Dinner stop! Love these pies! 🥧 ❤️

On the road again! Melbourne here we come 🥳🥳🥳

A 2025 escapee from the TBR … and a fabulous read so far for this Book o’ the Dawn #AmReading

There’s no way in the world I’m going anywhere near the U.S. It’s far too dangerous and simply not worth it if ICE can just arbitrarily lock you up. Frankly I’m staggered they have any tourists at all.

Anthony Albanese says "of course" there is a link between Pauline Hanson’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and threats of violence to Lakemba mosque www.theguardian.com/...

Book o’ the Dawn! Today, the first book, Meet the Newmans, is the brand new read for today’s commute, while The Dogs of Venice, is the brilliantly affecting and sweet novella I finished last night ❤️ #AmReading

LOVING today’s Book o’ the Dawn! 160 pages in and it’s sparklingly funny and emotionally nuanced with great small town characters and a brilliant would-be couple at the centre with f the narrative. Thank you @amyandrewsbooks for enlivening my commute beautifully #AmReading

Waiting at Central out on Elizabeth Street for my friend to arrive; off to a Valentine’s Day Books in Bars event courtesy of Dymocks …5 authors in one fun panel ❤️ meanwhile I survey the e-bike cemetery 🤪😜🤪

Fabulous night! Denise Scott was HILARIOUS, dinner at the House Canteen was yummy and relaxing with my guy and we got gelato! Loved it all ❤️

Playing tourist in my own town while I wait for Steve to arrive - seeing Denise Scott at the Opera House tonight with dinner at the Opera Bar to follow #DateNight

Cohesion. My @smh cartoon.

When U.S. speedskater Connor McDermott-Mostowy makes his Winter Olympic debut in Milan, he'll join a record number of out LGBTQ athletes. But of the 46 out athletes, only 11 are men. n.pr/4bJ4Ay9

It’s a sci-fi, very human Book o’ the Dawn … with an actual shot of the dawn 🥳🥰 🌅 #AmReading

Another commuting day, another Book o’ the Dawn … from deep within the second tier of the TBR … brilliant so far #AmReading

Haha autocorrect just amended “damn you” to “Dan you!” … it must know some angry digital Dans I guess; the ones I’ve meet seem rather lovely. ☺️

Love is in the air … or is that all at sea this Book o’ the Dawn? #AmReading

I'm excited to announce that my animated short film Sunspark will have its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying AmDocs Film Fest in Palm Springs, CA! #AmDocs2026 #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival #AmDocs

I can’t wait for this! Not long now 🥳

Israel bombed tents in Gaza today, killed at least 30 people including children, and the death toll is likely to rise www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war

For those who haven’t seen it yet, a heartbreaking statement from the victim’s parents.

cold enough to turn diesel into a gel. you gotta be in the mode to stand in that.

We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.

Book o’ the Dawn that is (Lost in Time) and that will be (Moderation) … completely different books but together they will make commuting feel enjoyable and useful … such is the power of books #AmReading

Not only is Stringers utterly brilliant - and funny - but I'm forever immortalised in the story as an alien! I still have yet to return the favour for @scribeofhades.bsky.social 👀

Today’s Book o’ the Dawn - entertaining and thoughtful so far 🥰 #AmReading

Road trip! Off to Dungog via Maitland for a week in the bush with just reading, napping and watching bird life on the agenda. My January week of bliss 🥰

First Book o’ the Dawn for 2026! I actually read most of it in the closing days of 2025 but since it’ll be the first book review on the blog this year, I’ll allow 2026 to claim it as its own #AmReading

Staying in tonight for NYE 🥳 Hanging with my guy and my reindeer and snowmen peeps (from this Christmas’s crackers) and the crochet bear I picked up at Bangalow Markets last Sunday ❤️ Wild party tonight! (Getting over the flu still so no outings).

Last plane of the Christmas jaunt. Though I’ve battled a feral dose of the flu, it’s been so lovely to see family and friends ❤️ #AndyXmas2025

On the next of our Christmas flights from Melbourne via Sydney to Ballina ✈️ … and yay, Michael Buble Christmas songs are still being played 🥰🎉 🎄 #AndyXmas2025

Ok, we are being blessed with TONNES OF DENIS #CarolsByCandlelight

Watched three episodes of Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen and now, while I have no time to cook anything I saw made, I feel festively comforted and cosy #AndyXmas2025

“This has never been about just selling books… It’s been about looking after people and the community.” The Bookshop Darlinghurst is one of my favourite places in Sydney. It holds many queer lives, hopes, and stories. We still need queer hubs like this for our communities. 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! One day to go and loving all the Christmas decorations by @montague_carolyn ❤️🎄🎁 #AndyXmas2025

Had a fabulous time in South Melbourne last night celebrating the birthday of Sakura and catching up with her lovely husband Ryuta and my dear friend Monika in from Seattle ❤️ Wonderful food, fabulous company and glow sticks 🎉🥳🎁🤩

Two days until Christmas … here are Christmas trees from Melbourne Airport and in the city. Gorgeous 🥰🎄🎁🎉🥳 #AndyXmas2025

Three days to go! Off to see my lovely mother-in-law then off to Melbourne City for Christmas shopping and dinner with close friends in South Melbourne 🎄🎁⛄️🎉🥰 #AndyXmas2025

On the plane! Yay! Melbourne here we come! ✈️ 🎄🥰🎉🥳 #AndyXmas2025

What a dream check in for the first of our Christmas flights! Got here two hours early to battle the festive crowds but were directed to a lower ground check-in and security and through in 10 minutes! Yay!! 🎄🎄🎉🎉🎁🎁🤩🤩🥳🥳⛄️⛄️❄️❄️ Now what to do for two hours? 🤔

Just four days to go to Christmas Day and we’re off to Melbourne for the first leg of our wonderful annual festive celebrations with family #AndyXmas2025 ❤️🎄🎁🥳⛄️

The last of the Book o’ the Dawn Christmas books which I’ve loved reading ❤️ 2 of 2 #AndyXmas2025 #AmReading

The last of the Book o’ the Dawn Christmas books which I’ve loved reading ❤️ 1 of 2 #AndyXmas2025 #AmReading

😂😂😂🎄🎄🎄

Fabulous Christmas get-together night with my wonderful cousins - Gayle, Sheryn, Jenny, Moirag and Ngaire - and Phil, Matt, Josh, Pam and my guy ❤️ Love seeing them and marking the season as a family ❤️🎄

Time to catch up on Book o’ the Dawn reads. Hard core into festive reading atm and with long service leave, I have the time to do it! Bliss 🎉 #AmReading #andyxmas2025

Loved my official 60th birthday dinner with friends last night. My beautiful guy Steve cooked up an amazing pork roast feast with a delicious terrine as entree and I took care of the white chocolate cheesecake. All very yum and adored having some very special friends to celebrate with ❤️🙏🎉

Nope … nope … just nope 👎

The white secondary Christmas tree is all decked out for the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, my favourite comic strip of all time ❤️