Six hours later, Wazzer is lying in bed, listening to the rain. Tomorrow, her last lover from the summer, Otto, is getting on the plane back to Amsterdam. But she’s cheerful nonetheless. It’s still a day off. And Otto is beside her in the bed. Otto is gazing at the ceiling, compulsively crumpling one of […]
Entries from April 27th, 2011
More Eurodrama
April 27th, 2011 Comments Off on More Eurodrama
Tags: other cities · romance · wazzer · weather
A Flat Holiday
April 26th, 2011 Comments Off on A Flat Holiday
Wazzer had spent her newly free Saturday night out partying with some of her old flatmates. Their past quarrel was washed away on a tide of pinot gris. Sunday morning found her somewhat bleary on the couch of their new abode, a slightly shabby villa on an Island Bay side street, while the household bustled […]
Tags: flats · food · social mores
IAWL Likes…Those Kooky Downtown New World Grocery Stores
April 20th, 2011 Comments Off on IAWL Likes…Those Kooky Downtown New World Grocery Stores
Yes, the two New World grocery stores downtown are probably the most expensive grocery stores in the Lower North Island. But they have three huge advantages; location, always stocking the things I need, and always bringing the weirdness. New World Chaffers, by the water front, not only provides the most entertaining reading in town on […]
Fancy Meeting You Here
April 18th, 2011 2 Comments
“Hello! Hello! I haven’t seen either of you in ages!” “Oh, hey, mate, how’s it going?” “I say, this is nice, how are you?” The three women cluster on the rain-slicked corner of Grey and Featherston street. It’s an odd place to collect on a Saturday night – usually this part of town is between […]
IAWL Likes…Friday Fries
April 15th, 2011 1 Comment
It’s a Friday evening. You’ve met your friends at the pub or café. Some of you are sipping drinks, others nibbling an early dinner. Then the waitron brings a bowl of chips, and everyone dips in. If it’s a Good Day, the last clear sunshine fading, a little fat and salt sets off your cold […]
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Returning to Wellington Life
April 13th, 2011 2 Comments
Hi there, small but devoted readership! It’s A Wellington Life is back after The Lifer’s international travel, followed by an exceptionally evil flu. Thanks for the survey responses and correspondence. The surprising survey responses! So glad I asked…who knew you wanted more fictionalized Wellington? That Wazzer had a fan club? So, coming up, It’s A […]
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