Its Feburary!
Already…

Brekky, shower and whatnot, meeting in a couple hours. On no sleep. great.

Happy Potter said:

Its Feburary!
Already…

Brekky, shower and whatnot, meeting in a couple hours. On no sleep. great.

It was hot last night, and Elle Wuffles had peed on the bed during the day…we think this is separation anxiety…

almost no water, the mud filters aren’t coping and we are having trouble sourcing more…I may have to pay for pool entry to get a shower…

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!! (the one that makes that godawful annoying whistle/whoop noise)

I walked out the front door and looked up, it whistle/whooped from the tree in the front garden, dead easy to see.

Black with a red eye. Very glossy.

Ooh, at this rate in about, um, twenty years, I’ll be maybe thinking about someday becoming a birdwatcher, lol!

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!! (the one that makes that godawful annoying whistle/whoop noise)

I walked out the front door and looked up, it whistle/whooped from the tree in the front garden, dead easy to see.

Black with a red eye. Very glossy.

Ooh, at this rate in about, um, twenty years, I’ll be maybe thinking about someday becoming a birdwatcher, lol!

“Common Koels feed almost entirely in the canopy of trees. Occasionally mixed flocks are formed with other species such as pigeons. Food consists of fruits, especially figs, taken directly from the tree.”

Oh no! I’ll have to net the fig tree!! It’s chockas with figs, so much so that the branches are drooping, the lower ones are touching the ground.

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!!

does this mean you have storms and rain coming your way?

trichome said:

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???
I saw the Common Koel this morning!!!

does this mean you have storms and rain coming your way?

Probably not. The sodding birds are noisy all summer regardless of the weather, I swear!!

Yeehah said:

trichome said:

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???
I saw the Common Koel this morning!!!

does this mean you have storms and rain coming your way?

Probably not. The sodding birds are noisy all summer regardless of the weather, I swear!!

They certainly make a fuss about the mating game :)
Had one here over the past two years, but not back this year, yet.

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

I think ex – Cyclone Anthony might shake you all up a bit…he’s still storming around the country side, north west NSW, not blown out yet (not a cyclone any more just a ball of winds)…

We may have found a supplier of the filters…both carbon and sedimentary…don’t know why we have the carbon one … the silt in the water is so fine it’s not really worth our while to buy the re-usable sedimentary filters…

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Stip = Strip.

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

All I need to do now is get MrBL to put the door on the downstaires bathroom and give the floor a good scrub so we have somewhere clean to confine her until the wound heals. I don’t want her where she can jump up on things and maybe pull the stitches.

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Never easy, is it Bubba? That cat’s doing well if they think an op is feasible…

Stupid Spookie (Big Grey Cat) continues to improve, without painkillers…hope I don’t speak too soon…I’ve been telling him all he has to do is hang around the house, it should be sufficient to deter most mice…no need to exert himself…good thing I saw his injury on the xray…we don’t care if he has a permanent limp as long as the limb is not causing pain…

bubba louie said:

All I need to do now is get MrBL to put the door on the downstaires bathroom and give the floor a good scrub so we have somewhere clean to confine her until the wound heals. I don’t want her where she can jump up on things and maybe pull the stitches.

Good planning…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Never easy, is it Bubba? That cat’s doing well if they think an op is feasible…

Stupid Spookie (Big Grey Cat) continues to improve, without painkillers…hope I don’t speak too soon…I’ve been telling him all he has to do is hang around the house, it should be sufficient to deter most mice…no need to exert himself…good thing I saw his injury on the xray…we don’t care if he has a permanent limp as long as the limb is not causing pain…

Fingers crossed for Spookie too.

it’s all heat here in adelaide.

- banana leaves burnt
- the winter toms are exposed to the sun and consequently sunburnt.
- mass drownings of bees and young locust in the pool
- spider webs cover every vantage point until you walk through them in the mornings.
- the frog chorus has returned in the early morning

i watered the native corner for the first time this year. not the trees but the understorey plants, in between, that are new.

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Oh , good luck poor kitty! I hope it goes well

Veg gardener said:

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

OUCH!

bluegreen said:

Veg gardener said:

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

OUCH!

yep, wont be in the records cause the weather station in tocal said 39.9

heat wave for the hunter till early next week. Humitdy is up so we are in for a warm night have managed to get 2 hours sleep on the lounge this arvo.

Veg gardener said:

heat wave for the hunter till early next week. Humitdy is up so we are in for a warm night have managed to get 2 hours sleep on the lounge this arvo.

fires in the Hunter as well…fires in Vic … with natural disasters like ours, who needs a war lol!

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

Dinetta said:

Veg gardener said:

heat wave for the hunter till early next week. Humitdy is up so we are in for a warm night have managed to get 2 hours sleep on the lounge this arvo.

fires in the Hunter as well…fires in Vic … with natural disasters like ours, who needs a war lol!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/01/3126825.htm??

Not good about fires any where, Should have slashed our paddocks all dead grass now, prefect fire fuel.

where about 40mins from Belmont/Bennetts/Mount sugar loaf. Green Same from Kurri kurri and stroud is about the same have family friends who live up there.

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Veg gardener said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/01/3126825.htm??

Not good about fires any where, Should have slashed our paddocks all dead grass now, prefect fire fuel.

That’s the one…it only takes a day or two of the dry north westerlies for a beaut body of feed to become tinder instead…

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

I mean “bollocks” but good to see you having a bit of fun there lol!

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

ah – i see – yes, since you were referring to NCIS – good word LOL.

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!! (the one that makes that godawful annoying whistle/whoop noise)

I walked out the front door and looked up, it whistle/whooped from the tree in the front garden, dead easy to see.

Black with a red eye. Very glossy.

Ooh, at this rate in about, um, twenty years, I’ll be maybe thinking about someday becoming a birdwatcher, lol!

Aren’t they gorgeous! I love the sound they make…. I noticed a Channel Billed Cuckoo decided that to hang out in our garden instead of flying north to PNG. And the Pacific Bazas are back! :)

Yeehah said:

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!! (the one that makes that godawful annoying whistle/whoop noise)

I walked out the front door and looked up, it whistle/whooped from the tree in the front garden, dead easy to see.

Black with a red eye. Very glossy.

Ooh, at this rate in about, um, twenty years, I’ll be maybe thinking about someday becoming a birdwatcher, lol!

“Common Koels feed almost entirely in the canopy of trees. Occasionally mixed flocks are formed with other species such as pigeons. Food consists of fruits, especially figs, taken directly from the tree.”

Oh no! I’ll have to net the fig tree!! It’s chockas with figs, so much so that the branches are drooping, the lower ones are touching the ground.

Our Koels eat the cherry tomatoes from ground level… I took a photo.

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

still means testicles to me. My Year 10 English once exclaimed after I said “Bollocks to that!”; “Boy, do you know what Bollocks means?”, to which I replied “Why Testicles of course! I guess I mean Nuts to your statement!”

She shut up after that.

Happy Potter said:

Its Feburary!
Already…

Brekky, shower and whatnot, meeting in a couple hours. On no sleep. great.

That was a long sleep for take 2. Not.

Yeehah said:

Yeehah said:

Where’s that bird thread???

I saw the Common Koel this morning!!! (the one that makes that godawful annoying whistle/whoop noise)

I walked out the front door and looked up, it whistle/whooped from the tree in the front garden, dead easy to see.

Black with a red eye. Very glossy.

Ooh, at this rate in about, um, twenty years, I’ll be maybe thinking about someday becoming a birdwatcher, lol!

“Common Koels feed almost entirely in the canopy of trees. Occasionally mixed flocks are formed with other species such as pigeons. Food consists of fruits, especially figs, taken directly from the tree.”

Oh no! I’ll have to net the fig tree!! It’s chockas with figs, so much so that the branches are drooping, the lower ones are touching the ground.

We covered ours on the w/e too. We get koels here as well.

Veg gardener said:

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

That sounds cruel. It’s the humidity that’s did us in here today. Not pleasant at all.

Got some semi local news Pom. My cousin is the Head Master at Gympie East Primary this year.

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Good luck with her Bubba.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Good luck with her Bubba.

Thanks. I’m OK with it now that we have a plan of action. It’s indecision that I struggle with.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Its Feburary!
Already…

Brekky, shower and whatnot, meeting in a couple hours. On no sleep. great.

That was a long sleep for take 2. Not.

No, I was wide awake so stayed up. Still up and eyes hanging out of my head. But I’ve had my sustagen and I will sleep tonight!

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Good luck with her Bubba.

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Good luck with her Bubba.

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

It’s a tough call. What is the lump?

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Good luck with her Bubba.

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

It’s a tough call. What is the lump?

something nasty the Vet said. Probably malignant. Didn’t bother with tests. Because of his age and the location of it on his spine there is nothing they can do for him. When he can’t manage for himself or becomes distressed then I will have him put down.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

It’s a tough call. What is the lump?

something nasty the Vet said. Probably malignant. Didn’t bother with tests. Because of his age and the location of it on his spine there is nothing they can do for him. When he can’t manage for himself or becomes distressed then I will have him put down.

Aww.
Sounds near time if he’s struggling :(

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

Littlefella was sad to hear that Alex isn’t very well too. Hope what’s left of his life is at least comfortable for him.

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

One of my most unfavoured programs. No offence to those who love it and there are many I know.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

One of my most unfavoured programs. No offence to those who love it and there are many I know.

I used to watch it but I got tired of it.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

One of my most unfavoured programs. No offence to those who love it and there are many I know.

I used to watch it but I got tired of it.

I quite like Good Chef Bad Chef ATM. It’s a bit different to all the other cooking shows.

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

Dinetta said:

NCIS tonight…“new season”… bollocks…they cut the season in half…along with our throats…just before Christmas last year…

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

My education is now complete. LOL.

bubba louie said:

Got some semi local news Pom. My cousin is the Head Master at Gympie East Primary this year.

Thank heavens I don’t have to go to school there. Just kidding. Hope you’re going to come up and visit him sometime.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

We’re back from the vet. Xrays and blood tests taken and if they come back clear she’s booked for surgery tomorrow.

It’s a less extensive surgery than was first suggested. Normally they’d do a stip surgery that takes out all the mammary glands along the whole affected side, but because we caught it very early and taking her age into account, he decided that just taking out the one is best. We just have to hope like hell it doesn’t come back.

It cuts the price down too. It’ll still coat about $1000 but I was expecting more.

At least this way if it does come back I can feel content that I’ve done all I could do.

Good luck with her Bubba.

Thanks. I’m OK with it now that we have a plan of action. It’s indecision that I struggle with.

May I remind you that that gets wors the older you get. Well it has with me.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Its Feburary!
Already…

Brekky, shower and whatnot, meeting in a couple hours. On no sleep. great.

That was a long sleep for take 2. Not.

No, I was wide awake so stayed up. Still up and eyes hanging out of my head. But I’ve had my sustagen and I will sleep tonight!

Night Night then.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

I don’t think Alex has much longer. Watching him today his limping is getting quite pronounced now and is in both front and rear. He was trying to lay down on the floor today and he was crouched down then just flopped onto his side as if that’s as far as he could manage. The lump has grown from a sphere to an egg shaped lump – same width but longer as far as I can tell :(

It’s a tough call. What is the lump?

something nasty the Vet said. Probably malignant. Didn’t bother with tests. Because of his age and the location of it on his spine there is nothing they can do for him. When he can’t manage for himself or becomes distressed then I will have him put down.

Sounds as though it’s nearly time BG.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Got some semi local news Pom. My cousin is the Head Master at Gympie East Primary this year.

Thank heavens I don’t have to go to school there. Just kidding. Hope you’re going to come up and visit him sometime.

He’s a she, and she’s lovely. LOL

She owns a house at Imbil but i think she’s near her father and brothers at Tewantin ATM.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Good luck with her Bubba.

Thanks. I’m OK with it now that we have a plan of action. It’s indecision that I struggle with.

May I remind you that that gets wors the older you get. Well it has with me.

I doubt I could get any worse.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Got some semi local news Pom. My cousin is the Head Master at Gympie East Primary this year.

Thank heavens I don’t have to go to school there. Just kidding. Hope you’re going to come up and visit him sometime.

He’s a she, and she’s lovely. LOL

She owns a house at Imbil but i think she’s near her father and brothers at Tewantin ATM.

Well visit her then.

At last I am at the top. I only missed todays chat. LHC went on forever. I’m shutting down now so night to all who are left.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Thank heavens I don’t have to go to school there. Just kidding. Hope you’re going to come up and visit him sometime.

He’s a she, and she’s lovely. LOL

She owns a house at Imbil but i think she’s near her father and brothers at Tewantin ATM.

Well visit her then.

Some time we will. I was chatting to her on facebook tonight. In her packing up she’d found a photo, taken at our Grandparents farm, of all us cousins together, bar one. 23 of us.

i have to change the trailer tyres and pick up a load of free sheep manure. if i can find the place.

cyas.

pepe said:

i have to change the trailer tyres and pick up a load of free sheep manure. if i can find the place.

cyas.

Lucky you…with the free sheep manure…

pomolo said:

Veg gardener said:

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

That sounds cruel. It’s the humidity that’s did us in here today. Not pleasant at all.

39c out in the sun now.

The last 2 days have been full on and now we can get back to the regular daily schedule.

Morning/arvo…not reading all the pages……. too many….lol

Veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

Veg gardener said:

temp guage says its 42 under the back room. and 50c on the garden timber.

That sounds cruel. It’s the humidity that’s did us in here today. Not pleasant at all.

39c out in the sun now.

Only 35 here plus humidity. Isn’t it fun?

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Sounds good, not a long week to get you started….

pomolo said:

Veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

That sounds cruel. It’s the humidity that’s did us in here today. Not pleasant at all.

39c out in the sun now.

Only 35 here plus humidity. Isn’t it fun?

sure if fun Pomolo, Need some rain here, paddocks are dry, hardly any feed left now, might be a few cracks starting to show up, Dad can’t stay its to wet for the skidsteer but he can say its to warm to be out there.

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Lovely!

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Ooh cool :)
Hope you get it!

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Bewdy! Fingers crossed :)

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Bewdy! Fingers crossed :)

and toes.

too hot to load a trailer with manure. so i’m inside watching continuous coverage of yasi.

obviously a lot of houses are built to the cyclonic wind codes that have been in place for 10+ years and are stricter than any codes mexicans build to.

nothing’s guaranteed but if you’re away from the coast these cyclonic houses should withstand the winds.

pepe said:

too hot to load a trailer with manure.

To hot to do anything here.

Yes Pepe its very hot here, higher temp than forecast too:(

I’m pottering around the house. Trying to make sense of what I bought yesterday in the city. My neighbour is due to have her second baby next month, I bought some fabric for a baby quilt.

Went shopping for food this morning…… packed that away…. in theory, shouldn’t need the shops until Sunday or Monday for milk….. we’ll see….

LOL bought a new mop today, one of those On special in Woolies for $10.00….cheapest I’ll ever see it. Been wanting one for about 4 months now and every time I go to buy it I bitch about it and put it back and continue to use the old one at home.

Said to the elf….. I could see myself washing the floors my hand before I would be happy spending that $10.00….lol and he said I’d then be whinging about my knees…….lol

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL.

Has the garden survived the heat?

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL.

Has the garden survived the heat?

like this Pepe

The Estate said:

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL.

Has the garden survived the heat?

like this Pepe

that’s what i thought – a little character comes along and motivates the mop – doesn’t happen here.

g’ay thee -thanks for the cleaning lesson LOL.

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL.

Has the garden survived the heat?

So far so good. Pat put up some shade cloth JimBob gave us for the tomatoes….this seems to be doing it’s job.

Animals going okay…… Think i have an I.O.U. with you too……

The Estate said:

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL.

Has the garden survived the heat?

like this Pepe

ROTFPIMP

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Sounds good, not a long week to get you started….

I agree…

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

well done, hope the interview goes okay!

Cool cricket is on!

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL. Has the garden survived the heat?

So far so good. Pat put up some shade cloth JimBob gave us for the tomatoes….this seems to be doing it’s job. Animals going okay…… Think i have an I.O.U. with you too……

I knew your animals would be fabtab. don’t worry about the hay cost – donate it to your queensland huggy efforts.
but if you want to visit that is fine. i haven’t got any barley straw at present tho’.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.
—-

G’ay Lucky.
I don’t know about mops – i’ve stood there holding one and nothing happens. So i can’t work them out LOL. Has the garden survived the heat?

So far so good. Pat put up some shade cloth JimBob gave us for the tomatoes….this seems to be doing it’s job. Animals going okay…… Think i have an I.O.U. with you too……

I knew your animals would be fabtab. don’t worry about the hay cost – donate it to your queensland huggy efforts.
but if you want to visit that is fine. i haven’t got any barley straw at present tho’.

Oh thanks:) No visit for a while…heat is affecting Pat…also waiting on when my uncle will be buried….no news on this yet.

I am all shopped out, 4 bags of ice in the freezers (can’t buy block ice here), small tins corned beef and a smallish tin of ham…MrD is underwhelmed, I think he got a lot of this when a child…am going to go to the camp shop and buy a new lamp…just the simple kerosene affair…or a hurricane lamp …as I don’t know how the gas lamps are for mantles or gas, even…packets of dried vegetables, tins of vegetables, cat food for 10 days (hopefully) and dog food for a week…might do a sausage casserole and freeze it, and have garlic lemon prawn pasta for dinner tonight…

the cats advise that a cool change is coming but the dog is still feeling the heat…

the wind has swung from south easterly to north easterly, I guess that TC Yasi’s very southernmost tail swinging around…

MIght have to dust off the camp shower (the bucket affair with the big rose) …

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

bollocks? bollocks?

do you mean horlicks, buttocks, bullocks or just plain bollicks LOL.

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

still means testicles to me. My Year 10 English once exclaimed after I said “Bollocks to that!”; “Boy, do you know what Bollocks means?”, to which I replied “Why Testicles of course! I guess I mean Nuts to your statement!”

She shut up after that.

ROFL. I’m still climbing along way up the LHC – hope PM is still this cheerful (and safe!) when I get to the top..

bluegreen said:

just got a call, I have a job interview on Monday for a secretarial position 2 days a week :)

Good on you BG. Life goes on despite Yasi.

Veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

Veg gardener said:

39c out in the sun now.

Only 35 here plus humidity. Isn’t it fun?

sure if fun Pomolo, Need some rain here, paddocks are dry, hardly any feed left now, might be a few cracks starting to show up, Dad can’t stay its to wet for the skidsteer but he can say its to warm to be out there.

You must drive your dad nuts over the skdsteer I think.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Oh dear, have looked it up on Wikipedia and I see where it originally meant “testicles”…one wonders how it arrived at the modern interpretation of “nonsense”…

still means testicles to me. My Year 10 English once exclaimed after I said “Bollocks to that!”; “Boy, do you know what Bollocks means?”, to which I replied “Why Testicles of course! I guess I mean Nuts to your statement!”

She shut up after that.

ROFL. I’m still climbing along way up the LHC – hope PM is still this cheerful (and safe!) when I get to the top..

peachey keen so far bon, thanks :)

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

still means testicles to me. My Year 10 English once exclaimed after I said “Bollocks to that!”; “Boy, do you know what Bollocks means?”, to which I replied “Why Testicles of course! I guess I mean Nuts to your statement!”

She shut up after that.

ROFL. I’m still climbing along way up the LHC – hope PM is still this cheerful (and safe!) when I get to the top..

peachey keen so far bon, thanks :)

Excellent :) So GF hasn’t tried to bring the ducks inside yet??

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

ROFL. I’m still climbing along way up the LHC – hope PM is still this cheerful (and safe!) when I get to the top..

peachey keen so far bon, thanks :)

Excellent :) So GF hasn’t tried to bring the ducks inside yet??

well, the Ducks are in the Orchard house, which is a bessa brick extension of our house, so in theory they’re under the same roof… They think their new bed is a bit different.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

peachey keen so far bon, thanks :)

Excellent :) So GF hasn’t tried to bring the ducks inside yet??

well, the Ducks are in the Orchard house, which is a bessa brick extension of our house, so in theory they’re under the same roof… They think their new bed is a bit different.

Ahh, OK. Glad they’re cosy :)

Lucky1 said:

Yes Pepe its very hot here, higher temp than forecast too:(

I’m pottering around the house. Trying to make sense of what I bought yesterday in the city. My neighbour is due to have her second baby next month, I bought some fabric for a baby quilt.

Went shopping for food this morning…… packed that away…. in theory, shouldn’t need the shops until Sunday or Monday for milk….. we’ll see….

LOL bought a new mop today, one of those On special in Woolies for $10.00….cheapest I’ll ever see it. Been wanting one for about 4 months now and every time I go to buy it I bitch about it and put it back and continue to use the old one at home.

Said to the elf….. I could see myself washing the floors my hand before I would be happy spending that $10.00….lol and he said I’d then be whinging about my knees…….lol

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.

Are these mops really good then Lucky? I’m always ready to listen to qualified imput for around the house. There are just so many products on the markets now.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Yes Pepe its very hot here, higher temp than forecast too:(

I’m pottering around the house. Trying to make sense of what I bought yesterday in the city. My neighbour is due to have her second baby next month, I bought some fabric for a baby quilt.

Went shopping for food this morning…… packed that away…. in theory, shouldn’t need the shops until Sunday or Monday for milk….. we’ll see….

LOL bought a new mop today, one of those On special in Woolies for $10.00….cheapest I’ll ever see it. Been wanting one for about 4 months now and every time I go to buy it I bitch about it and put it back and continue to use the old one at home.

Said to the elf….. I could see myself washing the floors my hand before I would be happy spending that $10.00….lol and he said I’d then be whinging about my knees…….lol

Today I had to buy it and after mumbling and grumbling down the isles……I had a thought…That $10 will go further spent on a mop, rather than on food….furthest the food will go in the sewage plant. Felt better for buying it and then continued to do battle in the stupidmarkets.

Are these mops really good then Lucky? I’m always ready to listen to qualified imput for around the house. There are just so many products on the markets now.

I like my Enjo mop but they are far too expensive. I got it for party sales when I got sucked into holding one.

bubba louie said:

I like my Enjo mop but they are far too expensive. I got it for party sales when I got sucked into holding one.

Someone at Mr Bon’s work does Enjo sales. We had a look at the catalogue and it looks like great stuff, but yeh – too expensive. Although when we build the new house we will have to decide whether to have a fortnightly cleaner like we do now – in the long run it might be cheaper to buy an Enjo starter kit or something.

Blah. Now that it has cooled down a bit I should go out the back and feed the worms, and do the greywater maintenance. Thing is, I really feel like a bit of a nanna nap instead. I know once I get going I’ll feel all right but I struggle with the will power to get started. I would give in without feeling bad, normally, but the worms are pretty hungry. So I’ll whinge about it here and then go get started.

We got our first set of plans from the architect today – Mr Bon wants to go get dinner somewhere to celebrate. I’m not too sure of celebrating just yet – there’s not a lot of backyard left in the plans :( But we’ll work on that..

Are these mops really good then Lucky? I’m always ready to listen to qualified imput for around the house. There are just so many products on the markets now.
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Yes, I used to use the same sort of mop head when cleaning…. great for the bathroom as I had to have all hair collected and removed when cleaning. Also can be put through the washing machine……handle removed;P

bon008 said:

Blah. Now that it has cooled down a bit I should go out the back and feed the worms, and do the greywater maintenance. Thing is, I really feel like a bit of a nanna nap instead. I know once I get going I’ll feel all right but I struggle with the will power to get started. I would give in without feeling bad, normally, but the worms are pretty hungry. So I’ll whinge about it here and then go get started.

We got our first set of plans from the architect today – Mr Bon wants to go get dinner somewhere to celebrate. I’m not too sure of celebrating just yet – there’s not a lot of backyard left in the plans :( But we’ll work on that..

The first mile stone for the Bons. Woohoo!

When the recipe says to “leave the tail on” the green prawn (after ripping off the head and legs and most of the body shell), do you leave one segment of the exoskeleton on the prawn (the bit right beside the tail) or do you remove that as well?

Lucky1 said:

Are these mops really good then Lucky? I’m always ready to listen to qualified imput for around the house. There are just so many products on the markets now.
—————————————————
Yes, I used to use the same sort of mop head when cleaning…. great for the bathroom as I had to have all hair collected and removed when cleaning. Also can be put through the washing machine……handle removed;P

I wonder why you’d have to remove the handle for washing. sorry. thanks Lucky. I might look into them when I’m due for a newie.

Dinetta said:

When the recipe says to “leave the tail on” the green prawn (after ripping off the head and legs and most of the body shell), do you leave one segment of the exoskeleton on the prawn (the bit right beside the tail) or do you remove that as well?

its easier to leave that bit on…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

When the recipe says to “leave the tail on” the green prawn (after ripping off the head and legs and most of the body shell), do you leave one segment of the exoskeleton on the prawn (the bit right beside the tail) or do you remove that as well?

its easier to leave that bit on…

OK, that’s what I did but it has to be peeled in order to reach that last bit of prawn…hot damn I made a mean pasta tonight…

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Are these mops really good then Lucky? I’m always ready to listen to qualified imput for around the house. There are just so many products on the markets now.
—————————————————
Yes, I used to use the same sort of mop head when cleaning…. great for the bathroom as I had to have all hair collected and removed when cleaning. Also can be put through the washing machine……handle removed;P

I wonder why you’d have to remove the handle for washing. sorry. thanks Lucky. I might look into them when I’m due for a newie.

Has a bucket as well…on sale for both this week for $10.00 each.

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Blah. Now that it has cooled down a bit I should go out the back and feed the worms, and do the greywater maintenance. Thing is, I really feel like a bit of a nanna nap instead. I know once I get going I’ll feel all right but I struggle with the will power to get started. I would give in without feeling bad, normally, but the worms are pretty hungry. So I’ll whinge about it here and then go get started.

We got our first set of plans from the architect today – Mr Bon wants to go get dinner somewhere to celebrate. I’m not too sure of celebrating just yet – there’s not a lot of backyard left in the plans :( But we’ll work on that..

The first mile stone for the Bons. Woohoo!

Thanks pomolo :) I’m pretty excited, but it doesn’t seem to be the right time to be jumping about excitedly, with so many people and houses in danger at the moment :(

It will change the layout of the garden considerably, so I’ll be on here pestering you lot for advice no doubt :) Getting two courtyards along the north-east boundary – never had courtyards before, so that will be a challenge.

bon008 said:

Oh that sounds very nice…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Oh that sounds very nice…

Oops? :)

BRB not sure what happened there…

bon008 said:

Getting two courtyards along the north-east boundary – never had courtyards before, so that will be a challenge.

The courtyards to the north east sound very nice…

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Getting two courtyards along the north-east boundary – never had courtyards before, so that will be a challenge.

The courtyards to the north east sound very nice…

Yeh, I love the idea of a separate, private bit of garden – the smaller courtyard will be outside the master bedroom window (which is a windowseat – yay!), and the larger courtyard is outside the laundry – bit more functional as it will house the clothes line.

That’s if plans don’t change in the meantime.

Has Happy Potter been online today at all?

Solid rain in the northern-most reaches of the Fitzroy catchment

Damn, why didn’t the rivers and catchment boundaries come up?

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

I like my Enjo mop but they are far too expensive. I got it for party sales when I got sucked into holding one.

Someone at Mr Bon’s work does Enjo sales. We had a look at the catalogue and it looks like great stuff, but yeh – too expensive. Although when we build the new house we will have to decide whether to have a fortnightly cleaner like we do now – in the long run it might be cheaper to buy an Enjo starter kit or something.

There’s lots of cheaper supermarket versions now.

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Getting two courtyards along the north-east boundary – never had courtyards before, so that will be a challenge.

The courtyards to the north east sound very nice…

Yeh, I love the idea of a separate, private bit of garden – the smaller courtyard will be outside the master bedroom window (which is a windowseat – yay!),

Then if it has access, you will simply HAVE to have a birdbath and bird attracting plants, then you can sit and watch your feathered friends having a ball. :)

I suspect from what I know of your block that you will not be able to grow sun lovers very well as the fence will shade the area for much of the day, but shade lovers will fry.

My advice – a small deciduous tree to let light in in winter (crepe myrtle is one nice option), underplanted with woodland style plants that will tolerate a little sun, but will also be happy in shade. I have a perfect plant here that grows from cuttings and I always have some on the go, so you are welcome to have some. It’s Justicia coccinea, and the honeyeaters love the flowers. It’s also tough as old boots although whether it’s tough enough for you remains to be seen, LOL! It will need some water but not heaps. I have it growing on my north eastern border.

Might be an idea to tee up a visit and have a look at what else I’m growing on the north east side – see if anything appeals to you.

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Blah. Now that it has cooled down a bit I should go out the back and feed the worms, and do the greywater maintenance. Thing is, I really feel like a bit of a nanna nap instead. I know once I get going I’ll feel all right but I struggle with the will power to get started. I would give in without feeling bad, normally, but the worms are pretty hungry. So I’ll whinge about it here and then go get started.

We got our first set of plans from the architect today – Mr Bon wants to go get dinner somewhere to celebrate. I’m not too sure of celebrating just yet – there’s not a lot of backyard left in the plans :( But we’ll work on that..

The first mile stone for the Bons. Woohoo!

Thanks pomolo :) I’m pretty excited, but it doesn’t seem to be the right time to be jumping about excitedly, with so many people and houses in danger at the moment :(

It will change the layout of the garden considerably, so I’ll be on here pestering you lot for advice no doubt :) Getting two courtyards along the north-east boundary – never had courtyards before, so that will be a challenge.

That’s why it’s so exciting because of all the challenges. Forget the rest of the world. You don’t often get to build your own house.

Dinetta said:

Damn, why didn’t the rivers and catchment boundaries come up?

Heya, here now. Probs with GS and we were dealing with it over the ph. Someone at his unit cut his PC power cord and mob ph charger cord in half.
He’s been moved to another unit..

Happy Potter said:

Heya, here now. Probs with GS and we were dealing with it over the ph. Someone at his unit cut his PC power cord and mob ph charger cord in half.
He’s been moved to another unit..

Oh good, I was wondering if you were occupied with GS seeing as we’d hardly heard from you…bummer, why would they cut his cords? Serve them right if they got a “thrill” …

Dinetta said:

Has Happy Potter been online today at all?

Ummm, here even.

Happy Potter said:

Heya, here now. Probs with GS and we were dealing with it over the ph. Someone at his unit cut his PC power cord and mob ph charger cord in half.
He’s been moved to another unit..

Another unit as in another block of units, or another unit within the block where he is?

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Heya, here now. Probs with GS and we were dealing with it over the ph. Someone at his unit cut his PC power cord and mob ph charger cord in half.
He’s been moved to another unit..

Oh good, I was wondering if you were occupied with GS seeing as we’d hardly heard from you…bummer, why would they cut his cords? Serve them right if they got a “thrill” …

Oh they did!
Some new cords can come out of his funding, but we can get them sooner then they reimburse us.
And one daughter is crook, went to get her script and give advice and mummy hugs.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Heya, here now. Probs with GS and we were dealing with it over the ph. Someone at his unit cut his PC power cord and mob ph charger cord in half.
He’s been moved to another unit..

Another unit as in another block of units, or another unit within the block where he is?

Another residential unit wayyyy across the other side of Melb.

hortfurball said:

Then if it has access, you will simply HAVE to have a birdbath and bird attracting plants, then you can sit and watch your feathered friends having a ball. :)

I suspect from what I know of your block that you will not be able to grow sun lovers very well as the fence will shade the area for much of the day, but shade lovers will fry.

My advice – a small deciduous tree to let light in in winter (crepe myrtle is one nice option), underplanted with woodland style plants that will tolerate a little sun, but will also be happy in shade. I have a perfect plant here that grows from cuttings and I always have some on the go, so you are welcome to have some. It’s Justicia coccinea, and the honeyeaters love the flowers. It’s also tough as old boots although whether it’s tough enough for you remains to be seen, LOL! It will need some water but not heaps. I have it growing on my north eastern border.

Might be an idea to tee up a visit and have a look at what else I’m growing on the north east side – see if anything appeals to you.

Yeh, that’s the first thing I said to Mr Bon – I need a birdbath there for the honeyeaters :)

I’ll definitely pick you brains closer to the action!

Happy Potter said:

Another residential unit wayyyy across the other side of Melb.

Is he OK with this?

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Another residential unit wayyyy across the other side of Melb.

Is he OK with this?

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Another residential unit wayyyy across the other side of Melb.

Is he OK with this?

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

what a lovely fellow!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Is he OK with this?

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

what a lovely fellow!

and what a clever fellow!

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

what a lovely fellow!

and what a clever fellow!

A pity he wasn’t one of the carers from what you tell us.

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

what a lovely fellow!

and what a clever fellow!

An angel, real live angel

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Another residential unit wayyyy across the other side of Melb.

Is he OK with this?

For the time being.
He was out and about just wandering and distressed and a lovely old fellow digging in his front garden watched him for a bit.. offered GS a drink when he passed by, then GS offered to dig the hole for him. Right at that time hubby rang the boy and although he never says where he is, the old fellow could tell by GS conversation that he was being asked where is he.. the fellow said “tell dad hi from Bill XXXXX from (suburb) and we are digging for a septic tank”, then we looked up the fellows name and phone number, got that and rang him, he said he knew something was up with the kid but he seemed nice, just a bit lost. We said all the thank yous under the sun, he had distracted the kid from his angry mood, then we rang dhs and they sent dhs case worker to pick him up.

What a lovely, observant and fast thinking fellow. :)

pomolo said:

Veg gardener said:

pomolo said:

Only 35 here plus humidity. Isn’t it fun?

sure if fun Pomolo, Need some rain here, paddocks are dry, hardly any feed left now, might be a few cracks starting to show up, Dad can’t stay its to wet for the skidsteer but he can say its to warm to be out there.

You must drive your dad nuts over the skdsteer I think.

I hope i don’t, last time it got used was early last week to take a couple of bags of chook feed

Good morning all, it looks like our northern-most contributor lives to photograph birds and fungi another day…

Dinetta said:

Good morning all, it looks like our northern-most contributor lives to photograph birds and fungi another day…

Hooray! No birds today.

Morning……..another day another dollar…….

Quiet day home today…… washing for starters….

Lucky1 said:

Morning……..another day another dollar…….

Quiet day home today…… washing for starters….

Could you do my ironing while you’re there please?

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning……..another day another dollar…….

Quiet day home today…… washing for starters….

Could you do my ironing while you’re there please?

Oh sure bring it down and I’ll give you a cuppa while you wait….lol

Hi Hon, were you in the firing line at all ????

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Morning……..another day another dollar…….

Quiet day home today…… washing for starters….

Could you do my ironing while you’re there please?

Oh sure bring it down and I’ll give you a cuppa while you wait….lol

Hi Hon, were you in the firing line at all ????

Nooooooooo! I’ve been through a few in my lifetime but never anything like Yasi.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Could you do my ironing while you’re there please?

Oh sure bring it down and I’ll give you a cuppa while you wait….lol

Hi Hon, were you in the firing line at all ????

Nooooooooo! I’ve been through a few in my lifetime but never anything like Yasi.

Oh thank goodness…….my geography on Queensland is poor:( So I just worry for everyone…

does anyone here use Weatherzone and chat on the forums? I have not been able to get to the forum page. Can someone else try and let me know?

Thanks,
pm

pain master said:

does anyone here use Weatherzone and chat on the forums? I have not been able to get to the forum page. Can someone else try and let me know?

Thanks,
pm

I can get it, no trouble.

pain master said:

does anyone here use Weatherzone and chat on the forums? I have not been able to get to the forum page. Can someone else try and let me know?

Thanks,
pm

TheE’s forum is the only other one I go to..this here tokyo forum is my bolt-hole…

pomolo said:

pain master said:

does anyone here use Weatherzone and chat on the forums? I have not been able to get to the forum page. Can someone else try and let me know?

Thanks,
pm

I can get it, no trouble.

thanks pom :)

bon008 said:

Blah. Now that it has cooled down a bit I should go out the back and feed the worms, and do the greywater maintenance. Thing is, I really feel like a bit of a nanna nap instead. I know once I get going I’ll feel all right but I struggle with the will power to get started. I would give in without feeling bad, normally, but the worms are pretty hungry. So I’ll whinge about it here and then go get started.

Story of my life!!!!

Sigh ….

(yeah, I know, old misery guts again, sorry …)

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

the ducks have been let out of their bessa brick bunker and now are exploring the damage and puddles…. I think it maybe close to cleaning up time outside.

Happy Potter said:

Call me Marrrrrtha!

Absolutely not! I have watched one of her shows and felt insulted…she is not even in your league…but congratulations on the preservation front!

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Call me Marrrrrtha!

Absolutely not! I have watched one of her shows and felt insulted…she is not even in your league…but congratulations on the preservation front!

Oooo OK. Never watched her.
And thank you :)

Time for a coffee now while things are freezing and drying.

I’m hearing gems off Mrs. Daughter like “ that dish was soooooo much yummier than usual!” re using my home grown’s in her cooking. :D

You can’t beat the home-growns for flavour, and you don’t need as much of them to make the flavour…

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

You’re an inspiration, HP. I hope I’m this organised one day!

I wish you had time to blog about your garden, in addition to the info here.. :)

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Call me Marrrrrtha!

Absolutely not! I have watched one of her shows and felt insulted…she is not even in your league…but congratulations on the preservation front!

Don’t forget she’s been to prison too…..

Dinetta said:

You can’t beat the home-growns for flavour, and you don’t need as much of them to make the flavour…

Mr Bon is always whinging that supermarket coriander has no flavour – puts twice as much in.

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

You’re an inspiration, HP. I hope I’m this organised one day!

I wish you had time to blog about your garden, in addition to the info here.. :)

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

You’re an inspiration, HP. I hope I’m this organised one day!

I wish you had time to blog about your garden, in addition to the info here.. :)

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I’m on my umpteenth batch of my wife’s special tomato sauce for all uses.

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

You’re an inspiration, HP. I hope I’m this organised one day!

I wish you had time to blog about your garden, in addition to the info here.. :)

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I reckon she’d be too busy actually doing things to sit around and waffle about what she’s doing.. unlike me.. :)

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I’m on my umpteenth batch of my wife’s special tomato sauce for all uses.

Ah, but have you got a blog about it???

:)

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden!
If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish.

The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs.

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

You’re an inspiration, HP. I hope I’m this organised one day!

I wish you had time to blog about your garden, in addition to the info here.. :)

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Yeehah said:

roughbarked said:

Yeehah said:

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I’m on my umpteenth batch of my wife’s special tomato sauce for all uses.

Ah, but have you got a blog about it???

:)

ABC forums are about the closest I’ll ever get to a blog.

Old kitty is home and locked in the downstairs bathroom. I’ve left the lid up on the loo to discourage jumping, hope she doesn’t try for the hand basin.

She not happy about it but it’s the best spot for her ATM. If it’s hot she can lie on the tiles and MrBL put a mossie screen up so the window can stay open.

Chuck this in a chook thread.. if you wish.. http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd17/4/pous17045.htm

bubba louie said:

Old kitty is home and locked in the downstairs bathroom. I’ve left the lid up on the loo to discourage jumping, hope she doesn’t try for the hand basin.

She not happy about it but it’s the best spot for her ATM. If it’s hot she can lie on the tiles and MrBL put a mossie screen up so the window can stay open.

Aww poor thing. But best for her. When will she be up and running again?

Happy Potter said:

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

did you pre-treat the pumpkin in any way? Such as blanch it? How small did you chop it up?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

did you pre-treat the pumpkin in any way? Such as blanch it? How small did you chop it up?

Two minutes per chopped bowlful in the microwave, full power. I chopped them about 2 inch square.
The bowl was wide and flat based and I arranged the pumpkin pieces around the outer and a couple pieces in the centre.
Soon as they felt a little cooler, about 5 minutes, I put them on a flat tray and into the freezer, uncovered.
Then when frozen into vacc sealer bad, air sucked out and back into the freezer.

Happy Potter said:

Yeehah said:

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Okay, here’s the plan. You ring me, dictate, I type, save as draft. You take over and upload photos in appropriate places. Piece of cake!

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D

Call me Marrrrrtha!

did you pre-treat the pumpkin in any way? Such as blanch it? How small did you chop it up?

Two minutes per chopped bowlful in the microwave, full power. I chopped them about 2 inch square.
The bowl was wide and flat based and I arranged the pumpkin pieces around the outer and a couple pieces in the centre.
Soon as they felt a little cooler, about 5 minutes, I put them on a flat tray and into the freezer, uncovered.
Then when frozen into vacc sealer bad, air sucked out and back into the freezer.

ta :)

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

Yeehah said:

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Okay, here’s the plan. You ring me, dictate, I type, save as draft. You take over and upload photos in appropriate places. Piece of cake!

lol! I have a funny feeling that it would take up even more time that way!

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Old kitty is home and locked in the downstairs bathroom. I’ve left the lid up on the loo to discourage jumping, hope she doesn’t try for the hand basin.

She not happy about it but it’s the best spot for her ATM. If it’s hot she can lie on the tiles and MrBL put a mossie screen up so the window can stay open.

Aww poor thing. But best for her. When will she be up and running again?

She’s running now. LOL She kept trying to scoot out the door.

I’m not really sure when I can let her do her own thing again, I should have asked. The stitches come out in 10 days.

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Call me Marrrrrtha!

Absolutely not! I have watched one of her shows and felt insulted…she is not even in your league…but congratulations on the preservation front!

Don’t forget she’s been to prison too…..

Not for the right reasons, tho’… I can’t believe she has iconic status… heck I grew up in a country town full of Martha Stewarts…I am an escapee from that town…figuring there had to be more to life…

Next week I’ll be stewing rhubarb and apple together and I will freeze small lidded pots of it. I put a little custard in the base and fill it with the fruit mix. This is my sweet treat.
The plant’s gone nuts. I gave it a good talking to and removed all biggest and oldest leaves, 2 barrow loads!
They’re on the compost heap now.

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

You can’t beat the home-growns for flavour, and you don’t need as much of them to make the flavour…

Mr Bon is always whinging that supermarket coriander has no flavour – puts twice as much in.

I see in the FoodWorks (local) that you can buy coriander bottled…it’s too hot to grow it here much unless for seeds, so I have to buy it at WW’s…

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

Yeehah said:

Why has nobody suggested this before? HP you need a blog!!!!

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Okay, here’s the plan. You ring me, dictate, I type, save as draft. You take over and upload photos in appropriate places. Piece of cake!

Haha!
That’s a good idea!

roughbarked said:

I’m on my umpteenth batch of my wife’s special tomato sauce for all uses.

If anything drives me out to buy tomato seedlings, that will be it… drools

roughbarked said:

ABC forums are about the closest I’ll ever get to a blog.

Same, but I have also something going (in fits and starts) over on TheE’s forum…

bluegreen said:

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Okay, here’s the plan. You ring me, dictate, I type, save as draft. You take over and upload photos in appropriate places. Piece of cake!

lol! I have a funny feeling that it would take up even more time that way!

I had to do a search on my PC for the blog, found it and gave it a pretty background. Now I’m out of time and off to cook tea.. what usually happens, lol.

Happy Potter said:

Next week I’ll be stewing rhubarb and apple together and I will freeze small lidded pots of it. I put a little custard in the base and fill it with the fruit mix. This is my sweet treat.
The plant’s gone nuts. I gave it a good talking to and removed all biggest and oldest leaves, 2 barrow loads!
They’re on the compost heap now.

My rhubarb needs something…I suspect it’s cooler weather. We are going to feed it and give it one more chance to perform or it’s gone. The green stalk ones aren’t too bad at all but rhubarb just has to be red.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Next week I’ll be stewing rhubarb and apple together and I will freeze small lidded pots of it. I put a little custard in the base and fill it with the fruit mix. This is my sweet treat.
The plant’s gone nuts. I gave it a good talking to and removed all biggest and oldest leaves, 2 barrow loads!
They’re on the compost heap now.

My rhubarb needs something…I suspect it’s cooler weather. We are going to feed it and give it one more chance to perform or it’s gone. The green stalk ones aren’t too bad at all but rhubarb just has to be red.

If they are green stalked they are going to stay green stalked.
‘Ever red’ is the variety I grow. And I only use the red part. Dishes look better. ‘Sydney Crimson’ variety is as green as Kermit..

We’ve just had the power come back on after nearly 6 hours of outage. A car hit a pole apparently.
I hope the occupants are ok.

I’ll re start the food dehydrator in the morning. Cuppa now and then bedtime for me.

Bwahaha! I’m taking over the LHC!!! It’s a coup!

hortfurball said:

Bwahaha! I’m taking over the LHC!!! It’s a coup!

:) well I do that too at times.

Morning. I will have some work to do to catch up after yest’s power outage, continue preserving and drying. And no doubt after hail, a garden clean up and pick damaged fruit and vege.

Hot and humid here again. So what’s new? It’s getting harder to find jobs that don’t require much effort in the heat. We seem to be doing what needs to be done after 4 in the afternoon. At least it’s still light till 7pm.

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

b’fast.

pomolo said:

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

$50 for a dwarf frangipanni!!!

:=O!!!!!

blimmin’ heck!

pomolo said:

Hot and humid here again. So what’s new? It’s getting harder to find jobs that don’t require much effort in the heat. We seem to be doing what needs to be done after 4 in the afternoon. At least it’s still light till 7pm.

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Piccy??
pretty please lol

I’m a bit with frangipanni as I am with roses: no point in cultivating the plant unless it’s got a good perfume…

New moon last night? I need a 2011 calendar, must tell MrD to pick some up… boss boss boss…

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden! If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish. The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs. The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D Call me Marrrrrtha!

brilliant.
it’s time consuming, hard work but that is the essence of slow food.

my latest experiment – vegetarian paella – called for saffron. are you still using that which you picked or did it disappear in a flash?

i am officially giving up on the last 7 pages of the LHC.
morning – did i miss anything?

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

morning pomolo – i was 7 pages back when you posted this.

no rain – the sky seems confused – it’s darkest in the south but the rain is spose to be coming from the east. fingers crossed for some rain – from any direction.

bluegreen said:

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

I have a blog, but it doesn’t have a single entry. Been sitting there empty for years. No time. I need a writer/ editor that’s what I need!

Okay, here’s the plan. You ring me, dictate, I type, save as draft. You take over and upload photos in appropriate places. Piece of cake!

lol! I have a funny feeling that it would take up even more time that way!

blink! blink! blink! blink! blink!

(that’s me fluttering my eyelashes innocently, aghast at the implication that much off-topic conversation would ensue!!!)

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve slashed my garden! If I’m to use my produce all year and save a bundle…

I brought in heaps of huge capsicums, a bigggg bag of tomatoes and a large bowl of green beans. All ,except the beans which were blanched, were chopped then dry frozen then vacc sealed and packed into the freezer. Other fresh veges I harvest over the next few weeks will go into cooked dishes for the freezer. The next lot of tomatoes will be made into a base with herbs and garlic for spag bol sauce. It’ll be easy then to just brown some mince and chuck in a container of this sauce for lasagna, or just by itself over pasta, ect. Basil leaves are drying and another bag of them frozen. I just freeze whole basil leaves in a plastic bag and when I need some just grab out a handful, they crumble easily and can be thrown straight into the hot cooking dish. The food dryer has a line up with bay leaves to go in after the basil, then sage leaves, then thyme. I sterilized small glass jars I saved for herbs. The chopped butternut pumpkin I froze mid last year roasts, steams, mashes and risotto’s perfectly! It worked :D Call me Marrrrrtha!

brilliant.
it’s time consuming, hard work but that is the essence of slow food.

my latest experiment – vegetarian paella – called for saffron. are you still using that which you picked or did it disappear in a flash?

I used it in a flash. I need many more bulbs and I will plan a special spot in a garden bed for them where they can get sheltered from dogs chooks and cats and too much rain.
My saffron didn’t come up this summer :( because I left the pots the bulbs were in out the big rain event (5 inches over 5 days) and the bulbs rotted. Silly me.
I will get some more this winter and re start. I want my own saffon!

Dinetta said:

New moon last night? I need a 2011 calendar, must tell MrD to pick some up… boss boss boss…

Got a Ralph one here Chris got in his Lynx pack for Xmas lmao

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

$50 for a dwarf frangipanni!!!

:=O!!!!!

blimmin’ heck!

Where did $50 come from D?

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Hot and humid here again. So what’s new? It’s getting harder to find jobs that don’t require much effort in the heat. We seem to be doing what needs to be done after 4 in the afternoon. At least it’s still light till 7pm.

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Piccy??
pretty please lol

I can do that.

Dinetta said:

I’m a bit with frangipanni as I am with roses: no point in cultivating the plant unless it’s got a good perfume…

I still have no sense of taste or smell from my flu thing but D says the yellow one is beautiful. Without a sense of taste or smell you might as well be dead I reckon. It’s been “dead” for more than 2 weeks now. Gggrrrrrr!!!!!

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

morning pomolo – i was 7 pages back when you posted this.

no rain – the sky seems confused – it’s darkest in the south but the rain is spose to be coming from the east. fingers crossed for some rain – from any direction.

I knew you were climbing but I wanted to greet you anyway. Glad you acknowledged anyway.

I’ve been dominating the LHC. Going before I get noticed.

pepe said:

no rain – the sky seems confused – it’s darkest in the south but the rain is spose to be coming from the east. fingers crossed for some rain – from any direction.

ummm…

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

hoping that big mass gets a little further south… I can hear thunder!

you know, there is this old saying, “Be careful what you ask for.”

Just after I made this post the power went out and all hell broke loose. No Cyclone Yasi, but…
(sorry about the blurry pictures, it was getting dark and started to rain again so I took them in a hurry.)

Storms abated here, but we haven’t seen the last of them according to BoM.

I have been handed a cake order for end of Feb. This one is going to be fun, it’s a tiara cake for a little girl, all pink and froth and pearls and diamentes :D
For 50 people.

Happy Potter said:

Storms abated here, but we haven’t seen the last of them according to BoM.

I have been handed a cake order for end of Feb. This one is going to be fun, it’s a tiara cake for a little girl, all pink and froth and pearls and diamentes :D
For 50 people.

more storms to come through here too.

that cake sounds like fun :)

pepe said:

i am officially giving up on the last 7 pages of the LHC.
morning – did i miss anything?

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

$50 for a dwarf frangipanni!!!

:=O!!!!!

blimmin’ heck!

Where did $50 come from D?

The internet…two frangi “farms” here in Q’Billy land…

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m a bit with frangipanni as I am with roses: no point in cultivating the plant unless it’s got a good perfume…

I still have no sense of taste or smell from my flu thing but D says the yellow one is beautiful. Without a sense of taste or smell you might as well be dead I reckon. It’s been “dead” for more than 2 weeks now. Gggrrrrrr!!!!!

Few things like the perfume of a frangi on sunset…

Happy Potter said:

Storms abated here, but we haven’t seen the last of them according to BoM.

I have been handed a cake order for end of Feb. This one is going to be fun, it’s a tiara cake for a little girl, all pink and froth and pearls and diamantes :D
For 50 people.

Nothing like a challenge…

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

i am officially giving up on the last 7 pages of the LHC.
morning – did i miss anything?

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Found out this morning my uncle’s funeral is Tuesday next week. Just me and my sil going…….brother will be trucking somewhere and the elf is staying home.

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh, Dinetta :~( ((hugs))

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Thanks Bubba, it’s a dreadful feeling…although the end was quick…sure puts the “sleeping jab” scenario into a new perspective for me…Her “owner” (Pebbles/Miss Red) is overseas so I have left a message on my fb…

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh, Dinetta :~( ((hugs))

Thanks Bon…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Thanks Bubba, it’s a dreadful feeling…although the end was quick…sure puts the “sleeping jab” scenario into a new perspective for me…Her “owner” (Pebbles/Miss Red) is overseas so I have left a message on my fb…

Maybe I should just go away for a bit…

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

i am officially giving up on the last 7 pages of the LHC.
morning – did i miss anything?

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Oh how sad……(((HUGS)))

My sister lost her 16 year old Jack Russell today. Missie was chomping on a bone and had a heart attack and fell over. We were both on the phone crying about it together. Just how a dog would love to go…..doing what it love best …bone chewing.

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Oh how sad……(((HUGS)))

My sister lost her 16 year old Jack Russell today. Missie was chomping on a bone and had a heart attack and fell over. We were both on the phone crying about it together. Just how a dog would love to go…..doing what it love best …bone chewing.

sniffle

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

—————————-

Oh hell, what a terrible thing, sorry to hear :(

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

oh I am so sorry Dinetta. You must feel so awful :(

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Storms abated here, but we haven’t seen the last of them according to BoM.

I have been handed a cake order for end of Feb. This one is going to be fun, it’s a tiara cake for a little girl, all pink and froth and pearls and diamantes :D
For 50 people.

Nothing like a challenge…

Not such a challenge when you have the right tools. The chosen cake has a quilted pattern on it… so I got a cake ‘diamond ‘embossing mat from o’seas for $6. Compared to the $16 to $22 prices here. I can’t trust myself to get the pattern straight with a ruler.
One huge white square mud cake with a smaller pillow shaped cake topper for the tiara. Unless they change their mind on the design in the next few days…

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

i am officially giving up on the last 7 pages of the LHC.
morning – did i miss anything?

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh D, that is so sad. A terrible accident to come to terms with I’m sure. She will love the corner spot.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Next week I’ll be stewing rhubarb and apple together and I will freeze small lidded pots of it. I put a little custard in the base and fill it with the fruit mix. This is my sweet treat.
The plant’s gone nuts. I gave it a good talking to and removed all biggest and oldest leaves, 2 barrow loads!
They’re on the compost heap now.

My rhubarb needs something…I suspect it’s cooler weather. We are going to feed it and give it one more chance to perform or it’s gone. The green stalk ones aren’t too bad at all but rhubarb just has to be red.

I need to get some more plants in of it.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

$50 for a dwarf frangipanni!!!

:=O!!!!!

blimmin’ heck!

Where did $50 come from D?

The internet…two frangi “farms” here in Q’Billy land…

Buy from a general nursery. Those Frangi Nurseries specialise and charge accordingly by the sound of it. Mine never cost anything even close to that I assure you.

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Yes. I ran over Georgina, benevolent despot boss cat…completely pulverized her hips…just mush…Rang for MrD as I was too emotional to think…kept comforting George and keeping her still…we put her on a towel to go to the vet but she died coming down the driveway…not even 5 mins elapsed between the runover and the death…we took her to the vet anyway and they confirmed she was deceased…

She was under the Patrol for the cool…I think she had left the house over the past week, preferring to sleep in the bits of shade out the front, as the kitten was too frisky for her (she was 12 years old) and she wanted her peace and quiet. Although Dipstick sleeps under the Patrol now that the Toyota has been moved (so Sonny Joe can fool with it) we have a system that by the time I’ve slammed my door, given the engine time to warm up, put my seatbelt on, and then start the engine, Dipstick flies out from under the car…I never knew Georgina was there, it must have been the first time…also MrD thinks her hearing was not the best…I guess I started the car, she got confused and started to move…straight under the front wheel..I didn’t worry about the bump as there are lots of potholes where we park in front of the house…and there was Georgina , unable to move…I was so upset I couldn’t operate my mobile for a minute…so I eventually rang Mr D who came straight out, and went over to apologise and comfort George…Dipstick was helping too…

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Oh how sad……(((HUGS)))

My sister lost her 16 year old Jack Russell today. Missie was chomping on a bone and had a heart attack and fell over. We were both on the phone crying about it together. Just how a dog would love to go…..doing what it love best …bone chewing.

Where there are animals there is death. We can’t get away from it. The first time someone said that to me it made me look at things from a different perspective but it still hurts, deep down in the gut.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Storms abated here, but we haven’t seen the last of them according to BoM.

I have been handed a cake order for end of Feb. This one is going to be fun, it’s a tiara cake for a little girl, all pink and froth and pearls and diamantes :D
For 50 people.

Nothing like a challenge…

Not such a challenge when you have the right tools. The chosen cake has a quilted pattern on it… so I got a cake ‘diamond ‘embossing mat from o’seas for $6. Compared to the $16 to $22 prices here. I can’t trust myself to get the pattern straight with a ruler.
One huge white square mud cake with a smaller pillow shaped cake topper for the tiara. Unless they change their mind on the design in the next few days…

It does sound like a fun challenge. I can picture it in my minds eye. Good Luck with it. I’d like to see a pic when it’s done.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

We have 3 or 4 Frangipanis on our block and the last one was called “Cherry Clusters.” D wanted it so in it went but I wasn’t sure I would like it much because the flowers don’t open wide like other types. It has now flowered (still is.) Guess what, It’s yellow. Hooray! Bad labeling of course but I badly wanted a yellow. Now I have to protect it from the cold in winter. I wasn’t too much interested in it’s welfare till it turned out to be a yellow. lol.

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m a bit with frangipanni as I am with roses: no point in cultivating the plant unless it’s got a good perfume…

I still have no sense of taste or smell from my flu thing but D says the yellow one is beautiful. Without a sense of taste or smell you might as well be dead I reckon. It’s been “dead” for more than 2 weeks now. Gggrrrrrr!!!!!

i’ve missed a lot.
the flu sounds bad – and annoying at least.
shouldn’t you be in bed or is it just too exciting in queensland at present.

Lucky1 said:

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Oh how sad……(((HUGS)))

My sister lost her 16 year old Jack Russell today. Missie was chomping on a bone and had a heart attack and fell over. We were both on the phone crying about it together. Just how a dog would love to go…..doing what it love best …bone chewing.

Thanks Lucky…

What a way for a dog to go! Bit like the farmers etc dying with their boots on… but a big hole in your sister’s life nevertheless…

MrD had a mini Foxie called Missy – short for Miss Muffet…

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

no rain – the sky seems confused – it’s darkest in the south but the rain is spose to be coming from the east. fingers crossed for some rain – from any direction.

ummm…

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

hoping that big mass gets a little further south… I can hear thunder!

you know, there is this old saying, “Be careful what you ask for.”

Just after I made this post the power went out and all hell broke loose. No Cyclone Yasi, but…
(sorry about the blurry pictures, it was getting dark and started to rain again so I took them in a hurry.)

you don’t talk much now you’re a country girl – LOL.
but i get the message and will say less in future – particularly if someones listening.

Happy Potter said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

—————————-

Oh hell, what a terrible thing, sorry to hear :(

thanks Happy Potter… she was such a boss, albeit a quiet achiever in that field, that there’s bound to be a realignment in our household animal world…just hope Dipstick hangs around…

bluegreen said:

oh I am so sorry Dinetta. You must feel so awful :(

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

A case of mistaken identity. LOL

Happy Potter said:

Not such a challenge when you have the right tools. The chosen cake has a quilted pattern on it… so I got a cake ‘diamond ‘embossing mat from o’seas for $6. Compared to the $16 to $22 prices here. I can’t trust myself to get the pattern straight with a ruler.
One huge white square mud cake with a smaller pillow shaped cake topper for the tiara. Unless they change their mind on the design in the next few days…

This will be good…looking forward to the pictures…

pomolo said:

Oh D, that is so sad. A terrible accident to come to terms with I’m sure. She will love the corner spot.

Thanks Pomolo…yes hard to come to terms with…I’m not naturally cruel to animals…patronising humans, yes, but not animals…but as I’m going to tell my offspring, at least we know where she is, as we have lost cats before and it’s a worry, wondering where they’ve got to…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

oh I am so sorry Dinetta. You must feel so awful :(

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Where did $50 come from D?

The internet…two frangi “farms” here in Q’Billy land…

Buy from a general nursery. Those Frangi Nurseries specialise and charge accordingly by the sound of it. Mine never cost anything even close to that I assure you.

I’m still trying to find a cherry red frangi, it may be cut down for all I know but the flowers were set back into the leaves…just beautiful to look at…it’s around town somewhere, maybe I should go lapping sometime to try to find it…

pomolo said:

Where there are animals there is death. We can’t get away from it. The first time someone said that to me it made me look at things from a different perspective but it still hurts, deep down in the gut.

Good point…

pepe said:

i’ve missed a lot.
the flu sounds bad – and annoying at least.
shouldn’t you be in bed or is it just too exciting in queensland at present.

The latter…

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

oh I am so sorry Dinetta. You must feel so awful :(

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

Poor bugger…

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

oh I am so sorry Dinetta. You must feel so awful :(

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

That came out sounding wrong. I’m not really comparing a child to a cat.

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

————————-

very sorry to hear that sad story. friendly fire whilst in mum’s care is about as tough as it gets.

…and i’m looking after the daughter’s chooks as i write. HUGsHUGsHUGs

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

That came out sounding wrong. I’m not really comparing a child to a cat.

No it didn’t look like that to me…your quote “it nearly did him in” shows you weren’t comparing the child to a cat, just the unfortunate circumstance of running over a living thing…

pepe said:

I’m here to tell you I would rather take my animals in for the final shot than run over them…

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very sorry to hear that sad story. friendly fire whilst in mum’s care is about as tough as it gets.

…and i’m looking after the daughter’s chooks as i write. HUGsHUGsHUGs

You are so right Pepe…I’m trying to tell myself it was just a sequence of events…at least she lived long enough for me to comfort her and tell her I was sorry…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

Poor bugger…

The parents spent a day with him trying to convince him that it wasn’t his fault.

He didn’t even start the motor, just rolled a van back a bit on a slope and the little girl had crawled behind the back wheel.

It was the morning after a Ducati Club Christmas party. We’d been there the night before and had met the family.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

clods are building to the north.

bubba louie said:

He didn’t even start the motor, just rolled a van back a bit on a slope and the little girl had crawled behind the back wheel.

At times like that I wonder if fate has put all the pieces together, no matter what we do…

For many years we parked rear in to the carport, so the only way out was nose out…the nanny wouldn’t have a bar of it and while I was sad when she left I was pleased her “dangerous driving” was gone as well..

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

A case of mistaken identity. LOL

thanks bubba.

Dinetta said:

MrD had a mini Foxie called Missy – short for Miss Muffet…

My dog trainers have a Miss Muffet :) She’s a grand old lady, a little sheltie. Getting on now but she keeps all the big dogs well and truly in their places.

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

MrD had a mini Foxie called Missy – short for Miss Muffet…

My dog trainers have a Miss Muffet :) She’s a grand old lady, a little sheltie. Getting on now but she keeps all the big dogs well and truly in their places.

lol! “It’s not the size of the dog…”

Dinetta said:

bon008 said:

Dinetta said:

MrD had a mini Foxie called Missy – short for Miss Muffet…

My dog trainers have a Miss Muffet :) She’s a grand old lady, a little sheltie. Getting on now but she keeps all the big dogs well and truly in their places.

lol! “It’s not the size of the dog…”

Absolutely :) She’s a hoot, a complete stickler for dog manners. If a big dog barrels up to her and she feels they aren’t being properly respectful, the lip will start to curl – if that doesn’t work then she will give a few barks. I’ve never seen a problem progress past that.

Our dog is the same regarding the manners, but unfortunately she completely overreacts, instead of giving a demure lip-curl :(

MrD said Puta was out barking last night, but I said that’s not possible she was locked in the front yard…so we are relieved to think it was somebody else’s dog…

However if it happens again I’ll get him to let me know…she may have either learnt to jump the fence or there is a “leg-up” for her to get out…

Where there are animals there is death. We can’t get away from it. The first time someone said that to me it made me look at things from a different perspective but it still hurts, deep down in the gut.
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My BIL says…if you have stock….you will have losses……breaks my heart….but its so true.

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Oh D how horrible for you and G. :(

Oh how sad……(((HUGS)))

My sister lost her 16 year old Jack Russell today. Missie was chomping on a bone and had a heart attack and fell over. We were both on the phone crying about it together. Just how a dog would love to go…..doing what it love best …bone chewing.

Thanks Lucky…

What a way for a dog to go! Bit like the farmers etc dying with their boots on… but a big hole in your sister’s life nevertheless…

MrD had a mini Foxie called Missy – short for Miss Muffet…

Missie was their original Jack Russell’s daughter. She’s buried next to her mum in their cottage garden:) Deb will see her every time she goes to feed her chooks & Fred the pet pig.

Driving dads car saved me a bit of cash on fuel, gas only costed me $25, normally I use about $80 of fuel.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

That came out sounding wrong. I’m not really comparing a child to a cat.

I never thought you were Bubba….. I never thought you were……………….

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

clods are building to the north.

Yes and its yucky as outside. BOM is looking pretty too.

Joe Cocker concert tonight and a friend’s daughter’s 21st on Sat night.

She has a new foal that was born very under weight and wouldn’t suckle. It had to go to the vet the night it was born, so she’s having a foal donation bucket instead of presents.

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Which just goes to show you’re probably better off spotting a frangi that you like around town, then asking for a cutting (bit broken off)… I’d love a dark pink frangipanni…

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

pomolo said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

I’m flattered that my style is similar to Pepe’s… :P

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

I’m a bit with frangipanni as I am with roses: no point in cultivating the plant unless it’s got a good perfume…

I still have no sense of taste or smell from my flu thing but D says the yellow one is beautiful. Without a sense of taste or smell you might as well be dead I reckon. It’s been “dead” for more than 2 weeks now. Gggrrrrrr!!!!!

i’ve missed a lot.
the flu sounds bad – and annoying at least.
shouldn’t you be in bed or is it just too exciting in queensland at present.

No bed. Went to the Doc yesterday and he said it wasn’t the flu. Off to have more bluddy tests now. Doctors love me. I’m worth a mint it would seem.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

I’m confused and I am only reading it….LOL

pomolo said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

Pomolos frangi pic :D

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good call Pepe. In fact I may pull a branch from this yellow one and plant it in a more protected spot so it’s got a better chance of survival.

i’ve missed summin here. ??

A case of mistaken identity. LOL

Nothing to do with me. It’s my brian. looks around sheepishly

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

pepe said:

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

Pomolos frangi pic :D

Very pretty. Where we rented when we came to the big smoke, there was a pink and a white franny out the front….divine perfume.

Nothing to do with me. It’s my brian. looks around sheepishly
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bbbbaaaaaa…..hehehe

Happy Potter said:

Pomolos frangi pic :D

The flowers stand out well…I was thinking of a wholly yellow flower… glad the perfume is good…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks BlueGreen, I do feel rather wrung out…but after she is buried in that quiet spot (apart from the birds I’m going to attract back) I think I will feel better…

A friend of ours had a similar experience but it was someone’s baby.
It nearly did him in.

Poor bugger…

Oh no!

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Pomolos frangi pic :D

The flowers stand out well…I was thinking of a wholly yellow flower… glad the perfume is good…

Just enlarged the image…the flowers are wholly yellow on top, the underside is white…is that right?

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

pepe said:

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

Pomolos frangi pic :D

It looks nice and healthy.

bubba louie said:

Joe Cocker concert tonight and a friend’s daughter’s 21st on Sat night.

She has a new foal that was born very under weight and wouldn’t suckle. It had to go to the vet the night it was born, so she’s having a foal donation bucket instead of presents.

what a good idea.

Something is going haywire with my computer. Photobucket said we had to clear our cookies when we couldn’t log on. After trying to work out what in the “ell cookies were, other than American biscuits, we asked for family help. #1 Daughter guided me through it via phone and I was so pleased with myself that I did it. Now it’s all gone askew. LHC won’t keep abreast of read posts. You know how they change colour after each, well mine isn’t so I get lost. It’s also jumping un read pages.

I will sort it, maybe, possibly, could, might. Etc, Etc.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Pomolos frangi pic :D

The flowers stand out well…I was thinking of a wholly yellow flower… glad the perfume is good…

I have never seen a fully yellow one. That’s not to say that there isn’t one but it’s not a well known one.

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Pomolos frangi pic :D

The flowers stand out well…I was thinking of a wholly yellow flower… glad the perfume is good…

Just enlarged the image…the flowers are wholly yellow on top, the underside is white…is that right?

No not exactly. There is still a white edge around each petal.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

Pomolos frangi pic :D

It looks nice and healthy.

Like it’s owner. cough, Achoo, cough!

I’m supposed to be ironing but the air con is in here.

OK! I’ll do the ironing.

pomolo said:

OK! I’ll do the ironing.

Hey want mine as well????

It’s gone black as pitch out.. lights on in the street and homes.
That’s some storm heading this way……….

I had to go to the shops and I saw bananas for $2g at the green grocers. Onions and melons were fine and still cheap.

Better switch PC off.

pomolo said:

OK! I’ll do the ironing.

I like to watch Charmed DvDs when ironing…but only when ironing, not on their own…

Well we have buried Georgina, Sonny Joe did the digging and the refilling…it wasn’t where I wanted it, not exactly, but I decided not to quibble…will put the spare tyre on top to discourage scavengers…

Lucky what type of weather do those Nectarines need.

Veg gardener said:

Lucky what type of weather do those Nectarines need.

Uumm cold and hot I guess…… never really thought about it ………….

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

Lucky1 said:

Veg gardener said:

Lucky what type of weather do those Nectarines need.

Uumm cold and hot I guess…… never really thought about it ………….

looks on a website and it says the area is alright.

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

I hope not my back yard in about a foot under water in the deepest part now :( It is now flowing over and above the concrete step down the back and into the storm water !!! near the glasshouse Bev PISSED OFFF , going to bed !!!

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

What ever way…. travel safely and enjoy your time with Miss N.

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

I hope not my back yard in about a foot under water in the deepest part now :( It is now flowing over and above the concrete step down the back and into the storm water !!! near the glasshouse Bev PISSED OFFF , going to bed !!!

gonna get worse before it gets better I think…

Veg gardener said:

Lucky1 said:

Veg gardener said:

Lucky what type of weather do those Nectarines need.

Uumm cold and hot I guess…… never really thought about it ………….

looks on a website and it says the area is alright.

I’d check with your local neigbours and see if they have any growing and how they fair:)

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

I hope not my back yard in about a foot under water in the deepest part now :( It is now flowing over and above the concrete step down the back and into the storm water !!! near the glasshouse Bev PISSED OFFF , going to bed !!!

gonna get worse before it gets better I think…

My dad has had 35 mm of rain…nothing in the city…… got some great photos from Deb in the outback down Morgan way……. dry and sticky here:(

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

Melb is copping it too so check if any roads are closed tonight. What we just got is unreal.. never seen that before in my lfe.

Veg gardener said:

Lucky what type of weather do those Nectarines need.

Veg we grow white nectarines up here. You should be able to grow them easily. Ours are a low chill variety. You might be able to get away with the southern ones though.

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

been a bit of rolling thunder around. just got a really big clap – made me jump!

They are forecasting a lot of rain tomorrow and I am driving to Melbourne to help Miss N with moving house. Thinking it might be better to take the freeway rather than the scenic route through the mountains.

What ever way…. travel safely and enjoy your time with Miss N.

Ditto from me.

Lucky1 said:

Veg gardener said:

Lucky1 said:

Uumm cold and hot I guess…… never really thought about it ………….

looks on a website and it says the area is alright.

I’d check with your local neigbours and see if they have any growing and how they fair:)

best chance would be my grandparents i reckon

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

:(

Happy Potter said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

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Oh hell, what a terrible thing, sorry to hear :(

What everyone said, Dinetta.

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

:(

The deed is done, I thought he was a bit gung-ho but afterwardsI sprung him hanging on to the dog and sobbing…don’t think he saw me…

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

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Oh hell, what a terrible thing, sorry to hear :(

What everyone said, Dinetta.

Thanks Yeehah…we’re all looking under the cars from now on…Dipstick likes to hang out there…and in the potholes…

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

250mm??? that is HUGE for Booleroo, well done, they would be sowing seed now eh?

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Where did $50 come from D?

The internet…two frangi “farms” here in Q’Billy land…

Buy from a general nursery. Those Frangi Nurseries specialise and charge accordingly by the sound of it. Mine never cost anything even close to that I assure you.

Yasi killed my favourite Frangi… I had to chop her up today….

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Morning Pepe. You getting any rain yet?

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

250mm??? that is HUGE for Booleroo, well done, they would be sowing seed now eh?

Maybe its 250 points……………………………… yeah that sounds better…..wish people would all say the same thing…in mm

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

I hope not my back yard in about a foot under water in the deepest part now :( It is now flowing over and above the concrete step down the back and into the storm water !!! near the glasshouse Bev PISSED OFFF , going to bed !!!

gonna get worse before it gets better I think…

My dad has had 35 mm of rain…nothing in the city…… got some great photos from Deb in the outback down Morgan way……. dry and sticky here:(

Nothing here. We’re on the right hand side of the island, half way down, in a bit ..in one of those spots NOT covered with patchy cloud!

Dinetta said:

Thanks Yeehah…we’re all looking under the cars from now on…Dipstick likes to hang out there…and in the potholes…

My parents are not and have never been animal lovers. But when I was 17 a stray pregnant cat adopted our house. We kept one of the boy kittens, he lived to the grand old age of 16 despite never having been allowed in the house. So only two cats/pets in the 45 years they’ve been married. Puss (the mum) apparently developed the habit of climbing up inside the engine bay of parked cars in the cooler months. The last time she was seen was when a local saw her running away bleeding after a car pulled out … she never did come back. Hard to mourn a pet when they just disappear, as you said, Dinetta.

Veg gardener said:

Driving dads car saved me a bit of cash on fuel, gas only costed me $25, normally I use about $80 of fuel.

because you take it easy because it is Dad’s car or because you are a lad in your own Commodore?

bubba louie said:

Joe Cocker concert tonight and a friend’s daughter’s 21st on Sat night.

She has a new foal that was born very under weight and wouldn’t suckle. It had to go to the vet the night it was born, so she’s having a foal donation bucket instead of presents.

George Thorogood was meant to play Townsville on Wednesday night with that old cocker guy…. yasi blew ‘em both away.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pepe said:

i’ve missed summin here. ??

My mistake Pepe. It was Dinetta. You think you’re confused. What about me?

I’m confused and I am only reading it….LOL

I have no idea.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

The flowers stand out well…I was thinking of a wholly yellow flower… glad the perfume is good…

Just enlarged the image…the flowers are wholly yellow on top, the underside is white…is that right?

No not exactly. There is still a white edge around each petal.

I have heard of a mystical blue one…

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Just enlarged the image…the flowers are wholly yellow on top, the underside is white…is that right?

No not exactly. There is still a white edge around each petal.

I have heard of a mystical blue one…

Don’t even suggest that! It’s not funny!

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

Sonny Joe has been conscripted to dig the hole after school this afternoon, I have a corner spot worked out that I have been planning to landscape for some years now…with shrubs, a specimen tree and a birdbath, it will be a peaceful place again…

:(

The deed is done, I thought he was a bit gung-ho but afterwardsI sprung him hanging on to the dog and sobbing…don’t think he saw me…

poor guy, I never cried when a family member died, but I balled whenever a pet passed away… And Dogs know how to care.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Nothing in my yard…my dad got 11 mm in port Augusta and my sister’s farm had almost 250mm and they live near Booleroo Centre.

250mm??? that is HUGE for Booleroo, well done, they would be sowing seed now eh?

Maybe its 250 points……………………………… yeah that sounds better…..wish people would all say the same thing…in mm

oh that’s better… still good stuff for Booleroo this time of year eh?

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

No not exactly. There is still a white edge around each petal.

I have heard of a mystical blue one…

Don’t even suggest that! It’s not funny!

a PNG lady told me… on the Island of Samurai…

pain master said:

Yasi killed my favourite Frangi… I had to chop her up today….

couldn’t you just cut her back…they’re pretty hard to kill…and you could keep a bit for starting a new plant, if you’re that keen about it…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Yasi killed my favourite Frangi… I had to chop her up today….

couldn’t you just cut her back…they’re pretty hard to kill…and you could keep a bit for starting a new plant, if you’re that keen about it…

nah the chopping was cathartic

I am in trouble, couldn’t see MrD’s midnight blue Mondeo and backed into it…with the spare tyre…still made a dint…why does he park it there? He thought I was going in to town in the Mondeo but I said it was too far away and I didn’t want to risk the pot holes…we so need to get a new wheel or tube or something for the wheel barrow so I can go back to carting rotted basalt to fill the potholes…

Dinetta said:

I am in trouble, couldn’t see MrD’s midnight blue Mondeo and backed into it…with the spare tyre…still made a dint…why does he park it there? He thought I was going in to town in the Mondeo but I said it was too far away and I didn’t want to risk the pot holes…we so need to get a new wheel or tube or something for the wheel barrow so I can go back to carting rotted basalt to fill the potholes…

One could say something philosophical like “gee, it never rains but it pours, hey” but one might get oneself into trouble saying that …

;)

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Joe Cocker concert tonight and a friend’s daughter’s 21st on Sat night.

She has a new foal that was born very under weight and wouldn’t suckle. It had to go to the vet the night it was born, so she’s having a foal donation bucket instead of presents.

George Thorogood was meant to play Townsville on Wednesday night with that old cocker guy…. yasi blew ‘em both away.

So I heard.

Poor Townsville missed a great night. There weren’t many there under about 50 yo. LOL

Dinetta said:

I am in trouble, couldn’t see MrD’s midnight blue Mondeo and backed into it…with the spare tyre…still made a dint…why does he park it there? He thought I was going in to town in the Mondeo but I said it was too far away and I didn’t want to risk the pot holes…we so need to get a new wheel or tube or something for the wheel barrow so I can go back to carting rotted basalt to fill the potholes…

You’re not having a good day at all. :(

pain master said:

Veg gardener said:

Driving dads car saved me a bit of cash on fuel, gas only costed me $25, normally I use about $80 of fuel.

because you take it easy because it is Dad’s car or because you are a lad in your own Commodore?

Na, drive them both the same way PM. Cheaper to run them on gas.

Dinetta said:

I am in trouble, couldn’t see MrD’s midnight blue Mondeo and backed into it…with the spare tyre…still made a dint…why does he park it there? He thought I was going in to town in the Mondeo but I said it was too far away and I didn’t want to risk the pot holes…we so need to get a new wheel or tube or something for the wheel barrow so I can go back to carting rotted basalt to fill the potholes…

not good Dinetta

Morning HP, Dinetta and others

Veg gardener said:

Morning HP, Dinetta and others

Morning Veg, but I am off soon…have set up my corned beef in ginger beer in the slow-cooker for when we get home tonight…next time I am making my own ginger beer…(without raisins, apparently)

Dinetta said:

Veg gardener said:

Morning HP, Dinetta and others

Morning Veg, but I am off soon…have set up my corned beef in ginger beer in the slow-cooker for when we get home tonight…next time I am making my own ginger beer…(without raisins, apparently)

Corned beef and ginger beer, Might taste good got the recipe for that?

Veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

Veg gardener said:

Morning HP, Dinetta and others

Morning Veg, but I am off soon…have set up my corned beef in ginger beer in the slow-cooker for when we get home tonight…next time I am making my own ginger beer…(without raisins, apparently)

Corned beef and ginger beer, Might taste good got the recipe for that?

Not sure about stove top cookery, but in the slow cooker, place in your piece of corned beef, pour in sufficient ginger beer to 3/4 up the side of the corned beef, add pepper corns and a quartered onion (but you can leave the onion whole)…

Dinetta said:

Veg gardener said:

Dinetta said:

Morning Veg, but I am off soon…have set up my corned beef in ginger beer in the slow-cooker for when we get home tonight…next time I am making my own ginger beer…(without raisins, apparently)

Corned beef and ginger beer, Might taste good got the recipe for that?

Not sure about stove top cookery, but in the slow cooker, place in your piece of corned beef, pour in sufficient ginger beer to 3/4 up the side of the corned beef, add pepper corns and a quartered onion (but you can leave the onion whole)…

Yeah, Mum has a slow cooker (I think).

I want to go for a drive and take some photos, but ses is advising motorists to stay off the roads here.

Oh poo

I’m off to finish that bluddy ironing. 3 days I’ve done a bit each day till something comes up I’d rather be doing. TODAY…..I will finish it.

Happy Potter said:

I want to go for a drive and take some photos, but ses is advising motorists to stay off the roads here.

Oh poo

You do as you are told. We don’t want another statistic thank you.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

250mm??? that is HUGE for Booleroo, well done, they would be sowing seed now eh?

Maybe its 250 points……………………………… yeah that sounds better…..wish people would all say the same thing…in mm

oh that’s better… still good stuff for Booleroo this time of year eh?

Yeah…crops are all harvested. Thought Sue’s farm does have flood damage with fences down and the treat of their creek flooding into the house area. But hey farmers need to grizzle about something….lol

Happy Potter said:

I want to go for a drive and take some photos, but ses is advising motorists to stay off the roads here.

Oh poo

Could be…never know what might float past your car.