Jacqui Clarke in Chc, Ao/NZ
@jaxy.bsky.social
Leftie, good cook, gardener, e-biker, aqua-jogger, sales star, bookish, single, Christchurch-based, new build sales.
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Jacqui Clarke in Chc, Ao/NZ
While we're waiting #SecretSantaAoNZ let's keep the questions going.
What are your top 3 Christmas/Festive songs?
What are your top 3 Christmas/Festive songs?
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
While we're waiting #SecretSantaAoNZ let's keep the questions going.
What are your top 3 Christmas/Festive songs?
What are your top 3 Christmas/Festive songs?
Christmas Games I have played in the past:
How many drinks can I get in me?
How many times can I avoid doing the dishes?
How many times will my father criticise my weight & food intake?
How many times will my parents snipe at each other?
Will my BiL come on to me while drunk?
It's a glorious day. 🤣
How many drinks can I get in me?
How many times can I avoid doing the dishes?
How many times will my father criticise my weight & food intake?
How many times will my parents snipe at each other?
Will my BiL come on to me while drunk?
It's a glorious day. 🤣
Since moving to Aotearoa, usually the only game we do on Christmas is some jackbox game remotely with the whānau overseas, drawful usually.
Time for a new question #SecretSantaAoNZ
What do you play on Christmas day? Cards? Monopoly? Croquet? Cricket? The Santa Hat movie game?
What do you play on Christmas day? Cards? Monopoly? Croquet? Cricket? The Santa Hat movie game?
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Christmas Games I have played in the past:
How many drinks can I get in me?
How many times can I avoid doing the dishes?
How many times will my father criticise my weight & food intake?
How many times will my parents snipe at each other?
Will my BiL come on to me while drunk?
It's a glorious day. 🤣
How many drinks can I get in me?
How many times can I avoid doing the dishes?
How many times will my father criticise my weight & food intake?
How many times will my parents snipe at each other?
Will my BiL come on to me while drunk?
It's a glorious day. 🤣
A nice little haul from Ted's garden this afternoon - I planted everything except the beans!
The radishes proper radishes, with heat, not like those weak-sauce ones you get at the supermarket.
All the spinach has gone into a tasty little Spanakorizo to accompany some Greek chicken thighs. Yum!
The radishes proper radishes, with heat, not like those weak-sauce ones you get at the supermarket.
All the spinach has gone into a tasty little Spanakorizo to accompany some Greek chicken thighs. Yum!
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A nice little haul from Ted's garden this afternoon - I planted everything except the beans!
The radishes proper radishes, with heat, not like those weak-sauce ones you get at the supermarket.
All the spinach has gone into a tasty little Spanakorizo to accompany some Greek chicken thighs. Yum!
The radishes proper radishes, with heat, not like those weak-sauce ones you get at the supermarket.
All the spinach has gone into a tasty little Spanakorizo to accompany some Greek chicken thighs. Yum!
Read Hamnet, had a snooze, made a pretty good fridge clear out vege fritatta, drank some rosé, ate some pineapple, yoghurt & toasted coconut, watched Plur1bus.
Honestly, living on your own is the absolute best.
Honestly, living on your own is the absolute best.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Read Hamnet, had a snooze, made a pretty good fridge clear out vege fritatta, drank some rosé, ate some pineapple, yoghurt & toasted coconut, watched Plur1bus.
Honestly, living on your own is the absolute best.
Honestly, living on your own is the absolute best.
Day off 1 (of 2).
Slept in, changed sheets & towels, 2 loads washing.
Cleaned bathroom.
Vacuumed upstairs.
Watered garden.
Biked to work and did some pricing/plan stuff.
Currently lying on my fresh-sheet bed in the breeze, about to read some Hamnet (a refresher pre-film).
Bliss. I love days off.
Slept in, changed sheets & towels, 2 loads washing.
Cleaned bathroom.
Vacuumed upstairs.
Watered garden.
Biked to work and did some pricing/plan stuff.
Currently lying on my fresh-sheet bed in the breeze, about to read some Hamnet (a refresher pre-film).
Bliss. I love days off.
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Day off 1 (of 2).
Slept in, changed sheets & towels, 2 loads washing.
Cleaned bathroom.
Vacuumed upstairs.
Watered garden.
Biked to work and did some pricing/plan stuff.
Currently lying on my fresh-sheet bed in the breeze, about to read some Hamnet (a refresher pre-film).
Bliss. I love days off.
Slept in, changed sheets & towels, 2 loads washing.
Cleaned bathroom.
Vacuumed upstairs.
Watered garden.
Biked to work and did some pricing/plan stuff.
Currently lying on my fresh-sheet bed in the breeze, about to read some Hamnet (a refresher pre-film).
Bliss. I love days off.
At this age I thought I'd be drinking Martinis in a house with a shagpile conversation pit and a bunch of keys in a bowl based on what I learned from the movie The Ice Storm.
at this age i thought i’d be a singing high schooler in a cool jacket, based on what i learned from the movie grease
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
At this age I thought I'd be drinking Martinis in a house with a shagpile conversation pit and a bunch of keys in a bowl based on what I learned from the movie The Ice Storm.
If you battle with mental health, as many of us do, I sincerely recommend following Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social
Her photographs & drawings are not only truly beautiful, they act as a calming balm for an overactive brain.
She has also written some stunning books incl The Wild Remedy.
Her photographs & drawings are not only truly beautiful, they act as a calming balm for an overactive brain.
She has also written some stunning books incl The Wild Remedy.
I plan to post at least one of my photos a day here on Bluesky. I design each of my photos using recent research into the benefits to mental health of looking at plants & patterns in nature.
Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:
Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you battle with mental health, as many of us do, I sincerely recommend following Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social
Her photographs & drawings are not only truly beautiful, they act as a calming balm for an overactive brain.
She has also written some stunning books incl The Wild Remedy.
Her photographs & drawings are not only truly beautiful, they act as a calming balm for an overactive brain.
She has also written some stunning books incl The Wild Remedy.
I've got the next two days off (aside from having to go in to finish the pricing on 2 plans) and Christ on a Courgette I'm looking forward to them.
A rather large staff party on Sat, as well as end of year spoon-depletion, has fair knocked the stuffing out of me.
A rather large staff party on Sat, as well as end of year spoon-depletion, has fair knocked the stuffing out of me.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I've got the next two days off (aside from having to go in to finish the pricing on 2 plans) and Christ on a Courgette I'm looking forward to them.
A rather large staff party on Sat, as well as end of year spoon-depletion, has fair knocked the stuffing out of me.
A rather large staff party on Sat, as well as end of year spoon-depletion, has fair knocked the stuffing out of me.
I'm just a girl, standing in front of a house plan, asking it to price itself.
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm just a girl, standing in front of a house plan, asking it to price itself.
So interesting!
The Black Death’s origins are being rewritten – and the first domino may have fallen a few years before the plague arrived when a volcano erupted.
Read about this fascinating Cambridge University study ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Read about this fascinating Cambridge University study ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
How volcanic eruptions led to the Black Death in Europe
Tree rings reveal volcanic eruptions triggered climate shocks that reshaped trade routes and opened the door to the Black Death
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So interesting!
Ha ha. Funny because it's true.
Wet t-shirt contest but it's middle aged people waking up with night sweats
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Ha ha. Funny because it's true.
Which lines of poetry live rent free in your head:
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Which lines of poetry live rent free in your head:
I just had a homemade burger for dinner and DAMN it was a good time.
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I just had a homemade burger for dinner and DAMN it was a good time.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I have upped my seasonal festoonery with solar lights in my tiny townhouse garden!
Lights, that flash on request, and stars on sticks! Vulgar consumerism, but hey ho.
How very festive!
And quite clearly it helped Santa to find my place for delivery! 🎄😍🎉
I have upped my seasonal festoonery with solar lights in my tiny townhouse garden!
Lights, that flash on request, and stars on sticks! Vulgar consumerism, but hey ho.
How very festive!
And quite clearly it helped Santa to find my place for delivery! 🎄😍🎉
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I have upped my seasonal festoonery with solar lights in my tiny townhouse garden!
Lights, that flash on request, and stars on sticks! Vulgar consumerism, but hey ho.
How very festive!
And quite clearly it helped Santa to find my place for delivery! 🎄😍🎉
I have upped my seasonal festoonery with solar lights in my tiny townhouse garden!
Lights, that flash on request, and stars on sticks! Vulgar consumerism, but hey ho.
How very festive!
And quite clearly it helped Santa to find my place for delivery! 🎄😍🎉
#SecretSantaAoNZ
POD on my gift this morning, thank you Santa! Exciting! Woop! 🎄😍
POD on my gift this morning, thank you Santa! Exciting! Woop! 🎄😍
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
POD on my gift this morning, thank you Santa! Exciting! Woop! 🎄😍
POD on my gift this morning, thank you Santa! Exciting! Woop! 🎄😍
Cutest thing you'll see this week.
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Cutest thing you'll see this week.
I seem to have inadvertently chosen a purple theme in my tiny garden this year.
Odd.
Odd.
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I seem to have inadvertently chosen a purple theme in my tiny garden this year.
Odd.
Odd.
##SecretSantaAoNZ here's the extent of my festive festoonery at home: last year's KMart double star extravaganza, with new batteries.
It's pretty much all I have room for!
I like it that it's made of a wood-ish product and is simple and reusable.
It's pretty much all I have room for!
I like it that it's made of a wood-ish product and is simple and reusable.
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
##SecretSantaAoNZ here's the extent of my festive festoonery at home: last year's KMart double star extravaganza, with new batteries.
It's pretty much all I have room for!
I like it that it's made of a wood-ish product and is simple and reusable.
It's pretty much all I have room for!
I like it that it's made of a wood-ish product and is simple and reusable.
#SecretSantaAo/NZ gift sent! Woop! I hope they like it. 😬🎄
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#SecretSantaAo/NZ gift sent! Woop! I hope they like it. 😬🎄
I am a completely normal person who will change the direction of your toilet roll if it's wrong, even if it's in your own house.
I am a completely normal person who does not hand weed the shit lawn we have as a means of soothing my busy brain
I am a completely normal person who is not at all about to rearrange the lounge to within an inch of its life to make my brain happy.
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I am a completely normal person who will change the direction of your toilet roll if it's wrong, even if it's in your own house.
From my garden armchair. It's amazing what you can achieve in the tiniest of spaces.
Tomatoes, sugar snaps peas, sage, oregano, thyme, mint, lobelia, alyssum. 😍🫛🍅
Tomatoes, sugar snaps peas, sage, oregano, thyme, mint, lobelia, alyssum. 😍🫛🍅
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
From my garden armchair. It's amazing what you can achieve in the tiniest of spaces.
Tomatoes, sugar snaps peas, sage, oregano, thyme, mint, lobelia, alyssum. 😍🫛🍅
Tomatoes, sugar snaps peas, sage, oregano, thyme, mint, lobelia, alyssum. 😍🫛🍅
Beer + Book + Backyard = Bliss.
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Beer + Book + Backyard = Bliss.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I've probably overstayed enough, but on the off-chance! - I drink all wine except Sauvignon Blanc, fruit & herb tea because actual tea tastes like....tea, love good coffee beans (just finished a bag of C4 Terra Nova which was delicious).
I don't do drinks with sugar.
I've probably overstayed enough, but on the off-chance! - I drink all wine except Sauvignon Blanc, fruit & herb tea because actual tea tastes like....tea, love good coffee beans (just finished a bag of C4 Terra Nova which was delicious).
I don't do drinks with sugar.
Some people have already covered this in other posts, but for the Santas that need to know specifically.
What are your go-to-drinks? Your tasty beverages FOR MORALE?
#SecretSantaAoNZ
What are your go-to-drinks? Your tasty beverages FOR MORALE?
#SecretSantaAoNZ
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I've probably overstayed enough, but on the off-chance! - I drink all wine except Sauvignon Blanc, fruit & herb tea because actual tea tastes like....tea, love good coffee beans (just finished a bag of C4 Terra Nova which was delicious).
I don't do drinks with sugar.
I've probably overstayed enough, but on the off-chance! - I drink all wine except Sauvignon Blanc, fruit & herb tea because actual tea tastes like....tea, love good coffee beans (just finished a bag of C4 Terra Nova which was delicious).
I don't do drinks with sugar.