Paul Wiggins
@paulwiggins.bsky.social
Retired editor and designer.
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New Zealander living in Sydney Australia on the land of the Wangal people
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New Zealander living in Sydney Australia on the land of the Wangal people
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Strathfield NSW, 11 years ago today: cultivating the look for Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria laid the base for beautiful friendships. Your assumption that quiet ales were later involved is correct.
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Strathfield NSW, 11 years ago today: cultivating the look for Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria laid the base for beautiful friendships. Your assumption that quiet ales were later involved is correct.
Heather Brae, five years ago today: rewatching a great New Zealand film about a slide into fascism called for both hope and a quiet ale.
December 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Heather Brae, five years ago today: rewatching a great New Zealand film about a slide into fascism called for both hope and a quiet ale.
Strathfield NSW, five years ago today: running out of Балтика 3 called for a quiet ale
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Strathfield NSW, five years ago today: running out of Балтика 3 called for a quiet ale
Leichhardt NSW, seven years ago today: being in the Italian part of town called for a quiet ale at Norton's Irish Pub while watching India defeat Australia at the Adelaide Oval, a matter that called for a second quiet ale.
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Leichhardt NSW, seven years ago today: being in the Italian part of town called for a quiet ale at Norton's Irish Pub while watching India defeat Australia at the Adelaide Oval, a matter that called for a second quiet ale.
… and renewing a US visa waiver authorisation called for a quiet ale
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
… and renewing a US visa waiver authorisation called for a quiet ale
Strathfield NSW, nine years ago today: a refresher course in which president goes where …
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Strathfield NSW, nine years ago today: a refresher course in which president goes where …
12 years have passed since this great moment in Australian newspaper history.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
12 years have passed since this great moment in Australian newspaper history.
An annual reminder ...
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
An annual reminder ...
Strathfield NSW, seven years ago today: Our street, dominated by non AngloCelts, continued its war against the RWNJ snowflakes bleating about the war on Christmas, a matter than called for a quiet spot of being good.
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Strathfield NSW, seven years ago today: Our street, dominated by non AngloCelts, continued its war against the RWNJ snowflakes bleating about the war on Christmas, a matter than called for a quiet spot of being good.
Strathfield six years ago today: lots of exercise called for a quiet milk. Let us never speak of this again.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Strathfield six years ago today: lots of exercise called for a quiet milk. Let us never speak of this again.
Strathfield NSW, seven years ago today: completion of MacBook keyboard repairs called for a quiet ale.
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Strathfield NSW, seven years ago today: completion of MacBook keyboard repairs called for a quiet ale.
When you remember to populate the playlist for the journey.
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
When you remember to populate the playlist for the journey.
There are no items in the archives that relate to a quiet ale on December 4, so here is a gratuitous picture of a 2020s Advent calendar.
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There are no items in the archives that relate to a quiet ale on December 4, so here is a gratuitous picture of a 2020s Advent calendar.
... called for a quiet ale.
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
... called for a quiet ale.
Sydney, six years ago today: a hazy day ...
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Sydney, six years ago today: a hazy day ...
May what he did that still speaks to us be a blessing.
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
May what he did that still speaks to us be a blessing.
... called for a quiet ale while watching a Moscow concert so old Nokia was the sponsor.
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
... called for a quiet ale while watching a Moscow concert so old Nokia was the sponsor.
Sydney, seven years ago today: a waterfront walk ....
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sydney, seven years ago today: a waterfront walk ....
... called for the first decent coffee in a month, at Rainbow Cakes, Strathfield. I think the lovely people who ran it have retired.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
... called for the first decent coffee in a month, at Rainbow Cakes, Strathfield. I think the lovely people who ran it have retired.
Sydney 10 years ago: a morning arrival from New York via Los Angeles ...
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sydney 10 years ago: a morning arrival from New York via Los Angeles ...
... called for zealous research and a quiet ale.
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
... called for zealous research and a quiet ale.
Strathfield NSW, nine years ago today: planning stuff ...
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Strathfield NSW, nine years ago today: planning stuff ...
LAX tarmac bus, 10 years ago today: the glamour of international travel did not call for a quiet ale during the Sydney flight.
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
LAX tarmac bus, 10 years ago today: the glamour of international travel did not call for a quiet ale during the Sydney flight.
Drummoyne NSW, three years ago today: visiting a part of the Inner West the rest of the district tends to disown called for a quiet ale.
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Drummoyne NSW, three years ago today: visiting a part of the Inner West the rest of the district tends to disown called for a quiet ale.