Tehmina Gladman

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We’ve just started watching it too. Not to that point yet, but wow. Really loving the show overall. So dark sometimes.

I am not looking forward to ours dying. It’s been so good and has kept running for nearly 16 years now. It will definitely be a replacement when it finally goes.

Need some joy in your life at the moment.

For my non NZ followers- today is gift opening day for our country wide secret santa. Yes, a country wide secret santa!

Check out the tag #SecretSantaAoNZ

Strangers across the archipelago giving and sharing.

It's starting to feel like Christmas.
🎄🎄🎄

It has been such a ray of sunshine today.

As soon as I saw it I thought how much fun it would be to give my next giftee a little crocheted robot of their own. 🤖

They are the cutest thing.

Wow! Thanks Secret Santa! I was not expecting so many thoughtful gifts. I feel like you really know me. 🥰 #SecretSantaAoNZ

A book with the title: Crobots-20 amigurumi robots to make. The book is light blue with white dots and a picture of a cute robot on the cover. Next to it is a small card with drawings of leaves.

And last but not least a copy of an amigurumi crochet book to make robots! I almost bought this book a few months ago. 😁

A box of Queen Anne dark chocolate selection. A small festive patterned card is attached.

And more treats! A box of Queen Anne Dark Chocolate Selection. Can’t wait to open these over the holidays.

A novel called The Puppet Show by the author M.W.Craven. Next to it is a small card with holly on the front.

And the gifts keep coming. Fourth is a new slightly used mystery novel by an author I haven’t read before. Christmas reading sorted!

A box of Donovan’s caramel chocolate squares with a small pink card to the right with a Christmas pudding on the front. Yum!

Then I opened a box of one of my favourite caramel chocolates, Donovan’s chocolate caramel squares.

Two crosstitched ornaments side by side. On the left is a black greyhound with a holly bow surrounded by a gold frame. On the right is a black greyhound with a white nose and throat wearing a Santa hat in a silver frame. They have the biggest eyes and are so cute!

Opened in size order the next present was two hand cross stitched ornaments of festive greyhounds. So lovely. They look just like our dogs. ☺️

A gorgeous card that looks handmade with a crosstitch background in shades of green with 3 white flowers (poinsettias?) dotted across. The bottom right says “Christmas BLESSINGS”. It is standing on a white table.

A shot showing that The Kindness Collective and apathy have received donations. Part of the inscription reads Santa made a few donations in your honour.

#SecretSantaAoN oh my goodness. I feel so spoiled by my Secret Santa. So many thoughtful gifts with little notes to explain each one. 💕 first a gorgeous card. Plus donations to two very worthy causes.

People of the world, I do heartily suggest digging into #SecretSantaAoNZ for some feel good vibes today. If you need some wholesome good internet fun in your life. 😘 It's an Aotearoa New Zealand wide Secret Santa run both here and on Mastodon (will need to be bridged to see those). It's DELIGHTFUL.😍

#SecretSantaAoNZ I have work today and then catch-up with friends this evening so I will be on the late crew for opening presents around 8 or 9 this evening. Looking forward to seeing everyone else’s gifts throughout the day. Can’t wait! 😊

Love my Aotearoa Wild t-shirt. Fits perfectly and so comfortable. Plus cool artwork.

We don’t really play games, though we’ll sometimes pull out a silly 2-person board or card-based game. If we’re with family we’ve played pétanque in Aus and video games in USA with the kids. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Absolutely this. Auto-reply is an excellent tool for managing expectations.

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We're 80% of the way to our goal! Let's keep this going!

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Love a pecan pie!

It’s when they tell you off that gets me. There’s a tui on our daily walk that always flies up on to the wires in front of us and has a good yell.

A bit of good news on a Saturday morning.

Which is a long way of saying, be kind #SecretSantaAoNZ.

The spirit of this is about joy and kindness and looking after each other.

Which absolutely includes people where something has happened and this is no longer the most important thing in their life.

A stack of different sized wrapped parcels are lying on a wood benchtop. The gifts are wrapped in a variety of Christmas wrap. Two presents are in red ho ho ho paper, two in gold patterned paper and one with white patterned paper. There is a green envelope with my account name on the front.

Received my #SecretSantaAoNZ gift from my Secret Santa today. Wow! So many packages to unwrap on opening day. So excited!

#SecretSantaAoNZ And now the fretting about if the gift I chose will be liked. Package in the mail. Let the waiting begin. 🎁

Blue Bungalow sometimes has cute plus size clothes. You do need to check the measurements carefully though. They often have good sales as well. I’ve gotten some great clothes from them.

Love all the animals. Special place in my heart for platypuses. And sea turtles. #SecretSantaAoNZ

La Morena Jalapenos with Cheese 372g | Tio Pablo | NZ Whole jalapeño peppers stuffed with traditional Mexican cheese, called queso fresco, and covered in a spicy tomato puree

So just checked for this online and discovered that Tio Pablo do a tin of cheese stuffed jalapeño peppers in tomato sauce. www.tiopablo.co.nz/product-page...