A Vinyl Affair. A really great day for vinyl and music lovers to have a rummage through the crates. |
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| A New Orleans jazz themed brunch at Logan Brown for Wellington on a Plate - my favourite of all Wellington festivals. This is eggs krawkitty |
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| Because every woman should have a Jane Fonda exercise record. Duh |
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| Delicious Mediterranean chicken thing I made in my good friend, the slow cooker |
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| Even this guy is looking forward to the end of winter |
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| These buskers were choice and brought a little sunshine into my lunch break on a chilly day. They are called Black Spider Stomp |
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| Weather humour in the paper. Sometimes you just gotta laugh at Wellington's crazy weather |
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| My very first 2014 Wellington on a Plate burger. It was a 6/10. I hope to get in at least two more during the second week |
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| Aaaand then I was in Fiji! And there were cocktails! |
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| An amazingly delicious breakfast of dukkah eggs with chorizo and rocket at Federal & Wolfe in Auckland |
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| And then the sickness came....but I did my best to ward it off |
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| A beautiful sunrise from my garden |
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| Sick day morning. I made myself a yummy omelette with spinach, feta and chutney |
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| A city tui! This guy was spotted a few minutes away from my office, just hanging out, singing his song |
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| Pretty lunch at The Larder in Miramar |
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| The only half decent picture I could get of the super moon. I wasn't committed enough to get up early to see it rise, unfortunately |
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| At the Paramount Cinema to watch a Kiwi film festival movie Everything We Loved. Bit creepy, and not the greatest acting, but I enjoyed it. Here's the trailer |
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| One thing I really missed out living overseas was good, cheap sushi - there's so much of it in Wellington! |
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| Everyone loves bubbles! |
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| Picked up these bowls from a restaurant that was closing down and selling everything. Still a bit bummed I missed out on the ceramic green cow, which sold before I could get back to buy it |
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| Dinner at Siem Reap, a yummy Asian restaurant. Don't tell anyone but I once did a dine and dash from here many years ago. I still feel bad about it |
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| Paid a visit to The Fed in Auckland when I was there for the weekend. This toasted Reuben sandwich was $22 but it was worth it. The poutine was also awesome |
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| I spent the day over on Waiheke Island. It was a rainy day so I did a little tiki tour on a bus and then visited a couple of vineyards. It was pretty great |
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| Finally finished making this infinity scarf that I knitted after watching this video that said I could knit it with my arms in 30 minutes. It took me four tries and several months to finish - but I did it! |
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| Loving my slow cooker! All these delicious ingredients turned magically overnight into sausage, lentil and butternut squash goodness |
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| A very delicious Otago pinot noir for a wintry Wednesday night |
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| Went to see this cool local band, Weapons You've Never Heard Of. Ok so my boyfriend is one of these dudes, so I'm a little bias, but check them out. I really like the blurry, animatedness of this photo. |
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| It was my mama's birthday, so I turned a banana spice loaf recipe into some birthday cupcakes for her. I made lemon icing to go with them and this photo would've been way better with them iced, but they were still warm and I had to rush to a film festival movie, so mum had to ice them herself |
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| Went to Six Barrel Soda Co - for the first time, surprisingly. I just love the stripy straws and their teeny tiny cafe is so cute |
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| I finally got around to spending the rest of my insurance payout after my house was robbed last year and they took a bunch of jewellery. I had this made to replace an E necklace my Nanny from the UK gave me. It's nothing like the previous one, but it's something I will wear and think of her |
