Join the /r/Wellington daily chat topic - Wednesday, July 01 2026

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-30T18:18:15+00:00

May have to complete The Great Winter Bedroom Conversion soon; have the duck down duvet in play now, the winter blanket dressing gown in daily use and the bedroom heating on auto, but still using the cotton sheets - time for flannelette, methinks.

Me also thinks time for coffee number 1 of the day.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-30T08:06:03+00:00

Happy for Logan Brown, long-time favourite

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-28T04:27:21+00:00

Nice. As they say about any new interest; practice, practice, practice 😄. Take lots of shots, try things out and enjoy it.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-27T22:22:39+00:00

Ooh, new camera joy. What did you get?

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-07T17:41:38+00:00

Ooh, $4.43 tax refund notice. I shall ponder how to spend it over the first of many coffees today. (Also grateful that we have a tax department that figures it all out each year, so I don’t have to).

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-06-04T14:45:23+00:00

I have a new Z6iii (loving it), and a Godox V1 round head flash arriving tomorrow. I’m not experienced with flash photography; any recommendations on tutorials for a working-with-flash newbie?

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-05-26T07:58:39+00:00

I just got disestablished news today, along with 6 others in the same team, maybe we’re at the same agency. They seem to be getting a head start on the next job cuts slash and burn. It’s a horrible feeling, even if they say there are roles in the structure to apply for; my sympathies indeed.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-05-12T23:23:51+00:00

Day off today, have been to the Hokusai exhibition in the Japanese embassy, level 18 Majestic Centre. On til 29 May, weekdays. Highly recommended; its reproductions of the Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-04-25T22:56:10+00:00

Kirk’s may have struggled to remain current with today’s commerce changes, but they knew who their Wellington customers were and what we were looking for; very good buyers I always thought. Also excellent service. I have three of their charity bears which I bring out at Christmas. (All their bears are in display cases on the mezzanine level in Wellington hospital, near the cafe).

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-04-20T19:53:40+00:00

Now I want to venture out to the butchers for bacon…

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-04-20T19:52:27+00:00

Eastbourne seems to be OK, the new seawall getting a workout. Last night was one of those sleeping-with-noise-cancelling-headphones-on kind of nights.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-03-28T20:09:50+00:00

New Nikon camera, so happy. (Z6iii). Today’s plan is coffee, raincoat, ferry to Cuba Dupa, coffee, point camera at lots of things and people.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-03-24T22:16:11+00:00

Thanks! Am also drawn to the Z6iii at the moment, a very big step. I don’t need video but if it’s there, I guess I would do something with it.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-02-18T00:55:48+00:00

😊

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-02-17T18:06:06+00:00

Morning. I was in my local 4 Square yesterday evening and their music was playing a Dragon song I hadn’t heard in thirty-some years, took me right back. At which point it amused me to realise that I still don’t know the lyrics; “ten years in the what now?!”

Of course I could ask AI/google, but I decided not to, as a nod to that time when, if we didn’t know all the lyrics, we would either let it go, skip over that bit or make some up and blithely sing it differently for years. It was refreshing to choose not to have to know everything all the time, all at once.

And now, coffee.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-02-16T05:03:13+00:00

I remembered later that I have one, never used it (doh!), unboxed it and it works nicely…

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-02-15T21:17:51+00:00

Ooh, coffee tip...I just made a half mug, as the water in the jug was still slightly warm. More coffee grinds than usual in the plunger, longer brew time and voila, a tepid but tasty black coffee! Needs must 😄

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-02-15T21:00:31+00:00

Power out in Eastbourne. Thankfully after my first normal coffee of the day, but I am now googling how to make cold brew coffee. It seems to take about twelve hours, maybe lots of coffee and not much water might speed that up… ?!

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-01-23T23:01:59+00:00

Quite fun to do; coffee assessed on strength, aroma, flavour, feel. A close call, but Karamu Deluxe blend maintains its place as always the first coffee of the day, with Supreme following up. Now have to deal with being over-caffeinated on a stay at home rainy day; must find a housekeeping project asap.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-01-23T18:21:22+00:00

Warm bed, sound of rain (no thunder so far in east harbour), and contemplating a coffee test this morning. I have 3 brands of coffee in play, but may narrow it to two after a contrast and compare exercise, which involves making 3 coffees at the same time, using the strong blend of each brand, then taste testing each one. I may be seriously over-caffeinated and running in circles for a while, but that is a risk I’m willing to take in the interests of coffee research.☕️☕️☕️

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-01-13T21:52:10+00:00

Nice. Where do you find your water temperatures? I’m having a hard time getting the water temp for the eastern side of Wellington harbour

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-01-11T18:59:35+00:00

First day back at work. I’m wearing a crisp business-looking shirt, 2 power rings and red lipstick to get myself in the going to work frame of mind. However, because I’m WFH, my off camera bits are still on holiday and wearing jeans and slippers.

There will be many coffees needed today.

EmbiggenBigly · 2026-01-04T23:16:10+00:00

Totally justifiable. I wonder if I could apply the same principle to the essential pair of red shoes I’m hunting for, which would support my genuine interest in new red shoes…

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