So #NZTwits #Aotearoadons, got my RCI (Royal Commission of Inquiry) for state care & faith abuse hearing Monday... been shittest week in a long time, the very week I needed to be calm n collected. So if any of y'all are into positive thoughts etc, please send em my way as whisky will only do so much. I know its not the answer, but its a good start tonight. List of notes complete, emotions wrecked, my makau's mates in the garage with him as I can't deal RN, so its me & the ngeru (cats) & Masto...

#AtaMārie #NZTwits #Aotearoadons & others #CW #NaughtyCat #Ngeru
It is makariri (cold), all the curtains are closed and Panda 🐼 Cat🐈 is NOT amused. She is extremely territorial so can't see out to protect her domain. She KNOWS she is not allowed in curtains to destroy the baby plantlings, and yet... The snap of her doing "oh shit you've seen me, now what do I do" is most hilarious!

As long as she stays away from the plants I've now compromised to letting her lie beside them #SheRules #QueenCat

#AtaMārie #NZTwits #Aotearoadons & others...Today is pouring rain, with predicted thunder & lightening on the way. Panda cat just came inside screaming for a dry down as she is dripping wet... Looks like a day to be in moenga (bed) with my ngeru (cats) but alas .. mahi must be done, many deadlines looming. So, will either have to do something I try to always avoid (put wee gene on for some power) or find something else to do on this dark dismal day BRRR!!
#Makariri (cold) #OffGrid #LivingLife

#AtaMārie #NZTwits #Aotearoadons and others... if you are in our beautiful country and like the idea of local grown, fresh, often organic or at least spray free food that is cheap and supporting others to live in your community, check out the #OpenFoodNetwork on the link. Open ones right now are Whenuapai, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Kōpūtai Port Chalmers, Aparima Riverton (which includes delivery to most of Western Murihiku Southland) and Tūātapere, some even post out : https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/shops#/

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#CW #Health #Covid
The breaking of things continues at our whare, now it's my glasses! 😭 But I'm happy to report the optometrist's we are using are making sure they are masked. Kia ora SpecSavers for helping keep us safe from Covid. I'm a bit worried about my makau having to go to a hospital appt tho. I know it's masks in all health settings but it's such a risky place to have to go right now, tests needed or not. Let's hope our bad luck doesnt continue

#PōMārie #NZTwits #Aotearoadons Well we finally got the new to us old 2nd hand bike going after it broke down on picking it up... Now we seem to have lost the front guard on the road! So going back to look for it. Sigh. Great riding day tho & good fuel economy, cheap freedom traveling #Murihiku #motorbike #BMW #AfternoonRiding

@KiffinEileen Mōrena e hoa, so happy to see you here!! More #NZTwits #Aotearoadons

#AtaMārie #NZTwits and #Aotearoadons #CW #NZPol #AotearoaPol Tried to explain earlier in the week to e hoa who is sadly a nats supporting, anti climate change, Groundswell believing led astray losty, how it's actually "No climate, no farms" & if a govt or PM really didn't care about agriculture, they'd do nothing & let land farmers ruin the whole place. A responsible, caring leader says, we don't want to see this happen, let's make changes while it's still possible they might make a difference

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#Aotearoadons
The utter heartrendering awe and excitement of a new (old) book arriving in the mail for the new archive library... you carefully unpackage, hold it in your hands savouring it, then finally you open the pages and there are other archives and old records folded up within it!! This made my day.

#Books #Histodon #Fiordland #TeWhakatakaKārehuATamatea
#Aotearoa #SouthPacific #Libraries #Archives #Museums
#GLAM #History #Heritage #Explorers #NewZealand #Manapōuri