I wish that cherry season would last forever #cherries #chocolate #dessert #plantbased #おいしい #yum #sweetthings #favouritethings #luxury

A Mississippi appeals court this week overturned the dismissal of an assistant principal in 2022 after he read a book titled “I Need A New Butt!” to second-grade students.

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Flowers from the garden. Finally I have enough to start making big flower arrangements and enjoy every minute. Stress-release 😊🫶💐 #flowersbyalessandraz #花 #alessandrazecchini🌸 #dalmiogiardinofiorito #fiori #flowersonbluesky #lifestyle #blumen #floras #fleurs #flowerarrangement #simplepleasures

Lost a few tomatoes with the rain, but I’m very happy with the yellow/orange ones because the seeds came from a punnet of colourful tomatoes I’ve bought ages ago, and planted, just as an experiment. They are plum shaped and sweet. #cherrytomato #pomodorini #fromthegardentothetable #potgarden

The first radishes BUT in the meantime I also eat the leaves! They are delicious boiled and then sautéed with soy sauce and lemon juice. And I have so many! #plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #wastenot #selfsufficency #eatyourgreens #lifesyle #radishes #greens #growandeat #greenlifestyle

Happy Anniversary Auckland! oratia.co.nz/product/auck... #auckland #oratiabooks #nzhistory #aucklandhistory #aucklandanniversaryday @greaterauckland.bsky.social

Peter Dowling reports on the fourth Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF): librointernational.blogspot.com/2026/01/chen... #CIBF2026 #TamilnaduNews #chennaiInternationalBookfair #oratiabooks #fiveoceans @publisherswkly.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

It’s that time of the year again! Wild ginger is flowering in the Waitakere ranges. I cut the flowers by the side of the road before they go to seed. We removed them all from our property and we continue to weed what spreads from nearby properties into the forest, please help and do the same 💚

Ricciarelli with edible flowers #cornflowers #baking #italiansweets #homemade #almondpastries #fiorieduli #beautifulthings #homemade #yummy #vegetarian #lovebaking #forafriend

My Christmas present was a vegepod. We had so much rain recently but now I can have salads with no snails! #plantbased #salad #saladgreens #growing #orto #lifestyle #selfsufficient #livinginaforest #growyourown #💚 #🥬

Grown in pots on the balcony: eggplants, tomatoes and celery - small but cute, ready for the pot 😋 #veggiegarden #growyourown #alessandrazecchini👨‍🌾 #plantbased #minivegetables #potgarden #vegetarian #vegan #lifestyle #fromthegardentothetable #eatwell #simplepleasures #colorfulfood #italianstyle

New Zealand Place Names explains the most common, contested and curious names that populate our islands. Read more on Kete: www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/essays/ex... #oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames @christchurchlib.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social

In the Sunday Star Times today: New Zealand Place Names Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed #oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames @nzgeo.bsky.social

Gumboots and daisies #inthegarden #花 #daisies #lifestyle #pickme

Photos from Chennai International Book Fair. #CIBF2026 #TamilnaduNews #chennaiInternationalBookfair #oratiabooks #fiveoceans @publisherswkly.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

Oratia Books' publisher Peter Dowling is a guest of the Chennai International Book Fair over the next three days. A major work of translation from Tamil is on the way from Oratia's Five Oceans imprint this year. #CIBF2026 #TamilNadu #ChennaiInternationalBookFair #GlobalLiteraryExchange

The Coromandel Informer interview with Dawn McMillan, who has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours List 2026 for Services to Children’s Literature. theinformer.co.nz/general/our-... #newyearhonourslist2026 #oratiabooks @nzsa.bsky.social

Borage, ready for fritters! Yum! 😋 #edibleflowers #borage #borragine #boragoofficinalis #plantbased #fromthegardentothetable #vegetarian #eatingflowers #lifestyle #eatplants #eatingfrommygarden #thegoodlife

Guess the flag #trivia

Bartering: swapped chives, cherry tomatoes and celery from my garden with lemons from a neighbour. Who got the best deal? Everyone! 💚 #barter #fromthegardentothetable #🍋 #fresh #bartering #plantbased #lifestyle #simplepleasures #vegetablegarden #💚

Perfection #hydrengea #花 #ortensia #flowersonbluesky #simplepleasures #gardening #joy

Spaghetti with chives and taking photos of spaghetti with chives 💚 Sauce: chives, salted cashews, olive oil, cooking water from the spaghetti - decorate with chive flowers #alessandrazecchini #plantbased #chives #vegetarian #pastarecipes #vegan #italian #fromthegarden #edibleflowers #💚

Mark the date for Pride Storytimes with Tōku Whānau Rerehua My Beautiful Family by Rauhina Cooper oratia.co.nz/product/toku... And for the full programme of PrideFest Out West: drive.google.com/file/d/12Q6S... #Pride #🌈 #rainbowbooks #reomāori @aucklandpride.bsky.social #oratiabooks

The story of a rose. It was in a bouquet. When the petals fell I cut the head off and put the stem in a pot in the garden. Kind of forgot about it. I don’t know anything about growing roses, I didn’t do anything special… it took! And now I have a beautiful single stem rose. #Feelinghappy 😊 #rose

Peter Dowling talks with Anna Thomas on RNZ Summer Times about the book New Zealand Place Names: Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown. Listen on: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames #toponomy @nzgeo.bsky.social

Pistachio’s crème with an amarena cherry #alessandrazecchini #alessandrazecchini🍰 #pistachio #pistacchio #💚 #glutanfree #vegetarian #plantbased #homemade #dessert

Kauri snail / pupurangi. Huge and rare, such a privilege to see it. The body is blue. #nznative #aotearoa #newzealand @nzgeo.bsky.social @forestandbird.bsky.social @greenpeace.org.nz #waitakereranges #nature #saveallforests #bugs #snails #invertebrates #🐌

"Dawn McMillan’s writing nook is an unassuming little shed tucked into a corner of her garden in Waiomu Bay." Read the full article about author Dawn McMillan, MNZM for services to children’s literature: www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2025/12/31/a... @nzsa.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social #writers

First of January: the garden gave me two cucumbers. I feel sort of rich. #🥒 #alessandrazecchini👨‍🌾 #cucumbers #orto #cetrioli #veggiegarden #growing #simplepleasures #lifestyle

It is already 2026 in New Zealand. Happy 2026 to everyone! #auckland #newyear #2026

A truly well-deserved award! #📚

💛🧡 From the garden - windy today! #花 #生花 #flowers #flowersbyalessandraz #fromthegarden #flowersonbluesky #happyness #happycolors #🧡💛

Pīwakawaka/fantail In my forest ‘backyard’ 🫶 @forestandbird.bsky.social #pīwakawaka #fantail #newzealand #newzealandbirds #forest #aotearoa #savetheforests #saveallforests #birdwatching #ornithology @nzgeo.bsky.social @newzealandecology.bsky.social @birdsnewzealand.bsky.social #birds

Lentil lifestyle. Good for the planet 🌏 #plantbased #vegan #glutenfree #lentils #cabbage #vegetarian #lifestyle @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social @vegsoc.bsky.social @vegansociety.bsky.social alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/stuf...

For Boxing Day #vegansushi #plantbased #glutenfree #vegan #inarisan #tofulove #vegetarian #edibleflowers #glutenfreevegan #boxingday #cookingathome #おいしい @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @vegsoc.bsky.social

Christmas tomatoes update: got 4, one each. #christmaswish #tomatoes #cherrytomatoes #potgarden #pomodorini #lifestyle #simplepleasures #gardeninglife

Merry Christmas from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand #🇳🇿 #auckland #aotearoa #newzealand #merikirihimete #merrychristmas

It’s not Christmas without home made ricciarelli - the almond and citrus sweets from Tuscany. ✨ #ricciarelli #natale #christmas #baking #homemade #glutenfree #vegetarianchristmas #lifestyle #italian #italiansweets #christmasbaking #almondpastries

When you have an Italian mamma you make pasta for Christmas 🎄 #elves #pasta #italian #italianchristmas #natale #homemade #lifestyle

A very Merry Christmas and Happy 2026 to all! Meri Kirihimete me Ngā Mihi o te Tau 2026 ki a koutou katoa!

All I want for Christmas is …. The cherry tomatoes that I planted on my balcony! And finally I see some colour! No pressure little tomatoes but… the countdown is now on! Four days to go! #cherrytomatoes #pomodorini #🍅 #potgardening #growyourown #gardening #joy #simplepleasures #lifestyle

The Ever-Standing Tree | Te Rākau Tū Tonu in Te Ara Pukapuka children's book walk, Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā #oratiabooks #TimTipene #TeAraPukapuka #pukapuka @nzsauthorswgtn.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social #wellington www.wcl.govt.nz/news/te-ara-...

The purr-fect Christmas book for cat lovers #🐈 #oratiabooks @abluebox.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #christmasbook

Hydrangeas season in New Zealand 🩷💜💙 #dalmiogiardinofiorito #dalmiogiardino #fromthegarden #花 #紫陽花 #hydrangeas #ortensie #ortensia #flowers #flowersonbluesky

Thank you Cheryl from Macarn Design for this cool New Zealand Place Names’ book Christmas tree decoration 🎄 #bookdecoration #christmastreedecoration #oratiabooks #newzealand #aotearoa #newzealandplacenames #nzgeo

Getting ready for a wild (flower) weekend! #flowersofinstagram #wildflowers #alessandrazecchini🌸 #flowersbyalessandraz #花 #fiori #fioridicampo #dalmiogiardinofiorito #dalmiogiardino #fromthegarden #nature #flowercomposition #wildflowercomposition