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A self-indulgent blog about places I've been, things I've done and whatever else takes my interest.
Who is Caffeinated Weka?
- Caffeinated Weka
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Coffee snob, bookworm, café junkie, baking connoisseur, music critic, armchair traveller, self-indulgent blogger, chocoholic, sunshine lover, cupcake queen.
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actors
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art
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artists
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Auckland
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Australia
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bake off
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baking
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ballet
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Bangladesh
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bars
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beach
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beer
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biographies
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biscuits
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blogging
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books
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bread
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café chick
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cafés
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Caffeinated Weka
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cake decorating
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cartoons
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cats
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Chatham Islands
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cheese
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children
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chocolate
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Christchurch
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Christmas
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cider
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clothes
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coffee
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colours
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comedy
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concerts
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Cook Islands
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Coromandel
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cruise
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dessert
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events
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exercise
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exhibitions
(17)
fiction
(33)
Fiji
(2)
fireworks
(2)
flowers
(8)
food
(266)
Fox Glacier
(1)
Foxton
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friends
(7)
Fringe
(13)
games
(13)
gardening
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gelato
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Gold Coast
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Hamilton
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Hanmer Springs
(1)
Hawke's Bay
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high tea
(30)
hobbies
(1)
humour
(39)
images
(4)
inspiration
(13)
Island Bay
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Italy
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jewellery
(2)
Kaikoura
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knitting
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language
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lollies
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Malaysia
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Martinborough
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meme
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- Clutter and world peace
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- Thai Chef's Restaurant
- Completely Lost for Words
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- Formula One exhibition
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101 things to do in 1001 days
My 101 in 1001
Start date: 1 July 2008
Completion date: 29 March 2011
Goals in bold and colour have been achieved.
Start date: 1 July 2008
Completion date: 29 March 2011
- Read at least one book per month (34/34)
- Complete two cross-stitch embroideries (1/2) (The Feather Fairy 28/4/09)
- Buy a house
- Visit my best friend in Auckland (13/2/09)
- Complete Wellington Round the Bays (7km walk) (15/2/09)
- Complete Wellington Marathon 10km walk (28/6/09)
- Blog at least three times per week (4/3/11)
- Send flowers to someone
- Swim with dolphins
- Bake a carrot cake (25/4/10)
- Visit Somes Island
- Play the piano at least once a month (34/34)
- Walk/cycle to Pencarrow Lighthouse and have a picnic (9/1/2016)
- Submit a sentence to onesentence.org
(3/9/09) - Update my email addresses on Hotmail, Mail and work accounts (6/7/08)
- Learn how to make tiramisu (27/2/10)
- Start a ukulele orchestra (30/9/10)
- Create ukulele orchestra wiki (30/9/10)
- Lose 12 kg (10/12)
- Throw a party for friends (25/1/10)
- Take a boat trip (29/7/10)
- Feed duckies (5/4/10)
- Fly a kite
- Buy a Michael McCormack painting/print of Island Bay
- Go berry picking
- Go tenpin bowling (16/8/08)
- Play mini golf (16/12/08)
- Play a board game with friends (11/4/09)
- Dance at a formal ball (27/10/08)
- Relax in hot mineral pools (19/7/10)
- Read a classic novel (25/5/10)
- Add at least two more countries’ stamps to my passport (1/2) (Gold Coast 7/11/08)
- Jump in a puddle (22/12/08)
- Blow bubbles on a sunny day (27/12/10)
- Watch the sun rise (23/12/08)
- Watch the sun set with someone special (24/12/10)
- Swing on park swings (5/5/10)
- Go to the zoo (15/2/11)
- Host a brunch for friends (22/4/11)
- Visit Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fix/sew up my clothes that need minor mending (26/11/08)
- Have a massage (17/3/09)
- Have a bubble bath (5/3/10)
- Sort out/purge my teaching resources (7/3/11)
- Sort out/organise my MEd resources (7/3/11)
- Organise recipes (6/3/11)
- Digitally organise my song lyrics (1/4/10)
- Find something to be happy and thank for each day (4/3/11)
- Go to the Scarecrow Festival in Gladstone (7/11/10)
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Go to the Martinborough Fair (7/2/09)
- Watch It’s A Wonderful Life at Christmas time (17/12/08)
- Walk in the water with sand between my toes (4/1/10)
- Walk/dance in the rain (19/12/10)
- Have yum char with friends (9/8/08)
- Paint my fingernails (2/7/08)
- Lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by (8/11/09)
- Buy a Lotto ticket (3/8/08)
- Have my hand hennaed (19/4/09)
- Have a bath by candlelight (29/4/09)
- Taste French champagne (7/6/10)
- Take a course in relaxation massage (18/2/09)
- Donate to charity (17/7/08)
- Bake and decorate cupcakes (1/11/08)
- Buy a dress (18/10/08)
- Spend an hour people watching (7/2/10)
- Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (16/11/10)
- Send a postcard in the mail (29/12/09)
- Take meaningful photos of my local area (30/12/09)
- Host a girls’ craft session
- Do a jigsaw puzzle (25/3/09)
- Donate to a food bank (10/2/10)
- Take a train ride
- Lie in a hammock (16/11/08)
- Cook a three-course meal for someone (30/10/10)
- Knit something
- Visit an aviary (20/1/08)
- Take a photo of a butterfly (15/6/09)
- Bake something to give away (14/8/08)
- Decorate a room with fairy lights (29/6/09)
- Go to an art exhibition (11/3/09)
- Make home-made sushi
- Have a computer-free weekend (all of Sat/Sun) (6-7/12/08)
- Take a photo of apple/cherry blossom in spring (5/9/09)
- Go to a concert (28/10/08)
- Sit on the edge of a wharf/jetty (4/5/09)
- Try 10 new recipes (10/10)
- Give old clothes to charity (19/11/08)
- Eat waffles for breakfast/brunch (28/5/11)
- Send a postcard via postcrossing.com
(19/1/10) - Release a book into the wild via bookcrossing.com
(23/7/08) - Learn how to play the ukulele (10/12/10)
- Buy daffodils/freesias just because it’s spring (7/9/08)
- Ride a bike (4/1/09)
- Make chocolates/Easter eggs (19/3/09)
- Use reusable shopping bags at the supermarket (24/7/08)
- Keep CV up to date (18/11/08)
- Buy a print of Vettriano's The Singing Butler
- Buy a print of Van Gogh's Café Terrace at Night
- Put aside $10 for each goal achieved ($820)
- **Top secret!**
Goals in bold and colour have been achieved.
About Caffeinated Weka
I live in Wellington, New Zealand. I love being surrounded by a good coffee culture and have proud weka roots. I enjoy this city's vibrant café scene and was formerly known as Café Chick. Between 2007 and 2021, I blogged about my adventures involving reading, music, baking, dancing, family, eating out with friends, travel and sunshine. Join me with a cup of coffee.
All text and original photos © Caffeinated Weka 2025
Clip art used without permission for non-commercial purposes
5 comments:
Very pretty. Happy birthday! Make it a good one.
Happy Birthday to You!!
Very happy day to you. Love the flowers!
One, two, three . . . . . . .
Ohhh, thanks everyone. For the record, that's first time I've been sung "Happy Birthday" to by a cat. :-)
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