Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
How bad is that? It’s a sleep in day too.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
How bad is that? It’s a sleep in day too.
yep went back to sleep till 4am kepted waking up ever hour as well. 2am starts for the next two Weeks so that’s 3 weeks of 2am wake ups. Least i managned to stay up till 8 last night.
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
How bad is that? It’s a sleep in day too.
yep went back to sleep till 4am kepted waking up ever hour as well. 2am starts for the next two Weeks so that’s 3 weeks of 2am wake ups. Least i managned to stay up till 8 last night.
You are to be praised for sticking to a night shift job. There are many young ones that wouldn’t be able to hack it. Good on you Veg.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:How bad is that? It’s a sleep in day too.
yep went back to sleep till 4am kepted waking up ever hour as well. 2am starts for the next two Weeks so that’s 3 weeks of 2am wake ups. Least i managned to stay up till 8 last night.
You are to be praised for sticking to a night shift job. There are many young ones that wouldn’t be able to hack it. Good on you Veg.
Yep Only Job around for me at this Moment, I also go help my Neighbor who is a Earth mover in my spare time thats what i feel i really want to do for the rest of my life, getting my forklift logbook sometime next week YAY, i been tipping my spud bin into my hopper witch then makes it goes up the Elevator and then drop down into the Peeler, Witch is a big Metal Container and it has a big Auger in the Middle and rolls of sand Paper on the inside but outside of it all (this all spins around) they get washing in here by recycle water and then clean water, Then drop down onto the Inspection table. and then get eyed by the eyers and then go via a dip tank has another augar and then goes up and drops into my end hopper and then i bag them.
Morning :)
Another sunny winter day and, apparently it’s shaping up to be the warmest Melbourne winter on record.
Well that blows my theory right out the water about every fourth winter being unusually cold.
I’ll have to change that to the occasional winter being colder.
The two other daughter’s birthdays in August , and only days apart. Bad timing on parents part lol.
A less busy day for me today , so I’ll be able to do some pottering about outside :)
Have to deliver biscuits this morning. do a bit of shopping then home to work in the garden. We will be lifting the potatoes today. Probably the carrots as well.
Like Pepe, MrP has sowed seeds for the next crop of vegies. Beans, tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, and I can’t remember the rest.
I will get photos of the harvest and also a pic of the cabbages. They are sugarloaf but the plants are mammoth. My other magnolia is coming into flower and we have some bulbs that are blooming. I will photograph them too now that I’m an expert at uploading to the forum. LOL.
Happy Potter said:
Morning :)
Another sunny winter day and, apparently it’s shaping up to be the warmest Melbourne winter on record.
Well that blows my theory right out the water about every fourth winter being unusually cold.
I’ll have to change that to the occasional winter being colder.The two other daughter’s birthdays in August , and only days apart. Bad timing on parents part lol.
A less busy day for me today , so I’ll be able to do some pottering about outside :)
Morning HP. Thank God for the weekends hey?
pomolo said:
Umm. I have to ask someone what day it is, or look at the calendar. I never know what day it is lol. I could tell easily today though, grandsons still here having slept over. And if he isn’t rushing about madly looking for his school shirt and setting the stupid singing fridge off looking for green apples for his playlunch, then it’s the weekend :)
Happy Potter said:
Morning :)
Another sunny winter day and, apparently it’s shaping up to be the warmest Melbourne winter on record.
Well that blows my theory right out the water about every fourth winter being unusually cold.
I’ll have to change that to the occasional winter being colder.The two other daughter’s birthdays in August , and only days apart. Bad timing on parents part lol.
A less busy day for me today , so I’ll be able to do some pottering about outside :)Morning HP. Thank God for the weekends hey?
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
You’re not the first nor be the last to wake up on a day off like that… One afternoon many years ago, when I was a lad and had a job as a apprentice gardener, I can recall coming home from work, getting my work gear off and laying down on the bed for an afternoon nap. It was summertime and daylight savings was in full swing…
I used to start work at 7am, so being daylight savings, it was daylight at 630 when I used to ride into the job. Well, this afternoon, I fell asleep and woke up later at around 730pm but my brian thought it was 730am and I had slept through the night. Well I jumped up thinking I was in trouble for being late for work, and I jumped into my clothes and ran down the hall into the kitchen looking frantically for my car keys. My mum and dad were watching the abc news and they said “What’s up with you?” and I said “I’m late for work!” And they said “It’s the evening!”
Boy did we laugh. good times… good times.
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
You’re not the first nor be the last to wake up on a day off like that… One afternoon many years ago, when I was a lad and had a job as a apprentice gardener, I can recall coming home from work, getting my work gear off and laying down on the bed for an afternoon nap. It was summertime and daylight savings was in full swing…
I used to start work at 7am, so being daylight savings, it was daylight at 630 when I used to ride into the job. Well, this afternoon, I fell asleep and woke up later at around 730pm but my brian thought it was 730am and I had slept through the night. Well I jumped up thinking I was in trouble for being late for work, and I jumped into my clothes and ran down the hall into the kitchen looking frantically for my car keys. My mum and dad were watching the abc news and they said “What’s up with you?” and I said “I’m late for work!” And they said “It’s the evening!”
Boy did we laugh. good times… good times.
lol, no one else was wake, lucky i didnt get in the car and drive to work.
Morning….just about to start some dusting around the house…….. anyone want to join me????
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
You’re not the first nor be the last to wake up on a day off like that… One afternoon many years ago, when I was a lad and had a job as a apprentice gardener, I can recall coming home from work, getting my work gear off and laying down on the bed for an afternoon nap. It was summertime and daylight savings was in full swing…
I used to start work at 7am, so being daylight savings, it was daylight at 630 when I used to ride into the job. Well, this afternoon, I fell asleep and woke up later at around 730pm but my brian thought it was 730am and I had slept through the night. Well I jumped up thinking I was in trouble for being late for work, and I jumped into my clothes and ran down the hall into the kitchen looking frantically for my car keys. My mum and dad were watching the abc news and they said “What’s up with you?” and I said “I’m late for work!” And they said “It’s the evening!”
Boy did we laugh. good times… good times.
JimBob did that once too.
Got up at 1 am had a shower and was in the kitchen….elf went down and asked what was wrong.
Jimbob said a lot of very loud and filthy words on the way back to bed…..when he found out he was 4 hours early. He was just so tied…poor bugger.
Arvo all, looks like its lunch time.
Just a quick Hello and Goodbye. I’m still in the land of the living but I’m in the thick of a serious addiction to playing Mafia Wars on Facebook.
SAVE ME.
Bubba Louie said:
Just a quick Hello and Goodbye. I’m still in the land of the living but I’m in the thick of a serious addiction to playing Mafia Wars on Facebook.SAVE ME.
Oh dear…lol
I’m into Farm Town
Back to the sewing room….. poof gone
BARK…….BARK…BARK.. goes the neighbours dog.
BARK…….BARK…BARK.. . for most of the day………………….sigh
Lucky1 said:
BARK…….BARK…BARK.. goes the neighbours dog.BARK…….BARK…BARK.. . for most of the day………………….sigh
Puta gets out at night and barks…good job this is an acreage neighbourhood but one day she will wake up with a bullet through her skull…
Each time it happens, one of us gets out of bed and goes out and tricks her into getting back into the house yard, but she gets smarter with each incident…I am going to raise the electric fence around her enclosure when I get home…getting her back in the yard can take an hour…MrD is a big sook and takes her for a ride into town in the car (only way to catch her) as a reward…stuff that, I take her down to the drain and back and she can watch all the hares run away from the car window and sob sob she can’t chase them heheheheh
veg gardener said:
Should have made this up when i woke up at 1am, got dressed from work went and started Making Breaky……. Realised its Saturday.
Motherhood can be like this…
Had a phone call from Syd-knee today.
Pa is flying over for the Almost Mrs. Bimbo’s engagement party and he’s staying a while as well.
How cool is that??????????????? IT’S SUPER COOL That is what it is.
They are going to work out the times and such and get back to us.
Zips back into the sewing room….I’m making mice.
Bubba Louie said:
Just a quick Hello and Goodbye. I’m still in the land of the living but I’m in the thick of a serious addiction to playing Mafia Wars on Facebook.SAVE ME.
I’d offer you an energy pack, but eh…
Lucky1 said:
Had a phone call from Syd-knee today.Pa is flying over for the Almost Mrs. Bimbo’s engagement party and he’s staying a while as well.
How cool is that??????????????? IT’S SUPER COOL That is what it is.
They are going to work out the times and such and get back to us.
Zips back into the sewing room….I’m making mice.
I aint taking mice up North!
But great news about your father heading west… If he makes it to the engagement, does that mean he may miss the wedding?
almost packed…
how much longer on the countdown bg?
pain master said:
how much longer on the countdown bg?
plane leaves about 4pm tomorrow, so that’s about 21 1/2 hours.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Had a phone call from Syd-knee today.Pa is flying over for the Almost Mrs. Bimbo’s engagement party and he’s staying a while as well.
How cool is that??????????????? IT’S SUPER COOL That is what it is.
They are going to work out the times and such and get back to us.
Zips back into the sewing room….I’m making mice.
I aint taking mice up North!
But great news about your father heading west… If he makes it to the engagement, does that mean he may miss the wedding?
No Pa should be here in May 2010 for the wedding. He’s 88 years young:D
And no mice going your way.
bluegreen said:
almost packed…
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
how much longer on the countdown bg?
plane leaves about 4pm tomorrow, so that’s about 21 1/2 hours.
Oh have a great time…………………. throw ribbons, loo paper and streamers from Luckyland..:D
Now I don’t know if there is a Harry Potter theme park, but if there is bg, you must take a photo of Percy outside of Hogwarts!
Running late tonight. Loved your new bird pictures PM. You have a great trip BG. Don’t give us a second thought. lol.
We will be away for a few days from tomorrow. Nothing exciting, just Dr appointments in Bris and stuff like that. I may get to log on at sometime but more likely it will be next weekend before I chat again.
Take care all of you.
pomolo said:
Running late tonight. Loved your new bird pictures PM. You have a great trip BG. Don’t give us a second thought. lol.We will be away for a few days from tomorrow. Nothing exciting, just Dr appointments in Bris and stuff like that. I may get to log on at sometime but more likely it will be next weekend before I chat again.
Take care all of you.
…and you…hope the reports are all good or at least helpful…
good luck on ya trip percy – you too BG and mr.
first sunny day in ages here – just taken the well rinsed washing off the line – probably that’s the reason the sun came out.
pain master said:
Now I don’t know if there is a Harry Potter theme park, but if there is bg, you must take a photo of Percy outside of Hogwarts!
LOL
The Kev Carmody concert was amazing. Great stuff.
Its a real spring day here in Luckyland.
Elf has pushed the hand mower around the lawns and I have the house open (dog barking…monkey bikes going up and down the street)
Just made pasta and waiting for the water to boil.
Been a FAB TAB of a day so far.
Arvo all. Bloody router decided to cark it and I couldn’t get on here all day. The man connected an old router and it’s working well for now.
So I spent the day gardening and turning over the newest bed and sorted it into 5 rows.
First row is spring onions, next row is leeks, next will be potatoes, then button squash and lastly tomatoes next to the wire fence, other side of which raspberry canes are planted , the tall toms will provide afternoon shade for the berry canes.
Also planted a doz mixed lettuce inbetween fruit trees.
I want to grow golden zucchs too , but how far apart would the beds have to be from squash so they don’t cross pollinate?
The chooks are being nice to each other now.
Snags for tea, beef guinness and herb and pumpkin risotto ,and I’m starving!
Hi HP,
Didn’t you have surgery for loose skin a while ago?
How did that go?
colliewa said:
Hi HP,Didn’t you have surgery for loose skin a while ago?
How did that go?
Sure did Collie, went great , had arms and legs both done in one procedure. I’m very happy with the results. Got an email I can send a couple pics to ? They are ok for a bloke to view :)
>They are ok for a bloke to view :)
OK..
Thanks for remembering we fellas are delicate things..
;^)
colliewa said:
>They are ok for a bloke to view :)OK..
Thanks for remembering we fellas are delicate things..
;^)
lol.
I have an email for you, the star buck one, is that still active?
It’s just that I can tell you a few details without boring the rest of the forum ..
Happy Potter said:
Arvo all. Bloody router decided to cark it and I couldn’t get on here all day. The man connected an old router and it’s working well for now.
So I spent the day gardening and turning over the newest bed and sorted it into 5 rows.
First row is spring onions, next row is leeks, next will be potatoes, then button squash and lastly tomatoes next to the wire fence, other side of which raspberry canes are planted , the tall toms will provide afternoon shade for the berry canes. Also planted a doz mixed lettuce inbetween fruit trees. I want to grow golden zucchs too , but how far apart would the beds have to be from squash so they don’t cross pollinate? The chooks are being nice to each other now. Snags for tea, beef guinness and herb and pumpkin risotto ,and I’m starving!
you deserve a decent meal after doing that lot.
it doesn’t matter if the squash and zuchs cross pollinate – its the seed not this years plants that are effected ( i think?). zuchs can grow enormous and squash rambles a bit – so the distance is more related to their respective sizes.
pepe said:
Oh ok, thanks Peps. I won’t be planting on from those seeds.
Happy Potter said:
Arvo all. Bloody router decided to cark it and I couldn’t get on here all day. The man connected an old router and it’s working well for now.
So I spent the day gardening and turning over the newest bed and sorted it into 5 rows.
First row is spring onions, next row is leeks, next will be potatoes, then button squash and lastly tomatoes next to the wire fence, other side of which raspberry canes are planted , the tall toms will provide afternoon shade for the berry canes. Also planted a doz mixed lettuce inbetween fruit trees. I want to grow golden zucchs too , but how far apart would the beds have to be from squash so they don’t cross pollinate? The chooks are being nice to each other now. Snags for tea, beef guinness and herb and pumpkin risotto ,and I’m starving!
you deserve a decent meal after doing that lot.
it doesn’t matter if the squash and zuchs cross pollinate – its the seed not this years plants that are effected ( i think?). zuchs can grow enormous and squash rambles a bit – so the distance is more related to their respective sizes.
Hell I can’t raise pea seeds ,so that isn’t happening anyway! LOL
>I have an email for you, the star buck one, is that still active?
Sounds like starbuck… Yes it is..
colliewa said:
>I have an email for you, the star buck one, is that still active?Sounds like starbuck… Yes it is..
Ok cool. Sent two, first one didn’t have the pics lol..
Evening all… :)
I’m so sorry I didn’t manage to say goodbye before disappearing for so long – things got really busy here right before we left. Did I miss much??
Garden’s in a pretty good state considering.. lots of weeds to be dug in. Not so sure about the worm farm – they don’t seem to have any of the shredded paper I left them with =/
Oh well, I’ll catch up with you lot later.. I’m going to go have a bit of a nap.. have to wake myself up at 1am to take a tablet :(
bon008 said:
Evening all… :)I’m so sorry I didn’t manage to say goodbye before disappearing for so long – things got really busy here right before we left. Did I miss much??
Garden’s in a pretty good state considering.. lots of weeds to be dug in. Not so sure about the worm farm – they don’t seem to have any of the shredded paper I left them with =/
Hey Bonn :) Good to see you back. How was the trip?
It’s been relatively quiet in here, with the odd busy chatter day. Bluegreens left for europe yesterday , I hope they have a blast!
The woms would have eaten all the paper, and if the’re ok would just need a good feed top up.
Morn all.
Boy didn’t we have a sudden and ferocious storm last night . It woke me at 1 am and I saw tree branches getting blown down the main road.
I thought the windows were going to blow in, big hail stones too, so Max and I sat on a bean bag in the little hallway far from any windows. Hubby was at work and had to get down off a crane quick smart. He said it was the fastest he’d decended a ladder ,with safety line on, in his life.
It was all over in minutes though , and thankfully no damage here.
I bet the Vic emergency services will be busy today.
welcome back bon and collie.
g’day all.
fine sunny day here.
yesterday and this morning the fruit trees (including two pecans) have been weeded, manured, mineral mixed, mulched and seaweeded; kennebec spuds planted and mulched; and compost layer finished.
time for lunch
Happy Potter said:
bon008 said:
Evening all… :)I’m so sorry I didn’t manage to say goodbye before disappearing for so long – things got really busy here right before we left. Did I miss much??
Garden’s in a pretty good state considering.. lots of weeds to be dug in. Not so sure about the worm farm – they don’t seem to have any of the shredded paper I left them with =/
Hey Bonn :) Good to see you back. How was the trip?
It’s been relatively quiet in here, with the odd busy chatter day. Bluegreens left for europe yesterday , I hope they have a blast!
The woms would have eaten all the paper, and if the’re ok would just need a good feed top up.
Oops – I meant to say “they don’t seem to have EATEN any of the shredded paper I left them with” :)
Dug under the paper and saw soem wormies, so it’s not all bad. I’ll try to find time after work one day soon to check on them properly and get ‘em back on the dog poop.
The trip was really good, thanks :) Long and sometimes exhausting, but also refreshing and fun! I got some of my old strength back with all the walking and eating :) I’ll throw a few photos up when I’ve had time to upload them..
So quiet… o.O
bon008 said:
So quiet… o.O
yeah – sad that – we have reduced our inputs to a couple of solitary comments and then we disappear . still – in a way we are getting away from the puter more – so maybe it’s good – less addictions??
pepe said:
I had visitors turn up. Then I filled the little hothouse with seed trays of tomatoes ,capsicum celery parsley beans and a bunch of other stuff. Planted leek seedlings, and 1 kg of king edward seed potatoes. Fed the worm farms. Then got tea on , then after had a 10 min nap that turned into 2 hours…was tired after that scary storm woke me last night.
bon008 said:
So quiet… o.O
yeah – sad that – we have reduced our inputs to a couple of solitary comments and then we disappear . still – in a way we are getting away from the puter more – so maybe it’s good – less addictions??
Now cooking a couple items I have on my list of orders.
Bubba Louie said:
The Kev Carmody concert was amazing. Great stuff.
Can we have a thread for itself…?
Lucky1 said:
Its a real spring day here in Luckyland.Elf has pushed the hand mower around the lawns and I have the house open (dog barking…monkey bikes going up and down the street)
Just made pasta and waiting for the water to boil.
Been a FAB TAB of a day so far.
monkey bikes? ape hangers?
pepe said:
Certainly it’s a good thing we don’t sit at our computors too much…
bon008 said:
So quiet… o.O
yeah – sad that – we have reduced our inputs to a couple of solitary comments and then we disappear . still – in a way we are getting away from the puter more – so maybe it’s good – less addictions??
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/03/2644949.htm?section=justin
Good evening PM , how are you ?
I got a cuppa and 5 mins to sit .
Excuse me licking the bowl from the choccy cake :)
licking the icing bowl is a pleasure, so I do not excuse you ‘)
pain master said:
licking the icing bowl is a pleasure, so I do not excuse you ‘)
2 cakes done now, a loaf orange cake and a dark choc. I can ice them in the morning.
Good job they arn’t for the family.. too much of a good thing..
Have a large baked cheesecake order for tomorrow too now, so that’s me busy again. Thank goodness I got the vege beds sorted. And the seed punnets.
Nearly bed time.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
licking the icing bowl is a pleasure, so I do not excuse you ‘)
2 cakes done now, a loaf orange cake and a dark choc. I can ice them in the morning.
Good job they arn’t for the family.. too much of a good thing..
Have a large baked cheesecake order for tomorrow too now, so that’s me busy again. Thank goodness I got the vege beds sorted. And the seed punnets.
Nearly bed time.
then sleep well… or stay up and watch the last day from Headingly.
We went to an Indian restaurant in Rocky on Saturday night, in honour of Fashionasta’s and Sonny Jim’s birthdays…OMG it was superb…
Prolly not high-class Indian cooking, but as home style cooking it was “up there” with any of the food I ate whilst boarding and flatting with Sinhalese families about 30 years ago…some food just stays with you…
OMG
OMG
Punjabi is part of the restaurant name…if you want me to Google for it I will…we got there at a good time (reservations on a Sat pm absolutely essential) being 20:00 hours. The place was full of happy people (including the wait and kitchen staff), but within half an hour the place was half empty…
Unlike some flash Indian restaurants I have been to in Brisbane, the servings were generous…decent cupfull of dishes (prolly more than a cup), decent serves of rice and naan (plain and flavoured) breads…I WANNA GO BACK IN A HURRY!!…
My dessert? Cooked carrot with dried fruit…really a 2-person dessert as it is so rich…me eating dessert: puts half-spoonfull in mouth, mmmmms of appreciation, eats that portion, next half-spoonfull in mouth, mmmmms of appreciation…
Word of warning: ask for mild, avoid the medium heat and it is just as delicious…the staff watch Bollywood movies behind the counter…BYOG…
My worms survived very well the last 4 days without me…too well! I lifted the second tray down just for a sticky and had to grab MrD on his way to the office to hold the top tray up while I rounded up some escapees which fell off the bottom of the top tray or tried to slither over the top of the second tray…!!
They very much love the presoaked plain cardboard…congregate in the runnels etc…hordes of juveniles…I think when Sonny Joe is home we’ll harvest the bottom tray…
a fine mid morning to all.
a lot of places on the weather map have been colder than here i notice – so my warm condolence to any canberraites.
shares are gradually rising again – i’ not sure if the drawn cricket test has influenced the stock exchange at all – but it wouldn’t surprise if it had – and speaking of chaos theories – i noticed on landline that the oscillating ocean temperature thingy is indicating el nino with the fluctuating dependability of anyone’s guess.
personally i’m hoping for spring and summer rains.
lots to do – cyas
pepe said:
bon008 said:
So quiet… o.O
yeah – sad that – we have reduced our inputs to a couple of solitary comments and then we disappear . still – in a way we are getting away from the puter more – so maybe it’s good – less addictions??
Blame work.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Its a real spring day here in Luckyland.Elf has pushed the hand mower around the lawns and I have the house open (dog barking…monkey bikes going up and down the street)
Just made pasta and waiting for the water to boil.
Been a FAB TAB of a day so far.
monkey bikes? ape hangers?
Monkey bikes are these pissy little bike that look like pimples on their bins with a very high pitched noise. So annoying…..
Today I went to my very first “craft” quilting morning……. time away from the elf and I had a ball.
So much running round inside my head….. just amazing what help I’ll get with these ladies (all ages).
Over cast here today and a bit misty looking.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Its a real spring day here in Luckyland.Elf has pushed the hand mower around the lawns and I have the house open (dog barking…monkey bikes going up and down the street)
Just made pasta and waiting for the water to boil.
Been a FAB TAB of a day so far.
monkey bikes? ape hangers?
Monkey bikes are these pissy little bike that look like pimples on their bins with a very high pitched noise. So annoying…..
Bums…. not bins….. bins is where the bikes should go.
Yawn………………… man I’m tired…………………….. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Off to the city market tomorrow. Now that I am having a craft morning on Tuesdays….. market/city is on Wednesday. yawn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Man I could do with a nanna nap…..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Arvo, just stepping out of the kitchen for a breather. Good job you can’t see me, I’ve got flour in my hair and chocolate on my face..and didn’t see melted choc on the back of my forearm and leant on a white tablecloth lol.
Cakes are cooling, several others iced and delivered to whomever ordered them, or picked up.
I made a baked cheesecake for family, and it turned out even better than the one I took to Bluegreens, not a single crack in it. Just when you want them to look absolutely perfect, they don’t listen! lol
Masala lamb rice for tea :)
Raining atm, yesssssssss!
Lucky1 said:
Monkey bikes are these pissy little bike that look like pimples on their bins with a very high pitched noise. So annoying…..
Bums…. not bins….. bins is where the bikes should go.
I’ll help you…
Sneezing away here, it’s the dust in dry air…
Dinetta said:
Word of warning: ask for mild, avoid the medium heat and it is just as delicious…the staff watch Bollywood movies behind the counter…BYOG…
Bring Ya Own God? I know the Indians have many deities but this is interesting?
Lucky1 said:
Today I went to my very first “craft” quilting morning……. time away from the elf and I had a ball.
Stitch and Bitch eh?
Happy Potter said:
Masala lamb rice for tea :)
Beef Madras here.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
Word of warning: ask for mild, avoid the medium heat and it is just as delicious…the staff watch Bollywood movies behind the counter…BYOG…
Bring Ya Own God? I know the Indians have many deities but this is interesting?
HAHAHAHA!!!
Bring you’re own grog…
HAHAHAHA!!!
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Today I went to my very first “craft” quilting morning……. time away from the elf and I had a ball.
Stitch and Bitch eh?
Oh hush….lol
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
Word of warning: ask for mild, avoid the medium heat and it is just as delicious…the staff watch Bollywood movies behind the counter…BYOG…
Bring Ya Own God? I know the Indians have many deities but this is interesting?
:(
We are having specialty lamb and rosemary sausages tonight, shades of Kel…I’d forgotten what a pain mashed vegetables are to prepare….
blush moving this over from BlueGreen’s holiday thread…
Almost 8 am and nobody’s checked in yet?
Dinetta said:
Almost 8 am and nobody’s checked in yet?
Hi Dinetta, I was up at 6 am, walked Max, then iced cakes and stored them in the shed fridge for collection later. I hit the ground running in the mornings!
Choc ganache all over me again.. but brekky first, then shower.
I’m out visiting a friend this morn, taking a cheesecake and a bunch of jonquils for her :D
Dinetta said:
We are having specialty lamb and rosemary sausages tonight, shades of Kel…I’d forgotten what a pain mashed vegetables are to prepare….blush moving this over from BlueGreen’s holiday thread…
Oh you have to try the specialty snags beef guiness and herb if you can get them ,they are so yum, and low fat..there was no fat in the pan even after pricking them.
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
We are having specialty lamb and rosemary sausages tonight, shades of Kel…I’d forgotten what a pain mashed vegetables are to prepare….blush moving this over from BlueGreen’s holiday thread…
Oh you have to try the specialty snags beef guiness and herb if you can get them ,they are so yum, and low fat..there was no fat in the pan even after pricking them.
I’d like to, they certainly sound like something that would appeal to the males in my family…where can you buy them from?
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
We are having specialty lamb and rosemary sausages tonight, shades of Kel…I’d forgotten what a pain mashed vegetables are to prepare….blush moving this over from BlueGreen’s holiday thread…
Oh you have to try the specialty snags beef guiness and herb if you can get them ,they are so yum, and low fat..there was no fat in the pan even after pricking them.
I’d like to, they certainly sound like something that would appeal to the males in my family…where can you buy them from?
Coles.
The humble preservative fat laden snags had a long awaited revision …now they even have meat in them! lol
Dinetta said:
Almost 8 am and nobody’s checked in yet?
Just home from Blood bank, Spotlight, market (not much open on a Wednesday) think I need a nanna nap….lol
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Almost 8 am and nobody’s checked in yet?
Just home from Blood bank, Spotlight, market (not much open on a Wednesday) think I need a nanna nap….lol
I’ve got two daughters who think Spotlight is a holiday home…or a recreational area for retail therapy at least.
Lucky, have you heard of a dressmaking fabric called “sail cloth”?
quiet in here… Best wishes go out to Bubba who should be gall bladderless by now…
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Almost 8 am and nobody’s checked in yet?
Just home from Blood bank, Spotlight, market (not much open on a Wednesday) think I need a nanna nap….lol
I’ve got two daughters who think Spotlight is a holiday home…or a recreational area for retail therapy at least.
Lucky, have you heard of a dressmaking fabric called “sail cloth”?
No I haven’t Dinetta.
I hope to be able to make the elf’s shirts soon… as the summer ones with collars made like grandpa shirts …………………a breast pocket is so hard to find. He like a pocket over his boob…lol
pain master said:
quiet in here… Best wishes go out to Bubba who should be gall bladderless by now…
Yeah…………………… hope she’s okay…
>Beef Madras here.
A beef dish named after an Indian city seems very incongruous to me..
morning
nearly finished the daughter’s chook run yesterday – just the gate to go. her place is as weedy as mine. too cold to be outside really so she has all these flourishing aquariums inside where she’s managing to breed fish.
pepe said:
morningnearly finished the daughter’s chook run yesterday – just the gate to go. her place is as weedy as mine. too cold to be outside really so she has all these flourishing aquariums inside where she’s managing to breed fish.
You sound busy of the fun kind.
Another day another load of doctor app for the elf.
Tomorrow morning he’s off to a heart doctor.
Hubby tried to open a small spray bottle of betadine antiseptic..and didn’t realise it was pressurised and yanked the top off it with a pair of pliers.
I heard a small explosion and a big “Oh NO!”
My spotless black and white kitchen is yellow. Ceiling, windoes, curtain , appliances , small potplants..
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OH crap:(
That is so not a good way to start the day:(
You sound busy of the fun kind. Another day another load of doctor app for the elf.
Tomorrow morning he’s off to a heart doctor.
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good luck elf – spring is just around the corner – things normally get better about now.
do you need a half a ton of lemons for any reason lucky one ?
Lucky1 said:
Hubby tried to open a small spray bottle of betadine antiseptic..and didn’t realise it was pressurised and yanked the top off it with a pair of pliers.
I heard a small explosion and a big “Oh NO!”
My spotless black and white kitchen is yellow. Ceiling, windoes, curtain , appliances , small potplants..
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OH crap:(That is so not a good way to start the day:(
Oh he’s cleaning it , he’s got the cutain and rods off, flywire ect, and seeing as I can’t reach up with right arm to scrub the window, he can do that too! Plus he can reach up high :)
It’s incredible how far it spread..
do you need a half a ton of lemons for any reason lucky one ?
freecycle them ? or put in a basket out front for taking..
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Oh yayyy! Good to see you back BL :)
Much pain ?
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
bon008 said:
So quiet… o.O
yeah – sad that – we have reduced our inputs to a couple of solitary comments and then we disappear . still – in a way we are getting away from the puter more – so maybe it’s good – less addictions??
Blame work.
Opposite problem for me – I’ve been sick at home with a cold for the last two days.. and my laptop is still at mum’s place :( Now that I’m back at work.. I’m back on the forum! :)
Slowly catching up on what I missed..
…And now I shall lurk until someone else has a go filling up the left-hand side :)
Happy Potter said:
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Oh yayyy! Good to see you back BL :)
Much pain ?
Not really. My throat is the worst from the tube they stick down it. I was coughing blood last night.
Morning BL, good to hear you’re not hurting too much! :)
bubba louie said:
yeah they are a bit rough sometimes :( I couldn’t eat for a week after skin op. Good you are going to be ok though.
Happy Potter said:
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Oh yayyy! Good to see you back BL :)
Much pain ?
Not really. My throat is the worst from the tube they stick down it. I was coughing blood last night.
>I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Glad you’re ok Bubba.
Heck of a way to lose a pound though.
pepe said:
You sound busy of the fun kind. Another day another load of doctor app for the elf.
Tomorrow morning he’s off to a heart doctor.
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good luck elf – spring is just around the corner – things normally get better about now.do you need a half a ton of lemons for any reason lucky one ?
Never say no to lemons:)
Also I was told to wrap them in alfoil and put in the crisper and they will last even longer.
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
The most gentle hug I can send to you Bubba…………… good to hear from you.
Sent you an email L1.
colliewa said:
Sent you an email L1.
Yep got it and just sent an answer back… great photo of an update:)
Wonder when it will be available here???
I wish I could stop yawning, eyes watering and I feel like I should be in bed asleep…………..
colliewa said:
>Beef Madras here.A beef dish named after an Indian city seems very incongruous to me..
I see your point.
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Good to hear you’re alright… any pics?
Lucky1 said:
Wonder when it will be available here???
me not clear?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Wonder when it will be available here???
me not clear?
Lucky is a Patrick Swayze fan in a big way…
A cold nose just told me it’s time for her 5 mile walk…see how I go with the weight vest…again…hope I make it back OK or we’ll be eating baked beans for dinner…!
yes but whats a Lisa Niemi???
Dinetta said:
A cold nose just told me it’s time for her 5 mile walk…see how I go with the weight vest…again…hope I make it back OK or we’ll be eating baked beans for dinner…!
You Go Girl, 5 miles is a few more than me today…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Wonder when it will be available here???
me not clear?
Sorry he’s written a book on his life…..
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Wonder when it will be available here???
me not clear?
Lucky is a Patrick Swayze fan in a big way…
You said it sister………………lol
pain master said:
yes but whats a Lisa Niemi???
Pea green I am……lol
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
yes but whats a Lisa Niemi???
Pea green I am……lol
Lisa is his sister?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
yes but whats a Lisa Niemi???
Pea green I am……lol
Lisa is his sister?
Tease…lol wife
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
Good to hear you’re alright… any pics?
No way.
Back to winter weather here…….. spring day yesterday with winds from the NT.
We had some rain last night too…………..
Morning Lucky and lurkers . Cooler here too, but at least we didn’t get the damaging wind that was forecast.
Relaxing day for me with nothing on the to do list , tea for tonight done and fridged and everything that can be planted out is growing, so I’m taking myself out for a manicure and leg waxing :)
Dry as here, wildlife has descended on my backyard for treats turned out by good soaking of yard with sprinkler…normally I don’t water in winter but I’m hoping this will keep the trees going…(feeder roots etc)…
I’ve filled all the birdbaths so’s the littlies can enjoy a drink without the big’uns (magpies) claiming all the territory…
Back from the specialist.
Has to go back Wednesday next week for more tests and then the results on Friday.
Monitor picked up something with the elf’s heart….. hence the tests Wednesday to see what it is.
Lucky1 said:
Back from the specialist.Has to go back Wednesday next week for more tests and then the results on Friday.
Monitor picked up something with the elf’s heart….. hence the tests Wednesday to see what it is.
I hope everything turns out ok for the elf then.
Hugs
Evening, my new nails are so long as to render me useless! lol.
We gathered some bored friends for a movie afternoon/ night at our place ..and theres a horror on atm, definately not my sort of movie, so I fled the lounge room to cook up a bowl of broccoli pasta and garlic bread :)
After a hectic morning at the doc’s the elf rested and I was embroidering Christmas patterns on some felt stars I am making for a tree decoration in an advent swap for Dec.
Relaxing sitting and just going over and over with the same stitch.
Hope the Elf puts his feet up and gets better ASAP..
colliewa said:
Hope the Elf puts his feet up and gets better ASAP..
Thanks Collie…….
OK! I’m home again. I’ve read all the LH stuff. Fortunately you weren’t too over zealous this past week. Dr reports were good for MrP. He doesn’t have to go back for 12 months this time.
I see Percy is galavanting all over the place. Lucky pig. The mice are jealous.
You will be a new person now Bubba. Glad your op is over and done with.
You are getting lovely rain down south. Nice to see I’ll bet. Wish we could get a bit up here now. Dry as………..
I want the threat of frost to be gone now. There is so much cutting back to be done here but it’s no good doing it if there are more frosts to come. When that’s been done the mulcher will be working over time.
Got to go and do some grocery shopping. Boring. Then home to start watering. Thank heavens for dams.
Saturdays is waiting.
G’day Pomolo!
Glad Mr P’s got good results and no more visits to the Dr for 12 months…he’s off the leash so to speak…
Dry as chips up here as well, but no more frosts likely (we are in August after all)…the local swimming pool opens this weekend…I’ll be buying a family season ticket with my next pay…
Gardenwise, I am preparing the front bed for summer vegetables and herbs (possibly perennial herbs as well)…have also been soaking The Yard to keep my trees alive…the magpies have been debugging it so I’ve no peewees…hope the willy wagtail will nest around here somewhere but they do tend to nest in association with peewees…
Keenly awaiting the arrival home of the trailer, so I can shift rubbish and buy some pallets to make a compost heap a la Ppe…
Ooo oooo ooo the pool opened on the 3rd…geez I’m slow…so new swimsuit here I come…$3.00 for pool entry, $2 for kids, sounds good…makes the season ticket (not put up yet) look very attractive…we have a heated pool, undercover, and they put blankets on it of a night…
OK! I’m home again. I’ve read all the LH stuff. Fortunately you weren’t too over zealous this past week. Dr reports were good for MrP. He doesn’t have to go back for 12 months this time.
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2 thumbs up… great news.
Morning. Nothing really to report just yet.
Still trying to wake up. Slept well last night for a change.
Poultry feed run this morning and bunny hutches to clean out.
Better have some fuel……. off for a weet-bix or 2
OK! I’m home again. I’ve read all the LH stuff. Fortunately you weren’t too over zealous this past week. Dr reports were good for MrP. He doesn’t have to go back for 12 months this time.
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Bet you’re glad to be back. Good news on Mr.P :)
August is natures waiting period isn’t it.. things need attention, but when you can is determined by the temperature.
Happy Potter said:
OK! I’m home again. I’ve read all the LH stuff. Fortunately you weren’t too over zealous this past week. Dr reports were good for MrP. He doesn’t have to go back for 12 months this time.———————————————
Bet you’re glad to be back. Good news on Mr.P :)
August is natures waiting period isn’t it.. things need attention, but when you can is determined by the temperature.
So true…
However, when the caladiums pop their new shoots up, I can generally rely on that as an indicator that the nights are warming up…
bubba louie said:
I’m home, with four neat holes in my belly and no gall bladder.
i’m glad you’re home – the rest doesn’t sound too good.
get well soon.
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
You sound busy of the fun kind. Another day another load of doctor app for the elf.
Tomorrow morning he’s off to a heart doctor.
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good luck elf – spring is just around the corner – things normally get better about now.do you need a half a ton of lemons for any reason lucky one ?
Never say no to lemons:)
Also I was told to wrap them in alfoil and put in the crisper and they will last even longer.
ok – i will phone ya – when i do my next lot of lemon pruning and picking.
the missus and i are weeding thru’ chest high grass this weekend – hopefully the worst parts of the forest will be gone by sunday.
Gardenwise, I am preparing the front bed for summer vegetables and herbs (possibly perennial herbs as well)…have also been soaking The Yard to keep my trees alive…the magpies have been debugging it so I’ve no peewees…hope the willy wagtail will nest around here somewhere but they do tend to nest in association with peewees…
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welcome back pomolo.
hope you get some unexpected rain.
you’re right about magpies being territorial – they absolutely rule the roost out in the southwest corner of my block. no other bird comes near.
and buy some pallets to make a compost heap a la Ppe…
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that’s complimentary – in a way – not to sure that i want to be remembered that way – ‘compost a la pepe’ LOL.
ok – i will phone ya – when i do my next lot of lemon pruning and picking.
the missus and i are weeding thru’ chest high grass this weekend – hopefully the worst parts of the forest will be gone by sunday.
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I’ll give you some worm wee in return:)
Lucky1 said:
ok – i will phone ya – when i do my next lot of lemon pruning and picking.
the missus and i are weeding thru’ chest high grass this weekend – hopefully the worst parts of the forest will be gone by sunday.—————————————————————
I’ll give you some worm wee in return:)
fair.
now i need a break. BBL.
arvo all, what a beautiful day, went for a wee ride on the bike and watched an Osprey fishing in the Ross River.
Menu tonight is corned beef with cabbage, WW orange sweet potato mash and (frozen) green beans, onion white sauce. followed by “proper” chocolate pudding (you know, the “eggless” one) with no-fat yoghurt for MrD and me, and full-fat Greek Yoghurt for Sonny Jim.
Geez this cooking takes time!
Oh, and I forgot, preceded by roast pumpkin soup (thanks Donna Hay)…
pain master said:
arvo all, what a beautiful day, went for a wee ride on the bike and watched an Osprey fishing in the Ross River.
What’s your definition of “wee”?
Dinetta said:
Menu tonight is corned beef with cabbage, WW orange sweet potato mash and (frozen) green beans, onion white sauce.
Might be a reasonable evening for a game of Dutch Ovens?
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
arvo all, what a beautiful day, went for a wee ride on the bike and watched an Osprey fishing in the Ross River.
What’s your definition of “wee”?
Just 20kms today, just a relaxing spin with the GF rolling along beside.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
arvo all, what a beautiful day, went for a wee ride on the bike and watched an Osprey fishing in the Ross River.
What’s your definition of “wee”?
Just 20kms today, just a relaxing spin with the GF rolling along beside.
Well yes, on your bike that would be a relaxing spin…
I didn’t realize GF was keen on cycling as well?
20km = 12 miles more or less…
Dinetta said:
20km = 12 miles more or less…
Indeed and yes GF likes to ride her bike around town. Seeing as Towntown is so flat, its pretty easy to get here and there on a bike, and there are some decent bike lanes, its a pity they are all full up with broken glass…
off to watch the hottest 100 on the teev… no sheilas made the list :(
Almost Mrs. Bimbo rang…. she’s on her way round. hasn’t been here since her dad’s birfty. She has been so busy………
Going to Tafe now… accountancy course…..plus work and all most Mr. Bimbo to care for and 2 dogs…2 mice………..no fairy…..
Lucky1 said:
Almost Mrs. Bimbo rang…. she’s on her way round. hasn’t been here since her dad’s birfty. She has been so busy………Going to Tafe now… accountancy course…..plus work and all most Mr. Bimbo to care for and 2 dogs…2 mice………..no fairy…..
Well she’s got you for an example to look up to so she’ll be right…
I’m here to tell you, green ladyfinger bananas do not break down when microwaved….urk…they seem to “set” into hard little lumps..
The town was almost all out of bananananananas yesterday…out of ‘erbs and a few other things…but yes, they do have red capsicum in again…
I’m starting to shop at Foodworks for green groceries: sometimes the prices are higher but they do buy from the grower where possible and the produce is better most of the time…
Dinetta said:
I’m here to tell you, green ladyfinger bananas do not break down when microwaved….urk…they seem to “set” into hard little lumps..The town was almost all out of bananananananas yesterday…out of ‘erbs and a few other things…but yes, they do have red capsicum in again…
I’m starting to shop at Foodworks for green groceries: sometimes the prices are higher but they do buy from the grower where possible and the produce is better most of the time…
I haven’t eaten bananas for years because they became those tasteless shafts of semi hard, cream coloured, plasticky bits of gunk. MrP has always eaten them by the truckload. I prefer the lady fingers but prices can be anywhere from $4 to $9 per kilo, so I just ignore them. I bought some lady fingers at the country markets a few weeks back. They were drop dead delicious. I have been back every week since for some more. They’re obviously home grown and they taste like it. I wish I could grow them here.
I wish I could grow them here.
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Why can’t you grow them Pom?
Morning gardeners.
Another cracker day here.
Might dig some holes today and start a rainforest.
Whaddyareckon?
Longy said:
Morning gardeners.
Another cracker day here.
Might dig some holes today and start a rainforest.
Whaddyareckon?
Why not ?
Go for it :)
Morn all.
Off to a banders meet shortly , baking them a lemon teacake and a vege quiche , and I’ve got bags of clothes for the recycle table.
The clothes are great for those still losing weight.. my eldest daughter is fitted out in the clothes given by ladies now slimmer. She loves them and hasn’t had to buy anything new so far.
My girl has lost near on 40 kg now , since last oct. She still has a way to go but she will get there no doubt at all.
She’s looking fantastic :D
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Almost Mrs. Bimbo rang…. she’s on her way round. hasn’t been here since her dad’s birfty. She has been so busy………Going to Tafe now… accountancy course…..plus work and all most Mr. Bimbo to care for and 2 dogs…2 mice………..no fairy…..
Well she’s got you for an example to look up to so she’ll be right…
lol Thanks…its not mice its a couple of rats…oops.
Morning….. quackers not piling out the duck shed when I let them out this morning…… usually they run over me.
Woke to light rain this morning.
Booked a visit this afternoon to Mr. & Mrs. Almost Bimbo for 1 pm…………………….lol
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….
Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
Longy said:
I wish I could grow them here.
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Why can’t you grow them Pom?
We ge the odd frost here. I’ve watched other peoples plants around here, brown off and die because it’s been too cold. I don’t think one frost does fatal damage but 2 or 3 in a row seems to knock them. Strangely, we’ve only had one frost this winter but it was a beaut.
Longy said:
Morning gardeners.
Another cracker day here.
Might dig some holes today and start a rainforest.
Whaddyareckon?
That was my aim when we first moved here. I’ve succeeded to a certain degree. Must get some pics of it now.
Happy Potter said:
Morn all.
Off to a banders meet shortly , baking them a lemon teacake and a vege quiche , and I’ve got bags of clothes for the recycle table.
The clothes are great for those still losing weight.. my eldest daughter is fitted out in the clothes given by ladies now slimmer. She loves them and hasn’t had to buy anything new so far.
My girl has lost near on 40 kg now , since last oct. She still has a way to go but she will get there no doubt at all.
She’s looking fantastic :D
I’m so pleased for her. It would be a life changing experience to have it happen when you’re still young enough to glow.
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
I saw it years ago. I guess that was when it was first released. (my age is showing) It played on my mind for ages afterwards. Scary stuff even today eh?
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
I saw it years ago. I guess that was when it was first released. (my age is showing) It played on my mind for ages afterwards. Scary stuff even today eh?
Oh for sure and it was just so amazing with out all those graphic affects of today……it held our attention:)
I’ve been doing the washing here. It’s a dazzler of a day and perfect for drying the wash. MrP is fixing an overhead cupboard in the kitchen. I noticed this morning that it was hanging about 2cm out from the wall on one side. It holds all our crockery and glasswear and would have made an awful mess if it had fallen. Hence the emergency fixing.
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
I saw it years ago. I guess that was when it was first released. (my age is showing) It played on my mind for ages afterwards. Scary stuff even today eh?
Oh for sure and it was just so amazing with out all those graphic affects of today……it held our attention:)
Yes! It was a clever movie. So were most of Alfred Hitchcocks films. He was a legend.
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:I saw it years ago. I guess that was when it was first released. (my age is showing) It played on my mind for ages afterwards. Scary stuff even today eh?
Oh for sure and it was just so amazing with out all those graphic affects of today……it held our attention:)
Yes! It was a clever movie. So were most of Alfred Hitchcocks films. He was a legend.
Yep he sure is/was.
I’m photocopying craft patterns from some magazines I picked up from our library…. love my multi function machine….:D
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:Oh for sure and it was just so amazing with out all those graphic affects of today……it held our attention:)
Yes! It was a clever movie. So were most of Alfred Hitchcocks films. He was a legend.
Yep he sure is/was.
I’m photocopying craft patterns from some magazines I picked up from our library…. love my multi function machine….:D
You’re right into this sewing/craft thing aren’t you?
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:Yes! It was a clever movie. So were most of Alfred Hitchcocks films. He was a legend.
Yep he sure is/was.
I’m photocopying craft patterns from some magazines I picked up from our library…. love my multi function machine….:D
You’re right into this sewing/craft thing aren’t you?
Yes, love it heaps. Its just amazing to think I can actually make something besides knitting…lol
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:Yep he sure is/was.
I’m photocopying craft patterns from some magazines I picked up from our library…. love my multi function machine….:D
You’re right into this sewing/craft thing aren’t you?
Yes, love it heaps. Its just amazing to think I can actually make something besides knitting…lol
I must have a bit of a look through my stuff. I used to do lots of it when the kids were younger and some of the left overs still float around in my cupboards. I have taken psttens from magazines and things like that. Even have some old books with things to do. If I find anything worth while would you like me to send them to you? It would be good if somebody could make use of them.
Tsk……
Lucky by name and lucky by nature:)
Rang the Almost Mrs. Bimbo and we have been put back to 3.30 to visit…..lol
Taking Rocky over too, she’ll cut his claws for me. After letting Rocky watch trhe movie The Birds….I ain’t putting my hand in his cage….lol
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:You’re right into this sewing/craft thing aren’t you?
Yes, love it heaps. Its just amazing to think I can actually make something besides knitting…lol
I must have a bit of a look through my stuff. I used to do lots of it when the kids were younger and some of the left overs still float around in my cupboards. I have taken psttens from magazines and things like that. Even have some old books with things to do. If I find anything worth while would you like me to send them to you? It would be good if somebody could make use of them.
I’ve been called to hold up one end of the cupboard in question. I shall return later.
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:You’re right into this sewing/craft thing aren’t you?
Yes, love it heaps. Its just amazing to think I can actually make something besides knitting…lol
I must have a bit of a look through my stuff. I used to do lots of it when the kids were younger and some of the left overs still float around in my cupboards. I have taken psttens from magazines and things like that. Even have some old books with things to do. If I find anything worth while would you like me to send them to you? It would be good if somebody could make use of them.
Oh thanks:) That would be so wonderful….
pomolo said:
I’ve been doing the washing here. It’s a dazzler of a day and perfect for drying the wash. MrP is fixing an overhead cupboard in the kitchen. I noticed this morning that it was hanging about 2cm out from the wall on one side. It holds all our crockery and glasswear and would have made an awful mess if it had fallen. Hence the emergency fixing.
You’re lucky…MrD would just tell me to buy some plastic containers for the crockery/glasses and “one day we’ll re-fit the kitchen”
;)
Lucky1 said:
Tsk……Lucky by name and lucky by nature:)
Rang the Almost Mrs. Bimbo and we have been put back to 3.30 to visit…..lol
Taking Rocky over too, she’ll cut his claws for me. After letting Rocky watch trhe movie The Birds….I ain’t putting my hand in his cage….lol
Yes, the movie grips you like that…
Geez Hitcho was good…
Time to make sausage rolls….. taking some over for the kids:)
arvo all
well i’ve read the three books of the rift war by raymond feist and two of the legends. he’s a good writer – does his research – walked across the afghan desert to research the ‘honoured enemy’.
planted the broccoli seedlings that i bought from the market this morning. also forked over land for a future carrot crop. it needs a load of sand in it to make it carrot soil.
rain (drizzle really) has stopped and i might be able to do a bit of mowing.
I’ve been crook…not like me at all…
:(
spent 5 hours sound asleep in the middle of the day…still planning my tomato / herb / spice patch…
Dinetta said:
I’ve been crook…not like me at all… :(
spent 5 hours sound asleep in the middle of the day…still planning my tomato / herb / spice patch…
Oh this isn’t good:(
Hope tomorrow your up and atom:)
Was’that???
Sure I just heard the budgie Rocky…. whisper
kill the humans
Lucky1 said:
Was’that???Sure I just heard the budgie Rocky…. whisper
kill the humans
Go onnn, you’re just waiting for 15:00hrs to go and visit Almost Mrs Bimbo LOL!!!
pomolo said:
I haven’t eaten bananas for years because they became those tasteless shafts of semi hard, cream coloured, plasticky bits of gunk. MrP has always eaten them by the truckload. I prefer the lady fingers but prices can be anywhere from $4 to $9 per kilo, so I just ignore them. I bought some lady fingers at the country markets a few weeks back. They were drop dead delicious. I have been back every week since for some more. They’re obviously home grown and they taste like it. I wish I could grow them here.
Like I said before, Aussie bananas are foul. Here’s my PNG vs Aussie list of food to eat…
Bananas = Go PNG! The best bananas in the World
Pineapple = see above
Pawpaw = again
Lamb = Go Aussie, NZ mutton is not good enough, for shame PNG.
Tea = Go PNG!, Nambawan Tea is the best cheap tea available, superior then any Tetley or Lipton garbage
Smallgoods = Go Aussie! Sorry PNG, but apart from your bacon, the rest is ordinary.
Ice Cream = Go Aussie, surely PNG you do not need anymore sugar…
Sugar Cane = Go PNG! Great to chew straight off the bush.
water = Go PNG! Townsville water is shocking and I grew up in Adelaide.
Meat Pies = this is tough, the PNG pies were dire, especially those battered deep fried meat pies. But having said that, Queenslanders need to take a trip to South Australia to learn all about Pies and Pasties.
Cuscus = Boiled Possum never tasted better then on the Kokoda Track
Chicken = PNG rocks!
Pork = Go PNG! Except for the hairy bits.
Japanese Dining = Go Moresby, your two now one Japanese Restaurants would survive in Tokyo!
Beer = SP is better than XXXX but Coopers include flavour in their beverage.
Chocolate = C’mon Aussie C’mon!
em tasol.
Longy said:
Morning gardeners.
Another cracker day here.
Might dig some holes today and start a rainforest.
Whaddyareckon?
You don’t need to dig too big a hole, remember from small things big things come….
pain master said:
pomolo said:
I haven’t eaten bananas for years because they became those tasteless shafts of semi hard, cream coloured, plasticky bits of gunk. MrP has always eaten them by the truckload. I prefer the lady fingers but prices can be anywhere from $4 to $9 per kilo, so I just ignore them. I bought some lady fingers at the country markets a few weeks back. They were drop dead delicious. I have been back every week since for some more. They’re obviously home grown and they taste like it. I wish I could grow them here.
Chocolate = C’mon Aussie C’mon!
em tasol.
Love the novel list!
:D
Fashionasta daughter says only decent chocolate in Europe is Belgian …Cadbury’s still nambawan… :P
pain master said:
Longy said:
Morning gardeners.
Another cracker day here.
Might dig some holes today and start a rainforest.
Whaddyareckon?
You don’t need to dig too big a hole, remember from small things big things come….
I think he should go out and murder some more tailor…bit green here as I found Longy’s compost bays in an old post…
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
It was a great movie, despite the dodgy sets, especially that sand dune scene and the use of twin footage to make it look like the seagulls were going beresk, Hitchcock was the Master of Suspense. I’m a little disappointed because I didn’t spot him during the movie…
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Was’that???Sure I just heard the budgie Rocky…. whisper
kill the humans
Go onnn, you’re just waiting for 15:00hrs to go and visit Almost Mrs Bimbo LOL!!!
LOL was 20 mins early and they weren’t home…lol
Lucky1 said:
Taking Rocky over too, she’ll cut his claws for me. After letting Rocky watch trhe movie The Birds….I ain’t putting my hand in his cage….lol
Get her to trim the beak while she is there… because its the beak they use to peck your soft white eyeballs out with…
Dinetta said:
I’ve been crook…not like me at all… :(
spent 5 hours sound asleep in the middle of the day…still planning my tomato / herb / spice patch…
Not good dinetta, hope you’re feeling better soon… remember 4 days quarantined in the small space under the stairs is good for what ails ya!
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
It was a great movie, despite the dodgy sets, especially that sand dune scene and the use of twin footage to make it look like the seagulls were going beresk, Hitchcock was the Master of Suspense. I’m a little disappointed because I didn’t spot him during the movie…
Yeah the elf said he often appears in his own movie… I forgot to look.
On that note…Rocky has been trimmed nail wise and his wing cut………….bit Almost Mrs. Bimbo’s fingers and made one bite bleed. Go the budgie I say…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Taking Rocky over too, she’ll cut his claws for me. After letting Rocky watch trhe movie The Birds….I ain’t putting my hand in his cage….lol
Get her to trim the beak while she is there… because its the beak they use to peck your soft white eyeballs out with…
Oh I never thought of that…….bugger
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Taking Rocky over too, she’ll cut his claws for me. After letting Rocky watch trhe movie The Birds….I ain’t putting my hand in his cage….lol
Get her to trim the beak while she is there… because its the beak they use to peck your soft white eyeballs out with…
Oh I never thought of that…….bugger
Is Rocky looking at you now?
Back late, but because we had an absolute blast at the banders meet up :D
The things we women talk about once the males have gone home OMG ..lol.. tears and an aching tummy from shreiking laughter ..I still get fits of giggles lol.
Light tea to get on now. Potato pancakes :)
Dinetta said:
I’ve been crook…not like me at all… :(
spent 5 hours sound asleep in the middle of the day…still planning my tomato / herb / spice patch…
Oh not good. I hope you’re better tomorrow.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:Get her to trim the beak while she is there… because its the beak they use to peck your soft white eyeballs out with…
Oh I never thought of that…….bugger
Is Rocky looking at you now?
Yes:(
LOL
pain master said:
pomolo said:
I haven’t eaten bananas for years because they became those tasteless shafts of semi hard, cream coloured, plasticky bits of gunk. MrP has always eaten them by the truckload. I prefer the lady fingers but prices can be anywhere from $4 to $9 per kilo, so I just ignore them. I bought some lady fingers at the country markets a few weeks back. They were drop dead delicious. I have been back every week since for some more. They’re obviously home grown and they taste like it. I wish I could grow them here.
Like I said before, Aussie bananas are foul. Here’s my PNG vs Aussie list of food to eat…
Bananas = Go PNG! The best bananas in the World
Pineapple = see above
Pawpaw = again
Lamb = Go Aussie, NZ mutton is not good enough, for shame PNG.
Tea = Go PNG!, Nambawan Tea is the best cheap tea available, superior then any Tetley or Lipton garbage
Smallgoods = Go Aussie! Sorry PNG, but apart from your bacon, the rest is ordinary.
Ice Cream = Go Aussie, surely PNG you do not need anymore sugar…
Sugar Cane = Go PNG! Great to chew straight off the bush.
water = Go PNG! Townsville water is shocking and I grew up in Adelaide.
Meat Pies = this is tough, the PNG pies were dire, especially those battered deep fried meat pies. But having said that, Queenslanders need to take a trip to South Australia to learn all about Pies and Pasties.
Cuscus = Boiled Possum never tasted better then on the Kokoda Track
Chicken = PNG rocks!
Pork = Go PNG! Except for the hairy bits.
Japanese Dining = Go Moresby, your two now one Japanese Restaurants would survive in Tokyo!
Beer = SP is better than XXXX but Coopers include flavour in their beverage.
Chocolate = C’mon Aussie C’mon!em tasol.
Interesting but How can we prove if you’re right or wrong. Not many of us have the chance to taste produce from PNG. More is the pity by the sound of it.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey forgot to ask in the last post….Did anyone what the movie “The Birds” last night??????? What a great movie.
Nearly at the end of the movie I yelled…“Holy Crap” .
Rocky our budgie was watching it………not good!!!!! Geez he might have ideas with the ferals over in the park for goodness sake…..lol
It was a great movie, despite the dodgy sets, especially that sand dune scene and the use of twin footage to make it look like the seagulls were going beresk, Hitchcock was the Master of Suspense. I’m a little disappointed because I didn’t spot him during the movie…
Was he actually in it? I know he had cameo bits in some of his movies but maybe “The Birds” wasn’t one of them.
pomolo said:
Longy said:I wish I could grow them here.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Why can’t you grow them Pom?
We ge the odd frost here. I’ve watched other peoples plants around here, brown off and die because it’s been too cold. I don’t think one frost does fatal damage but 2 or 3 in a row seems to knock them. Strangely, we’ve only had one frost this winter but it was a beaut.
Yes i thought you’d say that.
I get frost here too, but i can grow bananas.
The secret is to plant them on the north eastern side of a protective area of plants. Just outside the canopy. They’ll get the sun in Winter but they won’t get the frost. The frost will move downhill, so if they can be on the downhill side of the protected area, facing the northeast, you have optimum chances. (The plants uphill of them will divert the cold air around them.)
Dug a hole. Now i have 3.
Then i went and got a load of shyte.
Poor old dairy farmer is doing it tough from the floods though.
pomolo said:
Interesting but How can we prove if you’re right or wrong. Not many of us have the chance to taste produce from PNG. More is the pity by the sound of it.
Flights from Brisvegas to Moresby on Airlines PNG are fairly reasonable nowadays…
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.
amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
pepe said:
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
Yes, our rivers are just piddle-ponds compared to those (e.g. the Elbe in Germany) in the “newer” continents…apparently the Elbe is so wide it can stop a storm in it’s tracks, has it’s own microclimate just across the width of it…
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
I’ve been crook…not like me at all… :(
spent 5 hours sound asleep in the middle of the day…still planning my tomato / herb / spice patch…
Oh not good. I hope you’re better tomorrow.
got it sorted with a 6 – 7 mile walk…Elle Wuffles piked, went home the “old” way (to sort out some ‘roos and hares I think) and that’s only 5 miles…
MrD had to cook dinner, I told him so “because I’m the MuM, that’s why”…so we had his flied lice…there went my carbohydrate rations for 2 days LOL but it was delish…
Thanks to all for their concern and good wishes blush… I think it was a hayfever / sinus thing…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(film)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What Wikipedia has to say about the film, The Birds
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
All this worm talk is making my bum itchy……lol
Sowwy LOL!!
I went and asked for some Vermox for Fashionasta last week, silly teenage girl did not even know what it was…told me they didn’t make it any more…so now I have choc-flavoured Combantrin…however Fashionasta managed to get her own Vermox…
She’s very puzzled as to how she could have got it… I said I always had a supply in my cupboard (of Vermox) and I knew what brands worked the best too…5 kids…of course I did…then there’s nits…
On no nits OMG I hate nits , and worms lol. Yep 5 kids too.. I was hoping someone would come up with a nit detector thingy like at the airports to run over the kids when they came home from school..
Grab the washing, grab the washing!!
(For those in Collie who have been out of bed today and done washing…There must be someone..)
colliewa said:
Grab the washing, grab the washing!!
(For those in Collie who have been out of bed today and done washing…There must be someone..)
Grabbed the washing here…. big thunder BOMS …. raining lightly now.
This is hardly surprising…
from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/10/2651138.htm
Harley owner punches injured bike thief
Police are trying to find the owner of a motorbike who assaulted a 39-year-old man after he stole and crashed his Harley-Davidson.
Police say the man stole the bike at Greenwell Point near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast yesterday afternoon and was taking it for a ride around the township when he lost control of it.
Police say the accident caused the bike to cartwheel down the street, while the rider ended up in a garden bed with a stake embedded through his right arm and out of his back.
Police say the owner of the bike found the man a short time later and took his bike back, but not before punching him in the face and pulling the stake out of his torso.
Ambulance paramedics arrived shortly after to treat him.
He was then airlifted to Sydney’s St George Hospital with a broken nose and internal injuries.
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Sounds like a reasonable thing to me. Thump him for stealing the bike, then get him off the stake he was impaled on.. He didn’t sink the slipper in, he left him in one piece… Not sure I would have been that generous.
colliewa said:
This is hardly surprising…
from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/10/2651138.htm
Harley owner punches injured bike thief
Police are trying to find the owner of a motorbike who assaulted a 39-year-old man after he stole and crashed his Harley-Davidson.
Police say the man stole the bike at Greenwell Point near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast yesterday afternoon and was taking it for a ride around the township when he lost control of it.
Police say the accident caused the bike to cartwheel down the street, while the rider ended up in a garden bed with a stake embedded through his right arm and out of his back.
Police say the owner of the bike found the man a short time later and took his bike back, but not before punching him in the face and pulling the stake out of his torso.
Ambulance paramedics arrived shortly after to treat him.
He was then airlifted to Sydney’s St George Hospital with a broken nose and internal injuries.
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Sounds like a reasonable thing to me. Thump him for stealing the bike, then get him off the stake he was impaled on.. He didn’t sink the slipper in, he left him in one piece… Not sure I would have been that generous.
could’ve relocated the stake to a more appropriate spot making it ever so much more uncomfortable for the thief to ride again.
Longy said:
pomolo said:
Longy said:I wish I could grow them here.
+++++++++++++++++++++++
Why can’t you grow them Pom?
We ge the odd frost here. I’ve watched other peoples plants around here, brown off and die because it’s been too cold. I don’t think one frost does fatal damage but 2 or 3 in a row seems to knock them. Strangely, we’ve only had one frost this winter but it was a beaut.
Yes i thought you’d say that.
I get frost here too, but i can grow bananas.
The secret is to plant them on the north eastern side of a protective area of plants. Just outside the canopy. They’ll get the sun in Winter but they won’t get the frost. The frost will move downhill, so if they can be on the downhill side of the protected area, facing the northeast, you have optimum chances. (The plants uphill of them will divert the cold air around them.)
I have read your advice and re read your advice. Trying to place them somewhere that you have described is a bit difficult. Not impossible but challenging.
We put in some Paw Paw trees at the beginning of the year, certain that they were going to be protected from frosts but it got them. They have survived but only just. They were planted on the eastern side of a 2.5mt hedge with good northern sunlight. We might win with them yet. Meanwhile I am definately going to investigate the banana bit so I’ll see what I can come up with.
pepe said:
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
I saw that too.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
I saw that too.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?
Sure! As if……….
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?Sure! As if……….
Sorry PM. I was reading Dinettas Gypsum thread and one ear on Australian Story.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?Sure! As if……….
I saw no rain!
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:rain in North Qld? Where?
Sure! As if……….
I saw no rain!
So you can understand. I saw the building fall into the flooded river. That ok?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:Sure! As if……….
I saw no rain!
So you can understand. I saw the building fall into the flooded river. That ok?
I saw nothing fall into the river…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:I saw no rain!
So you can understand. I saw the building fall into the flooded river. That ok?
I saw nothing fall into the river…
You obviously weren’t tuned in. Are you ever tuned in? I know I’m not, on a regular basis.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
I saw nothing fall into the river…
You obviously weren’t tuned in. Are you ever tuned in? I know I’m not, on a regular basis.
Tuned out maybe… you can tune a guitar, but you can’t tune a fish.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
I saw nothing fall into the river…
You obviously weren’t tuned in. Are you ever tuned in? I know I’m not, on a regular basis.
Tuned out maybe… you can tune a guitar, but you can’t tune a fish.
why would you want to?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Tuned out maybe… you can tune a guitar, but you can’t tune a fish.
why would you want to?
Tune a fish is nice done sashimi style, with wasabi and soy of course.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Tuned out maybe… you can tune a guitar, but you can’t tune a fish.
why would you want to?
Tune a fish is nice done sashimi style, with wasabi and soy of course.
I don’t like any fish including tuna.
I’m going to go and eat an orange and a lemonade fruit. I stripped the trees this arvo and got a wheelbarrow full. Gave the neighbours a big bag full. That’s the sort of thing you can do when you settle down and stay in the same place for a few years or so. P.
Catch you sometime. Be good.
pomolo said:
I don’t like any fish including tuna.I’m going to go and eat an orange and a lemonade fruit. I stripped the trees this arvo and got a wheelbarrow full. Gave the neighbours a big bag full. That’s the sort of thing you can do when you settle down and stay in the same place for a few years or so. P.
Catch you sometime. Be good.
Bully for you. Tuna is wonderful… go eat your citrus.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
well Vanessa is back on abc news breakfast show and the weather is already improving – rain in north queensland.amazing piccies of floods in china – a high rise apartment building falling into a swollen river twice the size of the murray.
I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?
the tropical north according to the lovely vanessa – she reckons brisvegas might be getting a bit soon too.
Morning , just drizzle here, enough to be annoying. For the first time I’m actually looking forward to some warmer weather. Not summer scorchers though.
I can upgrade my mobile now, and one of the girls dropped their ph and cracked the screen , so she can have mine and I’m getting a newie. Real flash LG Prada 2.
I can’t let the kids out techno savvy me.
Cleaning patio today. gees it doesn’t take long for the crap to build up out there.
That’s two batches of WW muffins…one cooling and one in the oven…(so to speak)…
Hoping to gear up soon for some freeze-ahead meals…have run out and we miss them sorely…when there’s only two to cook for a big cook-up every night is a waste of time, really…
pepe said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?the tropical north according to the lovely vanessa – she reckons brisvegas might be getting a bit soon too.
I hope north of Brisvegas is included in that.
Definately a spring day here today. The chill hasn’t started to set in like usual and it’s 5.50pm. Possible thunderstorm tomorrow evening. Too strange for us to be getting a storm at this time of the year. It would be nice not to have to hose for a day though.
A bit quiet around here today. You’ve all missed Tuesday!
g’day pomolo
a couple of us holding the fort.
we’re having rain down here – i’ll send some up.
pepe said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:I saw that too.
rain in North Qld? Where?the tropical north according to the lovely vanessa – she reckons brisvegas might be getting a bit soon too.
must of missed Brownsville…
Evening all, just back from a one hour roll along the river… nice one Gerald!
Evening.
I would have been here but I got bombarded by 100 youngins, well it felt like 100. They demolished a roast and veges, and then a choc cake. Ice creams all gone, as is the cream. Had a great time with daughters , their partners and some of their friends..
Then they all go and leave a mess lol.
Clean up and load the dishwasher, then it’s my tv night, where I get to hog the remote for once :D
Happy Potter said:
Evening. I would have been here but I got bombarded by 100 youngins, well it felt like 100. They demolished a roast and veges, and then a choc cake. Ice creams all gone, as is the cream. Had a great time with daughters , their partners and some of their friends..
Then they all go and leave a mess lol.
Clean up and load the dishwasher, then it’s my tv night, where I get to hog the remote for once :D
What’s on the viewing agenda?
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Evening. I would have been here but I got bombarded by 100 youngins, well it felt like 100. They demolished a roast and veges, and then a choc cake. Ice creams all gone, as is the cream. Had a great time with daughters , their partners and some of their friends..
Then they all go and leave a mess lol.
Clean up and load the dishwasher, then it’s my tv night, where I get to hog the remote for once :DWhat’s on the viewing agenda?
Airways, surf patrol, packed to the rafters and all saints. I usually fall asleep through the last one , remote still in my grip lol.
pomolo said:
A bit quiet around here today. You’ve all missed Tuesday!
Craft day for me and home late afternoon.
Just finished the dishes and off to pack away my craft stuff…. before the cats raid it.
3 water hens visited this morning. Strangs birds. Long legs, shiny black feathers, red noses and that forever flicking tail that shows white underneath. I don’t see them up close to the house very often. I hear their rusty hinge squark though. Specially at night Not blessed with a sweet singing voice I can tell you.
Haven’t got a plan for today…………….yet. Temp is supposed to reach 26c with a storm this evening. I’ll let you know how close the predictions are.
Wednesdays child is loving and giving. I think that’s how it goes. Anyone remember?
pomolo said:
Wednesdays child is loving and giving. I think that’s how it goes. Anyone remember?
Hi Pom. I do have the poem on my PC , but I wanted to look up it’s meaning.. acc to wikipedia..
Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.
There was considerable variation and debate about the exact attributes of each day and even over the days. Halliwell had ‘Christmas Day’ instead of the Sabbath. A version in which, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe,” an early incarnation of this rhyme appeared in a multi-part fictional story in a chapter appearing in Harper’s Weekly on September 17, 1887, in which “Friday’s child is full of woe”, perhaps reflecting traditional bad luck associated with Friday. In addition to Wednesday’s and Friday’s children’s role reversal, the fates of Thursday’s and Saturday’s children was also exchanged and Sunday’s child is “happy and wise” instead of “blithe and good”.
Cultural references In literature:Friday’s Child (1944) is a novel by Georgette Heyer.
“Wednesday’s Child” is the title of a short story by William Tenn (which is a pen name of Philip Klass) published in Fantastic Universe in 1956.
Thursday’s Child (1956) is one of Eartha Kitt’s three autobiographies
Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family is said to have been named after the phrase, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” Her middle name, Friday, corresponds to the 1887 version.
Prior Walter refers to the poem in Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America (1985-6) (Act III Scene 1)
Wednesday’s Child (1997) is the title of a narrative by Rhea Côte Robbins, telling of her childhood and adolescence as a Franco-American woman growing up in central Maine.
Thursday’s Child (2000) is the name of a novel by Sonya Hartnett.
The poem is featured in Dean Koontz’s novel The Face (2003).
Monday’s Child (2004) and Tuesday’s Child (2005) are novels written by Louise Bagshawe
“Old Mama Saturday (‘Saturday’s Child Must Work for a Living’)” (1995) by Marie Ponsot, featured in the 1995 volume of the annual Best American Poetry, vol. 8 (New York: Collier Books, 1995), refers to the rhyme in its title.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Evening. I would have been here but I got bombarded by 100 youngins, well it felt like 100. They demolished a roast and veges, and then a choc cake. Ice creams all gone, as is the cream. Had a great time with daughters , their partners and some of their friends..
Then they all go and leave a mess lol.
Clean up and load the dishwasher, then it’s my tv night, where I get to hog the remote for once :DWhat’s on the viewing agenda?
Airways, surf patrol, packed to the rafters and all saints. I usually fall asleep through the last one , remote still in my grip lol.
NCIS!! repeats (or three-petes?) but one of the better episodes (the one where they board a navy vessel that’s supposed to have a virus on board…)
pomolo said:
3 water hens visited this morning. Strangs birds. Long legs, shiny black feathers, red noses and that forever flicking tail that shows white underneath. I don’t see them up close to the house very often. I hear their rusty hinge squark though. Specially at night Not blessed with a sweet singing voice I can tell you.Haven’t got a plan for today…………….yet. Temp is supposed to reach 26c with a storm this evening. I’ll let you know how close the predictions are.
Wednesdays child is loving and giving. I think that’s how it goes. Anyone remember?
Monday’s child is fair of face
Tuesday’s child (moi) is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go (four of mine)
Friday’s child is loving and giving (one of mine)
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
and
Sunday’s child is bonny and blithe, and good, and gay…
Woah, Happy Potter’s post beats mine by a mile…
I was quoting from memory tho’… :P
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:
3 water hens visited this morning. Strangs birds. Long legs, shiny black feathers, red noses and that forever flicking tail that shows white underneath. I don’t see them up close to the house very often. I hear their rusty hinge squark though. Specially at night Not blessed with a sweet singing voice I can tell you.Haven’t got a plan for today…………….yet. Temp is supposed to reach 26c with a storm this evening. I’ll let you know how close the predictions are.
Wednesdays child is loving and giving. I think that’s how it goes. Anyone remember?
Monday’s child is fair of face
Tuesday’s child (moi) is full of grace
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Thursday’s child has far to go (four of mine)
Friday’s child is loving and giving (one of mine)
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
and
Sunday’s child is bonny and blithe, and good, and gay…
G’day everyone. I’m back……more or less
Hey D, I’m a Tuesday’s child also!
Hope everyone’s been well while I have been away
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:Wednesdays child is loving and giving. I think that’s how it goes. Anyone remember?
Hi Pom. I do have the poem on my PC , but I wanted to look up it’s meaning.. acc to wikipedia..
Monday’s child is fair of face,
Origins This rhyme was first recorded in A. E. Bray’s Traditions of Devonshire in 1838 and was collected by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-nineteenth century. The tradition of fortune telling by days of birth is much older. Thomas Nashe recalled stories told to “yong folks” in Suffolk in the 1570s which included “tell what luck eurie one should have by the day of the weeke he was borne on”. Nashe thus provides evidence for fortune telling rhymes of this type circulating in Suffolk in the 1570s.
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.There was considerable variation and debate about the exact attributes of each day and even over the days. Halliwell had ‘Christmas Day’ instead of the Sabbath. A version in which, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe,” an early incarnation of this rhyme appeared in a multi-part fictional story in a chapter appearing in Harper’s Weekly on September 17, 1887, in which “Friday’s child is full of woe”, perhaps reflecting traditional bad luck associated with Friday. In addition to Wednesday’s and Friday’s children’s role reversal, the fates of Thursday’s and Saturday’s children was also exchanged and Sunday’s child is “happy and wise” instead of “blithe and good”.
Cultural references In literature:Friday’s Child (1944) is a novel by Georgette Heyer.
“Wednesday’s Child” is the title of a short story by William Tenn (which is a pen name of Philip Klass) published in Fantastic Universe in 1956.
Thursday’s Child (1956) is one of Eartha Kitt’s three autobiographies
Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family is said to have been named after the phrase, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” Her middle name, Friday, corresponds to the 1887 version.
Prior Walter refers to the poem in Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America (1985-6) (Act III Scene 1)
Wednesday’s Child (1997) is the title of a narrative by Rhea Côte Robbins, telling of her childhood and adolescence as a Franco-American woman growing up in central Maine.
Thursday’s Child (2000) is the name of a novel by Sonya Hartnett.
The poem is featured in Dean Koontz’s novel The Face (2003).
Monday’s Child (2004) and Tuesday’s Child (2005) are novels written by Louise Bagshawe
“Old Mama Saturday (‘Saturday’s Child Must Work for a Living’)” (1995) by Marie Ponsot, featured in the 1995 volume of the annual Best American Poetry, vol. 8 (New York: Collier Books, 1995), refers to the rhyme in its title.
I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.
AnneS said:
G’day everyone. I’m back……more or less
Hope everyone’s been well while I have been away
Hi Anne! Welcome back! How long were you gone?? (I’ve been away for a while too)
I suppose it’s been about 3 weeks all up. First was cause of a computer crash, and then I was visiting my Mum for a couple of weeks with only limited internet access, and this last week since I’ve been home I have been trying to catch up on a few jobs around the place
AnneS said:
I suppose it’s been about 3 weeks all up. First was cause of a computer crash, and then I was visiting my Mum for a couple of weeks with only limited internet access, and this last week since I’ve been home I have been trying to catch up on a few jobs around the place
nods
I’ve been back from my holiday for a week and a half now, but I’ve been sick half that time (just a cold), and I’ve only just got my laptop back today (mum looked after it while I was away), so I haven’t been on the forum much. Plan to get back into it now though!
bon008 said:
nods
I’ve been back from my holiday for a week and a half now, but I’ve been sick half that time (just a cold), and I’ve only just got my laptop back today (mum looked after it while I was away), so I haven’t been on the forum much. Plan to get back into it now though!
How was the holiday? Any photos to share to make me jealous?
AnneS said:
How was the holiday? Any photos to share to make me jealous?
It was great, thanks :) Haven’t been able to upload any photos without my trusty laptop, but now that I have it back I should have some up soon – I’ll put a link up when they’re available :)
Mr Bon had a chuckle at me whenever we were visiting a good garden – I spent ages taking photos & calling over my shoulder “they’re for my gardening buddies – it’s important!!”
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
How was the holiday? Any photos to share to make me jealous?
It was great, thanks :) Haven’t been able to upload any photos without my trusty laptop, but now that I have it back I should have some up soon – I’ll put a link up when they’re available :)
Mr Bon had a chuckle at me whenever we were visiting a good garden – I spent ages taking photos & calling over my shoulder “they’re for my gardening buddies – it’s important!!”
LOL! And ideas for your garden too, surely?
AnneS said:
LOL! And ideas for your garden too, surely?
Oh, definitely :) Especially at the Beatrix Potter place we went to. Also heaps of inspiration for our next big project – building a house!
Time for me to head home though – speak to you later hopefully :)
AnneS said:
I suppose it’s been about 3 weeks all up. First was cause of a computer crash, and then I was visiting my Mum for a couple of weeks with only limited internet access, and this last week since I’ve been home I have been trying to catch up on a few jobs around the place
You need another holiday Anne:)
Evening everyone.
Been a long day today or should say a long morning.
I took embroidery with me this morning as the elf had heart tests done. He didn’t have to come back 3 hours later for a second batch, unlike others that did.
So we are taking this as a good sign for the results to be told to us on Friday 1.30 pm.
ain’t that the truth! Would be nice if MrS could have one to, but that’s not going to happen in the near future! LOL
“I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.
—————————————
I’m a monday-er. Born 9 am. Just in time to start work! LOL.
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.
http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
Evening all. Been a busy day here.
Got the patio cleaned and lots of things re potted that needed it.
Good to see you back AnneS :)
Happy Potter said:
“I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.—————————————
I’m a monday-er. Born 9 am. Just in time to start work! LOL.
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
That was wonderful HP. Thanks. I and all my family were born on Sundays. That has to be an omen or something.
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
“I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.—————————————
I’m a monday-er. Born 9 am. Just in time to start work! LOL.
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
That was wonderful HP. Thanks. I and all my family were born on Sundays. That has to be an omen or something.
wednesday for me – woe is me – woe – woe – woe.
pepe said:
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
“I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.—————————————
I’m a monday-er. Born 9 am. Just in time to start work! LOL.
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
That was wonderful HP. Thanks. I and all my family were born on Sundays. That has to be an omen or something.
wednesday for me – woe is me – woe – woe – woe.
Same – that explains a few things :D
Woohoo back on my laptop :):)
Good day today – plenty of work to do at work, plus I managed to an extra 50 minutes so my flexi-time is slowly making it back towards neutral. Then walked the dogalog, steam-cleaned the bokashi bucket, and fed the worms. Pretty good given the limited sunshine at this time of year!
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.
http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
===============
The operating system I use (Linux) comes with a command line utility that will produce a calender for any year or month in any year you choose.
e.g cal 8 2009 gives this month’s calender, or cal 2009 is this year’s..
I’ve not thought about it but I suspect Windows doesn’t have anything like this..
Here is my month-of-birth..
cal 1 1964
January 1964 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31So wednesday it was for me…
pepe said:
wednesday for me – woe is me – woe – woe – woe.
Stick your fingers in your ears, shut your eyes and sing after me:
“lalalalalalalala”
colliewa said:
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
===============The operating system I use (Linux) comes with a command line utility that will produce a calender for any year or month in any year you choose.
e.g cal 8 2009 gives this month’s calender, or cal 2009 is this year’s..
I’ve not thought about it but I suspect Windows doesn’t have anything like this..
Here is my month-of-birth..
cal 1 1964
January 1964 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31So wednesday it was for me…
Well I was born on a Thursday and you couldn’t hope to meet a more clumsy clot, both physically and socially…
One of my daughters who was born on a thursday, broke 3 wrists in six months when she was 12, then she celebrated her 21st with another plaster cast…
One crisis after another for us Thursday-ites!!
Hair we are again, another Thursday to make the most of…
>One of my daughters who was born on a thursday, broke 3 wrists in six months when she was 12
Does she just have the 3 or is there more?
colliewa said:
>One of my daughters who was born on a thursday, broke 3 wrists in six months when she was 12Does she just have the 3 or is there more?
Uh Oh! Collie is back. Quick off the mark aren’t you Collie?
bluddy snails and slugs are eating my gerberasand lettuces , and they cross over snail bait to get to them..
Oh and good morning, don’t mind my grumbling lol
colliewa said:
>One of my daughters who was born on a thursday, broke 3 wrists in six months when she was 12Does she just have the 3 or is there more?
2
but she broke
3
Happy Potter said:
bluddy snails and slugs are eating my gerberasand lettuces , and they cross over snail bait to get to them..Oh and good morning, don’t mind my grumbling lol
You need sawdust…snails hate crawling across the roughage…
Dinetta said:
colliewa said:
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
===============The operating system I use (Linux) comes with a command line utility that will produce a calender for any year or month in any year you choose.
e.g cal 8 2009 gives this month’s calender, or cal 2009 is this year’s..
I’ve not thought about it but I suspect Windows doesn’t have anything like this..
Here is my month-of-birth..
cal 1 1964
January 1964 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31So wednesday it was for me…
Well I was born on a Thursday and you couldn’t hope to meet a more clumsy clot, both physically and socially…
One of my daughters who was born on a thursday, broke 3 wrists in six months when she was 12, then she celebrated her 21st with another plaster cast…
One crisis after another for us Thursday-ites!!
I’m a Tuesday’s child…is that why I am always so gracious??? ….winks and grins
pepe said:
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
“I think Wednesdays child is full of woe, is what I was thinking about Could be a good thing I don’t know what day of the week I was born on. I bet you it was a Saturday. LOL.—————————————
I’m a monday-er. Born 9 am. Just in time to start work! LOL.
Heres a site that will tell you what day of the week you were born on.http://www.calendarhome.com/cal100/
That was wonderful HP. Thanks. I and all my family were born on Sundays. That has to be an omen or something.
wednesday for me – woe is me – woe – woe – woe.
I’m a Saturday child and the elf a Monday
I’m off to talk to an orchardist about grafting the correct pollinator through his plum orchard.. BBL
I’m a Saturday child and the elf a Monday
———-
ms pepe is a monday child – wot’s that mean again?
i used the remains of your all seasons carrots for half the ones i just planted here Lucky.
did you want to plant carrots in that old lettuce bed of yours? it wouldn’t need any prep.
>Uh Oh! Collie is back. Quick off the mark aren’t you Collie?
Sorry, can’t help myself… 8^)
Well, I got the job and start in the morning, grafting a better pollinator through his plum orchard. He is always changing his orchards around so there will be a constant flow on of intermittent work.
Not that I don’t have enough work to do here.
The money and the discipline will be good for me hopefully ;)
roughbarked said:
Well, I got the job and start in the morning, grafting a better pollinator through his plum orchard. He is always changing his orchards around so there will be a constant flow on of intermittent work.
Not that I don’t have enough work to do here.
The money and the discipline will be good for me hopefully ;)
Congrats RB :)
I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
>Well, I got the job and start in the morning
Well done!
colliewa said:
>Well, I got the job and start in the morningWell done!
Thanks.. :) it is all down to the fact that my skills are required.. simple as that.
roughbarked said:
colliewa said:
>Well, I got the job and start in the morningWell done!
Thanks.. :) it is all down to the fact that my skills are required.. simple as that.
Well done to both of you :D
pepe said:
I’m a Saturday child and the elf a Monday
———-
ms pepe is a monday child – wot’s that mean again?i used the remains of your all seasons carrots for half the ones i just planted here Lucky.
did you want to plant carrots in that old lettuce bed of yours? it wouldn’t need any prep.
I tried it once there, but it was annoying as there was heaps of little weeds that over ran the carrot seeds.
Going to put broccoli and cabbages there.
Afternoon fellow groupies.
Took the elf into the cit y for a few hours and we went to the matket and Spotlight and had a subway for lunch. He’s worried about the test results we get told tomorrow.
Now he’s surfing the papers and drinking coffee. Time out and about he said was good.
colliewa said:
I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
Sounds pretty promising, Collie :) I had to have psych testing for my job.. it’s an interestign process, isn’t it?? Really helpful in some ways, but I found some of it a little depressing too. I’d be really interested to do it again and see if the results are the same – that was one of the questions I asked the guy last time, and he said it pretty much stays the same for your whole life. I find that a little hard to believe.
bon008 said:
colliewa said:I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
Sounds pretty promising, Collie :) I had to have psych testing for my job.. it’s an interestign process, isn’t it?? Really helpful in some ways, but I found some of it a little depressing too. I’d be really interested to do it again and see if the results are the same – that was one of the questions I asked the guy last time, and he said it pretty much stays the same for your whole life. I find that a little hard to believe.
My trouble is that whenever I enter a hospital.. they offer me a job as a nurse.. even when I am a patient.?
roughbarked said:
My trouble is that whenever I enter a hospital.. they offer me a job as a nurse.. even when I am a patient.?
ROFL – that would never happen to me. One of my primary coping mechanisms for dealing with illness is to whinge a lot :D
roughbarked said:
Well, I got the job and start in the morning, grafting a better pollinator through his plum orchard. He is always changing his orchards around so there will be a constant flow on of intermittent work.
Not that I don’t have enough work to do here.
The money and the discipline will be good for me hopefully ;)
Good news for the Roughbarks. All the best with it.
colliewa said:
I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
What would you rather do Collie? Medic or the prisons? You’ve got a decision to make. Only you know the ifs n buts in that. Gees you’ve lost heaps of weight. Good on you. I suspect that your employment field has opened wider than either of the jobs on offer.
Elf rang his dad tonight and he’s so egg-cited about coming over to stay with us again.
Pa is starting to pack his bags already and he isn’t due here until around the 26th….lol
He’s going to fly Qantas as Virgin were dreadful to him…… leaving a blind man to get on a plane by himself when arrangements had been made when the booking was done.
Boy did I do my chewie and sent a lady scampering down the walkway to help him to his seat. Nobody messes with my Pa…….
Then they left him on the plane in Sid-knee and he had to find his own way off.
colliewa said:
I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
Nice work CollieWA! Good luck with everything :)
Hey Mrs. Almost Bimbo has been back on Aussie soil this Monday 12 months. She came home on my birfty:)
Now she’s moved out, gotta fella, got a diamond ring……………….. she’s done good in 12 months:D
pain master said:
colliewa said:I’m off on a course next week to become a medic. It’s a Cert4 level course that takes 2 weeks solid. My job will end at the end of this year so this might help in the job search..
After I booked the course another job came up, working in he prisons. Found out yesterday I got past round 1, for round 2 I have about 4 hours of tests (reading, writing, abstract reasoning and verbal reasoning and I suspect the full Myers-Briggs psych test). Last time I did the M-B test I felt like I’d given birth.. This testing is on Saturday at Bentley (part of Perth metro).
I was concerned about stage 1 because I was open about my breakdown and being out of the workforce for 10 years. But obviously being back in the workforce counteracts that..
The testing doesn’t bother me as I blitz language/reasoning tests, and I think my personality is ok… Last time they said I was an ESTP , but that was in 1996 or 7.
After that is a psych interview if they think I need it, then a board interview, then a medical, then a physical fitness test.
My weight is down to 118kg and I’m feeling pretty-damn-good now… Losing 66+kg will help there I guess.. I haven’t hit the exercise as I should have, that might be my downfall, we’ll see.
Nice work CollieWA! Good luck with everything :)
Yes I agree……. and as I have met you…. sending hugs and a slap on the back from the elf…. well done;)
tried it once there, but it was annoying as there was heaps of little weeds that over ran the carrot seeds. Going to put broccoli and cabbages there.
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ah weeds – i understand that problem.
i just freed the remaining garlic out of a forest of weeds. i think i will revert to my old method of planting garlic a little at a time and often.
well done – collie, roughie and mrs bimbo to be.
and i too am eying off those citrus recipes HP.
that PNG story is certainly topical – and a very tragic plane flight alas –
interesting that a japanese person was on board tho’ – i guess he was going to look at it from the other side.
pepe said:
well done – collie, roughie and mrs bimbo to be.
and i too am eying off those citrus recipes HP.that PNG story is certainly topical – and a very tragic plane flight alas –
interesting that a japanese person was on board tho’ – i guess he was going to look at it from the other side.
and how his name doesn’t get mentioned….
Lucky1 said:
Elf rang his dad tonight and he’s so egg-cited about coming over to stay with us again.Pa is starting to pack his bags already and he isn’t due here until around the 26th….lol
He’s going to fly Qantas as Virgin were dreadful to him…… leaving a blind man to get on a plane by himself when arrangements had been made when the booking was done.
Boy did I do my chewie and sent a lady scampering down the walkway to help him to his seat. Nobody messes with my Pa…….
Then they left him on the plane in Sid-knee and he had to find his own way off.
That is so slack.
>Sounds pretty promising, Collie :) I had to have psych testing for my job..
You’re in a guvmint job too aren’t you? Might be a Public Service requirement..
>it’s an interestign process, isn’t it??
Yes, some pretty wild ideas I imagine when the research and the test derived from it was introduced…
>My trouble is that whenever I enter a hospital.. they offer me a job as a nurse.. even when I am a patient.?
I’ve heard they are in demand…
What would you rather do Collie? Medic or the prisons? You’ve got a decision to make. Only you know the ifs n buts in that. Gees you’ve lost heaps of weight. Good on you. I suspect that your employment field has opened wider than either of the jobs on offer.
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The prison pay after training starts on what I get now,and being a public service job it is indexed and very secure.. With overtime I’m told touching 100k is not hard.
The medic thing is very lucrative if you work at a mine site. Sometimes it’s a combined security/medic role. But working away (and I’ve done a lot of that) that sort of role gets you 50% more than the best the prison pays..
But I get a sense of very strong camaraderie amongst the prison people. Plus it’s close to your home so you actually have a life, that appeals to me. As I said, having worked away and earnt big money (well big in my experience) offshore, you really aren’t that much better off because you just spend more on flasher cars or bikes or travel..
>Nice work CollieWA! Good luck with everything :)
Thanks PM!
>Hey Mrs. Almost Bimbo has been back on Aussie soil this Monday 12 months. She came home on my birfty:)
Happy 21st again Lucky!
colliewa said:
You’re in a guvmint job too aren’t you? Might be a Public Service requirement..
Yep – originally I applied for a Graduate position, and I think they get heaps of applications so the psych testing (plus language and maths test and stuff) were just a way of whittling it down I think. Where I work now (same agency, different section), no one else has a psych test to get their job..
I can imagine the psych test is needed for the prison environment because of the pressure cooker situation..
colliewa said:
I can imagine the psych test is needed for the prison environment because of the pressure cooker situation..
Good point :) Not so necessary for the job I went for!! :)
bon008 said:
colliewa said:
I can imagine the psych test is needed for the prison environment because of the pressure cooker situation..Good point :) Not so necessary for the job I went for!! :)
necessary or not.. it is good training. ;)
colliewa said:
>Nice work CollieWA! Good luck with everything :)Thanks PM!
cheers and beers… you know this motley crew of baggy arsed gardeners are always here for ya. Em nau yu mas lukautim yu hia!
colliewa said:
But I get a sense of very strong camaraderie
And sometimes that’s what gets you through life better than the big pay packets…
colliewa said:
What would you rather do Collie? Medic or the prisons? You’ve got a decision to make. Only you know the ifs n buts in that. Gees you’ve lost heaps of weight. Good on you. I suspect that your employment field has opened wider than either of the jobs on offer.===================
The prison pay after training starts on what I get now,and being a public service job it is indexed and very secure.. With overtime I’m told touching 100k is not hard.
The medic thing is very lucrative if you work at a mine site. Sometimes it’s a combined security/medic role. But working away (and I’ve done a lot of that) that sort of role gets you 50% more than the best the prison pays..
But I get a sense of very strong camaraderie amongst the prison people. Plus it’s close to your home so you actually have a life, that appeals to me. As I said, having worked away and earnt big money (well big in my experience) offshore, you really aren’t that much better off because you just spend more on flasher cars or bikes or travel..
Sometimes experience makes the decision harder doesn’t it. I’m sure you’ll sort it. And best of luck too.
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
I did…
but I missed the very end (after Bacchus gave Herbert a hard time about the “twin”) as I had to go into town to get Miss Red from the bus…
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
I did…
but I missed the very end (after Bacchus gave Herbert a hard time about the “twin”) as I had to go into town to get Miss Red from the bus…
Joe Webster, sorry, Joe Webster…oh I knew it had a “b” and an “er”…
:P
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
Ah ha! Ricky Deeming was played by Richard Armitage…so that’s what the fuss is about LOL!
This prolly explains why his acting was a class above most of the other bit players…
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
LOL. Recorded it cause I was watching Torchwood. Will check it out today…must be a baddy again I gather?
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
Ah ha! Ricky Deeming was played by Richard Armitage…so that’s what the fuss is about LOL!
This prolly explains why his acting was a class above most of the other bit players…
LOL! We’ve got it bad haven’t we?
Morning, some people read paper in the morning, me I love to catch up on the blogs.
Check this pic out on a blog from America, of a bee sleeping like a cat……..
http://petunias-garden.blogspot.com/2009/08/bee-sleepy-but-not-on-sagbutt-saturday.html
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm.
I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
morning
both compost heaps turned and no noticable pain in body – i’m getting used to doing it.
one of the two heaps is steaming – the other took too long to build and is too wet.
now to clean up the mower and replace the blades – should have been done a year ago.
seeyas.
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
Dinetta said:
Thanks D. I don’t put anything in the ground these days until I know all there is to know about it. I’ll look about for a suitable wide pot.
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
Happy Potter said:
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Sounds cool :)
I sometimes feel like the lawyer in the Simpsons… “How about that, don’t only do these books behind me look impressive, they also contain valuable bits of information…”
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
I did…
but I missed the very end (after Bacchus gave Herbert a hard time about the “twin”) as I had to go into town to get Miss Red from the bus…
Mr Bon would know what happened.. I was sticking holiday photos on PhotoBucket so I just looked up every time Richard was on the screen :D
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
LOL. Recorded it cause I was watching Torchwood. Will check it out today…must be a baddy again I gather?
Are you a Torchwood fan as well? Good lord, we must be soul mates :)
This is a website from Holland.
Click on the site but that is it…. don’t click on any of the items
http://producten.hema.nl/
Amazing advertising and a FAB TAB of a computer programmer.
Lucky1 said:
This is a website from Holland.Click on the site but that is it…. don’t click on any of the items
http://producten.hema.nl/
Amazing advertising and a FAB TAB of a computer programmer.
Wow! Good find, Lucky :)
Afternoon all.
veg gardener said:
Afternoon all.
Hey VG. How’s things? Long time no chat :)
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
Afternoon all.
Hey VG. How’s things? Long time no chat :)
good got my self a full time job (end of May) early start to the days. so i been sleeping, looking for a new car pretty soon and yourself.
veg gardener said:
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
Afternoon all.
Hey VG. How’s things? Long time no chat :)
good got my self a full time job (end of May) early start to the days. so i been sleeping, looking for a new car pretty soon and yourself.
That’s good news, well done :)
I’m relatively well, thanks :) Still trying to get over the tail end of a cold, so it will be really nice when that’s gone.
Mr Bon is going to make me some gluten-free scones… Now I’m a happy person :):)
Gosh, what a quiet day. I would have thought at this time of year you’d all be sheltering indoors and staying near the forum :D
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
LOL. Recorded it cause I was watching Torchwood. Will check it out today…must be a baddy again I gather?
Are you a Torchwood fan as well?
Good lord, we must be soul mates :)
Of course! And Dr Who; Star Trek etc. Only saw a few Battlestar Galactica (never seem to have enough time to watch them all). Don’t forget you’ve also got MrS and me addicted to Feist.
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:LOL. Recorded it cause I was watching Torchwood. Will check it out today…must be a baddy again I gather?
Are you a Torchwood fan as well?
Good lord, we must be soul mates :)
Of course! And Dr Who; Star Trek etc. Only saw a few Battlestar Galactica (never seem to have enough time to watch them all). Don’t forget you’ve also got MrS and me addicted to Feist.
Geez it’s a pity we live so far apart :) We eventually got all the way through Battlestar – it really messes with your mind. I’m not the ideal person to watch it though as I have a terrible memory, so I could never keep up with the twists and turns.
I love the new Dr Who but I could never get into old Dr Who, or Star Trek. Love Stargate though.
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:Are you a Torchwood fan as well?
Good lord, we must be soul mates :)
Of course! And Dr Who; Star Trek etc. Only saw a few Battlestar Galactica (never seem to have enough time to watch them all). Don’t forget you’ve also got MrS and me addicted to Feist.
Geez it’s a pity we live so far apart :) We eventually got all the way through Battlestar – it really messes with your mind. I’m not the ideal person to watch it though as I have a terrible memory, so I could never keep up with the twists and turns.
I love the new Dr Who but I could never get into old Dr Who, or Star Trek. Love Stargate though.
Yes Battlestar does do that; it’s so different to the original 80’s series. Saw all of them. Again because of time constraints have only watched a few Stargate (although loved the movie).
bon008 said:
Gosh, what a quiet day. I would have thought at this time of year you’d all be sheltering indoors and staying near the forum :D
Summer is here, I’ve bought new training togs and have been going to the local pool…
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
Gosh, what a quiet day. I would have thought at this time of year you’d all be sheltering indoors and staying near the forum :DSummer is here, I’ve bought new training togs and have been going to the local pool…
Cripes. We’re expecting small hail today :)
(Although for once I’m not bothered by the stay-indoors weather – I have some work I have to get done before Monday so it’s a good day to be on the laptop)
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lol
Have to post a pic after the party……
Lucky1 said:
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lolHave to post a pic after the party……
How exciting :) Will it be a big party??
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lolHave to post a pic after the party……
How exciting :) Will it be a big party??
About 80 people.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lolHave to post a pic after the party……
How exciting :) Will it be a big party??
About 80 people.
Lots of cooking for you?
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:How exciting :) Will it be a big party??
About 80 people.
Lots of cooking for you?
No thank goodness, the kids book a place in the city and have got someone in to do the finger food.
I just get to go and make like the bride’s mother…:D
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:About 80 people.
Lots of cooking for you?
No thank goodness, the kids book a place in the city and have got someone in to do the finger food.
I just get to go and make like the bride’s mother…:D
Oh, brilliant :):)
On shopping for a bling dress, it was really hard. I wasn’t allowed to look at shorts, pants or t-shirts…sigh….lol
I know I have to put in more of an effort as this is really important for Almost Mrs. Bimbo and the last thing I want to do is embarrass her or Mr. Almost Bimbo.
I was so out my comfort zone…..I even became upset and wanted to go home at one stage. So used to putting the kids first and now the elf…….. must remember to shave my legs and not wear white ankle socks or home knitted ones on.
I still have to shop for a dress for the wedding yet….holy crap batman.
I’ll then wear the same outfit to my nephew’s wedding October long weekend.
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:Lots of cooking for you?
No thank goodness, the kids book a place in the city and have got someone in to do the finger food.
I just get to go and make like the bride’s mother…:D
Oh, brilliant :):)
Yep they had a plan in mind and have gone with it.
Lucky1 said:
On shopping for a bling dress, it was really hard. I wasn’t allowed to look at shorts, pants or t-shirts…sigh….lolI know I have to put in more of an effort as this is really important for Almost Mrs. Bimbo and the last thing I want to do is embarrass her or Mr. Almost Bimbo.
I was so out my comfort zone…..I even became upset and wanted to go home at one stage. So used to putting the kids first and now the elf…….. must remember to shave my legs and not wear white ankle socks or home knitted ones on.
I still have to shop for a dress for the wedding yet….holy crap batman.
I’ll then wear the same outfit to my nephew’s wedding October long weekend.
Babies will be so much easier when they get to that stage…… he/she can puke and crap all over my shorts and I’ll be happy as a pig in it:D
Lucky1 said:
On shopping for a bling dress, it was really hard. I wasn’t allowed to look at shorts, pants or t-shirts…sigh….lolI know I have to put in more of an effort as this is really important for Almost Mrs. Bimbo and the last thing I want to do is embarrass her or Mr. Almost Bimbo.
I was so out my comfort zone…..I even became upset and wanted to go home at one stage. So used to putting the kids first and now the elf…….. must remember to shave my legs and not wear white ankle socks or home knitted ones on.
I still have to shop for a dress for the wedding yet….holy crap batman.
I’ll then wear the same outfit to my nephew’s wedding October long weekend.
I remember my mum and Mr Bon’s mum stressed themselves out a bit about what to wear to the wedding (we didn’t have an engagement party). They both couldn’t find anything for ages – my aunt kept dragging my mum around the shops because mum was threatening to crack out a dress from the 80s – but eventually they both found something nice.
I had fun teasing my mum because she bought new shoes too – ENORMOUS platform wedge thingies. For once she got to be taller than me because I wore flat sandals grin
Lucky in a dress…must remember the camera :)
and in the gardening section my crucifix orchid is flowering nicely :)
Lucky1 said:
On shopping for a bling dress, it was really hard. I wasn’t allowed to look at shorts, pants or t-shirts…sigh….lolI know I have to put in more of an effort as this is really important for Almost Mrs. Bimbo and the last thing I want to do is embarrass her or Mr. Almost Bimbo.
I was so out my comfort zone…..I even became upset and wanted to go home at one stage. So used to putting the kids first and now the elf…….. must remember to shave my legs and not wear white ankle socks or home knitted ones on.
I still have to shop for a dress for the wedding yet….holy crap batman.
I’ll then wear the same outfit to my nephew’s wedding October long weekend.
There are some lovely evening pants about that would be just as apropriate as a dress. Add a really glitzy top and you’re set.
Morning,
we’re getting blown to bits in Vic. Like being in a mini cyclone. Barely slept for thinking we would lose the roof and listening to power lines whipping about.
Where the power line joins to our roof on a metal bracket, it’s hanging loose so might lose power any min. The power Co knows but they are busy. There’s trees down over power lines a klm down the road.
The poor trees about have lost much leaf, the chooks are staying in their house , and the fish dove for the deep after a pot plant landed in the pond. Theres no going outside, one could get blown away or hit by flying debris.
It’s wild!
Switching off. BBL to catch up, possibly.
drylander1 said:
Lucky in a dress…must remember the camera :)
and in the gardening section my crucifix orchid is flowering nicely :)
ROTFPIMP oh Drylander…. you have made me feel so much better.
There are some lovely evening pants about that would be just as apropriate as a dress. Add a really glitzy top and you’re set.
————————————————————————
Couldn’t convince Mrs. Almost Bimbo… to let me wear pants.
I’ll scrub up rather nicely…. just need to get my hair cut and I am all set.
Happy Potter said:
Morning,
we’re getting blown to bits in Vic. Like being in a mini cyclone. Barely slept for thinking we would lose the roof and listening to power lines whipping about.
Where the power line joins to our roof on a metal bracket, it’s hanging loose so might lose power any min. The power Co knows but they are busy. There’s trees down over power lines a klm down the road.
The poor trees about have lost much leaf, the chooks are staying in their house , and the fish dove for the deep after a pot plant landed in the pond. Theres no going outside, one could get blown away or hit by flying debris.
It’s wild!Switching off. BBL to catch up, possibly.
We were woken to howling winds, rain, loud claps of thunder and then it was gone….. to you guys by the sounds of it.
Goodness! I’ve missed a day. This’ll take me hours. Lucky it’s Sunday.
pomolo said:
Goodness! I’ve missed a day. This’ll take me hours. Lucky it’s Sunday.
Got your lunch order in and a cuppa booked for 10 am??
bon008 said:
Oh Anne… I hope you are watching George Gently!! :)
I sorta watched it with one eye. Was sorry I hadn’t concentrated harder. Going to tune in next week.
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
Send it to me.
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
WHY WHY WHY Dinetta?
I told you this would take me hours. Puty is as slow as a wet week.
drylander1 said:
Lucky in a dress…must remember the camera :)
and in the gardening section my crucifix orchid is flowering nicely :)
augh and you’re not putting up a picture? Tease! (I never thought I would say that on the internet…)
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
WHY WHY WHY Dinetta?
Because they take off…overrun everything…
Dinetta said:
drylander1 said:
Lucky in a dress…must remember the camera :)
and in the gardening section my crucifix orchid is flowering nicely :)augh and you’re not putting up a picture? Tease! (I never thought I would say that on the internet…)
…picture of the crucifix orchid, I mean…
Dinetta said:
Because they take off…overrun everything…
I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:Because they take off…overrun everything…
I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
Just done a Google…good old common names mix-up here… what the locals here call a “king” or a “ladder” fern is not what I can find on Google…If Mr D has the camera in his car, I’ll take a photo of mine and hopefully somebody will set me straight…
veg gardener said:
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
Afternoon all.
Hey VG. How’s things? Long time no chat :)
good got my self a full time job (end of May) early start to the days. so i been sleeping, looking for a new car pretty soon and yourself.
Well done lad, smashing work!
Lucky1 said:
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lolHave to post a pic after the party……
Might want to post that pic before the party… some party girls looks a trifle messy after a few drinks and dances and a tear after almost giving away nambawan daughter.
;)
Back online, the winds have died but only slightly. Our kindly local electrician came out to fix the house power supply.
Now the rains throwing it down , replenishing what the wind dried out :)
Happy Potter said:
Back online, the winds have died but only slightly. Our kindly local electrician came out to fix the house power supply.
Now the rains throwing it down , replenishing what the wind dried out :)
Good to hear from you.. I was wondering how your place held out!! No major damage then?
Happy Potter said:
Morning,
we’re getting blown to bits in Vic. Like being in a mini cyclone. Barely slept for thinking we would lose the roof and listening to power lines whipping about.
Where the power line joins to our roof on a metal bracket, it’s hanging loose so might lose power any min. The power Co knows but they are busy. There’s trees down over power lines a klm down the road.
The poor trees about have lost much leaf, the chooks are staying in their house , and the fish dove for the deep after a pot plant landed in the pond. Theres no going outside, one could get blown away or hit by flying debris.
It’s wild!Switching off. BBL to catch up, possibly.
Stay safe down there HP.
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Goodness! I’ve missed a day. This’ll take me hours. Lucky it’s Sunday.
Got your lunch order in and a cuppa booked for 10 am??
Make that lunch only thanks Lucky. I’ve been hanging out laundry in between as well.
bon008 said:
Happy Potter said:
Back online, the winds have died but only slightly. Our kindly local electrician came out to fix the house power supply.
Now the rains throwing it down , replenishing what the wind dried out :)
Good to hear from you.. I was wondering how your place held out!! No major damage then?
No structural damage , thank gooodness.
A daisy cutting ( given to me by Orchid40) I’d placed in a pot and sat on the ground in the pond garden had sent roots through the bottom of the pot and it was impossible to move , has been ripped out and flung acoss the yard. I saved it :)
Speaking of O40,, not seen her lately .. I hope is all ok .
Dinetta said:
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
Maybe you could try the internet first L1. Might save your legs.
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
WHY WHY WHY Dinetta?
Because they take off…overrun everything…
Not the King Fern surely?
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:Because they take off…overrun everything…
I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
I’ve never heard of a ladder fern.
Dinetta said:
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
Yeah ended up getting a skirt and bling top in Noni B
I just wish I had more than 20 mins notice I was going frock shopping…LOL Like 3 days to get me “in the mood”.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
I have a skirt and top with bling…………..for Mrs. Almost Bimbo’s engagement in 2 weeks. You won’t know me……lolHave to post a pic after the party……
Might want to post that pic before the party… some party girls looks a trifle messy after a few drinks and dances and a tear after almost giving away nambawan daughter.
;)
Cheeky thing:)
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Goodness! I’ve missed a day. This’ll take me hours. Lucky it’s Sunday.
Got your lunch order in and a cuppa booked for 10 am??
Make that lunch only thanks Lucky. I’ve been hanging out laundry in between as well.
I’ve been embroidering and cutting fabric:) Blowing a gale outside and at one stage we had hail.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
Maybe you could try the internet first L1. Might save your legs.
You haven’t been shopping with Almost Mr.s Bimbo have you???? LOL Its got to be just right or its not at all.
One dress I had, when I walked out…. asked where the cow was that needed milking……
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:Got your lunch order in and a cuppa booked for 10 am??
Make that lunch only thanks Lucky. I’ve been hanging out laundry in between as well.
I’ve been embroidering and cutting fabric:) Blowing a gale outside and at one stage we had hail.
Rather warm here. 4c when we got up tho. Something like 29c tomorrow. What’s going on!
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
Maybe you could try the internet first L1. Might save your legs.
You haven’t been shopping with Almost Mr.s Bimbo have you???? LOL Its got to be just right or its not at all.
One dress I had, when I walked out…. asked where the cow was that needed milking……
Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:Make that lunch only thanks Lucky. I’ve been hanging out laundry in between as well.
I’ve been embroidering and cutting fabric:) Blowing a gale outside and at one stage we had hail.
Rather warm here. 4c when we got up tho. Something like 29c tomorrow. What’s going on!
31 in Whyalla and 32 in Port Augusta yesterday….
My fruit trees are starting to shoot leaves and blossoms.
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:Maybe you could try the internet first L1. Might save your legs.
You haven’t been shopping with Almost Mr.s Bimbo have you???? LOL Its got to be just right or its not at all.
One dress I had, when I walked out…. asked where the cow was that needed milking……
Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
Oh I’m gonna need a few weeks warning when it comes to “Mother of the bride” shopping……
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:I’ve been embroidering and cutting fabric:) Blowing a gale outside and at one stage we had hail.
Rather warm here. 4c when we got up tho. Something like 29c tomorrow. What’s going on!
31 in Whyalla and 32 in Port Augusta yesterday….
My fruit trees are starting to shoot leaves and blossoms.
Don’t you luv spring. Even if you hate summer. Gone for now.
pomolo said:
Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
Don’t get me started. I still haven’t gotten over my tendency to get really peed off at all these freakin’ bride stereotypes… :D
Hey Bon …elf found a news report on the internet today about a bride who paid $18.00 for her new wedding dress….
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25932610-421,00.html
Lucky1 said:
Hey Bon …elf found a news report on the internet today about a bride who paid $18.00 for her new wedding dress….http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25932610-421,00.html
Ggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
http://www.news.com.au/
Right hand side just under the square add.
Lucky1 said:
Hey Bon …elf found a news report on the internet today about a bride who paid $18.00 for her new wedding dress….http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25932610-421,00.html
Woohoo, a story on the other side :) Link didn’t work for me though :(
I got overruled by Mr Bon when it came to wedding outfits – my suggestion was we just wear whatever we already have that we like the most (I had a dress in mind that I got when we on holidays together, for 5 pounds). Mr Bon liked the idea of doing something fancy though, despite all the extra effort and stress involved. I suppose he probably realised from the start that it would be me putting in the effort and not him.. cheeky sod :D
Gone again. Wanted a new CD to listen too.
Elvis love songs will do.
Poor old bugger..he died on my birthday but was the 16 th in yankie land.
I was 14 the day he died……. that was a crap day………………
gone
Lucky1 said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey Bon …elf found a news report on the internet today about a bride who paid $18.00 for her new wedding dress….http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25932610-421,00.html
Ggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
http://www.news.com.au/
Right hand side just under the square add.
Smart girl :)
bon008 said:
pomolo said:Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
Don’t get me started. I still haven’t gotten over my tendency to get really peed off at all these freakin’ bride stereotypes… :D
Don’t hold back bon, tell us what you really think?
Lucky1 said:
Gone again. Wanted a new CD to listen too.Elvis love songs will do.
Poor old bugger..he died on my birthday but was the 16 th in yankie land.
I was 14 the day he died……. that was a crap day………………
gone
Wise man say… only fools rush in….
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pomolo said:Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
Don’t get me started. I still haven’t gotten over my tendency to get really peed off at all these freakin’ bride stereotypes… :D
Don’t hold back bon, tell us what you really think?
I’m not quite as sensitive about it as I used to be. What gets my goat now, is all the baby-related comments from Mr Bon’s side of the family. Creepy. Thank goodness my mum is on the other side of the spectrum, or I’d have to disown her :)
bon008 said:
I’m not quite as sensitive about it as I used to be. What gets my goat now, is all the baby-related comments from Mr Bon’s side of the family. Creepy. Thank goodness my mum is on the other side of the spectrum, or I’d have to disown her :)
Oh, the baby comments… I hear ya… Age will hopefully stop those, and moving interstate and then moving overseas.
pomolo said:
Isn’t she a treasure. Wait till the wedding gets closer. They can turn into dragons.
Ain’t that the truth. I finally managed to get a dress for my granddaughter’s christening, after trying on about 20 outfits. Oh how I hate shopping. Will eventually pop a photo up of it
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Hey Bon …elf found a news report on the internet today about a bride who paid $18.00 for her new wedding dress….http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25932610-421,00.html
Woohoo, a story on the other side :) Link didn’t work for me though :(
I got overruled by Mr Bon when it came to wedding outfits – my suggestion was we just wear whatever we already have that we like the most (I had a dress in mind that I got when we on holidays together, for 5 pounds). Mr Bon liked the idea of doing something fancy though, despite all the extra effort and stress involved. I suppose he probably realised from the start that it would be me putting in the effort and not him.. cheeky sod :D
but it was worth it; you both looked great and you’ve got to wear your wedding dress more than once! :D
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Morning all. It’s supposed to get to 21 C here today but it doesn’t look like it! Cold and showery atm. I’ve been cleaning mulching and planting/moving/repotting things in the fernery. I got a couple small pots of ferny things at the B shop and all the label’s say is ‘ landscaping ferns’. Not good enough.
I want to know what the plant is before it overtakes, as in a scrambling hare’s foot fern ect, so I’ve been looking them up.. one I have turns out to be a king fern! Fronds that are_meters_ long!
Where to put it..
In a very large container… people use to keep them in old washing machine bowls (as in the wringer types) and when I was little, there were spectacular shows in half (across) 44 gallon drums on dedicated steel stands…
but not in the ground OK???
NO NO NO NO
WHY WHY WHY Dinetta?
My King Fern’s in the ground.
Dinetta said:
It is hard shopping for a “good frock” when you haven’t done it for ages… you’re right, you do need a particular mindset, but what the young things forget is they’re browsing all the time but you haven’t so it takes a while to do the “market research”, as I call it…if you’re lucky, you can find a shop (boutique) that stocks garments with you in mind as their market…did you find one of these?
Dresses just don’t suit me. I look much better in pants.
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:Because they take off…overrun everything…
I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
NO Two different things. King Ferns don’t sucker.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:Because they take off…overrun everything…
I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
I’ve never heard of a ladder fern.
I think it’s a fish bone fern.
Just Googled for them, and that’s not quite right either…
Must take a photo….
Speaking of O40,, not seen her lately .. I hope is all ok .
Hello Folks!!
Yes thanks HP, all is fine. Thank you for remembering me :)
I got really over forums and chat rooms for a while. Couldn’t contribute much either! That’s me in the Winter :(
I’ve been kind of lurking here from time to time, and thinking I should get it together!
Nothing really major to report, the garden is waking up (Read roses!) so that cheers me. The weather has been rough today but not as bad as over your way HP.
Mr O40’s daughter is preggers again after losing the first one. So far so good at 13 weeks – she emailed the 12 week ultrasound pics to us. Amazing! She’s had a couple of scares that sent her off to hospital but all is well.
The birds are nesting sites hunting again – wonder where the B*** blackbirds will find a spot this year.
Bon, I enjoyed your holiday snaps :)
Bubba Louie said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:I’m about to divide my ladder fern…which is a type of king fern…we are talking about the same thing here aren’t we??
I’ve never heard of a ladder fern.
I think it’s a fish bone fern.
That seems closer to the truth. That’s what I thought it probably was. Lovely to hear from you Bubba. How are you and MrBL going? Over all your ops?
I’ve just cleaned up the BBQ…bits of metal are flaking off but MrD says that’s because it’s an $120 BBQ and not a $1200 stainless steel quality jobby…
We’ve been giving it a hiding for about 3 years that I can recall, so can’t really complain…
Am getting the back deck ready to move back onto for meals…
orchid40 said:
Speaking of O40,, not seen her lately .. I hope is all ok .Hello Folks!!
Yes thanks HP, all is fine. Thank you for remembering me :) I got really over forums and chat rooms for a while. Couldn’t contribute much either! That’s me in the Winter :(
I’ve been kind of lurking here from time to time, and thinking I should get it together!
Nothing really major to report, the garden is waking up (Read roses!) so that cheers me. The weather has been rough today but not as bad as over your way HP.
Mr O40’s daughter is preggers again after losing the first one. So far so good at 13 weeks – she emailed the 12 week ultrasound pics to us. Amazing! She’s had a couple of scares that sent her off to hospital but all is well.
The birds are nesting sites hunting again – wonder where the B*** blackbirds will find a spot this year.
Bon, I enjoyed your holiday snaps :)
Second time lucky I hope O40.
Dinetta said:
I’ve just cleaned up the BBQ…bits of metal are flaking off but MrD says that’s because it’s an $120 BBQ and not a $1200 stainless steel quality jobby…We’ve been giving it a hiding for about 3 years that I can recall, so can’t really complain…
Am getting the back deck ready to move back onto for meals…
We bought a second hand BBQ and MrP has cleaned it to within an inch of it’s life. He’s blackened all the black bits and rubbed all the shiny bits. Now he says he’s not going to dirty it for just 2 people. We have to keep using the bench one we already had. LOL.
orchid40 said:
Speaking of O40,, not seen her lately .. I hope is all ok .Hello Folks!!
Yes thanks HP, all is fine. Thank you for remembering me :) I got really over forums and chat rooms for a while. Couldn’t contribute much either! That’s me in the Winter :(
I’ve been kind of lurking here from time to time, and thinking I should get it together!
Nothing really major to report, the garden is waking up (Read roses!) so that cheers me. The weather has been rough today but not as bad as over your way HP.
Mr O40’s daughter is preggers again after losing the first one. So far so good at 13 weeks – she emailed the 12 week ultrasound pics to us. Amazing! She’s had a couple of scares that sent her off to hospital but all is well.
The birds are nesting sites hunting again – wonder where the B*** blackbirds will find a spot this year.
Bon, I enjoyed your holiday snaps :)
Good to hear from you O40. :)
Thanks Pom and PM :)
Late tea here.
So we had to go over to get keys, $$$$ and such, pissing down with rain by the time we got there. Took him to an ATM and had a coffee with him at his place.
Been years since I smelt a dog fart……………….. gags..hope its like that again.. crikey Con..you stink :(
JImbob wanted to spring us a take away meal and we said no………take away is over rated if not sick and can’t cook a meal.
So here we are…
Lucky1 said:
Late tea here.
- son phoned and as he’d had a couple of beers, didn’t want to drive. We had to call in at his place ….our old lawn mower man rang him and has fitted Jimbob’s lawns in for tomorrow,
So we had to go over to get keys, $$$$ and such, pissing down with rain by the time we got there. Took him to an ATM and had a coffee with him at his place.
Been years since I smelt a dog fart……………….. gags..hope its like that again.. crikey Con..you stink :(
JImbob wanted to spring us a take away meal and we said no………take away is over rated if not sick and can’t cook a meal.
So here we are…
ROFL. I don’t know about other dogs but ever since I started giving Tess a bit of my yoghurt each morning, she’s not nearly so smelly… :D
ROFL. I don’t know about other dogs but ever since I started giving Tess a bit of my yoghurt each morning, she’s not nearly so smelly… :D
——————————————
Have to tell Jimbob that.
Con sleeps with his dad and sometimes his bum is near Jimbob’s face……lets one rip
ROTFPIMP…….
Lucky1 said:
Con sleeps with his dad and sometimes his bum is near Jimbob’s face……lets one rip
ROTFPIMP…….
Oh yeh, they all have their magic moments like that :D
Of course the best fun is when they can actually make them audible.. Tess is still leaning this one :)
just for you Dinetta I will try to put a pic of the orchid up
Happy Monday. Got friends visiting this morning. The house is a tip so I can’t stay around here and gab. See you sometime this arvo.
Lucky1 said:
Late tea here.JImbob wanted to spring us a take away meal and we said no………take away is over rated if not sick and can’t cook a meal.
The Elf and you have done well there, Lucky :)
you lot filled a few pages in my absence – well done and morning
really cold and wet here – another 20mm in the rain gauge.
and i collected 5 eggs yesterday with three more waiting for me this morning – so spring is getting close according to the chooks.
too cold to weed or mow this morning so i might go for a pictorial tour – bbsoon.
Good morning monday -itus. lol.
Fixing up the fernery continues..I’ve potted up more zygo cacti and when they fill out ,and eventually flower , it will look spactacular. Theres 3 columns of house bricks , divided by windoes , that I’ve attached 3 pots in a tier on each column, and each one has its own colour zygo. The flowers mesmerize me.
The winds have finally died down and the garden damage, although minor, is more than I thought.. but it’s just a matter of replacing topsoil staking and re muching. One little lime tree was pretty much stripped of it’s leaf and tiny fruit and the topsoil had blown away exposing the surface roots. All fixed now.
I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
pepe said:
you lot filled a few pages in my absence – well done and morning
really cold and wet here – another 20mm in the rain gauge.
and i collected 5 eggs yesterday with three more waiting for me this morning – so spring is getting close according to the chooks.
too cold to weed or mow this morning so i might go for a pictorial tour – bbsoon.
Well done to the chookies. And the rain!
Fixing up the fernery continues..I’ve potted up more zygo cacti and when they fill out ,and eventually flower , it will look spactacular. Theres 3 columns of house bricks , divided by windoes , that I’ve attached 3 pots in a tier on each column, and each one has its own colour zygo. The flowers mesmerize me.
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good idea with the zygo – build on your successes – it will look stunning if they grow in different colours up the brick tiers
morning happy – i’m glad you and your garden survived the storm.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25938479-661,00.html
How windy it was.. this poor dog got blown off a pier. But a pretty boy was on hand to save it. As long as he didn’t get his designer jeans wet lol.
And the pics of the rescue ..if this link works.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/gallery/0,22010,5059667-5006020,00.html
Nope links didnt work…
Try this
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/ see under main picture ‘ hero rescues dog’
Morning, just popped a batch of sausage rolls in the oven for tomorrow’s lunch with the craft ladies.
Taking a few over for Jimbob and leave in his fridge for tonight’s meal.
He’s getting his lawns mowed today and so we need to unlock the side gate and babysit the grand puppy.
He’s in the music studio tonight, nearly ready to put his music up on a website for free down loading to get his name “out there”.
He’s come a long way……. so proud of him.
Morning All! Fine and windy here. This morning’s adventures include a basket of ironing :(
orchid40 said:
Morning All! Fine and windy here. This morning’s adventures include a basket of ironing :(
Oh I have one of those…. want mine too. Makes it worth switching that switch on;P
Happy Potter said:
Nope links didnt work…
Try this
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/ see under main picture ‘ hero rescues dog’
Oh that was so brave of the young man – must have been freezing in the water! Lucky dog!!
Happy Potter said:
Nope links didnt work…
Try this
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/ see under main picture ‘ hero rescues dog’
Oh that was so brave of the young man – must have been freezing in the water! Lucky dog!!
Lucky1 said:
Morning, just popped a batch of sausage rolls in the oven for tomorrow’s lunch with the craft ladies.Taking a few over for Jimbob and leave in his fridge for tonight’s meal.
He’s getting his lawns mowed today and so we need to unlock the side gate and babysit the grand puppy.
He’s in the music studio tonight, nearly ready to put his music up on a website for free down loading to get his name “out there”.
He’s come a long way……. so proud of him.
Good on Jimbob :)
Can you put the link to his song up later so I can show it to my 3 nighclubber freak daughters ?
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
Morning All! Fine and windy here. This morning’s adventures include a basket of ironing :(
Oh I have one of those…. want mine too. Makes it worth switching that switch on;P
Oh thanks for the offer Lucky – but no thanks LOL!
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:
Morning, just popped a batch of sausage rolls in the oven for tomorrow’s lunch with the craft ladies.Taking a few over for Jimbob and leave in his fridge for tonight’s meal.
He’s getting his lawns mowed today and so we need to unlock the side gate and babysit the grand puppy.
He’s in the music studio tonight, nearly ready to put his music up on a website for free down loading to get his name “out there”.
He’s come a long way……. so proud of him.
Good on Jimbob :)
Can you put the link to his song up later so I can show it to my 3 nighclubber freak daughters ?
If he gives it to me I will:)
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
Morning All! Fine and windy here. This morning’s adventures include a basket of ironing :(
Oh I have one of those…. want mine too. Makes it worth switching that switch on;P
Oh thanks for the offer Lucky – but no thanks LOL!
Bugger….. oh well its on my list…….
Happy Potter said:
I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
Oh, I love getting trackable parcels – so exciting!!!
Haven’t had one in ages.. Hmm, maybe it’s time to get a few things from ThinkGeek.com grin
bon008 said:
Happy Potter said:I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
Oh, I love getting trackable parcels – so exciting!!!
Haven’t had one in ages.. Hmm, maybe it’s time to get a few things from ThinkGeek.com grin
It’s now on board the delivery vehicle :)
I luv tracking parcels too. This ones my new mobile phone..and $600 cheaper than in Aus!
I can see some feet up rest time for me coming on .. my 2 outside small toes that I keep kicking don’t look so good and not healing , so off to drs tomorrow for xrays. At least I’ll have the phone to play with lol.
Happy Potter said:
There’s always something isn’t there? It makes you wonder why we bother sometimes. Would love to see photos of your zygo columns
Good morning monday -itus. lol.
Fixing up the fernery continues..I’ve potted up more zygo cacti and when they fill out ,and eventually flower , it will look spactacular. Theres 3 columns of house bricks , divided by windoes , that I’ve attached 3 pots in a tier on each column, and each one has its own colour zygo. The flowers mesmerize me.The winds have finally died down and the garden damage, although minor, is more than I thought.. but it’s just a matter of replacing topsoil staking and re muching. One little lime tree was pretty much stripped of it’s leaf and tiny fruit and the topsoil had blown away exposing the surface roots. All fixed now.
I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
AnneS said:
Happy Potter said:There’s always something isn’t there? It makes you wonder why we bother sometimes. Would love to see photos of your zygo columns
Good morning monday -itus. lol.
Fixing up the fernery continues..I’ve potted up more zygo cacti and when they fill out ,and eventually flower , it will look spactacular. Theres 3 columns of house bricks , divided by windoes , that I’ve attached 3 pots in a tier on each column, and each one has its own colour zygo. The flowers mesmerize me.The winds have finally died down and the garden damage, although minor, is more than I thought.. but it’s just a matter of replacing topsoil staking and re muching. One little lime tree was pretty much stripped of it’s leaf and tiny fruit and the topsoil had blown away exposing the surface roots. All fixed now.
I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
Piccies when I’ve cleaned up the area. :)
My garden has fared a lot better than some in the area, and the service road opposite me is still blocked by a large tree.
Happy Potter said:
AnneS said:
Happy Potter said:There’s always something isn’t there? It makes you wonder why we bother sometimes. Would love to see photos of your zygo columns
Good morning monday -itus. lol.
Fixing up the fernery continues..I’ve potted up more zygo cacti and when they fill out ,and eventually flower , it will look spactacular. Theres 3 columns of house bricks , divided by windoes , that I’ve attached 3 pots in a tier on each column, and each one has its own colour zygo. The flowers mesmerize me.The winds have finally died down and the garden damage, although minor, is more than I thought.. but it’s just a matter of replacing topsoil staking and re muching. One little lime tree was pretty much stripped of it’s leaf and tiny fruit and the topsoil had blown away exposing the surface roots. All fixed now.
I’m tracking a fedex parcel and it’s finally in Oz, in my town, I will get it today :)
Piccies when I’ve cleaned up the area. :)
My garden has fared a lot better than some in the area, and the service road opposite me is still blocked by a large tree.
Aww! Go on! Show us some messy photos and then I won’t feel so bad about my messy garden :D
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
orchid40 said:
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
Wow, good work :) Looks really nice.
I have a friend who did this as a once-off I think – a meeting was organised in a library or something, and a bunch of people came along for a set number of hours to knit squares. My friend I think spent more time teaching people to knit than she did making squares, but then converting new people is one of her passions!
orchid40 said:
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
My VIEW club used to make those years ago, but in recent years have stopped doing them. Might have to suggest we start doing them again.
orchid40 said:
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
Oh purty!
And good to know what you were doing in your absence from here :D
bon008 said:
orchid40 said:
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
Wow, good work :) Looks really nice.
I have a friend who did this as a once-off I think – a meeting was organised in a library or something, and a bunch of people came along for a set number of hours to knit squares. My friend I think spent more time teaching people to knit than she did making squares, but then converting new people is one of her passions!
Thanks Bon. There seems to be a constant demand for these blankets. It’s a nice hobby for the Winter, knitting squares – no brain strain!
Oh purty!
And good to know what you were doing in your absence from here :D
Yep – I was being a good girl LOL!
orchid40 said:
Here’s one of the things I’ve been busy with while I’ve been AWOL.
It’s a project our club has been doing, we’ve made 4 of them and had 3 more donated. They are for charity of course. I hadn’t knitted for years and years, I quite enjoyed it. Several of us have knitted the squares and 2 of us have crocheted them together.
Way to go:)
Look great.
Lucky1 said:
Morning, just popped a batch of sausage rolls in the oven for tomorrow’s lunch with the craft ladies.Taking a few over for Jimbob and leave in his fridge for tonight’s meal.
He’s getting his lawns mowed today and so we need to unlock the side gate and babysit the grand puppy.
He’s in the music studio tonight, nearly ready to put his music up on a website for free down loading to get his name “out there”.
He’s come a long way……. so proud of him.
It can be so gratifying to find out that your off spring, that caused all sorts of problems during pubity, is turning out to be an average human being after all. that’s all most of us ever wanted from them. Stick your chest out as far as you like, Lucky and Elf. Parents get little to gloat over about their kids .
Crikey, just saw on the weather that a dog got blown off its chain into the sea.
Thought that was just a metaphor.
Longy said:
Crikey, just saw on the weather that a dog got blown off its chain into the sea.
Thought that was just a metaphor.
Did they manage to get it back?
Dinetta said:
Longy said:
Crikey, just saw on the weather that a dog got blown off its chain into the sea.
Thought that was just a metaphor.
Did they manage to get it back?
Yeah some bloke had his 15 minutes, ripped off the clobber and dragged it back in.
Longy said:
Dinetta said:
Longy said:
Crikey, just saw on the weather that a dog got blown off its chain into the sea.
Thought that was just a metaphor.
Did they manage to get it back?
Yeah some bloke had his 15 minutes, ripped off the clobber and dragged it back in.
I’m so relieved…hate stories like that which don’t have a happy ending…
Morning. I got called away yesterday and wasn’t able to get back until after midnight , GS drama again. I’ve always said he has something else as yet undiagnosed and now significant others agree, so he is off to see a forensic psychiatrist soon to delve deeper. The lads asleep here atm, but will go back to his unit today.
I will catch up, but first brekky and feed what else has a mouth.
Morning to you all. I’ve been up for hours, it seems. Have made a cake for the Centre today. Hay has been delivered. It was due to arrive on Thursday. Caught MrP on the hop. He had gone back to bed.
We had a teeny shower of rain yesterday evening. Boy, were the frogs happy? You couldn’t hear yourself speak. Then we got that beautiful smell as the water hits the dry earth. Can we have more please?
Pruning is well under way. I’m half way round the side of the house. Only 3 acres to go. Only kidding. There is something very satisfying about pruning.
I’m off now. Tuesday is a good day for everything.
Happy Potter said:
Morning. I got called away yesterday and wasn’t able to get back until after midnight , GS drama again. I’ve always said he has something else as yet undiagnosed and now significant others agree, so he is off to see a forensic psychiatrist soon to delve deeper. The lads asleep here atm, but will go back to his unit today.I
Half the trouble with treatment is the correct diagnosis…
Some conditions haven’t even been recognised yet, and this is another hurdle…
Good Morning all,
I’m out most of the day today – club AGM and social session.
HP, sorry you’ve had more GS hassles, I hope that this new approach will help.
arvo
the day is windless and shiny – very nice.
unfortunately that means spraying glyphosphate – and i have done the verges and paving areas. council has left the maintenance of the verges to us even tho’ we don’t own them. on my corner block that’s an area 200mx6m – quite a bit of spraying and removal of feral olive trees. 90% is done now so i’m relieved on that front at least.
there’s also my swale which is about 9m circular small dam. i have hoed it last year and now planted native pigface on the dam wall. weeding/ spraying this will be one of my next priorities
pepe said:
arvothe day is windless and shiny – very nice.
unfortunately that means spraying glyphosphate – and i have done the verges and paving areas. council has left the maintenance of the verges to us even tho’ we don’t own them. on my corner block that’s an area 200mx6m – quite a bit of spraying and removal of feral olive trees. 90% is done now so i’m relieved on that front at least.
there’s also my swale which is about 9m circular small dam. i have hoed it last year and now planted native pigface on the dam wall. weeding/ spraying this will be one of my next priorities
I got into the weeds this arvo too Pepe. Not as big an area as yours thank heavens. Just me and my weed brush and the Glypho. Deadly combination.
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
pain master said:
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
Can’t see it.
pain master said:
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
try again…
pain master said:
pain master said:
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
try again…
Kinda puts ours to shame. MrP has walked away upset with his efforts.
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
Scarey broccoli!!!
Evening all,
Not a bit of gardening done here today – all social life instead! Same for tomorrow :)
I have still not exchanged contracts with any of the rosellas regarding the new breeding logs, but there is certainly lots of interest.
Just got home from the Gold Coast. Gees i don’t like that place.
ANyway, one more day of freedom and off to PNG for a bit of a gander on Thursday.
STarted on my rainforest extension, i need a few bamboos, some tuckeroos, lillypillies and other fillin plants. Then get started on some subtropical bush tucker types. Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted, alongside a macadamia nut, a seed grown avocado, a golden penda, ‘snow in summer’ and a few other tuckeroos.
Might chuck in something called a midyim berry, which i have on order. Sounds interesting.
Oh yeah and a mate gave me a yellow guava the other day. S’pose i’ll have to poke that in somewhere too. Crikey. Glad i’m going to work for a rest, that all sounds too strenuous. Might slip it onto the Mrs’ list afore i go.
Longy said:
Crikey. Glad i’m going to work for a rest, that all sounds too strenuous. Might slip it onto the Mrs’ list afore i go.
Well I certainly feel lazy now!!
pain master said:
pain master said:
Look at this Broccoli at the Goroka Market! Spotted on Malum Nalu’s blogger:
try again…
Far out!
Wow.. did anyone see the Jerry Springer episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
I am watching the recording now… wow. Really gives you goosebumps but mostly in a bad way :(
bon008 said:
Wow.. did anyone see the Jerry Springer episode of Who Do You Think You Are?I am watching the recording now… wow. Really gives you goosebumps but mostly in a bad way :(
Has the new series started?…bummer.
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Wow.. did anyone see the Jerry Springer episode of Who Do You Think You Are?I am watching the recording now… wow. Really gives you goosebumps but mostly in a bad way :(
Has the new series started?…bummer.
Yep. That one was tough to watch though.
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Wow.. did anyone see the Jerry Springer episode of Who Do You Think You Are?I am watching the recording now… wow. Really gives you goosebumps but mostly in a bad way :(
Has the new series started?…bummer.
Yep. That one was tough to watch though.
I’ll have to try to remember next Sun. Although MrS doesn’t like it so I’ll have to try recording. Hopefully won’t have the same problems we had with George Gently
Yep, I always record it and watch it when OH is busy.
Longy said:
I have still not exchanged contracts with any of the rosellas regarding the new breeding logs, but there is certainly lots of interest.
LOL when the price is right, they’ll sell like hotcakes, then there’ll be fights and squabbles when market stocks are low…
Dinetta said:
Longy said:
I have still not exchanged contracts with any of the rosellas regarding the new breeding logs, but there is certainly lots of interest.LOL when the price is right, they’ll sell like hotcakes, then there’ll be fights and squabbles when market stocks are low…
Perhaps i should do some advertising.
ROFL… do your market research first…
Nah, seriously, I think they’re waiting for all the cosmic influences to align, this will get the pheromones and hormones flowing, the need for domestic arrangements will spike and suddenly your lettings will be filled with smug female rosellas, attended by males stretched to their fullest height, looking rather grand…
Longy said:
Dinetta said:
Longy said:
I have still not exchanged contracts with any of the rosellas regarding the new breeding logs, but there is certainly lots of interest.LOL when the price is right, they’ll sell like hotcakes, then there’ll be fights and squabbles when market stocks are low…
Perhaps i should do some advertising.
How about making the pic a decent size so I can see it. That looks like a black blob in some sticks.
Morning! Top of the day to you all. Fine and sunny here. Very dry tho. I hope you are all enjoying things bursting into spring flower. It’s lovely round here.
No much planned for today. Except the perpetual washing to be done. Then maybe some more pruning. The bloke that drives the mulcher is complaining that he has run out of stocks. Can’t have him idle can we?
Have good one!
Hi Pomolo, top of the day back to you…
I have a brunsfelsia in flower, and another that leafed instead of flowering (it only flowers once a year, before leafing)…I’m feeling deprived and my olfactory senses are in withdrawal…that individual shrub has a sublime perfume, even for brunsfelsii (F7!)…the other “I’ll bloom if you water me” brunny is going great guns…I have killed my Lady of the Night but no great loss as she was high maintenance in a pot…
I have also repotted some Jacobean Lilies with plenty of leaf mulch and some liquid worm runoff…here’s hoping…
further, I have potted up some hippeas of sentimental value: these have been wrapped in newspaper since being culled after flowering last year…or early this year? and were sending out little roots…
I need to run around madly and sprinkl light dustings of B&B everywhere…I find a couple of light dustings over summer is more effective than one big hit at the beginning of summer (now)…
I have found that photobucket is a terribly annoying site these days.. unless you pay up for an account.
So annoying that I’d never buy an account there now, even though at one time I would have.
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
Hiya green ones :)
Cool morning , but it’s warming up.. the sweet peas are finally up, only about 2 months late lol.
I went to my drs appt yest to check a few things, and apart from removing a swelling from my purse!! all is ok. Well except my shoulder, and I have to do an ultrasound and xray on it today. The doc lifted my arm and heard this audible ‘clunk’, he said what the heck.. did it twice to make sure it was my shoulder joint making that noise, ‘clunk’ .. hurty!
My 2 lil toes are just bruised and nothing bad going on there..shoes firmly on all day now.
I’ve got a gardening club meet tonight and I’m cooking some slices to take for a plate. It’s their AGM and I’m not putting my hand up for anyone!
And making a birthday cake for eldest daughter, shes 29 today. She is working tonight so the family will take her out to dinner to her fave restaurant tomorrow night.
She wants a pink profitterole tower. I suppose when you are 29 you can have whatever you want lol.
How about making the pic a decent size so I can see it. That looks like a black blob in some sticks.
+++++++++++++++
As you wish.
Looks well made Longy :)
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
Aw poor lady , better to have bulbs accidently pulled up than stopping gardening. I hope she finds a way to get back into it.
Happy Potter said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
Aw poor lady , better to have bulbs accidently pulled up than stopping gardening. I hope she finds a way to get back into it.
Yes it is rather sad that her arthritis and osteoporosis has made the latter part of her life difficult.. but hey.. it will be my turn for all that soon enough I suppose.
I didn’t mind the bulbs being tossed away.. it is just that many of them went through the compost and naturalised in my vege garden.. :(
So that simply made more work for me to do.I prefer using Eremophila as they inhibit many weeds and flower almost all year.. It is amazing that I can plant out a cutting with one flower on it and it will be visited by several birds in the first day.. for the one flower.
The Shaking Bush genus.. Attracts all the native birds, all year around.
Arvo All,
Very late arvo too lol.
I had a full day today – went with the club to an aircraft museum- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The went to DFO which was less zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
orchid40 said:
Arvo All,
Very late arvo too lol.
I had a full day today – went with the club to an aircraft museum- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The went to DFO which was less zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
chuckle – you socialites lead a busy life LOL.
my daughter now has chooks – just two – bluegreen and furball from my flock. bluegreen (the hen) was picked on by aspro (the rooster) and furball needed a bit of feather cleaning since her top feathers were always dirty here at my run. they are in a green jungle at my daughters place. yes – she has been indoors over winter like the rest of us. meanwhile outside – the grass grows a foot a week. we will be buying some new chooks at the upcoming spring shows.
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
wives can be a problem in the garden. Mine has just been promoted at work but, at home, her three allocated garden beds are truly out of control, weedwise. i spose she expects me to weed her beds – bulbs not withstanding.
Dinetta said:
Nah, seriously, I think they’re waiting for all the cosmic influences to align, this will get the pheromones and hormones flowing, the need for domestic arrangements will spike and suddenly your lettings will be filled with smug female rosellas, attended by males stretched to their fullest height, looking rather grand…
umm? – why do i have an image of you reciting poetry under the nests?
possibly the nicest intro to spring so far on this forum.
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
——————————————
and what – pray tell – is a pecan pollinator?
g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
Nah, seriously, I think they’re waiting for all the cosmic influences to align, this will get the pheromones and hormones flowing, the need for domestic arrangements will spike and suddenly your lettings will be filled with smug female rosellas, attended by males stretched to their fullest height, looking rather grand…
umm? – why do i have an image of you reciting poetry under the nests?
possibly the nicest intro to spring so far on this forum.
Thanks for the note of appreciation…it doesn’t happen all that often…
evening?
pepe said:
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
——————————————and what – pray tell – is a pecan pollinator?
g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
Yo Pepe, a pecan pollinator is…..another pecan, but the right one, to pollinate..
The female finally went inside one of the nests today, she stayed there until i got sick of waiting for her to come out. SO maybe she has picked a nest.
I dunno about them waitiinbg until it greys off. Holes in living trees don’t grey off.
Anyway, i expect i have a contract signed….
Longy said:
The female finally went inside one of the nests today, she stayed there until i got sick of waiting for her to come out. SO maybe she has picked a nest.
I dunno about them waitiinbg until it greys off. Holes in living trees don’t grey off.Anyway, i expect i have a contract signed….
What date do you think it will go unconditional?
What date do you think it will go unconditional?
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I’m not sure of their mating habits, but just from observation, i reckon she has made her decision on which apartment to use, by going in and not coming out. First time i reckon.
I guess it’s possible she went in to lay eggs. In which case, i have a resident family.
That’s good, because it means there are less other homes available. So i can charge more right???
Evening , what a night I had at the garden club! Despite hiding under my chair, I’ve been elected as treasurer! lol.
Last time I did that was in the CFA Ladies Auxillary in the late ’70’s. Can’t be that hard eh. I get the lowdown and go through the books tomorrow.
The guest speaker tonight was a fellow from maxicrop pushing organic ferts ,and some new products, like liquid compost (??) stuff.. I won the raffle and a basket of their products! I’ll have fun with that lot :) Includes a big bag of pelletised fish fert.
I asked this bloke how come snails went across the baysol bait to feast on my lettuces, and he said you need a bait higher in iron.. them blue blooded crawlers don’t like iron, so he gave me a packet of their ‘multiguard’ pellets, so I will be putting that to the test. Theres more snails at my place than in France.
And … I got asked by a member of another org ‘ Friends of Werribee Park’ ( big historical mansion, State Rose Garden, Werribee Zoo, African Safari bus tours ect, if I would like to become a volunteer for their costume program..seeing as “ I’m retired’ LOL!
Well I said yeah why not.. I get to prance around in period costumes like I live in this massive mansion when there’s tours and shows on. And be in photos. I get free tickets to the zoo mansion and gardens for my family. Bonus!
And if thats not enough..I also signed up for W’bee Mansions Gardening prog.. every other saturday ,weeding, spreading mulch, pruning, planting things ect. Right up my alley. lol. I just hope they don’t notice me break out in a sweat if it’s seed planting time. I can’t raise peas for goodness sake!
Well there goes tuesdays, half saturdays, 2 sundays a month and special event days. Like when The Princess Royal attends the nearby Equestrian Center.
I think I need a warm milo and a lie down.
I’m just terribly uncomfortable .. bull ant bite
Longy said:
How about making the pic a decent size so I can see it. That looks like a black blob in some sticks.
+++++++++++++++
As you wish.
That’s better. It’s a pretty good shot too. If I were a bird I’d be happy with that place for a home.
pepe said:
orchid40 said:
Arvo All,
Very late arvo too lol.
I had a full day today – went with the club to an aircraft museum- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The went to DFO which was less zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
chuckle – you socialites lead a busy life LOL.
my daughter now has chooks – just two – bluegreen and furball from my flock. bluegreen (the hen) was picked on by aspro (the rooster) and furball needed a bit of feather cleaning since her top feathers were always dirty here at my run. they are in a green jungle at my daughters place. yes – she has been indoors over winter like the rest of us. meanwhile outside – the grass grows a foot a week. we will be buying some new chooks at the upcoming spring shows.
There is one thing about getting no rain, the grass doesn’t grow much.
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
wives can be a problem in the garden. Mine has just been promoted at work but, at home, her three allocated garden beds are truly out of control, weedwise. i spose she expects me to weed her beds – bulbs not withstanding.
Now you’ve done it Pepe.You have bought the wrath of us wives upon your self. Our garden wouldn’t be much at all without this particular wife. MrP has advanced a lot from mostly being the hole digger and it’s good to see….but……I am the guru. He even calls me the “Guru.” It’s not literally true but I like the sound of it around my patch. LOL.
pepe said:
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
——————————————and what – pray tell – is a pecan pollinator?
g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
I think I want to know about a Pecan pollinator too. do you mean that my 1 only tree will never bear fruit/nuts?
Longy said:
pepe said:
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
——————————————and what – pray tell – is a pecan pollinator?
g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
Yo Pepe, a pecan pollinator is…..another pecan, but the right one, to pollinate..
The female finally went inside one of the nests today, she stayed there until i got sick of waiting for her to come out. SO maybe she has picked a nest.
I dunno about them waitiinbg until it greys off. Holes in living trees don’t grey off.Anyway, i expect i have a contract signed….
Maybe there will be babies when you come home next time. Now back to the pecans. I have seen pecan trees that are a one only and they fruit. Or so I thought. Do pecans need a pollinator? If so, then I have been waiting for mine to get up and go and it was never going to happen.
Happy Potter said:
Evening , what a night I had at the garden club! Despite hiding under my chair, I’ve been elected as treasurer! lol.
Last time I did that was in the CFA Ladies Auxillary in the late ’70’s. Can’t be that hard eh. I get the lowdown and go through the books tomorrow.The guest speaker tonight was a fellow from maxicrop pushing organic ferts ,and some new products, like liquid compost (??) stuff.. I won the raffle and a basket of their products! I’ll have fun with that lot :) Includes a big bag of pelletised fish fert.
I asked this bloke how come snails went across the baysol bait to feast on my lettuces, and he said you need a bait higher in iron.. them blue blooded crawlers don’t like iron, so he gave me a packet of their ‘multiguard’ pellets, so I will be putting that to the test. Theres more snails at my place than in France.
And … I got asked by a member of another org ‘ Friends of Werribee Park’ ( big historical mansion, State Rose Garden, Werribee Zoo, African Safari bus tours ect, if I would like to become a volunteer for their costume program..seeing as “ I’m retired’ LOL!
Well I said yeah why not.. I get to prance around in period costumes like I live in this massive mansion when there’s tours and shows on. And be in photos. I get free tickets to the zoo mansion and gardens for my family. Bonus!And if thats not enough..I also signed up for W’bee Mansions Gardening prog.. every other saturday ,weeding, spreading mulch, pruning, planting things ect. Right up my alley. lol. I just hope they don’t notice me break out in a sweat if it’s seed planting time. I can’t raise peas for goodness sake!
Well there goes tuesdays, half saturdays, 2 sundays a month and special event days. Like when The Princess Royal attends the nearby Equestrian Center.
I think I need a warm milo and a lie down.
HP I have got to hand it to you, you’re a go getter. Don’t you ever get tired?????
roughbarked said:
I’m just terribly uncomfortable .. bull ant bite
And they bluddy hurt don’t they?
Longy said:
What date do you think it will go unconditional?+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I’m not sure of their mating habits, but just from observation, i reckon she has made her decision on which apartment to use, by going in and not coming out. First time i reckon.
I guess it’s possible she went in to lay eggs. In which case, i have a resident family.
That’s good, because it means there are less other homes available. So i can charge more right???
That’s the way the market works, yep…
pomolo said:
HP I have got to hand it to you, you’re a go getter. Don’t you ever get tired?????
I believe that when Happy Potter is tired, she heads for the kitchen and bakes and bakes and yeah, you’ve all read her posts…
Longy said:
The female finally went inside one of the nests today, she stayed there until i got sick of waiting for her to come out. SO maybe she has picked a nest.
I dunno about them waitiinbg until it greys off. Holes in living trees don’t grey off.Anyway, i expect i have a contract signed….
From memory, I believe the “cooling off” period in Queensland is 21 days…
I have discovered a flower on my Wonga Wonga vine. (Pandorea pandorana) First time too. The plant has been in the ground for many years. It’s growing over and archway. Over a second archway actually. The first one rusted away. All up, the plant has been there for maybe, 10 years and it’s having a first flower. This year have been following the pruning advice from bhg about wisteria pruning and taking the long shoots back to three nodes. I think it’s working for the Pandorea too.
The pandorea is a rampant grower and I was just trying to keep it under control over the arch by taking off the long canes it is so keen to grow. Mind you it still has no green growth around the base. All my efforts to get it to get leaf growth at the bottom never worked.
Hi Dinetta. Morning to you. Sorry I was away with the fairies when you posted.
Off to the coast today. Have to go and check out the big B store. and the Spotlight store. Will probably do the big shopping centre over too. 5c here again this morning. Expectec 26c max. I’ll be glad when there chilly mornings take a hike.
It’s Thursday so make the most of it.
Re Wonga vine.. it will only grow back down near the base if the top is dead or cut off.
I had one in a pot that hadn’t been planted yet but hasd instead grown some 12 feet up a patch of redgums that hadn’t been sold and had grown through their pots. Well I had to kill the gum trees to get some yard back but I cut the wonga vine out of them first.. yes it was over 4 m long which isn’t bad a couple of seasons pot grown. I dragged it over behind the rainwater tank and buried its bare roots, lay the long top along in the shade of a tree. Yes the top died back but it still shot 1.6 metres away from the base of the plant. It is now trying to cover my rainwater tank and I damaged it again attempting to tie it up with a bit of wire.. Guess what.. It still won’t shoot from the base.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
——————————————and what – pray tell – is a pecan pollinator?
g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
I think I want to know about a Pecan pollinator too. do you mean that my 1 only tree will never bear fruit/nuts?
i have two pecans – but their exact botanical names are unknown. in fact i never knew there was more than one brand of pecan. the people or gave them to me had a big fruiting pecan – possibly teo?
pomolo said:
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
wives can be a problem in the garden. Mine has just been promoted at work but, at home, her three allocated garden beds are truly out of control, weedwise. i spose she expects me to weed her beds – bulbs not withstanding.
Now you’ve done it Pepe.You have bought the wrath of us wives upon your self. Our garden wouldn’t be much at all without this particular wife. MrP has advanced a lot from mostly being the hole digger and it’s good to see….but……I am the guru. He even calls me the “Guru.” It’s not literally true but I like the sound of it around my patch. LOL.
I see mrP has learnt the subtle art of compliments – oh garden guru.
“hole digger” can be improved upon as a compliment. try “earth mover” instead. LOL.
have two pecans – but their exact botanical names are unknown. in fact i never knew there was more than one brand of pecan. the people or gave them to me had a big fruiting pecan – possibly teo?
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the people who gave them to me had a big fruiting pecan – possibly two?
groan – coffee=good
http://www.texaspecannursery.com/chart.htm
Not all the varieties mentioned there are grown in Australia and some of the varieties grown in Australia are not on that list.
pomolo said:
Hi Dinetta. Morning to you. Sorry I was away with the fairies when you posted.
I hope you remembered me to them LOL!!
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:HP I have got to hand it to you, you’re a go getter. Don’t you ever get tired?????
I believe that when Happy Potter is tired, she heads for the kitchen and bakes and bakes and yeah, you’ve all read her posts…
LOL Dinetta !
I can bake less for the householders..Orders can be organised better , and I do have ‘ not available’ days , and it will be good to have something else to think about and do outside of the home :)
Lounging about in my dressing gown this morning Pomolo.. but theres housework to be done , beds need changing and bathrooms need doing.
Housework.. pffft! lol.
And it’s raining, so can’t put the washing machine on to re use the water on the lawn. My excuse anyway hehe.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve given up on growing bulbs because the wife bless her soul has in the past pulled them all out when she gets in the mood for weeding.
Thankfully her arthritis has stopped her from wanting to garden these days.
wives can be a problem in the garden. Mine has just been promoted at work but, at home, her three allocated garden beds are truly out of control, weedwise. i spose she expects me to weed her beds – bulbs not withstanding.
Now you’ve done it Pepe.You have bought the wrath of us wives upon your self. Our garden wouldn’t be much at all without this particular wife. MrP has advanced a lot from mostly being the hole digger and it’s good to see….but……I am the guru. He even calls me the “Guru.” It’s not literally true but I like the sound of it around my patch. LOL.
Here here Pom. My entire front and back gardens would be concrete if left up to Mr. HP..if theres a problem part to fix up, his first suggestion is concrete over it.
He’s the hole digger , fence post pusher innerer and cuppa maker .
It’s funny when we have a visitor who sees the garden and goes straight to Mr. and compliments HIM on HIS garden…at which he goes beet red and mumbles ‘ermmmm it’s all HER doing ..’ LOL
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.
oooo ouch you need some ice on that deary.
Happy Potter said:
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.oooo ouch you need some ice on that deary.
roughbarked said:
Yes good idea, you may need some anti histamines
Happy Potter said:
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.oooo ouch you need some ice on that deary.
You aren’t kidding .. it has taken 38 hours but the swelling is slowly going up my arm instead of going down so I think I’d better take it to at least a pharmacist. Maybe he’ll send me to the hospital.
roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.oooo ouch you need some ice on that deary.
You aren’t kidding .. it has taken 38 hours but the swelling is slowly going up my arm instead of going down so I think I’d better take it to at least a pharmacist. Maybe he’ll send me to the hospital.
Ouch :(
That actually makes me feel marginally better about sitting in an office all day while the weeds in the garden keep growing and growing..
No ants in here at least!
roughbarked said:
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.
Ouch. They are painful
roughbarked said:
Re Wonga vine.. it will only grow back down near the base if the top is dead or cut off.I had one in a pot that hadn’t been planted yet but hasd instead grown some 12 feet up a patch of redgums that hadn’t been sold and had grown through their pots. Well I had to kill the gum trees to get some yard back but I cut the wonga vine out of them first.. yes it was over 4 m long which isn’t bad a couple of seasons pot grown. I dragged it over behind the rainwater tank and buried its bare roots, lay the long top along in the shade of a tree. Yes the top died back but it still shot 1.6 metres away from the base of the plant. It is now trying to cover my rainwater tank and I damaged it again attempting to tie it up with a bit of wire.. Guess what.. It still won’t shoot from the base.
I might give up the fight then. I have seen a beauty growing over and arch which is how I got the idea. The plant was a deep, deep green and you couldn’t even see the ground under it. Covered in bell shaped flowers. Absolutely gorgeous. It was in Toowoomba so I console myself by believing it had something to do with their climate up there.
pepe said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
Also i have a pecan to go in there, with its pollinator already planted,
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g’day longy – i see spring madness has you busy in the garden again. those nests will grey off i reckon – probably a bit new for the birds at present – look good tho’.
I think I want to know about a Pecan pollinator too. do you mean that my 1 only tree will never bear fruit/nuts?
i have two pecans – but their exact botanical names are unknown. in fact i never knew there was more than one brand of pecan. the people or gave them to me had a big fruiting pecan – possibly teo?
I don’t know which one mine is either. I won’t look up the recipe for pecan pie then. LF has gone to work again today so we probably won’t find out any more till he returns. How typical! Just when he’s needed.
pepe said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:wives can be a problem in the garden. Mine has just been promoted at work but, at home, her three allocated garden beds are truly out of control, weedwise. i spose she expects me to weed her beds – bulbs not withstanding.
Now you’ve done it Pepe.You have bought the wrath of us wives upon your self. Our garden wouldn’t be much at all without this particular wife. MrP has advanced a lot from mostly being the hole digger and it’s good to see….but……I am the guru. He even calls me the “Guru.” It’s not literally true but I like the sound of it around my patch. LOL.
I see mrP has learnt the subtle art of compliments – oh garden guru.
“hole digger” can be improved upon as a compliment. try “earth mover” instead. LOL.
And a “Shaker” too. LOL.
roughbarked said:
http://www.texaspecannursery.com/chart.htmNot all the varieties mentioned there are grown in Australia and some of the varieties grown in Australia are not on that list.
Now I wish I knew what vriety mine was. Ho Hum.
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:HP I have got to hand it to you, you’re a go getter. Don’t you ever get tired?????
I believe that when Happy Potter is tired, she heads for the kitchen and bakes and bakes and yeah, you’ve all read her posts…
LOL Dinetta !
I can bake less for the householders..Orders can be organised better , and I do have ‘ not available’ days , and it will be good to have something else to think about and do outside of the home :)Lounging about in my dressing gown this morning Pomolo.. but theres housework to be done , beds need changing and bathrooms need doing.
Housework.. pffft! lol. And it’s raining, so can’t put the washing machine on to re use the water on the lawn. My excuse anyway hehe.
I’ve got to admit that getting out of the house can be a priority. Sometimes you’ve just got to get away.
roughbarked said:
one bull ant did that to my normally bony hand.
Gees! It did rather, didn’t it? Ouchy!
Woohoo woohoo! Just had a pleasant surprise :):)
Turns out last year my manager and me both completely forgot to process my pay increment.. supposed to be done every May. So I sent off for the form thinking I will get a backpay of about 3 months worth.. looks like it will be one year and three months backpay!!!
Some days I LOVE working for the government :):)
Happy Potter said:
And … I got asked by a member of another org ‘ Friends of Werribee Park’ ( big historical mansion, State Rose Garden, Werribee Zoo, African Safari bus tours ect, if I would like to become a volunteer for their costume program..seeing as “ I’m retired’ LOL!
Well I said yeah why not.. I get to prance around in period costumes like I live in this massive mansion when there’s tours and shows on. And be in photos. I get free tickets to the zoo mansion and gardens for my family. Bonus!
Awesome, Werribee Park is way cool. Nice one HP!
roughbarked said:
I’m just terribly uncomfortable .. bull ant bite
where?
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
And … I got asked by a member of another org ‘ Friends of Werribee Park’ ( big historical mansion, State Rose Garden, Werribee Zoo, African Safari bus tours ect, if I would like to become a volunteer for their costume program..seeing as “ I’m retired’ LOL!
Well I said yeah why not.. I get to prance around in period costumes like I live in this massive mansion when there’s tours and shows on. And be in photos. I get free tickets to the zoo mansion and gardens for my family. Bonus!
Awesome, Werribee Park is way cool. Nice one HP!
Well done HP! I don’t know how you fit all the things you get up to into your life!!
Whooh…………….
Tuesday night next week “The Beast” starts… Patrick Swayze’s TV series. On ABC2
Wonder how long before its out on DVD……..
Happy Friday! Suns out, breeze has dropped and the day looks good. Weekend is going to be a test. Forecast hot and windy. Bushfire risk and all that goes with it I suppose. Not thinking about that though.
Going to get on with more pruning after a visit to town. Just to get a haircut.
Most of the gardens have been mulched with straw. We had a dozen bales of hay delivered at the beginning of the week. Had to find a way to keep some of the moisture in the ground.
Picking a few strawberries each day. Sugar snap peas are delicious. Cabbages are close to being picked. Looking for pickled cabbage recipes. Caulies and brocolli are developing fast and radicchio is due for picking. I’m not even sure if I like radicchio yet. What do I do with Kohl rabi anyway?
They’ve got peanut straw for sale an hour up north… hope it lasts until I’m financial again…
Morning ,
We’ve reached the isp’s data limit and PC is on a go slow atm. Bugga.
Weather forcast is for damaging winds, again! Windoes are rattling. Horizontal rain.
Ferns and plants that don’t like draughts are copping gale force winds. I shall have to see about that. I may have to wall in the fernery. one day. And patio. Gawd what would that cost.
The bulbs have blown flat, but I’m still picking beaut jonquils.
The seedlings in the little hothouse are mostly up ,and as soon as it stops blowing out there I’ll be putting some wire mesh on the back fence for zucchs and butternut pumpkins. Button squash can go in front of them.
Great night out last night for eldest girls birthday, had a blast and too many drinks. We ended up in a game/pinball parlour next to bowling city , but I think we had too much to drink to win any games. Only non drinker was middle daughters fiance, the poor boy has both hands bandaged, left hand from a drop saw accident, lost flesh lengthways off middle finger, other hand he nearly lost his little finger playing cricket and went to catch a fast ball, which nearly tore the digit off. Stiches galore. He is supposed to be off work for 6 weeks, but he’s still going in, he said theres still lots he can do , he’s a builder and is training a couple apprentices and can supervise. I admire his spirit.
Lucky1 said:
Whooh…………….Tuesday night next week “The Beast” starts… Patrick Swayze’s TV series. On ABC2
Wonder how long before its out on DVD……..
Looking forward to that!!
Morning All,
A wet and windy one today, boy has it been chucking it down! I can’t see any gardening happening here but you never know – it could clear up. Mr O40’s barometer says it might.
orchid40 said:
Morning All,
A wet and windy one today, boy has it been chucking it down! I can’t see any gardening happening here but you never know – it could clear up. Mr O40’s barometer says it might.
Hi Orchid :) I think I’ll be staying inside today.
Weather warning here : forecaster Stuart Coombs said the city has seen very strong winds ahead of an expected cold front.“It is very windy out at the airport and the suburbs are expected to see gusts in excess if 90km an hour later today,” Mr Coombs said.
Some patchy rain will be followed by heavy showers with possible hail in the afternoon.
“Pretty hazardous conditions for anyone who’s out and about,” Mr Coombs said.
“We would ask people to consider whether they really need to go out of doors.” :
Hi HP,
Glad the birthday bash went well. Those hand injuries sound horrible – poor guy.
Well it looks like the weather isn’t going to turn nice then :(
orchid40 said:
Hi HP,
Glad the birthday bash went well. Those hand injuries sound horrible – poor guy.
Well it looks like the weather isn’t going to turn nice then :(
Nope not nice at all out.
Looks like I’ll have to catch up on the housework lol.
The injured boy will be ok, but amazed that he hurt himself twice in 2 weeks when he’s previously never had an injury.
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Whooh…………….Tuesday night next week “The Beast” starts… Patrick Swayze’s TV series. On ABC2
Wonder how long before its out on DVD……..
Looking forward to that!!
Oh yeah baby…………
Cold here today and a couple of showers of rain over night.
Cool enough to give up mt shorts & t-shirt……………..but I’m not……….lol
Morning….
Lucky1 said:
Hey Lucky :) Last little antartic blast before the heat hits eh, enjoy it :)
Cold here today and a couple of showers of rain over night.Cool enough to give up mt shorts & t-shirt……………..but I’m not……….lol
Morning….
Hubby just messaged “ 120 klm winds in an hour, don’t go out for eggs, and if those big pots blow over leave them”.
Well I’m not going out and the pots he’s referring to are the tree philodendrons in gigalitre pots and theres no way I’d attempt to right them if they blew over.
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:Hey Lucky :) Last little antartic blast before the heat hits eh, enjoy it :)
Cold here today and a couple of showers of rain over night.Cool enough to give up mt shorts & t-shirt……………..but I’m not……….lol
Morning….
Hubby just messaged “ 120 klm winds in an hour, don’t go out for eggs, and if those big pots blow over leave them”.
Well I’m not going out and the pots he’s referring to are the tree philodendrons in gigalitre pots and theres no way I’d attempt to right them if they blew over.
Wow high winds:(
Yes last blast and then its all over till next year….sob
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:Hey Lucky :) Last little antartic blast before the heat hits eh, enjoy it :)
Cold here today and a couple of showers of rain over night.Cool enough to give up mt shorts & t-shirt……………..but I’m not……….lol
Morning….
Hubby just messaged “ 120 klm winds in an hour, don’t go out for eggs, and if those big pots blow over leave them”.
Well I’m not going out and the pots he’s referring to are the tree philodendrons in gigalitre pots and theres no way I’d attempt to right them if they blew over.
Wow high winds:(
Yes last blast and then its all over till next year….sob
High winds or not, I’m cooking :)
Bathrooms are cleaned. Making an amaretto custard cake shortly.
Fried rice for tea.
Happy Potter said:
Morning ,
We’ve reached the isp’s data limit and PC is on a go slow atm. Bugga. Weather forcast is for damaging winds, again! Windoes are rattling. Horizontal rain.
Ferns and plants that don’t like draughts are copping gale force winds. I shall have to see about that. I may have to wall in the fernery. one day. And patio. Gawd what would that cost.
The bulbs have blown flat, but I’m still picking beaut jonquils.The seedlings in the little hothouse are mostly up ,and as soon as it stops blowing out there I’ll be putting some wire mesh on the back fence for zucchs and butternut pumpkins. Button squash can go in front of them.
Great night out last night for eldest girls birthday, had a blast and too many drinks. We ended up in a game/pinball parlour next to bowling city , but I think we had too much to drink to win any games. Only non drinker was middle daughters fiance, the poor boy has both hands bandaged, left hand from a drop saw accident, lost flesh lengthways off middle finger, other hand he nearly lost his little finger playing cricket and went to catch a fast ball, which nearly tore the digit off. Stiches galore. He is supposed to be off work for 6 weeks, but he’s still going in, he said theres still lots he can do , he’s a builder and is training a couple apprentices and can supervise. I admire his spirit.
It’s certainly never a dull moment with your family HP. I’m surprised you are all still standing! Good on you for weathering it all with such spirit.
orchid40 said:
Morning All,
A wet and windy one today, boy has it been chucking it down! I can’t see any gardening happening here but you never know – it could clear up. Mr O40’s barometer says it might.
It’s windy here, but no sign of rain, even though it is overcast. I live in hope though cause the tank level is dropping. First time in ages that it’s well below half full. Must admit for the last 12 months or so I haven’t been recycling the rinse water from washing, have been just letting it go through to the envirocycle. Having to save the water in buckets was aggravating my back pain so I stopped doing it. However I just might have to put up with it I think; also my back has been a little better in recent times so hopefully it will cope.
Lucky1 said:
Yes last blast and then its all over till next year….sob
Well I can’t wait :) Perth has fine weather forecast for next week.. first time in ages. The mornings will be freezing since there’s no cloud, but maybe I’ll have a chance to geto utside after work and start on the weeding. On the other hand if I get back into catching the train to work, which is the plan, then it may still be too dark when I get home :(
Now that the greywater system is in, I’m closer to being a summer person than a winter one I think. Although if my health were just a bit more hardy I think I would prefer winter..
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Whooh…………….Tuesday night next week “The Beast” starts… Patrick Swayze’s TV series. On ABC2
Wonder how long before its out on DVD……..
Looking forward to that!!
Oh yeah baby…………
Wonder how he’s coping with the cancer?
AnneS said:
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:Looking forward to that!!
Oh yeah baby…………
Wonder how he’s coping with the cancer?
He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
Lucky1 said:Oh yeah baby…………
Wonder how he’s coping with the cancer?
He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:Wonder how he’s coping with the cancer?
He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’m a bit that way with Richard Armitage, eh bon?
AnneS said:
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’m a bit that way with Richard Armitage, eh bon?
grin
Although there’s not much R.A on the telly at the moment, so I’m in more of a John Barrowman phase :D
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
orchid40 said:Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’m a bit that way with Richard Armitage, eh bon?
grin
Although there’s not much R.A on the telly at the moment, so I’m in more of a John Barrowman phase :D
mmm. He’s not bad.
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:Wonder how he’s coping with the cancer?
He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’ve had a read. He seems to be doing well but who knows? Apparently the series “Beast” was cancelled due to his health and he doesn’t appear in what they did film ?????????
orchid40 said:
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:He’s putting weight on and grown a goatee beard:)
I keep an eye on his website….lol
Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’ve had a read. He seems to be doing well but who knows? Apparently the series “Beast” was cancelled due to his health and he doesn’t appear in what they did film ?????????
Say what???? I was watching the show off the internet direct from the USA.
On another note about TV. Just saw the news reports of the weather lashing Melbourne…………wow!!!!!
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:I’m a bit that way with Richard Armitage, eh bon?
grin
Although there’s not much R.A on the telly at the moment, so I’m in more of a John Barrowman phase :D
mmm. He’s not bad.
Bit of a change from Richard’s dark and moody style :D
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
orchid40 said:Good Girl………………I must go and have a look :)
I’ve had a read. He seems to be doing well but who knows? Apparently the series “Beast” was cancelled due to his health and he doesn’t appear in what they did film ?????????
Say what???? I was watching the show off the internet direct from the USA.
On another note about TV. Just saw the news reports of the weather lashing Melbourne…………wow!!!!!
Well they do say you can’t believe everything you read on the net.
Yes the weather here is not fun. It’s not boring either – Lashing rain and wind one minute and blue sky and sunshine the next.
orchid40 said:
I’ve had a read. He seems to be doing well but who knows? Apparently the series “Beast” was cancelled due to his health and he doesn’t appear in what they did film ?????????
Speaking of Mr Swayze.. I am listening to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack at the moment :) Helps me work a bit faster…
Huuuungry eyes… :D
bon008 said:
orchid40 said:
I’ve had a read. He seems to be doing well but who knows? Apparently the series “Beast” was cancelled due to his health and he doesn’t appear in what they did film ?????????
Speaking of Mr Swayze.. I am listening to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack at the moment :) Helps me work a bit faster…
Huuuungry eyes… :D
Drool………….. starting to rain here. Came in a bit cooler before it started up.
Happy Potter said:
orchid40 said:
Morning All,
A wet and windy one today, boy has it been chucking it down! I can’t see any gardening happening here but you never know – it could clear up. Mr O40’s barometer says it might.
Hi Orchid :) I think I’ll be staying inside today.
Weather warning here : forecaster Stuart Coombs said the city has seen very strong winds ahead of an expected cold front.“It is very windy out at the airport and the suburbs are expected to see gusts in excess if 90km an hour later today,” Mr Coombs said.
Some patchy rain will be followed by heavy showers with possible hail in the afternoon.
“Pretty hazardous conditions for anyone who’s out and about,” Mr Coombs said.
“We would ask people to consider whether they really need to go out of doors.” :
Strike a light! You’re getting it all aren’t you?
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
orchid40 said:
Morning All,
A wet and windy one today, boy has it been chucking it down! I can’t see any gardening happening here but you never know – it could clear up. Mr O40’s barometer says it might.
Hi Orchid :) I think I’ll be staying inside today.
Weather warning here : forecaster Stuart Coombs said the city has seen very strong winds ahead of an expected cold front.“It is very windy out at the airport and the suburbs are expected to see gusts in excess if 90km an hour later today,” Mr Coombs said.
Some patchy rain will be followed by heavy showers with possible hail in the afternoon.
“Pretty hazardous conditions for anyone who’s out and about,” Mr Coombs said.
“We would ask people to consider whether they really need to go out of doors.” :
Strike a light! You’re getting it all aren’t you?
We’re still here :)
Dunno where my lettuces went though!
Then I happened to look out the front and saw the wheely bins on their sides.. had to run after them, and tell neighbours to get theirs in before they end up as missiles or get blown onto the main road.
What to do next..re mulch, again. And I’ve gotten some old tarps that I intend to place on the sweetpea screens either end of the fernery.
On sunday , weather pending, some garden club members and I are taking trailors to the horse manure pile , bag and load it and using it to replace mulch that we all lost.
Youngest daughter said the city was very scary. Shes 4 stories up in her workplace and had a large tree branch hit her window. No one went out she said, too much rubbish flying about. Umbrellas were ripped out of hands and sent up high, then came back down like spears.
I saw the funniest sight today.. I let Max out to do a wee and he cocked his leg a tad too high, then a gust of wind hit and he got blown over!! LOL! . Poor doggy. I’m still giggling lol.
Happy Potter said:
We’re still here :)
Dunno where my lettuces went though!
Then I happened to look out the front and saw the wheely bins on their sides.. had to run after them, and tell neighbours to get theirs in before they end up as missiles or get blown onto the main road.What to do next..re mulch, again. And I’ve gotten some old tarps that I intend to place on the sweetpea screens either end of the fernery.
On sunday , weather pending, some garden club members and I are taking trailors to the horse manure pile , bag and load it and using it to replace mulch that we all lost.Youngest daughter said the city was very scary. Shes 4 stories up in her workplace and had a large tree branch hit her window. No one went out she said, too much rubbish flying about. Umbrellas were ripped out of hands and sent up high, then came back down like spears.
I saw the funniest sight today.. I let Max out to do a wee and he cocked his leg a tad too high, then a gust of wind hit and he got blown over!! LOL! . Poor doggy. I’m still giggling lol.
hehe.. I just tried to go “awww” and laugh at the same time.. came out funny :)
Glad to hear you’re all OK – hopefully you’ll get some peaceful weather for a while so you can recover and relax!!
hehe.. I just tried to go “awww” and laugh at the same time.. came out funny :)
Glad to hear you’re all OK – hopefully you’ll get some peaceful weather for a while so you can recover and relax!!
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Me too Bonn! I’ve never known it to be so windy.
Lucky we don’t get cyclones though. These gales are one day wonders and don’t last that long, thank goodness. It’s so still out now.
The council mulching truck was along my street earlier, they’re still cleaning up after the last weeks wild winds.
Morning all lets hope i can start catching up on all the post, chickens due this time next weekend, (better get stuff ready for them) got a to pick up a few new chooks are work on Monday.
Hi Veg, what kind of chookies are they? (Tell us in the poultry thread)…
You’re a trouper, sticking to your job the way you have…
Dinetta said:
Hi Veg, what kind of chookies are they? (Tell us in the poultry thread)…You’re a trouper, sticking to your job the way you have…
shall do i have forgot to add i am now on 2am start all the time unless i get told to start a different time for one day.
Oh my god, I just wasted half the day :(
Mr Bon is usually my alarm clock on the weekends – he can’t sleep in so I just wake up when he does.
Last night though he stayed up to watch the cricket.. I went to bed early.. and slept for 12 HOURS!!!
Might have to set an alarm clock tomorrow morning =/
I saw the funniest sight today.. I let Max out to do a wee and he cocked his leg a tad too high, then a gust of wind hit and he got blown over!! LOL! . Poor doggy. I’m still giggling lol.
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ROTFL
veg gardener said:
Morning all lets hope i can start catching up on all the post, chickens due this time next weekend, (better get stuff ready for them) got a to pick up a few new chooks are work on Monday.
Hope all goes with for them and you get a good hatching rate;)
Arvo.. I’be been out turning over that too wet patch, and it’s looking great now.
We’ve stuck some cyclone mesh on the back fence , and soon it will hold butternut pumpkin vines.
Do zucchini need staking or are they climbers ? Never grown these before.
Arvo All,
Went to the market this morning. I like to buy the perfumed soaps they sell there. Got a cabbage for a dollar and a freebie Campanula plant. A friend of mine has a stall there and they’ve been digging up theses plants to make way for a garage. Apparently they are a good ground cover, and I do like the blue bell-shaped flowers.
I found the first new buds on a couple of my roses today YAY!
Good find on the cabbage O40, I saw them today for $4 each. Think a 1/4 was $1.50.
Lurv markets.
Happy Potter said:
Arvo.. I’be been out turning over that too wet patch, and it’s looking great now.
We’ve stuck some cyclone mesh on the back fence , and soon it will hold butternut pumpkin vines.
Do zucchini need staking or are they climbers ? Never grown these before.
I’ve been at a Girl Guide Meeting all morning. Started at 9:00am finished at 1:30pm. Been home since about 2:45pm. Time to go outside for a bit I think. MrS has been called out to a bushfire (was gone before I got home). Hope he won’t have to be out there too long. It’s going to be a bad bushfire season I think, unless we get some serious rain. We haven’t had really bad fires around here since 2003.
OK I have made up for my 12 hour sleep :)
Started easy with unloading the dishwasher and taking the recycling out..
Then made up a batch of worm fattener for the farms at work.
Then went to feed my wormies, only to discover that all the dog’s poops are hidden under the weed carpet – so I aborted this and did some weeding.
Started with vegie bed #1 – woohoo, have finally dug the green manure crop (read: weed forest) back in! Definitely left it too long – the volume of greenery was almost more than the bed could absorb in its shallow topping of nice soil. However I might go out and dig it through again in a few days when the weeds have softened and shrunk. Need to hurry up the compost tumbler really so that can go in too.
Then got stuck into weeding on the ground, to make some room for the dog to poop – she doesn’t like the feeling of wet weeds tickling her bum, bless her. Made a good start, but thank god it started to rain very slightly so I could come back in. I’m knackered!
orchid40 said:
Arvo All,
Went to the market this morning. I like to buy the perfumed soaps they sell there. Got a cabbage for a dollar and a freebie Campanula plant. A friend of mine has a stall there and they’ve been digging up theses plants to make way for a garage. Apparently they are a good ground cover, and I do like the blue bell-shaped flowers.
I found the first new buds on a couple of my roses today YAY!
Speaking of cabbages. I have 9 in my veg patch. They are due to be picked now. They are big and fat and full. Have given the neighbours one and can give some more away but what am I to do with 6 or so cabbages. Have been finding pickling recipes for it but that doesn;t keep very long. Must learn to only grow what we can consume in a reasonable amount of time.
Finished the pruning around the house pad. Only have to do the grevellias etc that are flowering ATM. The muncher has been working over time. Next I have to start on the rest of the shrubs/trees outside the fence. MrP is complaining about the low branches that are in the way when he’s on the ride on mower. Really upsets him when there is a paper wasps nest on said branches too. I wonder why that is? LOL.
It’s too quiet round here so I’m off elsewhere.
pomolo said:
orchid40 said:
Arvo All,
Went to the market this morning. I like to buy the perfumed soaps they sell there. Got a cabbage for a dollar and a freebie Campanula plant. A friend of mine has a stall there and they’ve been digging up theses plants to make way for a garage. Apparently they are a good ground cover, and I do like the blue bell-shaped flowers.
I found the first new buds on a couple of my roses today YAY!
Speaking of cabbages. I have 9 in my veg patch. They are due to be picked now. They are big and fat and full. Have given the neighbours one and can give some more away but what am I to do with 6 or so cabbages. Have been finding pickling recipes for it but that doesn;t keep very long. Must learn to only grow what we can consume in a reasonable amount of time.
I can so relate to that Pom! Cabbages, Caulis, Zucchinis, Silverbeet, all been grown too enthusiastically and been a problem to eat all of them or preserve them or give em away!!
Happy Potter said:
Arvo.. I’be been out turning over that too wet patch, and it’s looking great now.
We’ve stuck some cyclone mesh on the back fence , and soon it will hold butternut pumpkin vines.
Do zucchini need staking or are they climbers ? Never grown these before.
I’ve always thought they were climbers…like most pumpkins and squash and such…
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Arvo.. I’be been out turning over that too wet patch, and it’s looking great now.
We’ve stuck some cyclone mesh on the back fence , and soon it will hold butternut pumpkin vines.
Do zucchini need staking or are they climbers ? Never grown these before.I’ve always thought they were climbers…like most pumpkins and squash and such…
zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
hey bg if ur still around.
You’re up early, Lucky…
bluegreen said:
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:Do zucchini need staking or are they climbers ? Never grown these before.
I’ve always thought they were climbers…like most pumpkins and squash and such…
zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Dinetta said:
You’re up early, Lucky…
Yep, alarm went off at 7 am this morning, breakfast is over with and I’m soon off out into the garden…. so EGG-CITED about it too.
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
Dinetta said:I’ve always thought they were climbers…like most pumpkins and squash and such…
zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Some of those leaves can become huge……..
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Some of those leaves can become huge……..
Maybe BlueGreen meant the roots need a square metre? That sounds more like it…
It amazes me that they can tan cane toad hide, but in the compost it just melts away to nothing…quickly…
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Some of those leaves can become huge……..
Maybe BlueGreen meant the roots need a square metre? That sounds more like it…
Hhhmmmm only BG can answer that. But I’ve always given the their space in the garden……
Dinetta said:
It amazes me that they can tan cane toad hide, but in the compost it just melts away to nothing…quickly…
My BIL has a tanned cane toad key ring he got in Qld once.
Apparently they tan up very nicely into a soft and supple hide?
Dinetta said:
Apparently they tan up very nicely into a soft and supple hide?
Yeah….. yucky bluddy thing it is to look at.
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
Dinetta said:I’ve always thought they were climbers…like most pumpkins and squash and such…
zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Oooo I’ll have to give them more room then.
Going out to move them lol. Oh and morning.
Good Morning Happy Potter!
Just taking a bit of a brain break here…promised myself a dig in the garden once I finished this batch of invoices…
going to take the toadies out of the freezer…
Dinetta said:
Good Morning Happy Potter!Just taking a bit of a brain break here…promised myself a dig in the garden once I finished this batch of invoices…
going to take the toadies out of the freezer…
Eww toadies!
My qld sis scared me killing those things when I visited her for a week. Like a madwoman in the middle of the night with a spade. I thought she’d lost the plot.
Sorry I’d just left the pc when you posted..off to the horse manure piles with garden club members and trailors. Got heaps for my garden too.
I freecycled lots of vege seedlings that I thought wouldn’t come up ( I planted 100s). Buggers all came up lol! They’re going fast tho :D
I’m filthy and covered in horse poop.
Ewww.
Shower now then lunch and cuppa :)
Who wants to like out the chocolate chip biscuit mixing bowl????
Just dragged myself back inside too after weeding the front garden beds. And I collected a bag of ‘lollies’ for the chooks, slugs snails and huge curl grubs as fat as a mans thumb.
The front gravel path is full of weeds too, but theres no pulling them out, I will have to get out the round up for that lot.
Really stuffed now , there will be freezer find for tea :)
Lucky1 said:
Who wants to like out the chocolate chip biscuit mixing bowl????
No takers huh??? Had to do it myself….. oh well.
To thank the elf for this mornings effort, now going to make his most fav biscuit…….. ginger nuts:D
Not again:(
gees fair crack of the whip!
Severe wind warnings for Vic
Posted 26 minutes ago
Victorians are being warned to be prepared for strong winds to hit the state over the next three days.
Winds gusts of more than 100-kilometres-per-hour are forecast through until Wednesday.
State Emergency Service (SES) duty officer Tim Wiebusch says Victorians need to be storm-ready.
“Our SES volunteers are on heightened alert as they prepare for these coming three days, however we don’t know the full extent of what these severe winds will bring,” he said.
“We’re asking the community to be extra vigilant over these next three days, particularly as they’re driving on the roads.”
Evening all,
I know nobody’s here, but you can read this in the morning.
Well done Lucky & The Elf, you’ve got a lot done in your garden it sure looks better! I bet you enjoyed it too :)
I’ve had a lovely day, my son came to visit me, a rare and pleasant event!
We had so many TV and computer things for him to fix I bet he doesn’t come back here very soon LOL!
Happy Potter said:
Not again:(
gees fair crack of the whip!Severe wind warnings for Vic
Posted 26 minutes agoVictorians are being warned to be prepared for strong winds to hit the state over the next three days.
Winds gusts of more than 100-kilometres-per-hour are forecast through until Wednesday.
State Emergency Service (SES) duty officer Tim Wiebusch says Victorians need to be storm-ready.
“Our SES volunteers are on heightened alert as they prepare for these coming three days, however we don’t know the full extent of what these severe winds will bring,” he said.
“We’re asking the community to be extra vigilant over these next three days, particularly as they’re driving on the roads.”
We have thunder warning for this evening tonight.
We did enjoy it O40:) So much I then came in and cooked a hot lunch and just got the last batch of ginger nuts in the oven.
Been emailing a lady from Hobart about quackers. he emailed me first through my blog.
Well today she became the proud mother of some bantam ducks call “Elizabeth Ducks”….. she was very egg-cited when she emailed me:)
Guess I had better find something for tea……… damn its been a hell of a FABBER TABBER day for me:D
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Some of those leaves can become huge……..
Maybe BlueGreen meant the roots need a square metre? That sounds more like it…
I think I meant at least a square metre :)
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:zucchini are ramblers. you don’t stake them but you do need to give them room – up to a square metre.
Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Oooo I’ll have to give them more room then.
Going out to move them lol. Oh and morning.
Ours are going to be fighting for space then. That is if they don’t get burnt to a crisp in the heat.
Boy we need some rain.
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:Only 1 square metre? They aren’t throwbacks to the Triffids, then?
Oooo I’ll have to give them more room then.
Going out to move them lol. Oh and morning.Ours are going to be fighting for space then. That is if they don’t get burnt to a crisp in the heat.
Boy we need some rain.
I have about 6 weeks ago finished off all the zucchini slice I made last season. Only cos’ Mrs. Almost Bimbo doesn’t live here…lol Though I did have an order for some put in from her.
Happy Potter said:
Not again:(
gees fair crack of the whip!Severe wind warnings for Vic
Posted 26 minutes agoVictorians are being warned to be prepared for strong winds to hit the state over the next three days.
Winds gusts of more than 100-kilometres-per-hour are forecast through until Wednesday.
State Emergency Service (SES) duty officer Tim Wiebusch says Victorians need to be storm-ready.
“Our SES volunteers are on heightened alert as they prepare for these coming three days, however we don’t know the full extent of what these severe winds will bring,” he said.
“We’re asking the community to be extra vigilant over these next three days, particularly as they’re driving on the roads.”
We have a fire weather warning happening here. Going to be windy and hot. I hope your plants dont feel the winds too much HP. I’ll have to dampen fown the fernery every now and again through the day tomorrow. Ferns dry out so quickly.
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
I know nobody’s here, but you can read this in the morning.
Well done Lucky & The Elf, you’ve got a lot done in your garden it sure looks better! I bet you enjoyed it too :)
I’ve had a lovely day, my son came to visit me, a rare and pleasant event!
We had so many TV and computer things for him to fix I bet he doesn’t come back here very soon LOL!
We must all use our visiting children once they’ve left home. Our son is 6’6” tall and we used to always get him to change light bulbs. A bit difficult now bec ause he lives in Sth Aus.
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:Oooo I’ll have to give them more room then.
Going out to move them lol. Oh and morning.Ours are going to be fighting for space then. That is if they don’t get burnt to a crisp in the heat.
Boy we need some rain.
I have about 6 weeks ago finished off all the zucchini slice I made last season. Only cos’ Mrs. Almost Bimbo doesn’t live here…lol Though I did have an order for some put in from her.
Gee they kept well L!. It was a good plan to bake and freeze wasn’t it?
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:Ours are going to be fighting for space then. That is if they don’t get burnt to a crisp in the heat.
Boy we need some rain.
I have about 6 weeks ago finished off all the zucchini slice I made last season. Only cos’ Mrs. Almost Bimbo doesn’t live here…lol Though I did have an order for some put in from her.
Gee they kept well L!. It was a good plan to bake and freeze wasn’t it?
Oh for sure. If I get enough marties this season, I want to make soup for the freezer.
We have a fire weather warning happening here. Going to be windy and hot. I hope your plants dont feel the winds too much HP. I’ll have to dampen fown the fernery every now and again through the day tomorrow. Ferns dry out so quickly.
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I hope you don’t get a fire then! Hot and windy is worse then cold and windy.
Right now I hate wind full stop.
I’ll have to protect the recently planted dwarf citrus or I’ll lose them. 2 limes and one orange.
I did cage them and put clear vinyl (from spotlight for tablecloth covers) around the cages , but the vinyl ripped.
It will have to be sheets. Or tarps.
Morning ..what a cloudburst we are having atm! :D ..me and dog got caught a beauty out walking and we’re drenched. We ran like mad the last 500 meters.
Lovely drop though (red patch on the BOM site) and it will help settle in the manure mulch before forcasted wild winds hit again.
Back in warm flannelette pj’s and now hot porridge awaits :)
Morning all. Windy here today (oh how unusual…NOT). NW winds 29km/h increasing with wind gusts of 52km/h. Supposed to increase overnight and be like this till at least Thurs. What joy!
pomolo said:
orchid40 said:
Evening all,
I know nobody’s here, but you can read this in the morning.
Well done Lucky & The Elf, you’ve got a lot done in your garden it sure looks better! I bet you enjoyed it too :)
I’ve had a lovely day, my son came to visit me, a rare and pleasant event!
We had so many TV and computer things for him to fix I bet he doesn’t come back here very soon LOL!
We must all use our visiting children once they’ve left home. Our son is 6’6” tall and we used to always get him to change light bulbs. A bit difficult now bec ause he lives in Sth Aus.
Think so…mine even takes a few days rec leave here and there so he can come home and play in the garden..which is what he will be doing for a few days after the Father’s Day weekend. He’s coming home for granddaughter’s Christening in Sydney that weekend and going ot have a few extra days here. Can’t wait.
Happy Potter said:
Morning ..what a cloudburst we are having atm! :D ..me and dog got caught a beauty out walking and we’re drenched. We ran like mad the last 500 meters.
Lovely drop though (red patch on the BOM site) and it will help settle in the manure mulch before forcasted wild winds hit again.
Back in warm flannelette pj’s and now hot porridge awaits :)
Morning… more on the way I should say HP.
We’re forecast today 10 to 20 over the city and 20 to 40 up in them thar hills. Had a shower or 2 last night….. garden is wet this morning.
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Morning ..what a cloudburst we are having atm! :D ..me and dog got caught a beauty out walking and we’re drenched. We ran like mad the last 500 meters.
Lovely drop though (red patch on the BOM site) and it will help settle in the manure mulch before forcasted wild winds hit again.
Back in warm flannelette pj’s and now hot porridge awaits :)
Morning… more on the way I should say HP.
We’re forecast today 10 to 20 over the city and 20 to 40 up in them thar hills. Had a shower or 2 last night….. garden is wet this morning.
No rain in sight here, although weatherzone says there are supposed to be isolated showers about. Very isolated I’d say.
AnneS said:
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Morning ..what a cloudburst we are having atm! :D ..me and dog got caught a beauty out walking and we’re drenched. We ran like mad the last 500 meters.
Lovely drop though (red patch on the BOM site) and it will help settle in the manure mulch before forcasted wild winds hit again.
Back in warm flannelette pj’s and now hot porridge awaits :)
Morning… more on the way I should say HP.
We’re forecast today 10 to 20 over the city and 20 to 40 up in them thar hills. Had a shower or 2 last night….. garden is wet this morning.
No rain in sight here, although weatherzone says there are supposed to be isolated showers about. Very isolated I’d say.
And the winds have increased to 35km with 61km gusts…and getting stronger
Blog read and now to go through my seeds and find some yummy root crops to sew out this morning,.
Morning all,
Plenty of wind here and sunny. No rain yet. I’m staying indoors today nursing a head cold :( The weeding will wait.
We had a down pour of rain while out at the shops. Windy as heck here too.
Really feels like Pa is coming now.:D
Emptying out my sewing room and turning it into a bedroom for Pa. My sewing stuff is going out into the rumpus room.
Similar rain band heading my way too Lucky :)
I’ve been making chicken kiev’s for the freezer, but several of my kiddlywinks have found out and invited themselves and partners to tea.
One daughers boyfriend sent me a text saying thanks for the invite, and I didn’t know what he was talking about lol.
Rotters!
Happy Potter said:
Similar rain band heading my way too Lucky :)I’ve been making chicken kiev’s for the freezer, but several of my kiddlywinks have found out and invited themselves and partners to tea.
One daughers boyfriend sent me a text saying thanks for the invite, and I didn’t know what he was talking about lol.
Rotters!
Oh oh oh……do you do home delivery???
I’m sewing on the other side of the wall behind the computer wall in the rumpus room. Bed is made for Pa……
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Similar rain band heading my way too Lucky :)I’ve been making chicken kiev’s for the freezer, but several of my kiddlywinks have found out and invited themselves and partners to tea.
One daughers boyfriend sent me a text saying thanks for the invite, and I didn’t know what he was talking about lol.
Rotters!Oh oh oh……do you do home delivery???
I’m sewing on the other side of the wall behind the computer wall in the rumpus room. Bed is made for Pa……
I do so wish we lived closer. That would be cool. Heck we should all live in the same state lol.
Its absolutely bucketing down at the moment. All the water containers are full :)
32C here in Bris and 36C in Ipswich. it’s a winter record. :(
WHHHHAAAAAA.
bubba louie said:
32C here in Bris and 36C in Ipswich. it’s a winter record. :(WHHHHAAAAAA.
Crazy isn’t it???? We have about 12 degrees and feels like 7 .
Lucky1 said:
bubba louie said:
32C here in Bris and 36C in Ipswich. it’s a winter record. :(WHHHHAAAAAA.
Crazy isn’t it???? We have about 12 degrees and feels like 7 .
The world’s gone mad.
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :D
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :D
I’m still watching 2 & half me… almost know it off by heart.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DI’m still watching 2 & half me… almost know it off by heart.
MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bluddy spelling virus:(
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DI’m still watching 2 & half me… almost know it off by heart.
That show’s weird.. Mr Bon and I only started watching it very recently, but already there are some episodes we’ve seen 3 or 4 times! Stopped tuning into it now, since we’ve got a bit bored of those episodes we keep seeing.
Lucky1 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DI’m still watching 2 & half me… almost know it off by heart.
MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bluddy spelling virus:(
Knew what you meant :)
Morning from SEQ. Been a bit busy and will be for most of this week. The Annual Country Music Muster is on and we do volunteer stuff out there. MrP is there today and we’ll both be there tomorow. The Muster draws huge crouds from all over the place and it’s our areas big money spinner. It’s fun if you can get past the drunks and the hobos.
I hope you have survived the wild winds HP. Our winds weren’t too bad but the dry north westerlies are due to stay around all week. I’ll need a bucket of face cream by Friday.
I’ll check in again when I can. Be Good.
Ah Pomolo, why did you spoil it with that last instruction???
Hope you have a good time at the Muster notwithstanding: there’s people from here take annual leave to go to that…
pomolo said:
Morning from SEQ. Been a bit busy and will be for most of this week. The Annual Country Music Muster is on and we do volunteer stuff out there. MrP is there today and we’ll both be there tomorow. The Muster draws huge crouds from all over the place and it’s our areas big money spinner. It’s fun if you can get past the drunks and the hobos.I hope you have survived the wild winds HP. Our winds weren’t too bad but the dry north westerlies are due to stay around all week. I’ll need a bucket of face cream by Friday.
I’ll check in again when I can. Be Good.
Morning Pom. Have fun at the music muster :)
We’re ok here , I got a decent bump on my head from the car boot lid slamming down on me, and the cages I made to protect dwarf fruits arn’t working.. one needs tent pegs ,or rather metal poles, driven half a meter into the ground to hold them secure in a gale, so they are on their own now.
But apart from that all is fine here.
We are getting more detailed local reports of the weather and what times to expect the wind to be damaging, and today the worst winds are expected this evening 6 to 10 pm.
Happy Potter said:
and the cages I made to protect dwarf fruits arn’t working..
What about star pickets, 3 per plant (or they can share 1 or 2, depending on how close they are to each other), with a line of wire, padded around the plants of course? The wire should not be tight as the plants need to flex their root muscles as they grow…Pain Master has given pretty good info on this one in years gone by…
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:and the cages I made to protect dwarf fruits arn’t working..What about star pickets, 3 per plant (or they can share 1 or 2, depending on how close they are to each other), with a line of wire, padded around the plants of course? The wire should not be tight as the plants need to flex their root muscles as they grow…Pain Master has given pretty good info on this one in years gone by…
Yes , thanks thats a better idea Dinetta , star pickets..the plants are far enough apart for each to have a cage. It’s 3 small citrus, the established bigger fruits are all fine.
(I’m not thinking right at the moment, bad day yest with giant son and feeling jaded)
I can get long ones at B shop no probs.
Morning… Pa comes today…..yay…… he’s very egg-cited as we have been on the phone to Sid-Knee this morning.
Cleaned up a bit of the last things this morning out the back and also cleaned out the rabbit hutches.
No craft day as our host is sick with a cold/ chest infection and she doesn’t want to give it to any of us craft ladies.
So I am home for the day……….then off early afternoon to the airport.
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :D
It’s all in the quality of the script and the actors bon. One of my favourite shows
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DI’m still watching 2 & half me… almost know it off by heart.
Unfortunately that one does nothing for me…not that I’ve seen very much of it
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DIt’s all in the quality of the script and the actors bon. One of my favourite shows
It still surprises me how we have such similar taste in TV shows!!
I am re-reading North & South at the moment.. have to be careful not to get carried away on the train & miss my stop :D
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DIt’s all in the quality of the script and the actors bon. One of my favourite shows
It still surprises me how we have such similar taste in TV shows!!
I am re-reading North & South at the moment.. have to be careful not to get carried away on the train & miss my stop :D
North & South Pommy style or Patrick Swayze style????
Lucky1 said:
North & South Pommy style or Patrick Swayze style????
Umm.. the novel by Elizabath Gaskell. It was made into a mini-series (or was it a movie? OMG must watch it again!) starring Richard Armitage..
What is North & South Patrick Swayze style
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:North & South Pommy style or Patrick Swayze style????
Umm.. the novel by Elizabath Gaskell. It was made into a mini-series (or was it a movie? OMG must watch it again!) starring Richard Armitage..
What is North & South Patrick Swayze style
gasp………. I wore out my videos on watching that for the last 15 years and now have it on dvd. I even have the novels on it.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:North & South Pommy style or Patrick Swayze style????
Umm.. the novel by Elizabath Gaskell. It was made into a mini-series (or was it a movie? OMG must watch it again!) starring Richard Armitage..
What is North & South Patrick Swayze style
gasp………. I wore out my videos on watching that for the last 15 years and now have it on dvd. I even have the novels on it.
Oooh.. I shall investigate further :)
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:Umm.. the novel by Elizabath Gaskell. It was made into a mini-series (or was it a movie? OMG must watch it again!) starring Richard Armitage..
What is North & South Patrick Swayze style
gasp………. I wore out my videos on watching that for the last 15 years and now have it on dvd. I even have the novels on it.
Oooh.. I shall investigate further :)
Civil war but in the first series it starts back in about 1846 around the Mexican war.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:gasp………. I wore out my videos on watching that for the last 15 years and now have it on dvd. I even have the novels on it.
Oooh.. I shall investigate further :)
Civil war but in the first series it starts back in about 1846 around the Mexican war.
Sounds like the kind of thing Mr Bon might be interested in. We enjoyed John Adams a lot. Mind you, I won’t mention any ‘new’ series to him until he finishes The Onedin Line, and that could take years :D
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:North & South Pommy style or Patrick Swayze style????
Umm.. the novel by Elizabath Gaskell. It was made into a mini-series (or was it a movie? OMG must watch it again!) starring Richard Armitage..
What is North & South Patrick Swayze style
There was mini series about American Civil War with Patrick Swayze in early 90’s
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Funny how you never get tired of watching Seachange repeats.. :) Well I don’t, anyway :DIt’s all in the quality of the script and the actors bon. One of my favourite shows
It still surprises me how we have such similar taste in TV shows!!
I am re-reading North & South at the moment.. have to be careful not to get carried away on the train & miss my stop :D
Have you been watching Ashes to Ashes?
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
AnneS said:It’s all in the quality of the script and the actors bon. One of my favourite shows
It still surprises me how we have such similar taste in TV shows!!
I am re-reading North & South at the moment.. have to be careful not to get carried away on the train & miss my stop :D
Have you been watching Ashes to Ashes?
Nooooooo… should I be?? :)
bon008 said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:It still surprises me how we have such similar taste in TV shows!!
I am re-reading North & South at the moment.. have to be careful not to get carried away on the train & miss my stop :D
Have you been watching Ashes to Ashes?
Nooooooo… should I be?? :)
It’s the sequel to Life on Mars. If you liked that you’ll like Ashes to Ashes. I like it’s quirkiness
AnneS said:
It’s the sequel to Life on Mars. If you liked that you’ll like Ashes to Ashes. I like it’s quirkiness
Never watched that either. I think I get my fill of crime shows from The Bill and Midsomer Murders. It did look like an interesting premise though.
bon008 said:
AnneS said:It’s the sequel to Life on Mars. If you liked that you’ll like Ashes to Ashes. I like it’s quirkiness
Never watched that either. I think I get my fill of crime shows from The Bill and Midsomer Murders. It did look like an interesting premise though.
I think you’d like it. Must admit I don’t watch the Bill or Midsomer very often cause MrS doesn’t like them. Have been enjoying the Foyles War re-runs (same as Dinetta)
SIL rang ….Pa is on the plane and is very happy and every so EGG-CITED:D
Just like his son ……chuckle.
Arvo all,
I’m glad to see Midsummer Murders back too :)
Lucky, enjoy your Pa’s visit.
It’s raining cats and dogs here and the wind is scarey. it’s the wildest I’ve seen it.
Tomorrow we’ve got to go into town to see my eye & Botox man again. If it’s like this outside I’m not going!!
bon008 said:
Sounds like the kind of thing Mr Bon might be interested in. We enjoyed John Adams a lot. Mind you, I won’t mention any ‘new’ series to him until he finishes The Onedin Line, and that could take years :D
Did somebody mention The Onedin Line?
AnneS said:
I think you’d like it. Must admit I don’t watch the Bill or Midsomer very often cause MrS doesn’t like them. Have been enjoying the Foyles War re-runs (same as Dinetta)
Christopher Foyle rocks, right? Very sedately and gentlemanly, but it’s still rocking…
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:I think you’d like it. Must admit I don’t watch the Bill or Midsomer very often cause MrS doesn’t like them. Have been enjoying the Foyles War re-runs (same as Dinetta)
Christopher Foyle rocks, right? Very sedately and gentlemanly, but it’s still rocking…
Just beautifully understated
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:Sounds like the kind of thing Mr Bon might be interested in. We enjoyed John Adams a lot. Mind you, I won’t mention any ‘new’ series to him until he finishes The Onedin Line, and that could take years :D
Did somebody mention The Onedin Line?
My mum got the first boxset for Mr Bon for Christmas or birthday – knowing that he’s into nautical stuff. Not really the same timeframe (think Napoleonic) that he is usually into, but he is enjoying it and slowly buying/watching the rest of the series.
I often drift off to sleep hearing The Onedin Line in the other room :)
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:I think you’d like it. Must admit I don’t watch the Bill or Midsomer very often cause MrS doesn’t like them. Have been enjoying the Foyles War re-runs (same as Dinetta)
Christopher Foyle rocks, right? Very sedately and gentlemanly, but it’s still rocking…
I really like the girl in Foyle’s War. Saw her in something completely different not long ago.. actually it was the Bill! She was playing a Polish lady, and she did it very, very well.
Honesuckle Wilkes…She’s Samantha Stewart in Foyle’s War…
Really? In The Bill? Damn! I don’t watch that any more…getting too Yankee with the plots…
I’d like to watch Upstairs Downstairs all over again…what was the theme tune? I keep thinking it’s “Little Ruby” but would be wrong, of course…
Dinetta said:
Honesuckle Wilkes…She’s Samantha Stewart in Foyle’s War…Really? In The Bill? Damn! I don’t watch that any more…getting too Yankee with the plots…
It was quite an interesting plotline, that one. It was fantastic to see her playing a much more emotional and dramatic character, and she did the accent really well, as far as I could tell.
Dinetta said:
I’d like to watch Upstairs Downstairs all over again…what was the theme tune? I keep thinking it’s “Little Ruby” but would be wrong, of course…
I think that one’s probably before my time :)
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:
I’d like to watch Upstairs Downstairs all over again…what was the theme tune? I keep thinking it’s “Little Ruby” but would be wrong, of course…
I think that one’s probably before my time :)
Just a tad Bon, Early 80’s from memory
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:
I’d like to watch Upstairs Downstairs all over again…what was the theme tune? I keep thinking it’s “Little Ruby” but would be wrong, of course…
I think that one’s probably before my time :)
Just a tad Bon, Early 80’s from memory
It was all over red rover by the early 80’s…try the mid to late 70’s…
Morning from Windy City here.
I couldn’t get in here yesterday arvo because the power went off, then a cold change came through so the only thing to do was to go to bed with the covers up to my nose and watching the big gums out front bending in the gusts.
I hope peoples in other states that are getting blown about too are ok.
Catching up on some baking today.
Lurking.
More on Morning Glory clouds, including a picture:
http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/whats-the-story-morning-glory-20090825-exlt.html
I did most of my baking on Monday. Still got the pumpkin muffins to go, but need to put in some hours at the office…
bon008 said:
More on Morning Glory clouds, including a picture:http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/whats-the-story-morning-glory-20090825-exlt.html
Oooooh, thanks Bon008!
We get something like that here, but rows and rows of them…
Great photo
:)
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
More on Morning Glory clouds, including a picture:http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/whats-the-story-morning-glory-20090825-exlt.html
Oooooh, thanks Bon008!
We get something like that here, but rows and rows of them…
Great photo
:)
Can’t take too much credit for reading the paper on company time… :D
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
More on Morning Glory clouds, including a picture:http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/whats-the-story-morning-glory-20090825-exlt.html
Oooooh, thanks Bon008!
We get something like that here, but rows and rows of them…
Great photo
:)
Whoops, what I meant was, NOT rows and rows of them…just the one loooooong cigar shape at daybreak…
Well I’m here after saying that I wouldn’t be. Didn’t get to go to the Muster because MrP’s bp is all up the creek. Maybe I should have said down the creek. Up AND down really. LOL. He wasn’t allowed to do the volunteering thing because it’s out in the sticks and mobile contact can’t be guartanteed. There is first aid out there and helicopters coming and going but we are bellter off here.
It’s ok anyway and I have been pickling cabbage. Hope I like this stuff in a couple of weeks when it’s ready to eat. My capsicum relish is ok but just “ok.” I’d have to change the recipe if I were to make it again.
That’s it for now. BBL.
Hey P, i am just walking around finding stuff to keep me awake. may go cook up a meat pie for my tucker.
ZZzOooooooooooooMmmmmmmmmmmmm
Just a quick hi and then gone.
ZZZZZZZzzzzz00000MMMMmmmmmmmmmm
Made pa fruit loaf, tomorrow he wants a boil fruit cake and & 1 to take home with him when he head home (when ever).
Loves the home made bread…… bacon & eggs with the works for breakfast tomorrow…zzzzoooommmm
Having a ball and love every moment.
zzzzoooooommmmm out again…..
Oh yeah….byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ZZzzzzooooommmMMM
Lucky1 said:
ZZzOooooooooooooMmmmmmmmmmmmmJust a quick hi and then gone.
ZZZZZZZzzzzz00000MMMMmmmmmmmmmm
Made pa fruit loaf, tomorrow he wants a boil fruit cake and & 1 to take home with him when he head home (when ever).
Loves the home made bread…… bacon & eggs with the works for breakfast tomorrow…zzzzoooommmm
Having a ball and love every moment.
zzzzoooooommmmm out again…..
Oh yeah….byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ZZzzzzooooommmMMM
hehe, glad to hear everything’s going nicely :)
My gripe of the day.
I went to the bank to get some money out of youngest son’s account. I’m the only one who can sign for it because it was started when he was in primary school. They wouldn’t give it to me because it’s now the rule that once a kid is 16 they are the ones who have total control over their money. This isn’t money he earned, it was mostly from my Mum to be used when he was old enough to be sensible.
What bright spark decided 16yo’s are mature enough to take control? It’s not a huge issue for us because he turns 18 in a few weeks and would have got it anyway. I rang my S-I-L and told her and she’s going to empty her son’s account while she still can.
bubba louie said:
My gripe of the day.I went to the bank to get some money out of youngest son’s account. I’m the only one who can sign for it because it was started when he was in primary school. They wouldn’t give it to me because it’s now the rule that once a kid is 16 they are the ones who have total control over their money. This isn’t money he earned, it was mostly from my Mum to be used when he was old enough to be sensible.
What bright spark decided 16yo’s are mature enough to take control? It’s not a huge issue for us because he turns 18 in a few weeks and would have got it anyway. I rang my S-I-L and told her and she’s going to empty her son’s account while she still can.
Pretty sure I had my own bank card before 16, and I would have been really annoyed if someone told me I couldn’t use my money the way I wanted to. On the other hand, I wasn’t given any money for nothing, it was all earned in dribs and drabs as pocket money and saved up.
bon008 said:
bubba louie said:
My gripe of the day.I went to the bank to get some money out of youngest son’s account. I’m the only one who can sign for it because it was started when he was in primary school. They wouldn’t give it to me because it’s now the rule that once a kid is 16 they are the ones who have total control over their money. This isn’t money he earned, it was mostly from my Mum to be used when he was old enough to be sensible.
What bright spark decided 16yo’s are mature enough to take control? It’s not a huge issue for us because he turns 18 in a few weeks and would have got it anyway. I rang my S-I-L and told her and she’s going to empty her son’s account while she still can.
Pretty sure I had my own bank card before 16, and I would have been really annoyed if someone told me I couldn’t use my money the way I wanted to. On the other hand, I wasn’t given any money for nothing, it was all earned in dribs and drabs as pocket money and saved up.
I wouldn’t mind if it was money he’s earned.
Quiet this morning…it’s Thursday so I guess you’re all shopping?
Have baked some WW (weight watchers) pumpkin muffins, and a WW a-sparry-gas quiche is in the oven…
Morning D, and lurkers.
My grey matter is busy trying to work out ingredient quantities for various pan sizes for a 3 tier wedding cake. I think I’ve got it though, and allowing for over risen cake tops to be sliced off. Must be dead square.
Then the search for ribbon to go on the cake to match bridemaids dresses. It’s for a friends wedding in Nov, but I’m allowing for delays and re baking , if nessesary.
Morning (just) All,
Still windy here, and it’s a cold one :=(
We had an uneventful trip to the city yesterday, left here at 7.45 and just scraped in for my appointment at 10. I had some more needles in my face for the spasms, apparently there is no alternative treatment that has better results.
I wouldn’t mind, but it’s finding spots for the Botox to go where it won’t affect the wrong muscles and give me a droopy mouth or a dropped eyebrow etc. Oh well I’ll know in a few days what this lot’s done.
I have a new rose to go and pot today, a replacement for a damaged one. This one looks like a reject too, it’s canes are at rightangles to the roots. Ah well.
Mr O40 has gone to water aerobics today I would go too but still have a cold. He’s been so good with walking every day, I’m proud of him!
orchid40 said:
Morning (just) All,
Still windy here, and it’s a cold one :=(
We had an uneventful trip to the city yesterday, left here at 7.45 and just scraped in for my appointment at 10. I had some more needles in my face for the spasms, apparently there is no alternative treatment that has better results.
I wouldn’t mind, but it’s finding spots for the Botox to go where it won’t affect the wrong muscles and give me a droopy mouth or a dropped eyebrow etc. Oh well I’ll know in a few days what this lot’s done.
I have a new rose to go and pot today, a replacement for a damaged one. This one looks like a reject too, it’s canes are at rightangles to the roots. Ah well.
Mr O40 has gone to water aerobics today I would go too but still have a cold. He’s been so good with walking every day, I’m proud of him!
One of my friend’s husband has been having that treatment for many years..not sure if he still does, but I believe it was the only thing that worked
AnneS said:
orchid40 said:
Morning (just) All,
Still windy here, and it’s a cold one :=(
We had an uneventful trip to the city yesterday, left here at 7.45 and just scraped in for my appointment at 10. I had some more needles in my face for the spasms, apparently there is no alternative treatment that has better results.
I wouldn’t mind, but it’s finding spots for the Botox to go where it won’t affect the wrong muscles and give me a droopy mouth or a dropped eyebrow etc. Oh well I’ll know in a few days what this lot’s done.
I have a new rose to go and pot today, a replacement for a damaged one. This one looks like a reject too, it’s canes are at rightangles to the roots. Ah well.
Mr O40 has gone to water aerobics today I would go too but still have a cold. He’s been so good with walking every day, I’m proud of him!
One of my friend’s husband has been having that treatment for many years..not sure if he still does, but I believe it was the only thing that worked
That’s interesting Anne. Does he have the hemi-facial spasm like I do? The Botox does work, it’s true, but I don’t like the side effects. I think I’ll have to keep going till the specialist finds the right spots for me. Trial and error!
orchid40 said:
AnneS said:
orchid40 said:
Morning (just) All,
Still windy here, and it’s a cold one :=(
We had an uneventful trip to the city yesterday, left here at 7.45 and just scraped in for my appointment at 10. I had some more needles in my face for the spasms, apparently there is no alternative treatment that has better results.
I wouldn’t mind, but it’s finding spots for the Botox to go where it won’t affect the wrong muscles and give me a droopy mouth or a dropped eyebrow etc. Oh well I’ll know in a few days what this lot’s done.
I have a new rose to go and pot today, a replacement for a damaged one. This one looks like a reject too, it’s canes are at rightangles to the roots. Ah well.
Mr O40 has gone to water aerobics today I would go too but still have a cold. He’s been so good with walking every day, I’m proud of him!
One of my friend’s husband has been having that treatment for many years..not sure if he still does, but I believe it was the only thing that worked
That’s interesting Anne. Does he have the hemi-facial spasm like I do? The Botox does work, it’s true, but I don’t like the side effects. I think I’ll have to keep going till the specialist finds the right spots for me. Trial and error!
I think so, but I can’t be certain…
I don’t live near them anymore and mostly only get to catch up with them each year with Christmas cards. I’ll try to find out for you though
Arvo all can’t wait till after work tomorrow.
veg gardener said:
Arvo all can’t wait till after work tomorrow.
Same here :)
bon008 said:
veg gardener said:
Arvo all can’t wait till after work tomorrow.
Same here :)
Not just the weekend and that i golf tomorrow arvo something even better after work and golf.
I have 5 mins peace before it starts getting hectic here again.
Weather is stunning here today and we have spent some time this morning out the back drinking hot drinks and talking. We out for lunch and when we got back, Pa went for a laydown. I did the ironing and hung out a load of washing.
Cooking the lads steak & kidney for tea, me I’m having a couple of crumpets and some fruit for tea. Feel like I need a nanna nap at the moment.
It’s Friday whether we like it or not. I’m not keen because it’s supposed to get to 30c today. Heavy fog atm so who knows.
Had some visitors yesterday and they left with cabbage, spinach lemonade fruit and various plants. We all stood around eating sugar snap peas from the bush at one stage. They are so yum.
Still pouring the water onto eveything. that rain can’t be too far away surely. Have had to put protection over the rhubarb because the sun is a killer. Will also have to give the virayas some cover till the sun mover further east.
The wisteria is starting to show green. (hopefully flowers) I want to know if the 3 node trick works.
Bluddy grocery shopping today. I wish someone else would do it for me……………….sigh.
morning all :)
It’s still !! No wind :D
I’m off shortly to drs appointment for some (3) cortizone inj’s into my shoulder. I hope it works because these are the last steroid jabs my bung shoulder can take.
And getting a new referral to my ortho surgeon to revisit a bung foot that he re constructed many years ago that didn’t work and my limp is getitng worse. Ageing sucks!
Oh well, no pain no gain. Gotta beef up the body maintainance fixes so I can keep running :)
Morning off this morning to see Almost Mrs. Bimbo. She’s not working today.
Have egg cartons and other goodies to collect. Take Pa over for a visit. Also have to bring her two rats back to our place for the weekend. More animals for me to look after.
Forecasting rain this afternoon/evening. Maybe hail tomorrow.
pomolo said:
We all stood around eating sugar snap peas from the bush at one stage. They are so yum.
Oh they are, aren’t they? When I was able to buy them from a local grower (now gone to the great garden in the sky, bless him) the children asked for them to be packed in their lunch boxes, along the lines they were considered as lollies…
:)
pomolo said:
Bluddy grocery shopping today. I wish someone else would do it for me……………….sigh.
Beats racing through the scrub with a nulla nulla, I always say…
Lucky1 said:
Morning off this morning to see Almost Mrs. Bimbo. She’s not working today.Have egg cartons and other goodies to collect. Take Pa over for a visit. Also have to bring her two rats back to our place for the weekend. More animals for me to look after.
Forecasting rain this afternoon/evening. Maybe hail tomorrow.
Oh what I wouldn’t give to look after two ratties for a weekend!! :)
Look what Cackles has invested in, the lucky thing…
http://www.kissproducts.com.au/
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:We all stood around eating sugar snap peas from the bush at one stage. They are so yum.Oh they are, aren’t they? When I was able to buy them from a local grower (now gone to the great garden in the sky, bless him) the children asked for them to be packed in their lunch boxes, along the lines they were considered as lollies…
:)
Most of mine get eaten in the garden…haven’t managed to cook very many yet! (plus I have been a bit slack with watering so the crop hasn’t been huge)
Anyone see Costa’s Garden Odyssey the other night?
Looks good so far (just watching the recording), but unfortunately Costa has the same Over Use of Hands Disease which has struck down the cast of Garden Gurus…
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Morning off this morning to see Almost Mrs. Bimbo. She’s not working today.Have egg cartons and other goodies to collect. Take Pa over for a visit. Also have to bring her two rats back to our place for the weekend. More animals for me to look after.
Forecasting rain this afternoon/evening. Maybe hail tomorrow.
Oh what I wouldn’t give to look after two ratties for a weekend!! :)
Their names are Bella (from Twilight) and Izzy…..very cute.
Boy talk about a busy afternoon…… Elf’s sister & her hubby from Melbourne caught the train out for a late afternoon visit. As it started to rain, elf and Pa drove them back into the city to their hotel. I stayed home and put my feet up…lol
Does anyone know a good way of choosing health insurance?? =/
Going to convert to couples cover since Mr Bon has no cover at the moment. Tried the online comparison ones but they don’t seem that useful since they don’t include my current insurer. Hmph.
Heard good things about NIB, but I just had a look at their website and they seem to have really small annual limits on their extras cover (e.g. $300 for psychology – that’s less than two sessions!)
And here we are, a brand-new Saturday…
The Mutt got away on me last night, before I could shut her in…I had to doze until she came back and she is disgusted that I locked her in my bedroom with me…usually she looks forward to this…our relationship is a bit strained at the moment…
bon008 said:
Anyone see Costa’s Garden Odyssey the other night?Looks good so far (just watching the recording), but unfortunately Costa has the same Over Use of Hands Disease which has struck down the cast of Garden Gurus…
look for the bees in Ep 7 thats some of my fellow Bee Keepers. and the clubs hives.
Just sitting outside, the mornings are still pleasant and especially so since a lost little cloud dumped about 20 points on us on Thursday night…there are bees buzzing hopefully around the coriander blossoms…My once-a-year morning noon and night is finally in bloom: it leafed up first so not as spectacular a show as normal but Hey I am grateful for small gifts…devine scent of course…the other (continuous flowering) MN&N is totally covered in blooms, wonderful! However the bees don’t seem to go for these, or the mock orange (not the orange jessamin: the other type of mock orange)…and I thought to myself, thought I: I must see what flowers I can have in my tomato patch, keep these little darlings in honey…
Now that the wattle, brigalow and other natives are finishing their flowering, I guess these hard little workers are looking for alternatives…
Morn :)
I slept most of yesterday after my shoulder cort jabs, very stressfull it was. The doc got an arm sling out and tied my elbow to my jeans belt tie and told me not to take it off! lol.
I’d grabbed a few mags to read for my 3 days of not being allowed to move my arm about, and the B. Backyard mag has some heritage listed tomato seeds in it, so I might just try them this season :) I still have left arm to do stuff, so if I work on the patio table with seed trays and raising mix I can plant the seeds now.
Also in the mag is a bare tree with broms planted it in, very interesting look. I’m not a brom person but I thought this was a good idea.
Grey skies and drizzle rain atm.
BRB, heading to town in a hurry to get a BB’yard mag…
Thanks for the heads-up, Happy!
:D :D :D :D :D :D
Dinetta said:
BRB, heading to town in a hurry to get a BB’yard mag…Thanks for the heads-up, Happy!
:D :D :D :D :D :D
Go Dinetta! :D
Good info too on present day tomatoes and why the older sorts are better.
I saw an opportunity I couldnt pass up.
Yesdy whilst I snoozed hubby did the once a year lawn treatment , he mowed it to the ground, then he raked up runners and mowed it again, leaving me to do the next bit, spread dynam lifter and keeping one eye on the bom map for a rainy day. Well a big rain band appeared on the map and heading my way.. so I grabbed the fert and spread it about using a 1.5 lt bucket (with left hand) and now the rain is being thrown down !! :D :D.
What timing!
Citrus and the mini orchard all done :)
Off for a coffee and a home-made scone or two…reading time :)
Happy Potter said:
I saw an opportunity I couldnt pass up.
Yesdy whilst I snoozed hubby did the once a year lawn treatment , he mowed it to the ground, then he raked up runners and mowed it again, leaving me to do the next bit, spread dynam lifter and keeping one eye on the bom map for a rainy day. Well a big rain band appeared on the map and heading my way.. so I grabbed the fert and spread it about using a 1.5 lt bucket (with left hand) and now the rain is being thrown down !! :D :D.
What timing!
Citrus and the mini orchard all done :)
Lurv a happy ending:)
Morning everyone.
Dinetta said:
Off for a coffee and a home-made scone or two…reading time :)
Happy reading Dinetta :) I don’t trust myself to raise rare seeds in the hothouse , I have enough trouble with common seeds and the nights are still quite cold , so the rare tom seeds are going to be raised in the little light box :)
Glad your Pa is down Lucky :)
Have you heard anything from Pepe ? he’s not graced us with his presence for a few days.
I’m bored already. I might get the bloke to lift the sewing machine onto the table and do a bit of undergarment adjusting. And make up some more shopping bags :)
Morning All,
21mm in the rainguage this morning!!! Wow all those who got out into their gardens yesterday are very pleased, like me! It’s still raining now.
Happy Potter said:
Glad your Pa is down Lucky :)Have you heard anything from Pepe ? he’s not graced us with his presence for a few days.
I’m bored already. I might get the bloke to lift the sewing machine onto the table and do a bit of undergarment adjusting. And make up some more shopping bags :)
No I haven’t heard from Pepe….. maybe he’s busy or away. Hope he’s okay.
Big party tonight….
Got in the shit this morning, Almost Mrs. Bimbo’s dog ripped their bedding apart and made a hell of a mess in the backyard:(
Didn’t get round early enough to feed them mum!!!!
Yeah , yeah, yeah……. got 2 men to get ready to get around to their house to feed the dogs….. (kids in the city in a hotel for the weekend).
Pa doesn’t move that fast and the elf needs to take all his medication before he can leave the house….. bugger my super knickers were in the wash this morning…LOL
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Who’s this Lucky person that posted that quote???
Anybody know???
Happy Potter said:
I don’t trust myself to raise rare seeds in the hothouse , I have enough trouble with common seeds and the nights are still quite cold , so the rare tom seeds are going to be raised in the little light box :)
I was just going to throw them in the garden, but I think I’ll start this lot in pots…need to get a few trellises up, they have a how-to for ignoramuses like me…I’ll be using recycled leucaena saplings …grrr…grrr… but now I have photos for the principle on how to build…
Yes your little “light box” is handy, you got such good results last time
:)
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Who’s this Lucky person that posted that quote???
Anybody know???
Waves arms madly in the air…….. Its me Dinetta….its me…..
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Who’s this Lucky person that posted that quote???
Anybody know???
Waves arms madly in the air…….. Its me Dinetta….its me…..
Woohoo Lucky :)
We will need pics for proof though!
Back for a min.
I went to officeworks to get a slim permo texta to write on plant ID tags (can’t plant rare tom seeds without knowing which ones are the talls and which are bush type and I don’t have an icy pole stick in the house) and I spotted a real bargain.. a packet of 100 white plastic knives for 25 cents!
The plastic packets were broken open and dusty, not good for eating with, but perfect as seed tray tags. :D
Happy Potter said:
Back for a min.
I went to officeworks to get a slim permo texta to write on plant ID tags (can’t plant rare tom seeds without knowing which ones are the talls and which are bush type and I don’t have an icy pole stick in the house) and I spotted a real bargain.. a packet of 100 white plastic knives for 25 cents!
The plastic packets were broken open and dusty, not good for eating with, but perfect as seed tray tags. :D
Very good thinking, Happy Potter!!
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Who’s this Lucky person that posted that quote???
Anybody know???
Waves arms madly in the air…….. Its me Dinetta….its me…..
Can somebody hear something?
There’s a tiny speck in the distance, too, bouncing up and down…
LOL!
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Back for a min.
I went to officeworks to get a slim permo texta to write on plant ID tags (can’t plant rare tom seeds without knowing which ones are the talls and which are bush type and I don’t have an icy pole stick in the house) and I spotted a real bargain.. a packet of 100 white plastic knives for 25 cents!
The plastic packets were broken open and dusty, not good for eating with, but perfect as seed tray tags. :DVery good thinking, Happy Potter!!
Thanks D. I was thinking , as there were so many packets of the plastic knives, maybe I should get some more, like $3-4 worth and take them to garden meet ups…and donate some to my garden club auction fun raisers..
veg gardener said:
bon008 said:
Anyone see Costa’s Garden Odyssey the other night?Looks good so far (just watching the recording), but unfortunately Costa has the same Over Use of Hands Disease which has struck down the cast of Garden Gurus…
look for the bees in Ep 7 thats some of my fellow Bee Keepers. and the clubs hives.
Cool, I’ll try to remember that :)
Overall I liked the show – his enthusiasm was a touch over the top for me, but I’ll still watch it.
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Engagement party coming up???
Afternoon all :)
Having a bit of a rest here – not feeling too well these days, and even though it’s perfect weeding weather, I don’t want to over do it – have to save my energy for dog training this afternoon.
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Engagement party coming up???
7.30 our time tonight.
Just moved the button and made a new button hole for Pa’s dress shirt.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
Underarms are shaved, hair being cut off at 1.30 and then the ladies razor ran over my legs…… put on the bling and the skirt……holy crap… I’ll not know myself…lol
Engagement party coming up???
7.30 our time tonight.
Just moved the button and made a new button hole for Pa’s dress shirt.
Excellent, look forward to hearing all about it after :)
bon008 said:
Engagement party coming up???
7.30 our time tonight.
Have a good time, you hear?
Looking forward to pictures…
Happy Potter said:
morning all :)
It’s still !! No wind :DI’m off shortly to drs appointment for some (3) cortizone inj’s into my shoulder. I hope it works because these are the last steroid jabs my bung shoulder can take.
And getting a new referral to my ortho surgeon to revisit a bung foot that he re constructed many years ago that didn’t work and my limp is getitng worse. Ageing sucks!
Oh well, no pain no gain. Gotta beef up the body maintainance fixes so I can keep running :)
MrBL’s quite happy with his tendon repair.
Happy Potter said:
Back for a min.
I went to officeworks to get a slim permo texta to write on plant ID tags (can’t plant rare tom seeds without knowing which ones are the talls and which are bush type and I don’t have an icy pole stick in the house) and I spotted a real bargain.. a packet of 100 white plastic knives for 25 cents!
The plastic packets were broken open and dusty, not good for eating with, but perfect as seed tray tags. :D
Cut up a foil pie dish. Inscribe with a pencil. Lasts for years.
I’m baaaaack…
Course done. What a relief, it was pretty full-on.
GA is on NOW in WA…
Happy Potter said:
Back for a min.
I went to officeworks to get a slim permo texta to write on plant ID tags (can’t plant rare tom seeds without knowing which ones are the talls and which are bush type and I don’t have an icy pole stick in the house) and I spotted a real bargain.. a packet of 100 white plastic knives for 25 cents!
The plastic packets were broken open and dusty, not good for eating with, but perfect as seed tray tags. :D
Now thtat’s a good idea HP. I often see that plastic cutlery at the shops.
Longy said:
Cut up a foil pie dish. Inscribe with a pencil. Lasts for years.
Heya Longy. I don’t have any pie foils, nor do I buy pies. I make them.
Such is the recycler in me I couldn’t find a single thing to cut up and use, except ice cream tubs, but I need those.
The plastic knives were a bargain tho :)
colliewa said:
Welcome back :) Did ya pass ?
I’m baaaaack…Course done. What a relief, it was pretty full-on.
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?
Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.
colliewa said:
I’m baaaaack…Course done. What a relief, it was pretty full-on.
Welcome back! Good to see you :)
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.
Just fixed my headache with aspirin and a cup of tea. Hope yours is gone soon.
>Did ya pass ?
Comfortably. 8^)
They seem to think I’m “gifted” at maths after getting 100% in the maths exam and doing it in 7 minutes.. But it was only year 7 or 8 level.. It worked out well, I needed the extra study time as I hadn’t got the pre course work done because of shift work, I was excused the maths lessons because of an assignment before the maths lessons indicated I had a clue.. .. Gave me an extra day to study which helped..
(it was a certificate 4 “pre hospital care – Ambulance” course), we had to be able to do maths to calculate dosages etc.. I’m officially going to be an “Industrial Medic”..
We had to do canulation (sticking in needles in veins and muscles- and injections), some pretty solid anatomy, very advanced life saving first aid like defibulation and artificial airways amongst other stuff.. We also did an ambulance driving course too…
I was buggered last night at the end, 12 days with one off, but studying 3-4 hrs overnight as well.
Plus the first day I was in a car prang (minor rear ender, not my fault), second day the ABCC (guvmint body with the powers of a Royal Commission) rang me because I had been personally blaimed for for an illegal strike of >500 men, AND a future prospective employer ringing about a job interview coming up during the course – now on Monday the 31/8/09.. My stress level was maxxed for a while there…
Makes me have a high regard for medicine students who do this for 4 years…
>Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?
I’ve been having a few Baileys…..
8^)
colliewa said:
>Did ya pass ?Comfortably. 8^)
They seem to think I’m “gifted” at maths after getting 100% in the maths exam and doing it in 7 minutes.. But it was only year 7 or 8 level.. It worked out well, I needed the extra study time as I hadn’t got the pre course work done because of shift work, I was excused the maths lessons because of an assignment before the maths lessons indicated I had a clue.. .. Gave me an extra day to study which helped..
(it was a certificate 4 “pre hospital care – Ambulance” course), we had to be able to do maths to calculate dosages etc.. I’m officially going to be an “Industrial Medic”..
We had to do canulation (sticking in needles in veins and muscles- and injections), some pretty solid anatomy, very advanced life saving first aid like defibulation and artificial airways amongst other stuff.. We also did an ambulance driving course too…
I was buggered last night at the end, 12 days with one off, but studying 3-4 hrs overnight as well.
Plus the first day I was in a car prang (minor rear ender, not my fault), second day the ABCC (guvmint body with the powers of a Royal Commission) rang me because I had been personally blaimed for for an illegal strike of >500 men, AND a future prospective employer ringing about a job interview coming up during the course – now on Monday the 31/8/09.. My stress level was maxxed for a while there…
Makes me have a high regard for medicine students who do this for 4 years…
Gosh, does sound very intensive!
>Gosh, does sound very intensive!
Did I mention the pass mark was 80%?!!!
I slept VERY soundly last night!!
Longy said:
Cut up a foil pie dish. Inscribe with a pencil. Lasts for years.
Damn good idea that: I often heat up those little Sara Lee pies (apple and blueberry, etc) for a Saturday night dinner treat…
colliewa said:
I’m baaaaack…Course done. What a relief, it was pretty full-on.
Yay! for Collie!
Congrats…
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.
I’m having milk coffee with DOM Benedictine… terrible thing to do do DOM Benedictine, I hear you say, but from my point of view it’s medicinal…
colliewa said:
>Did ya pass ?Comfortably. 8^)
They seem to think I’m “gifted” at maths after getting 100% in the maths exam and doing it in 7 minutes.. But it was only year 7 or 8 level.. It worked out well, I needed the extra study time as I hadn’t got the pre course work done because of shift work, I was excused the maths lessons because of an assignment before the maths lessons indicated I had a clue.. .. Gave me an extra day to study which helped..
(it was a certificate 4 “pre hospital care – Ambulance” course), we had to be able to do maths to calculate dosages etc.. I’m officially going to be an “Industrial Medic”..
We had to do canulation (sticking in needles in veins and muscles- and injections), some pretty solid anatomy, very advanced life saving first aid like defibulation and artificial airways amongst other stuff.. We also did an ambulance driving course too…
I was buggered last night at the end, 12 days with one off, but studying 3-4 hrs overnight as well.
Plus the first day I was in a car prang (minor rear ender, not my fault), second day the ABCC (guvmint body with the powers of a Royal Commission) rang me because I had been personally blaimed for for an illegal strike of >500 men, AND a future prospective employer ringing about a job interview coming up during the course – now on Monday the 31/8/09.. My stress level was maxxed for a while there…
Makes me have a high regard for medicine students who do this for 4 years…
You’re a champ Collie, no doubt about it…
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
well done VG! Congratulations!
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
well done VG! Congratulations!
thanks BG, wont get anything done around the garden or chooks today. they have a lunch after it. Built another pen yesterday (to grow some more birds out) still getting my new big shed.
sounds like a lot happening at your place Veg :)
wonder how my garden is going?
bluegreen said:
sounds like a lot happening at your place Veg :)wonder how my garden is going?
and 27 chickens ahhhhh
veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
sounds like a lot happening at your place Veg :)wonder how my garden is going?
and 27 chickens ahhhhh
:D :D
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
sounds like a lot happening at your place Veg :)wonder how my garden is going?
and 27 chickens ahhhhh
:D :D
just got to hope that my 3 new hens dont go broodie on me. 27 for next years show/ breeding team.
it’s 9.22 Saturday night here in England
bluegreen said:
it’s 9.22 Saturday night here in England
i thought you where home, thinking ur up early.got it on my Pc screen from when dad went this time last year. 21:26
bon008 said:
Yes thanks, all better after a while , must have been an anxiety thing.
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.Just fixed my headache with aspirin and a cup of tea. Hope yours is gone soon.
colliewa said:
>Gosh, does sound very intensive!Did I mention the pass mark was 80%?!!!
I slept VERY soundly last night!!
Well done!! and congrats. I bet you slept :D:D Goodonya Collie.
>it’s 9.22 Saturday night here in England
ENGLAND? Wow, I have missed some goings on..
Hope your trip goes well BG.
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
Congratulations Veg Gardener! Well done and well deserved!
Hope you have a good day with it…
veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
sounds like a lot happening at your place Veg :)wonder how my garden is going?
and 27 chickens ahhhhh
Addicted, ain’t yer, hey??
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:Engagement party coming up???
7.30 our time tonight.
Have a good time, you hear?
Looking forward to pictures…
Yep and we did…….. can’t wait until the wedding if the engagement is only 1/2 as good.
colliewa said:
I’m baaaaack…Course done. What a relief, it was pretty full-on.
Waves hi to Collie……
colliewa said:
>Did ya pass ?Comfortably. 8^)
They seem to think I’m “gifted” at maths after getting 100% in the maths exam and doing it in 7 minutes.. But it was only year 7 or 8 level.. It worked out well, I needed the extra study time as I hadn’t got the pre course work done because of shift work, I was excused the maths lessons because of an assignment before the maths lessons indicated I had a clue.. .. Gave me an extra day to study which helped..
(it was a certificate 4 “pre hospital care – Ambulance” course), we had to be able to do maths to calculate dosages etc.. I’m officially going to be an “Industrial Medic”..
We had to do canulation (sticking in needles in veins and muscles- and injections), some pretty solid anatomy, very advanced life saving first aid like defibulation and artificial airways amongst other stuff.. We also did an ambulance driving course too…
I was buggered last night at the end, 12 days with one off, but studying 3-4 hrs overnight as well.
Plus the first day I was in a car prang (minor rear ender, not my fault), second day the ABCC (guvmint body with the powers of a Royal Commission) rang me because I had been personally blaimed for for an illegal strike of >500 men, AND a future prospective employer ringing about a job interview coming up during the course – now on Monday the 31/8/09.. My stress level was maxxed for a while there…
Makes me have a high regard for medicine students who do this for 4 years…
Wow……. well done Collie;)
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
Way to go VG:) way to go….
Rats go home this morning…… just about to go over and feed the woofers…..
Ugh, I really need to get up and about this morning. Just enjoying have a nice relaxing start to the day after rushing around a lot yesterday. Few things on the to do list today though.
Well, I think that counts as a productive day.
Did the grocery shopping, the monthly greywater maintenance, put a load of washing on, sent off about 5 emails relating to build new house plan, and did a bunch of weeding.
bon008 said:
Well, I think that counts as a productive day.Did the grocery shopping, the monthly greywater maintenance, put a load of washing on, sent off about 5 emails relating to build new house plan, and did a bunch of weeding.
Hell of a lot more than what I did…lol
Biscuits almost finished. Pa is asleep watching the footy.
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Well, I think that counts as a productive day.Did the grocery shopping, the monthly greywater maintenance, put a load of washing on, sent off about 5 emails relating to build new house plan, and did a bunch of weeding.
Hell of a lot more than what I did…lol
Biscuits almost finished. Pa is asleep watching the footy.
Least you get biscuits though :D
Shouldn’t complain actually.. Mr Bon is doing a roast tonight, yum. Now I’m going to sit back with a cup of tea and do some reading :)
Shouldn’t complain actually.. Mr Bon is doing a roast tonight, yum. Now I’m going to sit back with a cup of tea and do some reading
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Oh enjoy……:)
Cheers :)
bon008 said:
Cheers :)
Does he do home deliveries???? LOL
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Cheers :)Does he do home deliveries???? LOL
Not interstate, I’m afraid :D
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Cheers :)Does he do home deliveries???? LOL
Not interstate, I’m afraid :D
bugerdamnit….lol
Maybe he can branch out in the coming months or he could franchise his cooking,;P
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:Does he do home deliveries???? LOL
Not interstate, I’m afraid :D
bugerdamnit….lol
Maybe he can branch out in the coming months or he could franchise his cooking,;P
I shouldn’t tease you… but it smells soooooooooo good :D
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:Not interstate, I’m afraid :D
bugerdamnit….lol
Maybe he can branch out in the coming months or he could franchise his cooking,;P
I shouldn’t tease you… but it smells soooooooooo good :D
Sigh…… not sure what we are having here yet.
Pa took us out for lunch (never do this) and we had a beautiful lunch… might just be a cuppa tea for us and a freshly cooked biscuit.
Lucky1 said:
Pa took us out for lunch (never do this) and we had a beautiful lunch… might just be a cuppa tea for us and a freshly cooked biscuit.
Sounds like a nice day :)
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:Pa took us out for lunch (never do this) and we had a beautiful lunch… might just be a cuppa tea for us and a freshly cooked biscuit.
Sounds like a nice day :)
It was…. is it Nanna nap time?????lol
Lucky1 said:
Pa took us out for lunch (never do this) and we had a beautiful lunch… might just be a cuppa tea for us and a freshly cooked biscuit.
How very nice of him!
We’re having flied lice…I might have to send Sonny Jim into town to get some corn kernels…we have our main meal in the middle of the day now..I have had my share of chocolate pudding for the day…
We normally have a roast of a Saturday night, special meal for the week and about the only time I get to fuss over a meal…with just the two of us, tho’, it’s not really worth it unless we need the cold meat…
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
well done VG! Congratulations!
And from me too!
colliewa said:
>Gosh, does sound very intensive!Did I mention the pass mark was 80%?!!!
I slept VERY soundly last night!!
Well done Collie!!!
Longy said:
Cut up a foil pie dish. Inscribe with a pencil. Lasts for years.
Now I like that idea too. It would be best to use the large baking trays that we use in the webber. You’d get a lot of tags from that size flat surface I reckon. Have been using the soft pencil here because none of the fibre pens seem to last. I’d like to know what type (white) of pen is used on black pots in nurseries though.
colliewa said:
>Did ya pass ?Comfortably. 8^)
They seem to think I’m “gifted” at maths after getting 100% in the maths exam and doing it in 7 minutes.. But it was only year 7 or 8 level.. It worked out well, I needed the extra study time as I hadn’t got the pre course work done because of shift work, I was excused the maths lessons because of an assignment before the maths lessons indicated I had a clue.. .. Gave me an extra day to study which helped..
(it was a certificate 4 “pre hospital care – Ambulance” course), we had to be able to do maths to calculate dosages etc.. I’m officially going to be an “Industrial Medic”..
We had to do canulation (sticking in needles in veins and muscles- and injections), some pretty solid anatomy, very advanced life saving first aid like defibulation and artificial airways amongst other stuff.. We also did an ambulance driving course too…
I was buggered last night at the end, 12 days with one off, but studying 3-4 hrs overnight as well.
Plus the first day I was in a car prang (minor rear ender, not my fault), second day the ABCC (guvmint body with the powers of a Royal Commission) rang me because I had been personally blaimed for for an illegal strike of >500 men, AND a future prospective employer ringing about a job interview coming up during the course – now on Monday the 31/8/09.. My stress level was maxxed for a while there…
Makes me have a high regard for medicine students who do this for 4 years…
Onya Collie! I knew you’d do it well.
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.
I’ll be waiting to hear what a Doc has to say about your “turn.”
veg gardener said:
Morning all today is a very Egg-citing day for my family, I am getting my Generals Awards (high as Queen Scout award).
Congrats to you Veg. That is a high honour.
Now I’ve caught up on the last couple of days. So much good stuff has happened. Not much happening here ‘cept we are waiting for rain.
I have been raging war on the cabbage butterflies every day. They lay their eggs and I rub them off the cabbage leaves. Seems to be lots of butterflies tho. Meanwhile they have invaded the kohl rabi leaves but I don’t want to eat the leaves of that anyway so I let them be.
Did a lot of pruning outside the house pad yesterday. Quis qualis was a twining mess and a bit like undoing a big knot. MrP took some of the low branches off the trees. He’s been whinging about them making his mowing job so much harder. Gone now. Now the mulcher will be running hot today.
Start of a new week, today. Use it well.
pomolo said:
I’d like to know what type (white) of pen is used on black pots in nurseries though.
Would it be the carpenter’s chalk? Not really a chalk, but my dad used to use it to mark his lines on metal for the welding, etc…
pomolo said:
I have been raging war on the cabbage butterflies every day. They lay their eggs and I rub them off the cabbage leaves. Seems to be lots of butterflies tho. Meanwhile they have invaded the kohl rabi leaves but I don’t want to eat the leaves of that anyway so I let them be.
Go here Pomolo:
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_companion_planting.html
it’s one of the simplest companion (and Oz as well) that I’ve found…
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Well, I think that counts as a productive day.Did the grocery shopping, the monthly greywater maintenance, put a load of washing on, sent off about 5 emails relating to build new house plan, and did a bunch of weeding.
Hell of a lot more than what I did…lol
Biscuits almost finished. Pa is asleep watching the footy.
Thats pretty good that Pa is asleep and watching the footy at the same time wish i was that good to be able to do that lucky.
veg gardener said:
Lucky1 said:
bon008 said:
Well, I think that counts as a productive day.Did the grocery shopping, the monthly greywater maintenance, put a load of washing on, sent off about 5 emails relating to build new house plan, and did a bunch of weeding.
Hell of a lot more than what I did…lol
Biscuits almost finished. Pa is asleep watching the footy.
Thats pretty good that Pa is asleep and watching the footy at the same time wish i was that good to be able to do that lucky.
LOL me too VG… me too… never fall asleep in front of the TV…maybe I should start watching footy…chuckle
The lads are out doing car places for radiator water hoses.
Me I’m vacuuming, washing floors and the loo/bathroom…….. TV is blaring….gotta lurv that.
Hitches up the super knickers……..twirls cape…….away….
G’day all,
It’s doing the wet stuff here again. This means I have to stay inside of course :(
I do have a project though— I have labels to paint for my roses. I got some el cheapo copper coloured ones last year and now the surface has worn off. So I’m going to paint them white and write on them with a permanent marker. I did look for a black paint pen not long ago but didn’t find any. Of course I have to get them in and dry them first!
We had a great day yesterday, friends to lunch who I didn’t know very well, and we had a ball. Something to do with the wine I think! Then we went to a local winemaker’s championship open day. LOTS to taste LOL! They make wine out of so many fruits, vegetables and grains, very nice :D
pomolo said:
Yes Mam-am! Done. It was a brain blip, a migraine, and a type that can make you collapse on the spot. Then a week long headache. Caused by… stress. Only the doc said our daily drama’s go beyond mere stress , it’s a daily trauma. (my eldest girl works in an aged care facility where our GP visits ,and she fills him in with the latest dramas ect)
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.I’ll be waiting to hear what a Doc has to say about your “turn.”
Even so, I have a bunch of tests to do to make sure.
It won’t stop me though. Not even for a second.
Dinetta said:
I’d love to know what that white marker is too. I have pots several years old that still have the name of what plant came in it. It never rubs off. Might ask at the nursery when I’m there next . See, my brain still works at times LOL
pomolo said:I’d like to know what type (white) of pen is used on black pots in nurseries though.Would it be the carpenter’s chalk? Not really a chalk, but my dad used to use it to mark his lines on metal for the welding, etc…
orchid40 said:
Then we went to a local winemaker’s championship open day. LOTS to taste LOL! They make wine out of so many fruits, vegetables and grains, very nice :D
Some people have all the luck!
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:I have been raging war on the cabbage butterflies every day. They lay their eggs and I rub them off the cabbage leaves. Seems to be lots of butterflies tho. Meanwhile they have invaded the kohl rabi leaves but I don’t want to eat the leaves of that anyway so I let them be.
Go here Pomolo:
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_companion_planting.htmlit’s one of the simplest companion (and Oz as well) that I’ve found…
Thanks for that D. I might have to invest in one of their charts.
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:Yes Mam-am! Done. It was a brain blip, a migraine, and a type that can make you collapse on the spot. Then a week long headache. Caused by… stress. Only the doc said our daily drama’s go beyond mere stress , it’s a daily trauma. (my eldest girl works in an aged care facility where our GP visits ,and she fills him in with the latest dramas ect)
Happy Potter said:
Anyone up for a milo nightcap ?Just had a funny sort of turn , so I’m sitting bolt upright with a headache.
Chocolate fixes everything. so they say.I’ll be waiting to hear what a Doc has to say about your “turn.”
Even so, I have a bunch of tests to do to make sure.
It won’t stop me though. Not even for a second.
A migraine is good to a certain extent I suppose. Far better than the alternative. Glad you jumped in and got it seen to so quickly.
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:I’d love to know what that white marker is too. I have pots several years old that still have the name of what plant came in it. It never rubs off. Might ask at the nursery when I’m there next . See, my brain still works at times LOL
pomolo said:I’d like to know what type (white) of pen is used on black pots in nurseries though.Would it be the carpenter’s chalk? Not really a chalk, but my dad used to use it to mark his lines on metal for the welding, etc…
If you do then let all of us know on here too please. You’ll probably get to a nursery before I do.
I don’t think it’s carpenters chalk Dinetta. Not that I know what carpenter’s chalk is. lol. It’s definately not the same as common chalk though.
Theres going to be an ‘Internet Party’ here tonight. It starts at midnight when the new data limit applies and we will be back to super speed :D
Preparations are well underway, three computers have been taken apart and vaccumed of doggy hairballs and missing biros, fans checked, new batteries in mice, polishing of screens and an internet techie is checking that no neighbours are tapping into our wireless connection. Much ‘secret password business’ happening.
There will be eats and treats ,cakes chips and drinks galore, then opening of emails with attachments that haven’t been accessible for 12 days. Also the three pc’s will be allowed to download at will all at once, kissing of homepages, tilting of the head sideways to smile, and any you tubers and face bookers can go for their lives.
Then the official reading of the download rules. Anyone caught downloading any large files from midday to midnight will have to stand outside and read at least one chapter out aloud of ‘The Book of Dos’ , to the chooks.
There’s even whispers of another computor to enable more chatting because, well you know how communication is important in a family!
Then we can all go back to normal.
Dreaming our dreams in HTML.
LOL
:D
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:I have been raging war on the cabbage butterflies every day. They lay their eggs and I rub them off the cabbage leaves. Seems to be lots of butterflies tho. Meanwhile they have invaded the kohl rabi leaves but I don’t want to eat the leaves of that anyway so I let them be.
Go here Pomolo:
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_companion_planting.htmlit’s one of the simplest companion (and Oz as well) that I’ve found…
Thanks for that D. I might have to invest in one of their charts.
get some Dipel and nuke em.
pomolo said:
I don’t think it’s carpenters chalk Dinetta. Not that I know what carpenter’s chalk is. lol. It’s definately not the same as common chalk though.
It’s not chalk in the normal sense of chalk …there’s nothing chalky about it, it’s kinda like parmesan cheese is to cottage cheese…but more dried out and harder…
Happy Potter said:
Theres going to be an ‘Internet Party’ here tonight. It starts at midnight when the new data limit applies and we will be back to super speed :D
Preparations are well underway, three computers have been taken apart and vaccumed of doggy hairballs and missing biros, fans checked, new batteries in mice, polishing of screens and an internet techie is checking that no neighbours are tapping into our wireless connection. Much ‘secret password business’ happening. There will be eats and treats ,cakes chips and drinks galore, then opening of emails with attachments that haven’t been accessible for 12 days. Also the three pc’s will be allowed to download at will all at once, kissing of homepages, tilting of the head sideways to smile, and any you tubers and face bookers can go for their lives.
Then the official reading of the download rules. Anyone caught downloading any large files from midday to midnight will have to stand outside and read at least one chapter out aloud of ‘The Book of Dos’ , to the chooks. There’s even whispers of another computor to enable more chatting because, well you know how communication is important in a family!Then we can all go back to normal.
Dreaming our dreams in HTML.
LOL :D
Just so long as none of you think that your life revolves around computers. lol.
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:Go here Pomolo:
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_companion_planting.htmlit’s one of the simplest companion (and Oz as well) that I’ve found…
Thanks for that D. I might have to invest in one of their charts.
get some Dipel and nuke em.
We Dipel every other week. I kinda like rubbing out the BF eggs.
Well I had my job interview today, went well….
Another brick in the wall.
Happy Potter said:
Then we can all go back to normal.
Dreaming our dreams in HTML.
LOL :D
You may LOL, but when I was a teenager I literally did dream screens and screens of IRC..
colliewa said:
Well I had my job interview today, went well….Another brick in the wall.
Well done Collie :)
colliewa said:
Well I had my job interview today, went well….Another brick in the wall.
Kudos Collie.
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.
My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
bon008 said:
Happy Potter said:Then we can all go back to normal.
Dreaming our dreams in HTML.
LOL :DYou may LOL, but when I was a teenager I literally did dream screens and screens of IRC..
Oh you can have that. I bet it was fun though.
I was only kidding about the party lol. I was sound asleep by 10.
pomolo said:
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
I think the lady who publishes “Warm Earth Organic Gardening” (I think she lives in Childers???) had the same problem: I’ll look for the mag today and find what she did…
colliewa said:
Well I had my job interview today, went well….Another brick in the wall.
Better and better…
pomolo said:
Theres an article in the Melb newspaper about residents in the Dandenong areas having parrots eat through their houses , verandas chewed off and window sills and doors split. They do a lot to cover and protect, but the parrots still get through. But it’s the same story year after year and one can’t help wondering why they still build cedar houses that parrots destroy.
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
What kind of wood is cedar, and where does the timber for these houses come from?
Me, I think I would be building a steel frame, besser-block structure in those areas…I’ve only been there once, about 40 years ago, but it does sound foolhardy, to my un-eddikated ears. building timber houses in heavily timbered areas…
Dinetta said:
Me, I think I would be building a steel frame, besser-block structure in those areas…I’ve only been there once, about 40 years ago, but it does sound foolhardy, to my un-eddikated ears. building timber houses in heavily timbered areas…
Yes my point too. I’ve no idea where the cedar comes from but I’d guess it’s cheap and close by.
I’d do the steel framed bessa bricked, aluminuim windows concreted verandah ect . But then I wouldn’t live in a wooded area anyway.
Only a few galahs around here but theres plenty for them to eat.
Dinetta said:
What kind of wood is cedar, and where does the timber for these houses come from?
Red Cedar = Toona australis
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
I think the lady who publishes “Warm Earth Organic Gardening” (I think she lives in Childers???) had the same problem: I’ll look for the mag today and find what she did…
thanks D. It might be a help.
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
Me, I think I would be building a steel frame, besser-block structure in those areas…I’ve only been there once, about 40 years ago, but it does sound foolhardy, to my un-eddikated ears. building timber houses in heavily timbered areas…
Yes my point too. I’ve no idea where the cedar comes from but I’d guess it’s cheap and close by.
I’d do the steel framed bessa bricked, aluminuim windows concreted verandah ect . But then I wouldn’t live in a wooded area anyway.
Only a few galahs around here but theres plenty for them to eat.
I think the sulphur crests are ringbarking my jacaranda…
Also, I plan to re-wood around my house, but selectively only those local shrubs that aren’t as oily with their leaves as, say, the gums…mostly to buffer the southwestern storms although the northerly ones are the most destructive…
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
What kind of wood is cedar, and where does the timber for these houses come from?
Red Cedar = Toona australis
Australian cedar is a prized cabinet timber. I think the one used in building these days is western red cedar.
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
I think the lady who publishes “Warm Earth Organic Gardening” (I think she lives in Childers???) had the same problem: I’ll look for the mag today and find what she did…
Hervey Bay now, I think.
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
What kind of wood is cedar, and where does the timber for these houses come from?
Red Cedar = Toona australis
Australian cedar is a prized cabinet timber. I think the one used in building these days is western red cedar.
No longer Toona australis.. Toona something else now…, that I can’t remember at the moment..
bubba louie said:
bubba louie said:Australian cedar is a prized cabinet timber. I think the one used in building these days is western red cedar.
And it’s imported, MrBL thinks. USA or maybe NZ.
Trying to wrap my mind around this…importing house timbers…
pomolo said:
We are back to freezing here. We’ve been in shorts and t’s for a week and now it’s back to trackies.My latest garden problem is to do with the beautiful king parrot. They have decided that the sugar snap peas are good tucker. Four of them on half a dozen bushes made short work of the peas. I’m pretty sure that it’s them that have been eating the strawberries too. I can’t see the strawb bed from the house. Just find the eaten ripe berries when I go downstairs.
They love the flowers on the leptospermums and the calliandra and I can handle that but food plants have to be protected. Brian working out a plan to keep them covered.
Stuff to do today. Make the most of your Chewsday.
The Kingies haven’t been back to the sugar snap peas today. Maybe yesterday was a one of. I’ve picked them all now so if they come in for a late evening snack, tough luck.