Morning. Wakey wakey, winter’s here!!

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.

The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :)
Cyas.

Happy Potter said:

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.

The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :)
Cyas.

:( Hope they get it sorted soon, poor lass.

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

Happy Potter said:

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.
The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :) Cyas.

your daughter’s weight loss is impressive but the pain is not. i wish her well.

i planted the other half of the barley crop in the new orchard area. hoe the weeds, rake the weeds and level the ground, trench, drop in seed and rake again.
it feels a bit useless but it does get rid of salvation jane, wireweed, marshmellow and other rotten stuff. so hopefully i will have barley to mow instead of weeds.

bon008 said:

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

morning bon.
yeah it’s a tad small. i suspect hops needs a minimum number of very cold days – like in taswegia – because that’s where most of it is grown. i will investigate later.

bon008 said:

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

it is in the toys section…

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

it is in the toys section…

True, but there is no gardening or brewing section! :)

Happy Potter said:

Morning. Wakey wakey, winter’s here!!

hands of snakeys Lmao

Just back. Still quiet..

Yep, the eldest girls got gallstones. The doc was explaining the keyhole procedure and she said they can do whatever they like under the general, as long as they don’t interfere with her lap band! No idea when the Op will be though.

A chemist lost giant sons meds script with 5 repeats on, so had to chase that up too.

The slow cooker soup smellls beautiful and I grabbed a large vienna loaf to tear apart and have with it :)

today I washed floors (been putting that off for a long time) watched some TV and had a nanna nap (practicing for when I become one.)

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

it is in the toys section…

hehe, I like the garden cam thingo

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Speaking of hops (although I forget which thread it was)…

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/dd60/

Gimmick, right? The kit looks tiny – not sure what the point is.

it is in the toys section…

hehe, I like the garden cam thingo

Saw those at a Garden Expo thing once – very expensive for what they do.

One thing I got from ThinkGeek that was pretty cool was the dinosaur plant: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/8039/

Got it for my dad – was surprised it got through customs actually.

Happy Potter said:

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.

The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :)
Cyas.

Gall stones are easy to find. Have they done a scan?

Happy Potter said:

Morning. Wakey wakey, winter’s here!!

Tell me about it… bluddy freezing this morning… well actually 11degrees above freezing, but bloody cold!

Happy Potter said:

Just back. Still quiet..

Yep, the eldest girls got gallstones. The doc was explaining the keyhole procedure and she said they can do whatever they like under the general, as long as they don’t interfere with her lap band! No idea when the Op will be though.

i’ve had it done. It’s only an overnight stay now, and three little scars one of which is in your navel and invisible.

The Curlews are going crazy at the moment! Scary sound they make… I noticed one of the silly buggers had been run over last night :(

pain master said:

The Curlews are going crazy at the moment! Scary sound they make… I noticed one of the silly buggers had been run over last night :(

They scare the crap out of OS backpackers on Great Keppel. LOL

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

it is in the toys section…

hehe, I like the garden cam thingo

Saw those at a Garden Expo thing once – very expensive for what they do.

One thing I got from ThinkGeek that was pretty cool was the dinosaur plant: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/8039/

Got it for my dad – was surprised it got through customs actually.

Trust it to be a selaginella, one of my favourite plants now. It’s cool

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning. Wakey wakey, winter’s here!!

Tell me about it… bluddy freezing this morning… well actually 11degrees above freezing, but bloody cold!

I’m impressed!

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.

The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :)
Cyas.

Gall stones are easy to find. Have they done a scan?

They did several scans over months and for whatever reason, didn’t see the stones. The doc was amazed because they are big stones too!
Like mother like daughter..

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back. Still quiet..

Yep, the eldest girls got gallstones. The doc was explaining the keyhole procedure and she said they can do whatever they like under the general, as long as they don’t interfere with her lap band! No idea when the Op will be though.

i’ve had it done. It’s only an overnight stay now, and three little scars one of which is in your navel and invisible.

Me too. Only mine burst the day before the op, whilst waiting in hospital mind you.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Boo!
Quiet here..

I’m just about to head out the door to 2 appointments. One for giant sons psychologist, the other for eldest daughters test results. She’s been getting sudden cripping abdo pain and ends up in emergency dept. My moneys on gallstones. She’s lost a lot of weight having gone from size 26 to 16. Looking good, but the poor thing is in agony at times and we have to get this pain sussed out.

The slow cooker is all set to switch on as I boot off :)
Cyas.

Gall stones are easy to find. Have they done a scan?

They did several scans over months and for whatever reason, didn’t see the stones. The doc was amazed because they are big stones too!
Like mother like daughter..

Big is actually better. It’s the little ones that can escape and travel around causing chaos.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back. Still quiet..

Yep, the eldest girls got gallstones. The doc was explaining the keyhole procedure and she said they can do whatever they like under the general, as long as they don’t interfere with her lap band! No idea when the Op will be though.

i’ve had it done. It’s only an overnight stay now, and three little scars one of which is in your navel and invisible.

Me too. Only mine burst the day before the op, whilst waiting in hospital mind you.

Ouch

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

The Curlews are going crazy at the moment! Scary sound they make… I noticed one of the silly buggers had been run over last night :(

They scare the crap out of OS backpackers on Great Keppel. LOL

They’re pretty popular on Maggie Island too… heeheehee

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning. Wakey wakey, winter’s here!!

Tell me about it… bluddy freezing this morning… well actually 11degrees above freezing, but bloody cold!

I’m impressed!

might have to go find some socks….

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

i’ve had it done. It’s only an overnight stay now, and three little scars one of which is in your navel and invisible.

Me too. Only mine burst the day before the op, whilst waiting in hospital mind you.

Ouch

Yeah bluddy ouch alright. That problem upset a bile duct and my pancreas, which is where my pancreatitus started. I kept getting the same pain, biliary colic, for 5 years until they found the bile duct had closed and then another op to fix that. All good after then.

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Tell me about it… bluddy freezing this morning… well actually 11degrees above freezing, but bloody cold!

I’m impressed!

might have to go find some socks….

Yep thats a tad on the cool side. It’s 13C here and I have wool socks on then bedsocks over them and resting my feet under Max’s tum. Toastie tootsies :)

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Me too. Only mine burst the day before the op, whilst waiting in hospital mind you.

Ouch

Yeah bluddy ouch alright. That problem upset a bile duct and my pancreas, which is where my pancreatitus started. I kept getting the same pain, biliary colic, for 5 years until they found the bile duct had closed and then another op to fix that. All good after then.

Morphine is a wonderful thing.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

I’m impressed!

might have to go find some socks….

Yep thats a tad on the cool side. It’s 13C here and I have wool socks on then bedsocks over them and resting my feet under Max’s tum. Toastie tootsies :)

well I found some socks… a beannie and my wind-stopper vest so I’m toasty toasty now… Just noticed that tonight is the first night that the Green Tree Frogs have not ventured out for a feed. Must be getting chilly.

Outside temp gauge here is reading 19C, the airport is 18.8C but one of me mates on the weatherforum got down to 4C last night. He is in a Cold spot of town, so he may even get to 1 or 2 tonight! As long as the wind stays away.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Ouch

Yeah bluddy ouch alright. That problem upset a bile duct and my pancreas, which is where my pancreatitus started. I kept getting the same pain, biliary colic, for 5 years until they found the bile duct had closed and then another op to fix that. All good after then.

Morphine is a wonderful thing.

Not for me. After the bile duct drama, morphine causes it to go into spasm again. Codiene and any painkiller with ‘eine’ in it is out. I get te red alert hosp band ect.
Panadol is fine though.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

might have to go find some socks….

Yep thats a tad on the cool side. It’s 13C here and I have wool socks on then bedsocks over them and resting my feet under Max’s tum. Toastie tootsies :)

well I found some socks… a beannie and my wind-stopper vest so I’m toasty toasty now… Just noticed that tonight is the first night that the Green Tree Frogs have not ventured out for a feed. Must be getting chilly.

Outside temp gauge here is reading 19C, the airport is 18.8C but one of me mates on the weatherforum got down to 4C last night. He is in a Cold spot of town, so he may even get to 1 or 2 tonight! As long as the wind stays away.

What are the daytime temps ?

It got to 16c today here and I was running about earlier with a T shirt on, no jumper.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yep thats a tad on the cool side. It’s 13C here and I have wool socks on then bedsocks over them and resting my feet under Max’s tum. Toastie tootsies :)

well I found some socks… a beannie and my wind-stopper vest so I’m toasty toasty now… Just noticed that tonight is the first night that the Green Tree Frogs have not ventured out for a feed. Must be getting chilly.

Outside temp gauge here is reading 19C, the airport is 18.8C but one of me mates on the weatherforum got down to 4C last night. He is in a Cold spot of town, so he may even get to 1 or 2 tonight! As long as the wind stays away.

What are the daytime temps ?

It got to 16c today here and I was running about earlier with a T shirt on, no jumper.

Daytime? You’re talking God’s Country here… Check out last months Statistics

but if you’re not the clicking inclined, the last seven days have been 28.9, 28.3, 27.4, 26.9, 28.8, 28.0 and 26.6

just gorgeous, blue skies, no messy clouds and just that o’ernight chill…. might have to see if we still own a duna.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

well I found some socks… a beannie and my wind-stopper vest so I’m toasty toasty now… Just noticed that tonight is the first night that the Green Tree Frogs have not ventured out for a feed. Must be getting chilly.

Outside temp gauge here is reading 19C, the airport is 18.8C but one of me mates on the weatherforum got down to 4C last night. He is in a Cold spot of town, so he may even get to 1 or 2 tonight! As long as the wind stays away.

What are the daytime temps ?

It got to 16c today here and I was running about earlier with a T shirt on, no jumper.

Daytime? You’re talking God’s Country here… Check out last months Statistics

but if you’re not the clicking inclined, the last seven days have been 28.9, 28.3, 27.4, 26.9, 28.8, 28.0 and 26.6

just gorgeous, blue skies, no messy clouds and just that o’ernight chill…. might have to see if we still own a duna.

Yes beautiful. But you can keep the humidity!

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

What are the daytime temps ?

It got to 16c today here and I was running about earlier with a T shirt on, no jumper.

Daytime? You’re talking God’s Country here… Check out last months Statistics

but if you’re not the clicking inclined, the last seven days have been 28.9, 28.3, 27.4, 26.9, 28.8, 28.0 and 26.6

just gorgeous, blue skies, no messy clouds and just that o’ernight chill…. might have to see if we still own a duna.

Yes beautiful. But you can keep the humidity!

What Humidity? Last months 9am humidity was very low…. between 34 and 78%! That’s dry as!

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Yeah bluddy ouch alright. That problem upset a bile duct and my pancreas, which is where my pancreatitus started. I kept getting the same pain, biliary colic, for 5 years until they found the bile duct had closed and then another op to fix that. All good after then.

Morphine is a wonderful thing.

Not for me. After the bile duct drama, morphine causes it to go into spasm again. Codiene and any painkiller with ‘eine’ in it is out. I get te red alert hosp band ect.
Panadol is fine though.

I loved my morphine. They had me on the self administered set up for about 1 1/2 weeks.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Daytime? You’re talking God’s Country here… Check out last months Statistics

but if you’re not the clicking inclined, the last seven days have been 28.9, 28.3, 27.4, 26.9, 28.8, 28.0 and 26.6

just gorgeous, blue skies, no messy clouds and just that o’ernight chill…. might have to see if we still own a duna.

Yes beautiful. But you can keep the humidity!

What Humidity? Last months 9am humidity was very low…. between 34 and 78%! That’s dry as!

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher! But it’s humid in summer, isn’t it ?

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes beautiful. But you can keep the humidity!

What Humidity? Last months 9am humidity was very low…. between 34 and 78%! That’s dry as!

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher! But it’s humid in summer, isn’t it ?

yeah when its raining…

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Morphine is a wonderful thing.

Not for me. After the bile duct drama, morphine causes it to go into spasm again. Codiene and any painkiller with ‘eine’ in it is out. I get te red alert hosp band ect.
Panadol is fine though.

I loved my morphine. They had me on the self administered set up for about 1 1/2 weeks.

Sounds like you hugged it lol!

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

What Humidity? Last months 9am humidity was very low…. between 34 and 78%! That’s dry as!

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher! But it’s humid in summer, isn’t it ?

yeah when its raining…

Yes thats right, meters of rain..

Happy Potter said:

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher!

Yeah, check out Avalon

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Not for me. After the bile duct drama, morphine causes it to go into spasm again. Codiene and any painkiller with ‘eine’ in it is out. I get te red alert hosp band ect.
Panadol is fine though.

I loved my morphine. They had me on the self administered set up for about 1 1/2 weeks.

Sounds like you hugged it lol!

Smells like Teen-Spirit…

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher! But it’s humid in summer, isn’t it ?

yeah when its raining…

Yes thats right, meters of rain..

Hey we’ve only had 1.2 metres so far this year….. sheeeeesh

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher!

Yeah, check out Avalon

Laverton is the one we go by here, it’s closer.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201005/html/IDCJDW3043.201005.shtml

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes thats low. Actually ours was much higher!

Yeah, check out Avalon

Laverton is the one we go by here, it’s closer.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201005/html/IDCJDW3043.201005.shtml

I wasn’t sure… I took a stab. I have been to both. WTF is Caret Browsing?????? Sorry… I must’ve pressed the wrong button.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

yeah when its raining…

Yes thats right, meters of rain..

Hey we’ve only had 1.2 metres so far this year….. sheeeeesh

1.2 meters of rain.. I cannot even imagine that.

Only 99% Humidity as a max at Laverton last month… Can you not crack the ton

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Yeah, check out Avalon

Laverton is the one we go by here, it’s closer.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201005/html/IDCJDW3043.201005.shtml

I wasn’t sure… I took a stab. I have been to both. WTF is Caret Browsing?????? Sorry… I must’ve pressed the wrong button.

I have no idea what caret browsing is..

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes thats right, meters of rain..

Hey we’ve only had 1.2 metres so far this year….. sheeeeesh

1.2 meters of rain.. I cannot even imagine that.

well when you see the cracks in my driveway now…. I even struggle to remember getting that much rain, and I sooo don’t want to water my driveway.

So I got me a 4WD.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Laverton is the one we go by here, it’s closer.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201005/html/IDCJDW3043.201005.shtml

I wasn’t sure… I took a stab. I have been to both. WTF is Caret Browsing?????? Sorry… I must’ve pressed the wrong button.

I have no idea what caret browsing is..

I hit the wrong button… now which one was it???? F7 now that’s it!

pain master said:

Only 99% Humidity as a max at Laverton last month… Can you not crack the ton

I remember I was whinging about it and it was horrible.
I hate high humidity. Esp in Qld.

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Hey we’ve only had 1.2 metres so far this year….. sheeeeesh

1.2 meters of rain.. I cannot even imagine that.

well when you see the cracks in my driveway now…. I even struggle to remember getting that much rain, and I sooo don’t want to water my driveway.

So I got me a 4WD.

Good. You needed it :)

pain master said:

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Meant to add, we want the train line to go under the community, then they won’t need big overpasses, or need to swipe school land. I have it all sorted! lol.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Laverton is closed? Wow, is Pt Cook still operational?

Happy Potter said:

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land.
A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

but what’s the alternative? Another tollway? That’s what they did this side of town.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Meant to add, we want the train line to go under the community, then they won’t need big overpasses, or need to swipe school land. I have it all sorted! lol.

ahh. more expensive though.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

They still fly aeroplanes out at Laverton?

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Laverton is closed? Wow, is Pt Cook still operational?

No, defunct long ago too. Pt Cook is a new ‘Toorak’, aka rich area. Massive houses! They are just undergoing some land toxicology reports though..

I used to love walking along Skeleton Creek.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

No, thats Avalon, new commercial airport.

RAAF base closed many years ago. It’s a muesum now.

There’s a bunfight gunna happen about here soon with a new train link going to be built, just to the west of me, with new stations ect. Cutting communitys in half and taking school land. A local authority wants us all to chain ourselves to .. something.. maybe I will.

Meant to add, we want the train line to go under the community, then they won’t need big overpasses, or need to swipe school land. I have it all sorted! lol.

ahh. more expensive though.

Yes, but it solves many problems in one go.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Meant to add, we want the train line to go under the community, then they won’t need big overpasses, or need to swipe school land. I have it all sorted! lol.

ahh. more expensive though.

Yes, but it solves many problems in one go.

how long a tunnel would be needed?

I best chuff off too, early start tomorrow.
There’s 40 of us meeting at the station to get the train to the city in the morning, then off to the Tram Boat ride :D
I got my train ticket today.

Happy Potter said:

I best chuff off too, early start tomorrow.
There’s 40 of us meeting at the station to get the train to the city in the morning, then off to the Tram Boat ride :D
I got my train ticket today.

have a great day. weather is going to be good too :)

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

ahh. more expensive though.

Yes, but it solves many problems in one go.

how long a tunnel would be needed?

Less than a kilometer.
http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I best chuff off too, early start tomorrow.
There’s 40 of us meeting at the station to get the train to the city in the morning, then off to the Tram Boat ride :D
I got my train ticket today.

have a great day. weather is going to be good too :)

Thanks. I sure will :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes, but it solves many problems in one go.

how long a tunnel would be needed?

Less than a kilometer.
http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

sounds do-able. if they haven’t made their decision yet then there may yet be a chance that they’ll listen.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

how long a tunnel would be needed?

Less than a kilometer.
http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

sounds do-able. if they haven’t made their decision yet then there may yet be a chance that they’ll listen.

Lets hope so. But I fear it’s one of those ‘too sensible’ things.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

ahh. more expensive though.

Yes, but it solves many problems in one go.

how long a tunnel would be needed?

long enough to reach Geelong?

Well it’s like this. Our phone was playing up so MrP rang telstra and they came out to fix it. Apparently the line had been hit by lightning sometime so the whole line to the house had to be dug up and replaced. The techie ran a new line over the top of the ground but he’s not the digging man so he left it lying across the grass, over the fence and out to the footpath. There it lays till the contract digging team find the time to make a trip up this way.

Of course you know what happened yesterday don’t you? MrP mowed over the line on the ride on. No puter to make contact till the techie came back today.

I don’t know who I was most annoyed with.

I’m starting the long climb.

pomolo said:

Well it’s like this. Our phone was playing up so MrP rang telstra and they came out to fix it. Apparently the line had been hit by lightning sometime so the whole line to the house had to be dug up and replaced. The techie ran a new line over the top of the ground but he’s not the digging man so he left it lying across the grass, over the fence and out to the footpath. There it lays till the contract digging team find the time to make a trip up this way.

Of course you know what happened yesterday don’t you? MrP mowed over the line on the ride on. No puter to make contact till the techie came back today.

I don’t know who I was most annoyed with.

oops!!

Up and attem, I’m all ready to hit the train station with my friends. Too early though, I don’t have to leave the house until 8.30 am. Oh well. There’s other things to do.
There’s 40 of us gals going and no males. We outnumber the men 10 to 1 anyway and we doubted they would go as not one responded to the boat trip invite for gardeners. The poor things, can’t blame them, it would be like the attack of the grannies! lol!

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Well it’s like this. Our phone was playing up so MrP rang telstra and they came out to fix it. Apparently the line had been hit by lightning sometime so the whole line to the house had to be dug up and replaced. The techie ran a new line over the top of the ground but he’s not the digging man so he left it lying across the grass, over the fence and out to the footpath. There it lays till the contract digging team find the time to make a trip up this way.

Of course you know what happened yesterday don’t you? MrP mowed over the line on the ride on. No puter to make contact till the techie came back today.

I don’t know who I was most annoyed with.

oops!!

Oh bugga. I would have clouted them both!

morning
condensation everywhere this morning. this flat roof house really needs its sisalation – which delivers the moisture beneath the roof iron into the gutters.

Local Agricultural show here, my nose is filling up and I have the sneezles…dropped Sonny Joe off and the little blighter went into the Roy Bell Boxing tent, KO’d a mate who does martial arts and some other defence sport but not before the mate clocked Sonny Joe’s nose…hahahaha…

The crowd was massive..hundreds and hundreds of cars, about a third still there when I went in with MrD to collect the Patrol…Sonny Jim was driving the work ute on deliveries for his boss…it’s a public holiday so I hope he gets some gold stars on his probation sheet…Sonny Jim went to visit his erstwhile charges last night (his uncle’s Romognola stud cattle) plus catch up with folk he’s met whilst giving his uncle a hand with the cattle over the past couple of years…I’ll be going around tomorrow I hope, to see if there’s any stable leavings…it saves the council the trouble of disposing it if the locals come and take it away…

Stunning days here, truly traditional weather, and no wind…

Morning, seems someone missed me and sent an email asking after us:)

We’re fine…I still have a cold of sorts and we’ve a few health issues with the elf…but other wise…going fine.

Well Lucky, it seems that when you don’t sign in, there’s generally a background with the Elf’s health, and I just figure that you’ll come back on when you can…sorry to hear he hasn’t been well again…you probably don’t feel like dragging yourself around if you’ve got a cold, so make sure you rug up well and have catnaps whenever possible…

Hi Dinetta, its more so the fact I feel that I am always chasing a sickness of some kind. I play a game on face book a bit now…but that I can walk away from and it plays itself…..no clicking for every move……lol Also my garden and sewing is now my safe haven.

I’ll try and drop in more often…even if its not so much about gardening…..

Lucky1 said:

Morning, seems someone missed me and sent an email asking after us:)

We’re fine…I still have a cold of sorts and we’ve a few health issues with the elf…but other wise…going fine.

hang in there girl. (((HUGS))) for you both.

pepe said:

morning
condensation everywhere this morning. this flat roof house really needs its sisalation – which delivers the moisture beneath the roof iron into the gutters.

I always wondered where that water went. We have an unlined verandah roof and after several times discussing whether to line it or not, I’m always left with the question of where the condensation ends up. I thought it just must end up making the ceiling damp.

It’s because I’m a female. LOL.

A stunning sunrise this morning. Striped red and blue. Long streams of wind swept clouds. Unusual.

I would have photographed it but a lot of it was covered by the tree tops.

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

But the sooty mould looks so ugly and the fruit is always blackened as well.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

But the sooty mould looks so ugly and the fruit is always blackened as well.

true, but will wash off. The alternative I think would be a systemic poison, and I prefer the scale and sooty mould to that!!

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

But the sooty mould looks so ugly and the fruit is always blackened as well.

true, but will wash off. The alternative I think would be a systemic poison, and I prefer the scale and sooty mould to that!!

You’re probably right We didn’t get a crop this year. Fruit fly got the lot. Everyone in our district had the same problem. Probably means next year will be worse.

Lucky1 said:

Morning, seems someone missed me and sent an email asking after us:)

We’re fine…I still have a cold of sorts and we’ve a few health issues with the elf…but other wise…going fine.

I sees yas over face book playing away Lmao

Thee said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning, seems someone missed me and sent an email asking after us:)

We’re fine…I still have a cold of sorts and we’ve a few health issues with the elf…but other wise…going fine.

I sees yas over face book playing away Lmao

Yep… I can train some guys up and then walk away from it…lol

Hi Thee how is those map requests going??

Lucky1 said:

Thee said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning, seems someone missed me and sent an email asking after us:)

We’re fine…I still have a cold of sorts and we’ve a few health issues with the elf…but other wise…going fine.

I sees yas over face book playing away Lmao

Yep… I can train some guys up and then walk away from it…lol

Hi Thee how is those map requests going??

really cool Lucky, got some really nice neighbours that send everyday and vise versa, have made a few nice friendships over there :), sorry your not well, and huggies to both you and Elf :) Cafe is slow these days though, need to change my menu lmao

Thee said:

Lucky1 said:

Thee said:

I sees yas over face book playing away Lmao

Yep… I can train some guys up and then walk away from it…lol

Hi Thee how is those map requests going??

really cool Lucky, got some really nice neighbours that send everyday and vise versa, have made a few nice friendships over there :), sorry your not well, and huggies to both you and Elf :) Cafe is slow these days though, need to change my menu lmao

Well today I am just training more men and no raiding other people’s castles. They can sleep safe today…knowing their resources are not going to be stolen.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

Where we rented the orange tree used to get all the winter rain from the roof. Landlord had the gutter pipe running straight under the tree. I think between all the rain and the damp area over winter….it used to get sooty mold on the tree and oranges…but by gee they were the sweetest and juiciest oranges around:) I used to just wash the fruit.

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

Where we rented the orange tree used to get all the winter rain from the roof. Landlord had the gutter pipe running straight under the tree. I think between all the rain and the damp area over winter….it used to get sooty mold on the tree and oranges…but by gee they were the sweetest and juiciest oranges around:) I used to just wash the fruit.

had both last year and recovered without any treatment as you can see in my previous thread !

Lucky1 said:

Thee said:

Lucky1 said:

Yep… I can train some guys up and then walk away from it…lol

Hi Thee how is those map requests going??

really cool Lucky, got some really nice neighbours that send everyday and vise versa, have made a few nice friendships over there :), sorry your not well, and huggies to both you and Elf :) Cafe is slow these days though, need to change my menu lmao

Well today I am just training more men and no raiding other people’s castles. They can sleep safe today…knowing their resources are not going to be stolen.

cant steel from my games :)

pomolo said:

A stunning sunrise this morning. Striped red and blue. Long streams of wind swept clouds. Unusual.

I would have photographed it but a lot of it was covered by the tree tops.

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

There’s been some superb sunrises here too…“nature’s palette” I call it, because of the colours…

Give me an hour or so and I’ll look up your citrus question in my Encyclopaedia of Organic Gardening…from memory they don’t like soap…

Ragamuffin is in Portland, Vic. Loves it and has a job already. There is a rosemary bush on the corner of the street, and if the kitchen needs rosemary they just go out and pick it…meanwhile our trees are being knocked down for “progress”, there is an industrial area starting across the road and down the bottom of our hill

BIG :(

Dinetta said:

Ragamuffin is in Portland, Vic. Loves it and has a job already. There is a rosemary bush on the corner of the street, and if the kitchen needs rosemary they just go out and pick it…meanwhile our trees are being knocked down for “progress”, there is an industrial area starting across the road and down the bottom of our hill

BIG :(

glad to hear Ragamuffin is happy. VERY BIG :( about the development nearby. Surely that is not good for your house value?

pomolo said:

A stunning sunrise this morning. Striped red and blue. Long streams of wind swept clouds. Unusual.

I would have photographed it but a lot of it was covered by the tree tops.

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

I think a systemic is your only option and spray what you can reach.

I’ve been out spending money. My absolute fav label is having a big sale and I couldn’t resist.

The local sporting club’s ovals are a sea of white. Hundreds of corellas are tearing up the grass. It happens most years and it’s quite comical to watch the groundsman charging at them on his buggy. The blighters just lift off and land somewhere else. LOL

bubba louie said:

I’ve been out spending money. My absolute fav label is having a big sale and I couldn’t resist.

The local sporting club’s ovals are a sea of white. Hundreds of corellas are tearing up the grass. It happens most years and it’s quite comical to watch the groundsman charging at them on his buggy. The blighters just lift off and land somewhere else. LOL

:)
and :) :)

pomolo said:

Morning Bon. I spose you’re at work.

Morning pomolo :) Yep! I just pop in and out of the forum a few times a day.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

A gardening question. Shock. Horror. What is the best way to treat citrus with pink scale and pin head white scale on the trunk? It’s too big to spray so what’s the next move? Anyone?

my orange tree gets lots of scale, but is still healthy and produces lots of fruit so I don’t worry about it.

Same with my lemon tree. I only worry about scale on the little trees.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve been out spending money. My absolute fav label is having a big sale and I couldn’t resist.

The local sporting club’s ovals are a sea of white. Hundreds of corellas are tearing up the grass. It happens most years and it’s quite comical to watch the groundsman charging at them on his buggy. The blighters just lift off and land somewhere else. LOL

:)
and :) :)

You should check out this sale BG. Your much the same shape as me and it’s great stuff. Google TS and you can print out a coupon to get an extra 25% off already discounted gear. The stores have lots more than what’s shown as reduced on the site too.

Think I have picked my second to last load of Blue Lake beans…. also some capsicums for tonights meal “Chinese beef” and I pruned the nectarine tree.

bluegreen said:

VERY BIG :( about the development nearby. Surely that is not good for your house value?

No It won’t affect our house value at all, the development is going to go along a road (across the highway from us) that is across from an irrigation farm…the land was not being “used” and is across the tailings gully from existing industrial development…but we have lovely remnant schelptrol (F7) along both sides of the highway, it’s a stunning avenue into town, and parts of it have had to be knocked down to put in the approaches to this access road…can’t do much about it …

Lucky1 said:

Think I have picked my second to last load of Blue Lake beans…. also some capsicums for tonights meal “Chinese beef” and I pruned the nectarine tree.

Good to see the home-grown still coming in…we get a stunning show of flowers on the stone fruit trees up here, but the fruit has to be picked green … Mum used to bottle it and trot it out for desserts next winter…

bubba louie said:

You should check out this sale BG. Your much the same shape as me and it’s great stuff. Google TS and you can print out a coupon to get an extra 25% off already discounted gear. The stores have lots more than what’s shown as reduced on the site too.

like the styles, but a bit too much black and greys for me. A bit far away too although I noticed they have an online shp.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

You should check out this sale BG. Your much the same shape as me and it’s great stuff. Google TS and you can print out a coupon to get an extra 25% off already discounted gear. The stores have lots more than what’s shown as reduced on the site too.

like the styles, but a bit too much black and greys for me. A bit far away too although I noticed they have an online shp.

They actually have lots of bright colours in the shops. That’s what I like about them.

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

You should check out this sale BG. Your much the same shape as me and it’s great stuff. Google TS and you can print out a coupon to get an extra 25% off already discounted gear. The stores have lots more than what’s shown as reduced on the site too.

like the styles, but a bit too much black and greys for me. A bit far away too although I noticed they have an online shp.

They actually have lots of bright colours in the shops. That’s what I like about them.

That’s a bit weird. The two tops I bought today are very bright but they aren’t on the site.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

like the styles, but a bit too much black and greys for me. A bit far away too although I noticed they have an online shp.

They actually have lots of bright colours in the shops. That’s what I like about them.

That’s a bit weird. The two tops I bought today are very bright but they aren’t on the site.

maybe because they are promoting the winter catalogue.

Back. Had a fantastic time, an absolute blast! :D The tram boat people surprised us with a gardening trip, not the pub trip we were expecting. That was great of them and we ended up at Poyntons nursery :) I restrained myself, only bought sone celery seedlings. That’s unbelievably restrained for me!!

But no time to sit and catch up right now. Piccies later too.

Happy Potter said:

Back. Had a fantastic time, an absolute blast! :D The tram boat people surprised us with a gardening trip, not the pub trip we were expecting. That was great of them and we ended up at Poyntons nursery :) I restrained myself, only bought sone celery seedlings. That’s unbelievably restrained for me!!

But no time to sit and catch up right now. Piccies later too.

sounds great, looking forward to piccies.

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

bon008 said:

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

Only 10 cases in Aus since 1940. I don’t think you’ve got a lot to fear.

bon008 said:

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

but we also know that we can get sick from dog and cat bites and scratches or from handlling soiled litter. the point is that this is becoming more prevalent because more people are keeping rats. It does not say the risks of getting sick are greater than keeping a dog or cat. It might be but I would like to see some comparative figures.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

but we also know that we can get sick from dog and cat bites and scratches or from handlling soiled litter. the point is that this is becoming more prevalent because more people are keeping rats. It does not say the risks of getting sick are greater than keeping a dog or cat. It might be but I would like to see some comparative figures.

I looked after Mrs. Bimbos 2 ratties while they were away…. I had lots of fun spoiling them:) They loved sunbaking out the back on nice days too.

I better put the chat thread back up after hogging the LHC.

Gotta go do some stuff.
BBL

Happy Potter said:

I better put the chat thread back up after hogging the LHC.

Gotta go do some stuff.
BBL

Oh no! I had to go off and attend to dinner and have been following your pic thread with interest…

We are still getting crickets singing at night and in the house….much to the cats delight…….. they are great little toys for them. In the colder areas….. have you still got crickets active???

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

I better put the chat thread back up after hogging the LHC.

Gotta go do some stuff.
BBL

Oh no! I had to go off and attend to dinner and have been following your pic thread with interest…

Just back for a bit.. sorry Dinetta, had to run off.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

but we also know that we can get sick from dog and cat bites and scratches or from handlling soiled litter. the point is that this is becoming more prevalent because more people are keeping rats. It does not say the risks of getting sick are greater than keeping a dog or cat. It might be but I would like to see some comparative figures.

I would feel better if I knew how to minimise the chances of my ratties having the infection. I wonder if they need to be exposed to wild ratties to catch it? (I know that probably sounds weird, but when we had mice, a wild boy mouse broke into the cage and knocked up one of our girlies :D )

Lucky1 said:

We are still getting crickets singing at night and in the house….much to the cats delight…….. they are great little toys for them. In the colder areas….. have you still got crickets active???

Nope, crickets all gone. Too cold for them here. Thank goodness though, as Max dug 20 little holes trying to find where that noise was coming from!

Lucky1 said:

We are still getting crickets singing at night and in the house….much to the cats delight…….. they are great little toys for them. In the colder areas….. have you still got crickets active???

Seen quite a few at work lately actually. Don’t see them much at home.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

We are still getting crickets singing at night and in the house….much to the cats delight…….. they are great little toys for them. In the colder areas….. have you still got crickets active???

Nope, crickets all gone. Too cold for them here. Thank goodness though, as Max dug 20 little holes trying to find where that noise was coming from!

LOL way to go Max:) We’re having temps overnight of 4 degrees and they are still active….crazy

Hello :)

daff said:

Hello :)

Daff…..is that you from years ago???

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

Argh, now I will be scared to get ratties again :( Not that they ever bit me, but I used to share food and kisses with my ratties..

but we also know that we can get sick from dog and cat bites and scratches or from handlling soiled litter. the point is that this is becoming more prevalent because more people are keeping rats. It does not say the risks of getting sick are greater than keeping a dog or cat. It might be but I would like to see some comparative figures.

I would feel better if I knew how to minimise the chances of my ratties having the infection. I wonder if they need to be exposed to wild ratties to catch it? (I know that probably sounds weird, but when we had mice, a wild boy mouse broke into the cage and knocked up one of our girlies :D )

We had a wild mouse knock up one of our females through the wire. The babies were untamable, totally feral.

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

but we also know that we can get sick from dog and cat bites and scratches or from handlling soiled litter. the point is that this is becoming more prevalent because more people are keeping rats. It does not say the risks of getting sick are greater than keeping a dog or cat. It might be but I would like to see some comparative figures.

I would feel better if I knew how to minimise the chances of my ratties having the infection. I wonder if they need to be exposed to wild ratties to catch it? (I know that probably sounds weird, but when we had mice, a wild boy mouse broke into the cage and knocked up one of our girlies :D )

We had a wild mouse knock up one of our females through the wire. The babies were untamable, totally feral.

Aww, our babies came out more domestic than wild. They were heaps smaller then usual and could jump amazingly high, but they were fine to handle etc.

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

bon008 said:

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

you can buy them from a chemist. they should be able to advise you on what would be suitable for your purposes.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

you can buy them from a chemist. they should be able to advise you on what would be suitable for your purposes.

Thanks BG :) I will try to remember to check the chemists next door to my physio appointment tomorrow.

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

I would feel better if I knew how to minimise the chances of my ratties having the infection. I wonder if they need to be exposed to wild ratties to catch it? (I know that probably sounds weird, but when we had mice, a wild boy mouse broke into the cage and knocked up one of our girlies :D )

We had a wild mouse knock up one of our females through the wire. The babies were untamable, totally feral.

Aww, our babies came out more domestic than wild. They were heaps smaller then usual and could jump amazingly high, but they were fine to handle etc.

These were literally bouncing off the sides of the cage. It was a really big litter and the Mum went bonkers and started eating them. :(

bon008 said:

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

any one purchased at a chemist should do the trick.

Morning. Bit of a frost last night and 6C atm. Chilly, but bright sunshine out. The brassicas look good, beaut heads of broc ready and the cauli’s are coming along nicely. Soup de loup! yum yum.

I’m off in a minute to the op shop.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

you can buy them from a chemist. they should be able to advise you on what would be suitable for your purposes.

I used one for the kids when they were little….they are great…just don’t use them in rooms with wall paper…….it will start to lift the wall paper.

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

We had a wild mouse knock up one of our females through the wire. The babies were untamable, totally feral.

Aww, our babies came out more domestic than wild. They were heaps smaller then usual and could jump amazingly high, but they were fine to handle etc.

These were literally bouncing off the sides of the cage. It was a really big litter and the Mum went bonkers and started eating them. :(

Oh yuck =/ I do remember one of our litter was stillborn, so dad took it outside and fed it to one of the local magpies. I’m still surprised that that didn’t upset me at all, it seemed perfectly sensible!

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

Anybody use a humidifier? :)

Just been doing some Googling about my stupid nose which blocks up almost every night at this time of year – a lot of people say that a humidifier helps.. just wondering if there are any particularly good ones or how much to spend, and also where to buy them from.

you can buy them from a chemist. they should be able to advise you on what would be suitable for your purposes.

I used one for the kids when they were little….they are great…just don’t use them in rooms with wall paper…….it will start to lift the wall paper.

Cool, thanks everyone! Man, I wish I found out about this.. what, almost ten years ago I guess, when my sinuses started playing up! Can’t wait to go to the chemist this afternoon and see what they have.

g’day lucky and elf.
sun is shining here and the poodles are sunbaking behind glass.
==========================
When I’m better we’d love to catch up with you……

Lucky1 said:

g’day lucky and elf.
sun is shining here and the poodles are sunbaking behind glass.
==========================
When I’m better we’d love to catch up with you……

you’re getting better all the time – as you grow older – or at least that’s my version of life.
i would luv to see ya both.
no straw at present but i should be getting another batch in a couple of weeks. do you want any bedding straw? normally about $3 per bale.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

g’day lucky and elf.
sun is shining here and the poodles are sunbaking behind glass.
==========================
When I’m better we’d love to catch up with you……

you’re getting better all the time – as you grow older – or at least that’s my version of life.
i would luv to see ya both.
no straw at present but i should be getting another batch in a couple of weeks. do you want any bedding straw? normally about $3 per bale.

Love some……thanks

just having a munch on my first pepino harvest. Two half pieces of fruit. I could tell they were ready by the fact that the possums had started on them. A good trim fixed that.

I’ve been making anzacs for the cafe. All done now. No sunride to go ga ga over, this morning. Fog an lots of it. Followed by grey skies but the sun has appeared this arvo.

I had a look on the web about endive after reading Pepes piece. Apparently you can grasp all the leaves together and tie them with something. In about a week the leaves in the centre will become tender and blanched. Something like they do with celery I guess. BTW I have never grown endive or eaten it. I have seen those blanched centre leaves in the s’market and I wondered how they got that way from the normal endive plant.

Thanks everyone for the citrus advice. I’m still deciding on which kind of remedy I’ll use.

MrP and I were going to go and buy a Combretum coccinum tomorrow. It’s featured in the latest Sub Tropical Mag and I would love to have one growing. They are not easy to come by but we managed to locate one at Buderim. When we heard the price we opted out. $40 for a small one but they do have bigger ones. Yeah Right! Just can’t justify paying that much. I’m sure we’ll find somehing that will suit that spot in the garden and I won’t have to pray over it daily either.

Got a vaporiser, thanks for the info everyone :)

http://www.threetomatoesshort.com/2010/06/ive-got-silver-bullet.html

We have sunshine but it’s cold too. Should be a good day though. Pale headed rosellas have discovered the cherry guavas. The trees are almost wrecked from the attacking by the bats and the smell of fermenting fruit is overpowering but the king parrots and the pale headeds don’t seem to care.

I bought myself a plant…………Cousin It. It’s a form of Casuarina glauca (sp) and it grows like that character from the Adams Family or one of those American comedy shows. It’s just fo a bit of interest and the C glauca grows easily round here.

I’ve donned my warm gear and I’m heading out to work on more lawn weeds. It’s a long, drawn out, laborous task but I can at sit down while I’m doing it.

Enjoy Friday.

Morning to you too Pomlo. I’m wrapped up in my hot blankie and don’t want to move, lol. It’s cold and the heating went off again, stupid thing. Got visitors shortly, might pop in some scones.
I saw those ‘cousin it’ plants at my local nursery too, they’re cute. I’d like a couple but not until I can get a couple of those high narrow pots and really show them off.

I was hoping to go and pick up the pond tub from the Lara nursery today, but my purse is suddenly empty with an unexpected expense. Is there any other sort ? lol.
Maybe next weekend, will see. But whenever I get around to picking it up, I first want to plug the drain holes then test it with rainwater from the patio downpipe.

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

go for everything on offer HP, they can only say no.

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

I believe I read that 17 a day is average.. not in my house though! :D

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

I believe I read that 17 a day is average.. not in my house though! :D

ROTFLMAO….pardon the pun….thats so funny Bon.

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Those forms from Centrelink…I used to curse all the smart-alecs who have made it so hard for the honest applicants coming behind them…

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

LOL I was going to say … you’ll need to count your trips to the loo… some of the Q’s are fundamental sticky-beaking if you ask me…thank goodness I don’t do them anymore…

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

It’s a pity they don’t ask how many house walls we go through! The claim will get rejected though, it always does, then it’s at the appeal that all this stuff comes out that the questions don’t cover.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Those forms from Centrelink…I used to curse all the smart-alecs who have made it so hard for the honest applicants coming behind them…

I guess it culls the applicants down to the truly desperate…

Happy Potter said:

It’s a pity they don’t ask how many house walls we go through! The claim will get rejected though, it always does, then it’s at the appeal that all this stuff comes out that the questions don’t cover.

Sheesh, what a rigamarole!

bluegreen said:

I guess it culls the applicants down to the truly desperate…

…and if I were the truly desperate I would feel offended that my government asked me some of the questions that they ask on the forms…treat applicants like liars I reckon…It’s been so long ago since I filled those forms out but some of the phrases they used, the innuendo was insulting…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

It’s a pity they don’t ask how many house walls we go through! The claim will get rejected though, it always does, then it’s at the appeal that all this stuff comes out that the questions don’t cover.

Sheesh, what a rigamarole!

Thats why I let it lag so long. Going through the whole process is very stressful.
I have to now go rummage through the filing cabinet for info, reference numbers, bank datails, past c’link details and passports. Bleh!

Well “vent” about it on here if that helps…I’m sure you’ve got all the information handy, it’s just such a pain going through and putting it in the right spaces, right?

Don’t forget to reward yourself when all the forms are complete!

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

I guess it culls the applicants down to the truly desperate…

…and if I were the truly desperate I would feel offended that my government asked me some of the questions that they ask on the forms…treat applicants like liars I reckon…It’s been so long ago since I filled those forms out but some of the phrases they used, the innuendo was insulting…

In my situation I found it pretty straight forward but mine is probably a straight forward type of case.

The questions in the forms really only cover if you are caring for a person with a physical disability, and barely mentions mental health. That I find insulting. So I have attached a report and a seperate sheet detailing the big kids problems and what I have to do for him, daily.

Happy Potter said:

The questions in the forms really only cover if you are caring for a person with a physical disability, and barely mentions mental health. That I find insulting. So I have attached a report and a seperate sheet detailing the big kids problems and what I have to do for him, daily.

I take it you are on first name terms with your federal rep?

Dinetta said:

Well “vent” about it on here if that helps…I’m sure you’ve got all the information handy, it’s just such a pain going through and putting it in the right spaces, right?

Oh I will ;)

Re question # what sex is my partner.
What if he was a female? Or what if I was male with a male partner? why ask that ? is it relevant ?

Welllll there’s a lot more of that going around these days…but I don’t see how it is relevant?

I did get a carers newsletter and they are talking about having form more revelatory to the problem than a form that doesn’t fit all health issues.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Well “vent” about it on here if that helps…I’m sure you’ve got all the information handy, it’s just such a pain going through and putting it in the right spaces, right?

Oh I will ;)

Re question # what sex is my partner.
What if he was a female? Or what if I was male with a male partner? why ask that ? is it relevant ?

:( ‘cause to the government that would make you a different class of person, I suppose. Certainly shouldn’t be relevant.

Finally finished the silly centrelink forms. Did some grocery shopping, picked up a dwarf lisbon lemon tree, and turned blue doing a few things outside, potted up the lemon, fed worm farms and chooks, and soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.
So I’ve wrapped myself in me hot blankie to thaw and taking a break before getting tea on, an Italian feast :D

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

go for everything on offer HP, they can only say no.

Ditto from me.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Welcome to my world…….lol

Hey don’t forget to count how many farts you do…. that one is in the questions somewhere too…….lol

It’s a pity they don’t ask how many house walls we go through! The claim will get rejected though, it always does, then it’s at the appeal that all this stuff comes out that the questions don’t cover.

Exactly!!! Why don’t they consult someone that the form is refering to, to make sure the questions are relevant.

Happy Potter said:

The questions in the forms really only cover if you are caring for a person with a physical disability, and barely mentions mental health. That I find insulting. So I have attached a report and a seperate sheet detailing the big kids problems and what I have to do for him, daily.

I’d say that it isn’t there because it means that “they” don’t have to consider giving an allowance to anyone suffering or caring for someone with a mental illness.

The same thing goes for school P & C Associations. As long as there are people willing to do voluntary work to keep their kids school running, the Gov is never going to do anything to help….financially.

Getting down off soap box now.

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

Lucky1 said:

I did get a carers newsletter and they are talking about having form more revelatory to the problem than a form that doesn’t fit all health issues.

Well Halleluiah! Didn’t take them long.

Tea time. BBL.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

With the glossy junk mail inserts taken out, yes perfectly ok. All my newspapers get kept for this, or shredded and added to the farms.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

Yep……….

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

I did get a carers newsletter and they are talking about having form more revelatory to the problem than a form that doesn’t fit all health issues.

Well Halleluiah! Didn’t take them long.

Yep…. about time I say

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

With the glossy junk mail inserts taken out, yes perfectly ok. All my newspapers get kept for this, or shredded and added to the farms.

They shoulld first find out what illness or disability the applicant has, and send the form that applies to their situation.
But no, thats too sensible.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

With the glossy junk mail inserts taken out, yes perfectly ok. All my newspapers get kept for this, or shredded and added to the farms.

Oh good, that’s a handy bit of information, as I have LOTS of newspaper and it’s a job to get decent cardboard…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

With the glossy junk mail inserts taken out, yes perfectly ok. All my newspapers get kept for this, or shredded and added to the farms.

Oh good, that’s a handy bit of information, as I have LOTS of newspaper and it’s a job to get decent cardboard…

Soaked well first..

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

soaked newspaper for the next worm farm levels.

Is newspaper OK on the worm farms? (Pardon my ignorance…)

Yep……….

thanks Lucky…

morning.

pain master said:

morning.

Morning PM. It’s freezin!

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

morning.

Morning PM. It’s freezin!

‘tis chilly up here this morning…. I’ve had to put on me socks.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

morning.

Morning PM. It’s freezin!

‘tis chilly up here this morning…. I’ve had to put on me socks.

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning PM. It’s freezin!

‘tis chilly up here this morning…. I’ve had to put on me socks.

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

found some food in the old cyclone kit……

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

‘tis chilly up here this morning…. I’ve had to put on me socks.

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

Patience man. It’ll come back. Then we’ll whinge it’s too hot lol!

There’s no food here either ,according to grandson. But then he saw the remains of a chocolate cake. And nut bikkies.

pain master said:

found some food in the old cyclone kit……

Don’t yous cook ? lol

G’day.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

found some food in the old cyclone kit……

Don’t yous cook ? lol

yeah, but we cooks so well we never have left overs.

Longy said:

G’day.

G’day Longfella, wet enough down your way?

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

found some food in the old cyclone kit……

Don’t yous cook ? lol

yeah, but we cooks so well we never have left overs.

I can vouch for the good tucker.

pain master said:

Longy said:

G’day.

G’day Longfella, wet enough down your way?

Yo shagger, yeah a bit squishy but not too bad. Coupla inches is all. Dam’s full. Silver perch are gettin fat. About a KG but slowing down with the cooler water.
Perfect sunny day today. Might go try and kill some fish.

Longy said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

G’day.

G’day Longfella, wet enough down your way?

Yo shagger, yeah a bit squishy but not too bad. Coupla inches is all. Dam’s full. Silver perch are gettin fat. About a KG but slowing down with the cooler water.
Perfect sunny day today. Might go try and kill some fish.

Fish-killing sounds like a good way to waste some time. I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!

I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!
+++++++++++
Surely there’s a tackle shop or a hardware store to wait in.
Gotta go.
Lukim u.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

‘tis chilly up here this morning…. I’ve had to put on me socks.

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

And my summer too!!!

Longy said:

I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!
+++++++++++
Surely there’s a tackle shop or a hardware store to wait in.
Gotta go.
Lukim u.

Yep, gotta go before some weekend angler fills up the fish and they won’t take your bait…

Longy said:

I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!
+++++++++++
Surely there’s a tackle shop or a hardware store to wait in.
Gotta go.
Lukim u.

catch mulai.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

And my summer too!!!

I’m happy with winter for a change, it doesn’t last very long…not like where Yeehah lives now…

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Filling in the forms for carer allowance. Heavens forbid, the things they want to know! Then I realised I can’t go back to work because of giant son (I was thinking of it) so stuff it, I’m applying for a full carers. Many many more questions..

I need a bigggg coffee.

Those forms from Centrelink…I used to curse all the smart-alecs who have made it so hard for the honest applicants coming behind them…

I guess it culls the applicants down to the truly desperate…

over the years it has BEEN far to easy to get centrelink payments, I know of a certain cheat and he was investigated and got away with it, last complaint against him was never followed up ??? On a disability pension for years and working full time from home earning up to $60,000 per year, not only was he and still is getting a pension also the rent assistance and anything else that goes with it !!! _{off soap box}

pain master said:

Longy said:

pain master said:

G’day Longfella, wet enough down your way?

Yo shagger, yeah a bit squishy but not too bad. Coupla inches is all. Dam’s full. Silver perch are gettin fat. About a KG but slowing down with the cooler water.
Perfect sunny day today. Might go try and kill some fish.

Fish-killing sounds like a good way to waste some time. I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!

Screaming isn’t too bad. Last time we ventured to the stupidmarket, one of the littluns disgorged an impressively large vomit in the bread aisle. Is disgorge the right word for that context??

Right. That’s the morning’s chores taken care of, now to make a list for after lunch.

Worms need feeding
Some pruning and weeding out the front
What else? Maybe weeding out the back if I’m not sick of it by then…

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Daughter dropped my grandson off early as she has to work, so he and I are cooking up porridge and I’ve wrapped the kid in my blankie. The heating only goes for an hour after being reset in the ceiling then stops again, so it’s going to have to be replaced. Nothing they do to it fixes it.
It’s 4C here.

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

And my summer too!!!

pfft to summer….lol

Gonna make some scones…….. haven’t had them for a year or so…….. can’t work out why not.

Hi Lucky :)

Just finished feeding my worms – didn’t get to it last weekend, so the poor things were pretty hungry.

Trying to decide whether to have a cuppa now, or do a bit of gardening out the front first (MiL is visiting tmw..!)

Hi Lucky :)

Just finished feeding my worms
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yeah i had some lunch as well;-)
Didn’t catch any fish. Apparently they are biting on the run in tide at the moment.
Stuffit. Perfect sunshine tho’. Maybe 22 degrees.
Bought a few beefsteak tomato seedlings. Only needed one but i got 8. Yay.
Gave 2 to a neighbour.
Dug up a few sweet spuds. trashed the asparagus a bit more.
Picked a gazillion cherry tommies.
Bought 3 massive avocados for $2 at a roadside stall. Bargain.
Chooks are lazy bitches. Might knock a few boilers and get some more.
Whaddya reckon? $14 ea 18 weeks old. Pretty good i reckon.
Stinkin brown won’t cark it. I reckon he might outlive me. Old mongrel.
Picked a dozen ancho’s and some jalepenos and red small capsicums along with some shallots and baby leeks and pickled them all in white vinegar, water, apple cider vinegar, peppercorns, mustard seed, garlic cloves, bay leaves, coriander, salt and sugar. 2 big jars. Fully sick i reckon.
Anyway. Too much yappin.
Seeyuzlater.

Glad to hear the brown bomber is still around :)

Longy said:

Hi Lucky :)

Just finished feeding my worms
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yeah i had some lunch as well;-)
Didn’t catch any fish. Apparently they are biting on the run in tide at the moment.
Stuffit. Perfect sunshine tho’. Maybe 22 degrees.
Bought a few beefsteak tomato seedlings. Only needed one but i got 8. Yay.
Gave 2 to a neighbour.
Dug up a few sweet spuds. trashed the asparagus a bit more.
Picked a gazillion cherry tommies.
Bought 3 massive avocados for $2 at a roadside stall. Bargain.
Chooks are lazy bitches. Might knock a few boilers and get some more.
Whaddya reckon? $14 ea 18 weeks old. Pretty good i reckon.
Stinkin brown won’t cark it. I reckon he might outlive me. Old mongrel.
Picked a dozen ancho’s and some jalepenos and red small capsicums along with some shallots and baby leeks and pickled them all in white vinegar, water, apple cider vinegar, peppercorns, mustard seed, garlic cloves, bay leaves, coriander, salt and sugar. 2 big jars. Fully sick i reckon.
Anyway. Too much yappin.
Seeyuzlater.

zips in and out this fella. Reminds me of a young bloke that used to hang around here…

I can only dream of tomatoes now…
22 degrees sounds like heaven
ya always complain about the sheilas, but I bet they’ll live yet
the brown fella sounds like our cat. keep waiting for him to die but it just doesn’t happen…
anchos? all I can think of is anchovies but you don’t pick them? prob ably something obvious but nothing comes to mind…
rainin’ here :)

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

Hmm – could you take along a few boardgames? As long as you end up playing a different one to your BiL!

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

Crank up some 60s music and just bop about the place ,lol

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

Hmm – could you take along a few boardgames? As long as you end up playing a different one to your BiL!

I can’t picture them playing board games.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

Crank up some 60s music and just bop about the place ,lol

I’d be bopping alone. LOL

Evening.
Cooking a tray of chicken schnitzel parma, and a custard cake for afters.

It’s hissing down here!

Good to hear the brown assasin is still kicking Longy :)

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

Crank up some 60s music and just bop about the place ,lol

I’d be bopping alone. LOL

Thats ok! I’ve done that, lol

There’s music and food and drink but they just don’t seem to mingle. Everyone stays in their own little groups and just sits around talking.

bubba louie said:

There’s music and food and drink but they just don’t seem to mingle. Everyone stays in their own little groups and just sits around talking.

If I was braver/naughtier I’d spike the punch.

bubba louie said:

There’s music and food and drink but they just don’t seem to mingle. Everyone stays in their own little groups and just sits around talking.

Hehe! That’s my idea of a good party :D Not much of a mingler myself.

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

There’s music and food and drink but they just don’t seem to mingle. Everyone stays in their own little groups and just sits around talking.

Hehe! That’s my idea of a good party :D Not much of a mingler myself.

Swap ya.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

no food in our house, we ate it all apparently…. so off to the shops. Can’t match 4C but it is 18C outside. brrrrrrr!

Where’s my Summer!!!!!

And my summer too!!!

Only a couple of week till the days start getting longer again. These days with only about 10 and half hours of light are a right pain in the rear.

pfft to summer….lol

Longy said:

Hi Lucky :)

Just finished feeding my worms
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yeah i had some lunch as well;-)
Didn’t catch any fish. Apparently they are biting on the run in tide at the moment.
Stuffit. Perfect sunshine tho’. Maybe 22 degrees.
Bought a few beefsteak tomato seedlings. Only needed one but i got 8. Yay.
Gave 2 to a neighbour.
Dug up a few sweet spuds. trashed the asparagus a bit more.
Picked a gazillion cherry tommies.
Bought 3 massive avocados for $2 at a roadside stall. Bargain.
Chooks are lazy bitches. Might knock a few boilers and get some more.
Whaddya reckon? $14 ea 18 weeks old. Pretty good i reckon.
Stinkin brown won’t cark it. I reckon he might outlive me. Old mongrel.
Picked a dozen ancho’s and some jalepenos and red small capsicums along with some shallots and baby leeks and pickled them all in white vinegar, water, apple cider vinegar, peppercorns, mustard seed, garlic cloves, bay leaves, coriander, salt and sugar. 2 big jars. Fully sick i reckon.
Anyway. Too much yappin.
Seeyuzlater.

OMG. How many lines was that? I bet your typing fingers are sore now.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

Yo shagger, yeah a bit squishy but not too bad. Coupla inches is all. Dam’s full. Silver perch are gettin fat. About a KG but slowing down with the cooler water.
Perfect sunny day today. Might go try and kill some fish.

Fish-killing sounds like a good way to waste some time. I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!

Screaming isn’t too bad. Last time we ventured to the stupidmarket, one of the littluns disgorged an impressively large vomit in the bread aisle. Is disgorge the right word for that context??

vomit is pretty ordinary…. when I came to Townsville the second time, on the day of moving in with the removal guys, I said “Hey is there a bakery nearby?” and they said there is a good one around the corner; so off I went. I walked in to see an old Dear in a wheelchair unloading the contents of her stomach everywhere, there was easily a sea of vomit an inch thick on the floor. I asked her Carer if everything was okay, and he said “Yeah Ma’s just a bit off colour today” I said “A pie with peas should settle her down then”.

I bought a Pastie for GF and a Pie for meself, waded back out the vomit through the door and home again.

I continue to this day call that Bakery the Vomit Shop.

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

You keep our eyes covered too.

Longy said:

Chooks are lazy bitches. Might knock a few boilers and get some more.
Whaddya reckon? $14 ea 18 weeks old. Pretty good i reckon.

Found some 14 week olds for about $14 bucks today…. got some quotes on some bedding straw, a water bottle and a feeder bottle… so might enter the world of chooks next week…. or the week after.

bluegreen said:

anchos? all I can think of is anchovies but you don’t pick them? prob ably something obvious but nothing comes to mind…

Chillies i reckon’

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Fish-killing sounds like a good way to waste some time. I’m led to believe that I am heading to the Stupidmarket shortly. Bring on the screamin’ children!

Screaming isn’t too bad. Last time we ventured to the stupidmarket, one of the littluns disgorged an impressively large vomit in the bread aisle. Is disgorge the right word for that context??

vomit is pretty ordinary…. when I came to Townsville the second time, on the day of moving in with the removal guys, I said “Hey is there a bakery nearby?” and they said there is a good one around the corner; so off I went. I walked in to see an old Dear in a wheelchair unloading the contents of her stomach everywhere, there was easily a sea of vomit an inch thick on the floor. I asked her Carer if everything was okay, and he said “Yeah Ma’s just a bit off colour today” I said “A pie with peas should settle her down then”.

I bought a Pastie for GF and a Pie for meself, waded back out the vomit through the door and home again.

I continue to this day call that Bakery the Vomit Shop.

A classic! LOL.

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

I’d go the gouge.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Screaming isn’t too bad. Last time we ventured to the stupidmarket, one of the littluns disgorged an impressively large vomit in the bread aisle. Is disgorge the right word for that context??

vomit is pretty ordinary…. when I came to Townsville the second time, on the day of moving in with the removal guys, I said “Hey is there a bakery nearby?” and they said there is a good one around the corner; so off I went. I walked in to see an old Dear in a wheelchair unloading the contents of her stomach everywhere, there was easily a sea of vomit an inch thick on the floor. I asked her Carer if everything was okay, and he said “Yeah Ma’s just a bit off colour today” I said “A pie with peas should settle her down then”.

I bought a Pastie for GF and a Pie for meself, waded back out the vomit through the door and home again.

I continue to this day call that Bakery the Vomit Shop.

A classic! LOL.

Thanks Pom, guess what? GF has a Chunky Beef and Kidney Pie in the oven… no diced carrots thankfully eh?

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

vomit is pretty ordinary…. when I came to Townsville the second time, on the day of moving in with the removal guys, I said “Hey is there a bakery nearby?” and they said there is a good one around the corner; so off I went. I walked in to see an old Dear in a wheelchair unloading the contents of her stomach everywhere, there was easily a sea of vomit an inch thick on the floor. I asked her Carer if everything was okay, and he said “Yeah Ma’s just a bit off colour today” I said “A pie with peas should settle her down then”.

I bought a Pastie for GF and a Pie for meself, waded back out the vomit through the door and home again.

I continue to this day call that Bakery the Vomit Shop.

A classic! LOL.

Thanks Pom, guess what? GF has a Chunky Beef and Kidney Pie in the oven… no diced carrots thankfully eh?

Try not to give the bakery around the corner a thought while you’re eating.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

A classic! LOL.

Thanks Pom, guess what? GF has a Chunky Beef and Kidney Pie in the oven… no diced carrots thankfully eh?

Try not to give the bakery around the corner a thought while you’re eating.

nope…, red wine should sort those thoughts out.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Thanks Pom, guess what? GF has a Chunky Beef and Kidney Pie in the oven… no diced carrots thankfully eh?

Try not to give the bakery around the corner a thought while you’re eating.

I’ve done the red wine thing already but may have to repeat with the lamb we’re having.

nope…, red wine should sort those thoughts out.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Try not to give the bakery around the corner a thought while you’re eating.

I’ve done the red wine thing already but may have to repeat with the lamb we’re having.

nope…, red wine should sort those thoughts out.

hey why not, it’s Saturday Night and a drop of vino should accompany the meal….

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

There’s music and food and drink but they just don’t seem to mingle. Everyone stays in their own little groups and just sits around talking.

If I was braver/naughtier I’d spike the punch.

My kids would be happy to oblige…it’s their specialty…

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

I’d go the gouge.

I was very well behaved. We said hello and goodbye and avoided each other the rest of the night.

Miracle of miracles, it was FUN. They had live music and things livened up a bit.

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Good morning all, very cool here.. MrD has got back on his bike, only 25 k this AM as he has not ridden for about 2 months…has been going to the gym but it’s the bicycle that knocks off the calories…so why am I here, lol! I really need to get my curtains up in the lounge room, stop the heat leaving through the four big plate glass windows…

Hope to get some more chainsawing and poisoning done today, we got a good hit on the saplings around the rainwater tank, very encouraging it was.

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…it needs to be repotted, as a couple that I grew from 2-leaf seedlings were knocked around when SOMEBODY forgot to shut the house gate and all these big racehorse types went bollocking through the front yard…curiosity killed the equine, never mind the cat…I lost one and the other has been repotted (after giving me a guilty conscience for some months) into a wide bowl and it looks very happy…so I think big wide pots are the “go” for adeniums, as opposed to long narrow “vase” shapes…

bubba louie said:

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

It’s my sister’s 60th birthday tonight and I’m not looking forward to it. That might sound harsh, and I do love my sisters, but my family has the most boring parties. MrBL says we should all hold hands and try and contact the living. LOL Naughty man. His family party like there’s no tomorrow.

Plus, for those who remember my rant about the brother-in-law who banned me from christmas at his place, he’s going to be there.
I’ve managed to have no contact with him since before christmas so this might be a bit sticky. I intend to be civil and control my urge to gouge out his eyes.

I’d go the gouge.

I was very well behaved. We said hello and goodbye and avoided each other the rest of the night.

Miracle of miracles, it was FUN. They had live music and things livened up a bit.

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

It’s great that yous had a good time then :)

G’day other humans.
Anchos are a really mild chilli BG.
Thay have a smoky flavour when roasted but the flesh is thin and the skins a bit tough.
Good pickled though.
Another perfect day. Bit squishy underfoot.
Might go to the beach, get some green weed and see if i can find some blackfish.
Might not too.
Better walk this ol’ dawg before i do anything. See if i can get him involved in a cardiac arrest.
Or porridge first?
Decisions decisions.

Longy said:

G’day other humans.
Anchos are a really mild chilli BG.
Thay have a smoky flavour when roasted but the flesh is thin and the skins a bit tough.
Good pickled though.
Another perfect day. Bit squishy underfoot.
Might go to the beach, get some green weed and see if i can find some blackfish.
Might not too.
Better walk this ol’ dawg before i do anything. See if i can get him involved in a cardiac arrest.
Or porridge first?
Decisions decisions.

Go the Porridge, always time for Dog Walking later….

speaking of Inspirational, this lady has just rowed her canoe from the other side of the Pacific and landed in Madang, PNG. There are one or two blogs which are telling her story of inspiration which I have been perusing of late…

See here for her own personal account. Roz Savage

Longy said:

Better walk this ol’ dawg before i do anything. See if i can get him involved in a cardiac arrest.

That’s what Puta probably thinks about me lol!

Dinetta said:

Good morning all, very cool here.. MrD has got back on his bike, only 25 k this AM as he has not ridden for about 2 months…has been going to the gym but it’s the bicycle that knocks off the calories…so why am I here, lol! I really need to get my curtains up in the lounge room, stop the heat leaving through the four big plate glass windows…

Hope to get some more chainsawing and poisoning done today, we got a good hit on the saplings around the rainwater tank, very encouraging it was.

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…it needs to be repotted, as a couple that I grew from 2-leaf seedlings were knocked around when SOMEBODY forgot to shut the house gate and all these big racehorse types went bollocking through the front yard…curiosity killed the equine, never mind the cat…I lost one and the other has been repotted (after giving me a guilty conscience for some months) into a wide bowl and it looks very happy…so I think big wide pots are the “go” for adeniums, as opposed to long narrow “vase” shapes…

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Longy said:

G’day other humans.
Anchos are a really mild chilli BG.
Thay have a smoky flavour when roasted but the flesh is thin and the skins a bit tough.
Good pickled though.
Another perfect day. Bit squishy underfoot.
Might go to the beach, get some green weed and see if i can find some blackfish.
Might not too.
Better walk this ol’ dawg before i do anything. See if i can get him involved in a cardiac arrest.
Or porridge first?
Decisions decisions.

He doesn’t want to die because he loves you.

pain master said:

speaking of Inspirational, this lady has just rowed her canoe from the other side of the Pacific and landed in Madang, PNG. There are one or two blogs which are telling her story of inspiration which I have been perusing of late…

See here for her own personal account. Roz Savage

Some strive for greatness. Some of us just wish.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

If it’s any help, they don’t like to be overwatered, especially in winter…they are a succulent which is why they are frost tender…

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Very, very sweet…

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

If it’s any help, they don’t like to be overwatered, especially in winter…they are a succulent which is why they are frost tender…

I’m succulent and frost tender too. LOL.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

I thought so. I have noticed a lot of young ones drink it.

Very, very sweet…

pomolo said:

I’m succulent and frost tender too. LOL.

Laughing right along with you! :D

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Very, very sweet…

I thought so. I have noticed a lot of young ones drink it.

uneducated palates … not you tho’, Bubba…you’ve reached the stage where you know what you prefer for wines…

I have put my boys onto Berocca ® vitamins, the soluble kind, the yellow (tropical flavour) ones…as one was coming down with a cold and the other has only just surfaced after a fever (he gave up the opportunity to run on for a footy game, he was so crook) … but I forgot to warn them about the way the body handles the excess vitamins…they think this is fascinating…footy player son spent last night with an icepack on his head, had been taking soluble panadol and was wrapped in 3 jumpers, beanie and gloves…odd how, when you’ve got a fever, the body wants to stay warm…

Back from forgetting to put BRB..

Harvesting one worm farm of it’s casts. Got a bucketful. But rather than adding to pots or burying handfuls of it, I’ll put a big handful into a watering can, minus the spray nozzle ,stir it around and feed it to all the fruit trees.
We got 5.3 mm of rain, but even so..bright sunshine out and I need some on me :)

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

If it’s any help, they don’t like to be overwatered, especially in winter…they are a succulent which is why they are frost tender…

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…

pomolo said:

I’m succulent and frost tender too. LOL.

:D :D

Dinetta said:

I have put my boys onto Berocca ® vitamins, the soluble kind, the yellow (tropical flavour) ones…as one was coming down with a cold and the other has only just surfaced after a fever (he gave up the opportunity to run on for a footy game, he was so crook) … but I forgot to warn them about the way the body handles the excess vitamins…they think this is fascinating…footy player son spent last night with an icepack on his head, had been taking soluble panadol and was wrapped in 3 jumpers, beanie and gloves…odd how, when you’ve got a fever, the body wants to stay warm…

poor lad :(

Happy Potter said:

We got 5.3 mm of rain, but even so..bright sunshine out and I need some on me :)

23mm here :D

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

We got 5.3 mm of rain, but even so..bright sunshine out and I need some on me :)

23mm here :D

Great :)

Hows those vege beds of yours going ? I don’t know what to do with a million carrots lol!

Whilst having my cuppa break, menu planning.
Pork cutlets with mustard sauce , and lots of steamed carrots!, strawberry and rhubarb crumble for dessert. I haven’t any big orders atm (that means no birthday or wedding cakes) but some smaller things, cupcakes , a lemon topped slice and a tray of vanilla slices. Easy, and I have a week.

Better stop taking about food and get back to the garden!

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

We got 5.3 mm of rain, but even so..bright sunshine out and I need some on me :)

23mm here :D

Great :)

Hows those vege beds of yours going ? I don’t know what to do with a million carrots lol!

going good. been picking silverbeet, leeks are fattening up, got some fennel about ready to be picked, dwarf sugarsnaps are flowering…

just had another shower of rain. radar looks like more showers coming through so will probably stay out of the garden today. just helping Miss N make some muffins for church supper tonight.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Yes but it’s still good. I’m usually not a sweet wine drinker but I like this one.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m not sure if my purple adenium has died or if the leaves have just given up for the winter: have moved it under the house roof where it gets the first sun of a morning…we shall see…

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

If it’s any help, they don’t like to be overwatered, especially in winter…they are a succulent which is why they are frost tender…

One of mine dropped all it’s leaves one year and I thought I’d killed it but it came good.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Very, very sweet…

I thought so. I have noticed a lot of young ones drink it.

uneducated palates … not you tho’, Bubba…you’ve reached the stage where you know what you prefer for wines…

Normally I prefer dry.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

23mm here :D

Great :)

Hows those vege beds of yours going ? I don’t know what to do with a million carrots lol!

going good. been picking silverbeet, leeks are fattening up, got some fennel about ready to be picked, dwarf sugarsnaps are flowering…

Cool :)
I can’t seem to keep up the supply of silverbeet to the chooks..all 3 bed are pretty much savaged, so giving them time to recover and the grobble guts chooks are getting brassica leaves.

bluegreen said:

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…

Absolutely, bring them in if there’s going to be frost. As they are succulents, they are full of water, and the frost will freeze them solid and then they’ll collapse. The main thing is to avoid too much water in the winter months, they’ll rot…that’s what happened to my last specimen, it was under the tap when I was sprinkling the front pots last winter…so if you’ve got them in a northern aspect where they’re not likely to be watered, either by the hose or the rain, they should do OK in the main, but I would bring them in out of the elements if you’ve got Jack Frost coming to visit.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

I have put my boys onto Berocca ® vitamins, the soluble kind, the yellow (tropical flavour) ones…as one was coming down with a cold and the other has only just surfaced after a fever (he gave up the opportunity to run on for a footy game, he was so crook) … but I forgot to warn them about the way the body handles the excess vitamins…they think this is fascinating…footy player son spent last night with an icepack on his head, had been taking soluble panadol and was wrapped in 3 jumpers, beanie and gloves…odd how, when you’ve got a fever, the body wants to stay warm…

poor lad :(

Thanks BlueGreen, but he’s much better today…has gone into town to participate in the school play’s rehearsals…

This research sounds so fascinating:

http://scienceblog.com/34718/autism-finding-could-lead-to-simple-urine-test-for-the-condition/comment-page-1/

I must admit to being quite fascinated by the complexities of intestinal flora, these days :D

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…
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are they summer seedlings? what sort?

if they are cabbage or silver beet you can plant them out. i find that when 4 leaf seedlings are in a pot for too long they become root bound and nutrient starved.

pepe said:

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…
————
are they summer seedlings? what sort?

if they are cabbage or silver beet you can plant them out. i find that when 4 leaf seedlings are in a pot for too long they become root bound and nutrient starved.

oh – succulents ah ? that’s different. as dinetta says.

frigid here – first fire on during the daytime.

at least the freezing rain has eased the rodent problem.

we went and saw the adelaide symphony orchestra play disney’s ‘fantasia’ last night. the three of us all viewed it differently – i saw images of forests and bees – my wife felt emotions of excitement and pending doom – whereas the daughter was checking out the view of a hundred musicians working themselves into a frenzy entertaining us.

pepe said:

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…
————
are they summer seedlings? what sort?

if they are cabbage or silver beet you can plant them out. i find that when 4 leaf seedlings are in a pot for too long they become root bound and nutrient starved.

Adeniums was the topic…

I don’t know what to do with a million carrots lol!
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juice them.

ah adeniums – i see – i think?
anyrate good luck with them – the warmer the better.

Hi Lucky, yes it is me :) I lost this link for ages, and life is soo busy that time just flew by :) are there other links to forums with old members from the past?? I have been to oz Grow and thees forum but still heaps lost in action, like me i suppose :) Although I do recognise quite a few names here..

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Yes but it’s still good. I’m usually not a sweet wine drinker but I like this one.

That’s how you get so sweet BL. Drinking Lambrusco!

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

I thought so. I have noticed a lot of young ones drink it.

uneducated palates … not you tho’, Bubba…you’ve reached the stage where you know what you prefer for wines…

Normally I prefer dry.

I have dry red every evening in winter.

pepe said:

frigid here – first fire on during the daytime.

at least the freezing rain has eased the rodent problem.

we went and saw the adelaide symphony orchestra play disney’s ‘fantasia’ last night. the three of us all viewed it differently – i saw images of forests and bees – my wife felt emotions of excitement and pending doom – whereas the daughter was checking out the view of a hundred musicians working themselves into a frenzy entertaining us.

Wish I’d been there too.

what I want to know is, seeing as I saw a rainbow while out driving in the rain and the rainbow came right to the front of my car – I could see it on the road, what I want to know is where is my pot of gold???

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

Yes but it’s still good. I’m usually not a sweet wine drinker but I like this one.

That’s how you get so sweet BL. Drinking Lambrusco!

Me? Sweet? LOL

Good morning all… a bit chilly this AM, I haven’t checked the thermometer…going to be a warm one tho’, by the look of the rising sun…

bluegreen said:

what I want to know is, seeing as I saw a rainbow while out driving in the rain and the rainbow came right to the front of my car – I could see it on the road, what I want to know is where is my pot of gold???

that’s an experience you’ll remember all your life.
i once had lightning strike so close to me the image has stayed with me.

Dinetta said:

Good morning all… a bit chilly this AM, I haven’t checked the thermometer…going to be a warm one tho’, by the look of the rising sun…

morning dinetta
its cold here with condensation on the windows. early starts are out of the question.
so wash the dishes or chat online until it warms up.

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

Good morning all… a bit chilly this AM, I haven’t checked the thermometer…going to be a warm one tho’, by the look of the rising sun…

morning dinetta
its cold here with condensation on the windows. early starts are out of the question.
so wash the dishes or chat online until it warms up.

lol I find myself washing the dishes to warm my hands…sad I know…

pepe said:

bluegreen said:

what I want to know is, seeing as I saw a rainbow while out driving in the rain and the rainbow came right to the front of my car – I could see it on the road, what I want to know is where is my pot of gold???

that’s an experience you’ll remember all your life.
i once had lightning strike so close to me the image has stayed with me.

I have never seen it before that’s for sure. Still waiting for my pot of gold though…

How did the adenium go last night ( or the frosty night), BlueGreen?

Morning, just.
I’ve been running about down the street shopping and doing stuff. Wasn’t time to feel the cold. Time for a cuppa now. A braemar heater service place reckons they can fix my brivis heater, so they are coming out tomorrow at 2pm. The friend of a friend who was going to do the job got himself injured groin playing footy, but kept working, then slid down a ladder. Ouch.

Giving blood at 1.30 so filling up on fluids. I wasn’t intending going back to donate again after all the dramas of the first , but figured it would be selfish to hang on to all of it.

Dinetta said:

How did the adenium go last night ( or the frosty night), BlueGreen?

the frost forecast was revised, but I brought them inside anyway.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

How did the adenium go last night ( or the frosty night), BlueGreen?

the frost forecast was revised, but I brought them inside anyway.

Ants have found homes in my succulent pots left to dry out over winter. Rotters.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

How did the adenium go last night ( or the frosty night), BlueGreen?

the frost forecast was revised, but I brought them inside anyway.

however I expect to see frosts on the coming weekend, as I will be in Blackheath where they are getting 0 deg minimums.

Morning all :)

Love a public holiday.. had a very relaxed lie in, but now I suppose I should get up and do something useful.

bon008 said:

Morning all :)

Love a public holiday.. had a very relaxed lie in, but now I suppose I should get up and do something useful.

The public holiday being???

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Morning all :)

Love a public holiday.. had a very relaxed lie in, but now I suppose I should get up and do something useful.

The public holiday being???

Does it matter which one?? Oh, OK, I will look it up..

Foundation Day: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/foundation-day

Gosh, this GA story about monocots is very educational – I hope I manage to remember at least some of what I’ve learnt.

Arvo. I survived giving blood, just! lol.
Nar I’m cool, just both arms bandaged, again. This time the bad arm was the good one, after the good one proved fruitless.

The gardening fame trail is heating up. Now another newspaper (a bigger one this time!) wants to interview me for an article concerning sustainability and the organic home garden. It’s to do with a bunch of people lobbying the govmint re 11 hectares of land for a community garden nearby, and they want someone with a home veg and fruit garden, chooks and worm farms, to push the good healthy food bit and what can be acheived and what could be achieved in a much bigger area, and get people interested in growing their own, but using the community garden space.
I can do that :)
They are coming out monday.

Another garden clean up! LOL

Happy Potter said:

Arvo. I survived giving blood, just! lol.
Nar I’m cool, just both arms bandaged, again. This time the bad arm was the good one, after the good one proved fruitless.

The gardening fame trail is heating up. Now another newspaper (a bigger one this time!) wants to interview me for an article concerning sustainability and the organic home garden. It’s to do with a bunch of people lobbying the govmint re 11 hectares of land for a community garden nearby, and they want someone with a home veg and fruit garden, chooks and worm farms, to push the good healthy food bit and what can be acheived and what could be achieved in a much bigger area, and get people interested in growing their own, but using the community garden space.
I can do that :)
They are coming out monday.

Another garden clean up! LOL

sounds great :)

HI everyone…..I’m so egg-cited….. Mrs & Mr. Bimbo are taking us out tonight for a meal at their treat…………. for looking after their place and mowing their lawns and having to rat-a-twoies while they were on the honeymoon.

Have no idea where we are going….

Then on Thursday if Elf is up to it….we’re going to Burra for the day…..to see my sister as she’s in for a few days at a quilting workshop.

Lucky1 said:

HI everyone…..I’m so egg-cited….. Mrs & Mr. Bimbo are taking us out tonight for a meal at their treat…………. for looking after their place and mowing their lawns and having to rat-a-twoies while they were on the honeymoon.

Have no idea where we are going….

Then on Thursday if Elf is up to it….we’re going to Burra for the day…..to see my sister as she’s in for a few days at a quilting workshop.

Aww great kids, thats lovely :D :D

Aww great kids, thats lovely :D :D
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Sure is…. we are so lucky with our 3 kids:)

They turned out okay my 2:D

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve had two bottles of lambrusco and I’m not even tipsy, very strange for a two pot screamer like me.

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

and bubbly

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Go the Adenium. They always fascinate me when I see them but I’ve never bought one.

If it’s any help, they don’t like to be overwatered, especially in winter…they are a succulent which is why they are frost tender…

I’ve got some seedlings at the 4 leaf stage. Any special treatment for winter? They are in a mini grow house with shade cloth at the moment outside, but was wondering if I should bring them inside for winter (Melbourne) or if they would be OK where they are. The grow house is on the north side of the house so gets the advantage of the micro-climate there. I get very little frost usually but I think some is expected tonight so maybe I’ll bring them inside just for the night…

If they’re Adeniums then I’d be looking for the brightest warmest spot and keeping the watering down to a minimum…. almost down to zilch and just keeping an eye on those leaves… give a little water the moment you see any weakness in th eleaf.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Funny how that happens sometimes…two bottles tho’, you must have had a good time…

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

and bubbly

Only very, very, slightly bubbly.

pepe said:

frigid here – first fire on during the daytime.

at least the freezing rain has eased the rodent problem.

we went and saw the adelaide symphony orchestra play disney’s ‘fantasia’ last night. the three of us all viewed it differently – i saw images of forests and bees – my wife felt emotions of excitement and pending doom – whereas the daughter was checking out the view of a hundred musicians working themselves into a frenzy entertaining us.

Kudos pepe, sounds like a cracker of a night!

daff said:

Hi Lucky, yes it is me :) I lost this link for ages, and life is soo busy that time just flew by :) are there other links to forums with old members from the past?? I have been to oz Grow and thees forum but still heaps lost in action, like me i suppose :) Although I do recognise quite a few names here..

Hi daff!

(PM waves)

bluegreen said:

what I want to know is, seeing as I saw a rainbow while out driving in the rain and the rainbow came right to the front of my car – I could see it on the road, what I want to know is where is my pot of gold???

I saw that place once and I snaffled the pot…. sorry bg.

pepe said:

bluegreen said:

what I want to know is, seeing as I saw a rainbow while out driving in the rain and the rainbow came right to the front of my car – I could see it on the road, what I want to know is where is my pot of gold???

that’s an experience you’ll remember all your life.
i once had lightning strike so close to me the image has stayed with me.

I know that image, remember the smell too.

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Morning all :)

Love a public holiday.. had a very relaxed lie in, but now I suppose I should get up and do something useful.

The public holiday being???

Does it matter which one?? Oh, OK, I will look it up..

Foundation Day: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/foundation-day

What the hell is Foundation Day? Is that a WA thing?

bon008 said:

Gosh, this GA story about monocots is very educational – I hope I manage to remember at least some of what I’ve learnt.

I thought it was good too :)

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

I’ve never tasted Lambrusco. I think it’s sweet though. Is it?

and bubbly

Only very, very, slightly bubbly.

still can go pop.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

and bubbly

Only very, very, slightly bubbly.

still can go pop.

I’ve never seen lambrusco “pop” in my life and i bet I’ve drunk more of it that you.

Anyway it comes in screw tops so it couldn’t “pop” if it wanted to.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Only very, very, slightly bubbly.

still can go pop.

I’ve never seen lambrusco “pop” in my life and i bet I’ve drunk more of it that you.

Anyway it comes in screw tops so it couldn’t “pop” if it wanted to.

I tell a lie. It does have a cork. I forgot that the one i took to the party wasn’t my usual brand and it had a screw top.

This is our preferred brand.
http://www.beringerblass.com.au/brands/pdfs/10713.pdf

cooking question for HP or others.

casserole recipes usually have you dust the meat with seasoned flour before browning and cooking. What does this achieve? is it just as a thickener? I find that it can get somewhat gluggy and prefer to use cornflour at the end of the cooking process if it needs thickening.

bluegreen said:

cooking question for HP or others.

casserole recipes usually have you dust the meat with seasoned flour before browning and cooking. What does this achieve? is it just as a thickener? I find that it can get somewhat gluggy and prefer to use cornflour at the end of the cooking process if it needs thickening.

I think it’s mainly for thickening.

bluegreen said:

cooking question for HP or others.

casserole recipes usually have you dust the meat with seasoned flour before browning and cooking. What does this achieve? is it just as a thickener? I find that it can get somewhat gluggy and prefer to use cornflour at the end of the cooking process if it needs thickening.

The browning of the meat first isn’t to pre cook it, but to leave behind a sticky dark sediment (called caramel) and that’s the main flavour. Without it the casserole is bland.
Dusting the meat is to thicken, but make sure all excess flour is shaken off < a must. I’ve had many a burnt pot leaving too much flour on. You then take the meat out and cook veges and herbs ect in the caramel before putting it all back together.
Pan _must_be hot and meats seared in small batches. If there’s liquid starting to gather around the meat then the pan heat isn’t high enough.

I have a better way. I tend to brown meats without the flour on high, and then in a separate small frypan, brown the onions in some fat/oil first then add the flour to the onions. Flour has to be cooked ‘till it bubbles (so it bursts) or the dish will taste floury.

Theres a ‘secret’ that some chef’s use to aid the caramel and that is balsamic glaze, a thick black syrup that I add to just about every savory dish. It adds a great flavour. If you use it, add to the pan after you have browned the meat and taken it out.

Yep can use cornflour. But when you reheat the dish thickened with cornflour, it will be thinner. Eg custard goes watery if it’s reheated, or sits too long.

I hope that helps.

thanks bubba and HP. Very helpful. I like your way of doing it HP and will try that next time.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Only very, very, slightly bubbly.

still can go pop.

I’ve never seen lambrusco “pop” in my life and i bet I’ve drunk more of it that you.

Anyway it comes in screw tops so it couldn’t “pop” if it wanted to.

sorry not “pop” per se but you can here the effervescence escape upon opening. And there is certainly a tingle in the palate when drinking lambrusco that is not there when skulling a merlot for example.

And yes, you’ve probably drunk more tea then I have but I know what it taste like.

Anywho it is Ovaltine time, cannot sleep so something warm to make me dozy may or may not work.

pain master said:

If they’re Adeniums then I’d be looking for the brightest warmest spot and keeping the watering down to a minimum…. almost down to zilch and just keeping an eye on those leaves… give a little water the moment you see any weakness in th eleaf.

The leaves on my purple flowered one just …like…freeze-dried…however as it hasn’t been watered since the last downpour about 2 weeks ago, I am not concerned but I have moved it under the roof…like I said, it gets the first morning sun…the repotted one, out the front, is looking very well but it is not under roof…yet…

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Foundation Day: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/foundation-day

What the hell is Foundation Day? Is that a WA thing?

I was going to ask that, too, but couldn’t find the post…

bluegreen said:

cooking question for HP or others.

casserole recipes usually have you dust the meat with seasoned flour before browning and cooking. What does this achieve? is it just as a thickener? I find that it can get somewhat gluggy and prefer to use cornflour at the end of the cooking process if it needs thickening.

I use cornflour at the end too, BlueGreen, being as I am, too lazy to do the flour-dusting/browning thing…last night I had to use wheat flour (I make sure my corn starch is made from corn) and it is not the same although it worked just as well…I think it’s just a way of adding the starch as a thickener…

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

cooking question for HP or others.

casserole recipes usually have you dust the meat with seasoned flour before browning and cooking. What does this achieve? is it just as a thickener? I find that it can get somewhat gluggy and prefer to use cornflour at the end of the cooking process if it needs thickening.

The browning of the meat first isn’t to pre cook it, but to leave behind a sticky dark sediment (called caramel) and that’s the main flavour. Without it the casserole is bland.
Dusting the meat is to thicken, but make sure all excess flour is shaken off < a must. I’ve had many a burnt pot leaving too much flour on. You then take the meat out and cook veges and herbs ect in the caramel before putting it all back together.
Pan _must_be hot and meats seared in small batches. If there’s liquid starting to gather around the meat then the pan heat isn’t high enough.

I have a better way. I tend to brown meats without the flour on high, and then in a separate small frypan, brown the onions in some fat/oil first then add the flour to the onions. Flour has to be cooked ‘till it bubbles (so it bursts) or the dish will taste floury.

Theres a ‘secret’ that some chef’s use to aid the caramel and that is balsamic glaze, a thick black syrup that I add to just about every savory dish. It adds a great flavour. If you use it, add to the pan after you have browned the meat and taken it out.

Yep can use cornflour. But when you reheat the dish thickened with cornflour, it will be thinner. Eg custard goes watery if it’s reheated, or sits too long.

I hope that helps.

Good info there, Happy Potter :)

pain master said:

, cannot sleep so something warm to make me dozy may or may not work.

My hot water bottle is the best sedative :) :) :)

Just popping in to say that I’ve been a bit busy. Today included. Hopefully will check in tonight.

This is our preferred brand.
http://www.beringerblass.com.au/brands/pdfs/10713.pdf
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the cask lambrusco has given it a bad name. these bottled lambrusco have got more flavour.
that applies to all wines.
lambrusco is almost like a rose – great drop at a barbeque in summer.

pain master said:

pepe said:

frigid here – first fire on during the daytime.

at least the freezing rain has eased the rodent problem.

we went and saw the adelaide symphony orchestra play disney’s ‘fantasia’ last night. the three of us all viewed it differently – i saw images of forests and bees – my wife felt emotions of excitement and pending doom – whereas the daughter was checking out the view of a hundred musicians working themselves into a frenzy entertaining us.

Kudos pepe, sounds like a cracker of a night!

when bored try these on utube – orchestral versions
bach – toccata and fugue
dukas – sorcerer’s apprentice
stravinsky – firebird
strauss – merry pranks
respighi – pines of rome

I have a better way. I tend to brown meats without the flour on high, and then in a separate small frypan, brown the onions in some fat/oil first then add the flour to the onions. Flour has to be cooked ‘till it bubbles (so it bursts) or the dish will taste floury.
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good reading and obviously handy tips thanks HP.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

still can go pop.

I’ve never seen lambrusco “pop” in my life and i bet I’ve drunk more of it that you.

Anyway it comes in screw tops so it couldn’t “pop” if it wanted to.

sorry not “pop” per se but you can here the effervescence escape upon opening. And there is certainly a tingle in the palate when drinking lambrusco that is not there when skulling a merlot for example.

And yes, you’ve probably drunk more tea then I have but I know what it taste like.

Anywho it is Ovaltine time, cannot sleep so something warm to make me dozy may or may not work.

Frizzante is the term I believe.

Morning Pepe and others.

I’m cooking up a storm here , freezer meals mostly, and one lads birthday to cater for this sunday coming. The young fella wants a large custard tart for a cake, easy peasy :)

pepe said:

This is our preferred brand.
http://www.beringerblass.com.au/brands/pdfs/10713.pdf
—————————
the cask lambrusco has given it a bad name. these bottled lambrusco have got more flavour.
that applies to all wines.
lambrusco is almost like a rose – great drop at a barbeque in summer.

At last!!! Someone who understands. LOL

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

This is our preferred brand.
http://www.beringerblass.com.au/brands/pdfs/10713.pdf
—————————
the cask lambrusco has given it a bad name. these bottled lambrusco have got more flavour.
that applies to all wines.
lambrusco is almost like a rose – great drop at a barbeque in summer.

At last!!! Someone who understands. LOL

I can’t imagine that anything with bubbles would be good in a cask?

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

frigid here – first fire on during the daytime.

at least the freezing rain has eased the rodent problem.

we went and saw the adelaide symphony orchestra play disney’s ‘fantasia’ last night. the three of us all viewed it differently – i saw images of forests and bees – my wife felt emotions of excitement and pending doom – whereas the daughter was checking out the view of a hundred musicians working themselves into a frenzy entertaining us.

Kudos pepe, sounds like a cracker of a night!

when bored try these on utube – orchestral versions
bach – toccata and fugue
dukas – sorcerer’s apprentice
stravinsky – firebird
strauss – merry pranks
respighi – pines of rome

Try Michael Fix’s version of T & F. I love this guy’s playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUmyxpEXtTw

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

This is our preferred brand.
http://www.beringerblass.com.au/brands/pdfs/10713.pdf
—————————
the cask lambrusco has given it a bad name. these bottled lambrusco have got more flavour.
that applies to all wines.
lambrusco is almost like a rose – great drop at a barbeque in summer.

At last!!! Someone who understands. LOL

I can’t imagine that anything with bubbles would be good in a cask?

It’s definately not bubbles as such. Just a slight tingle on the tongue.