01. I’m just back from eight amazing days in New Zealand. I’ll do a show-off holiday post within the next few days but in the meantime, the pic above was taken on the Kaikōura Peninsula, where you can gaze at snow-capped mountains and listen to waves crashing. Magical.
02. The 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival program has been released. So many great films this year, my fellow MIFF-friend and I need a strategy meeting. With spreadsheets.
03. Listening: Wet Leg’s latest album, Moisturizer. My favourite new track is Liquidize.
04. Also listening: S2 of the podcast, The Retrievals.
05. My daughter (the knitter and crocheter) did lots of yarn shopping in New Zealand, but a big shout-out to Outlaw Yarn, for their very special small-batch wool, and the impromptu private tour my daughter was given around the dyeing studio.
06. I love an exfoliating soap and these ones that I found in NZ are gorgeous.
07. The Mushroom Tapes is the surprise book of the year! What a coup for Text to co-ordinate these three authors.
What a view!!! Have to try to make it to New Zealand at some point, it seems to have just the kind of landscape I adore!
Fabulous photo! Looking forward to your holiday post.
I just like the idea of this post, so I always read it, but this week I am jealous. I’d like to go to New Zealand, too!
I can highly recommend NZ for a holiday!
Sounds great!