365 in 2014

Beautiful skies from our resort in Fiji

We learnt how to make kokoda. I ate quite a lot of this while I was there.
So fresh and delicious

We spent a large amount of time right here.
We also did a lot of eating and drinking from coconuts

Day trip to South Sea Island. Just to loaf around in a different setting, you know.
Some amazing snorkelling here

Since I couldn't take the shells I collected home, this is my souvenir

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.

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

Delicious Mediterranean chicken thing I made in my good friend, the slow cooker

Even this guy is looking forward to the end of winter

These buskers were choice and brought a little sunshine into my lunch break
on a chilly day. They are called Black Spider Stomp



Weather humour in the paper. Sometimes you just gotta laugh at Wellington's
crazy weather



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

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

And then the sickness came....but I did my best to ward it off

A beautiful sunrise from my garden

Sick day morning.
I made myself a yummy omelette with spinach, feta and chutney

A city tui! This guy was spotted a few minutes away from my office,
just hanging out, singing his song

Pretty lunch at The Larder in Miramar

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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So guess what....I missed posting a whole week of photos from the end of July! I've just added this post in about 6 months later when I was going through them again and realised. Whoops. They're old but they're still good - I promise.

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

One thing I really missed out living overseas was good, cheap
sushi - there's so much of it in Wellington!

Everyone loves bubbles!

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

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

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

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!

Loving my slow cooker! All these delicious ingredients turned magically
overnight into sausage, lentil and butternut squash goodness 

A very delicious Otago pinot noir for a wintry Wednesday night

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.

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

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

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

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First time trying acupuncture!

I put an offer on a house....and the vendor went with another offer.
Pretty disappointing but these pretty flowers cheered me up some

Wednesday was cold and wet and I pretty much got into bed after work, and
stayed there. This poster above my bed is one I got from a Mr Brainwash
exhibition in London

Some BMD artwork around town. There's heaps of their stuff all over
Wellington. It's pretty neat

An upcoming event in Wellington for vinyl lovers.
You should come!

A beach walk turned into hiding from the wind and cold at Maranui Cafe
in Lyall Bay. I didn't mind one bit! 

Some cool tip shop kid vinyl finds. Yo Willie!

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The weekend papers are now interspersed with
open home stuff - things are changing

The Basin Reserve on a very frosty morning bike ride to work

Some delicious wraps I made....and ate in bed. It was cold.

Had a day of training for work at Maranui Surf Club.
It was really pretty and calm at 8am

Drinks at a Newtown local, Bebemos (still not totally sure how to pronounce it).
Good tapas and a sweet outside set up, even when it's cold

I was a wee bit hungover. And this is pretty much
 the face I made when my bacon sandwich arrived at the table.
Oooooooh! 

Checking out a garage sale at the Southern Cross and
spotted these retro scenes on the wall