Hello August!
already..

Happy Potter said:

Hello August!
already..

Happy birthday to all the horses.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Hello August!
already..

Happy birthday to all the horses.

bugger the horses.. it is arbor day. More trees = more bats = less horses

More trees = less stressed bats = less Hendra virus…

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

pomolo said:

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

I’ve been running about like a mad arsed.. something. And a 2 hour long conference call ‘cause I couldn’t get to the meeting. All is set for GS to move into the docklands unit.. i’m not jumping up and down.

And my vege swap friends have organised a working bee this sat in my garden. me spuds will get planted :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

I’ve been running about like a mad arsed.. something. And a 2 hour long conference call ‘cause I couldn’t get to the meeting. All is set for GS to move into the docklands unit.. i’m not jumping up and down.

And my vege swap friends have organised a working bee this sat in my garden. me spuds will get planted :)

What’s a docklands unit? How does it rate for GS?

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Hello August!
already..

Happy birthday to all the horses.

bugger the horses.. it is arbor day. More trees = more bats = less horses

can’t agree RB. Less bats would be good. IMHO.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

I’ve been running about like a mad arsed.. something. And a 2 hour long conference call ‘cause I couldn’t get to the meeting. All is set for GS to move into the docklands unit.. i’m not jumping up and down.

And my vege swap friends have organised a working bee this sat in my garden. me spuds will get planted :)

What’s a docklands unit? How does it rate for GS?

It’s a block of apartments in Melb’s newest and most expensive suburb, Docklands. Right on the citys edge and built over the water.

pomolo said:

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

had a pretty quiet day myself. slept in VERY late and the day was half gone by the time I was going. Did manage a bit of pottering around outside in the afternoon while the sun was out though. And got a load of washing done.

I’ve had a fun day.. it is partly described in this thread.

http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/techtalk/newposts/798/post798040.shtm

pomolo said:

What a lovely quiet day. I’ve done very little. Tried to watch a midday movie but fell asleep. This arvo I’ve done some hosing. Other than that, absolutely nothing. Should be more of it.

Gees this forum is quiet. Is it because I’m back? Got ya all scared ‘eh?

Nah, its because I went back to work.

roughbarked said:

I’ve had a fun day.. it is partly described in this thread.

http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/techtalk/newposts/798/post798040.shtm

what fun! I have noticed a lot of mice in the chook pens, although I haven’t had one in the house for quite a while…

Put a massive 3.2kg rolled rib roast on to cook in the slow cooker…it went in frozen rock solid so should be good by tomorrow morning…it was such a big piece that I had to put alfoil over it and the ceramic insert, then place back into the slow cooker as the slow cooker lid could not shut properly…this will be cold meat for the rest of the week, seeing as the lads demolished the baked chook last night almost before dinner…

grrrrrrrrrr…

Dinetta, what was the fruit for the cake fermenting in?

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta, what was the fruit for the cake fermenting in?

This is a diabetic recipe…the original recipe calls for low fat coffee milk, but I like to use full cream with chai tea syrup…you don’t like chai tea I know but the syrup makes quite a flavoursome cake…also my fruit hadn’t started to ferment, it has been soaking for 2 days, tho’…

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta, what was the fruit for the cake fermenting in?

This is a diabetic recipe…the original recipe calls for low fat coffee milk, but I like to use full cream with chai tea syrup…you don’t like chai tea I know but the syrup makes quite a flavoursome cake…also my fruit hadn’t started to ferment, it has been soaking for 2 days, tho’…

Double post, sorry…

Off to get the bed cover off the line, and put it through the dryer to finish off…the temp still plunges of a night but the days are warming up again…toad count has dropped but I’m still getting 4 a day … worms are more active, they love cooked green peas, too…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta, what was the fruit for the cake fermenting in?

This is a diabetic recipe…the original recipe calls for low fat coffee milk, but I like to use full cream with chai tea syrup…you don’t like chai tea I know but the syrup makes quite a flavoursome cake…also my fruit hadn’t started to ferment, it has been soaking for 2 days, tho’…

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Dinetta said:

Double post, sorry…

you hiccuped lol

Still awake, unfortunately. I’m having some probs with the bung arm, signs that all is not ok. I have to leave my arm out of the sling for several hours a day to relieve pressure on the bent elbow. But after a time my hand goes numb and tingly. Nerve damage..
I will ring the good doc back in the morning for further advice.

Happy Potter said:

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Fair dinkum?…we were taught to cook the cake in October, then let it “mature” until Christmas…mind you I have never cooked a “proper” fruit cake and I never intend to, but this little fruit cake has no bullshite so I make it…

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Double post, sorry…

you hiccuped lol

Didn’t even feel it, :P

Happy Potter said:

Still awake, unfortunately. I’m having some probs with the bung arm, signs that all is not ok. I have to leave my arm out of the sling for several hours a day to relieve pressure on the bent elbow. But after a time my hand goes numb and tingly. Nerve damage..
I will ring the good doc back in the morning for further advice.

What about gentle stroking to move the blood along and to keep the elbow supple?

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Fair dinkum?…we were taught to cook the cake in October, then let it “mature” until Christmas…mind you I have never cooked a “proper” fruit cake and I never intend to, but this little fruit cake has no bullshite so I make it…

I use the ‘xmas in july’ thing to remind me when to gather all the dried fruit and alcohol. I generally start the fruit mix in august for multiple xmas puds.

bubba louie said:

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

Me? Think on my feet? ROTFL

I’ve been so long out of the workforce I think my brain has atrophied.

Happy Potter said:

I use the ‘xmas in july’ thing to remind me when to gather all the dried fruit and alcohol. I generally start the fruit mix in august for multiple xmas puds.

Don’t the family pick at it? I know I would…yes, OK, I already do!

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Still awake, unfortunately. I’m having some probs with the bung arm, signs that all is not ok. I have to leave my arm out of the sling for several hours a day to relieve pressure on the bent elbow. But after a time my hand goes numb and tingly. Nerve damage..
I will ring the good doc back in the morning for further advice.

What about gentle stroking to move the blood along and to keep the elbow supple?

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

Me? Think on my feet? ROTFL

I’ve been so long out of the workforce I think my brain has atrophied.

Yes you do, No it hasn’t, and you’ve developed new skills (mainly life ones) as well, that are important to employers and probably this job, by the looks of it…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

I agree with D, and it may just spur your sons into helping more?

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Still awake, unfortunately. I’m having some probs with the bung arm, signs that all is not ok. I have to leave my arm out of the sling for several hours a day to relieve pressure on the bent elbow. But after a time my hand goes numb and tingly. Nerve damage..
I will ring the good doc back in the morning for further advice.

What about gentle stroking to move the blood along and to keep the elbow supple?

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

What does nurse daughter think?

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

Me? Think on my feet? ROTFL

I’ve been so long out of the workforce I think my brain has atrophied.

Yes you do, No it hasn’t, and you’ve developed new skills (mainly life ones) as well, that are important to employers and probably this job, by the looks of it…

We shall see. I’m going to give it a shot, but i may not even get it. I’d love to have enough spare cash to recover the longue suite and take some pressure off MrBL.

Happy Potter said:

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

Pumping your hand might be a bit drastic, this will cause your bicep to flex a bit…I’m wondering if it’s the muscles under your forearm, the ones that give your arm a nice “round” shape…wonder if they’re sulking?…what about flexing your fingers whilst the arm is supported by the sling?

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Me? Think on my feet? ROTFL

I’ve been so long out of the workforce I think my brain has atrophied.

Yes you do, No it hasn’t, and you’ve developed new skills (mainly life ones) as well, that are important to employers and probably this job, by the looks of it…

We shall see. I’m going to give it a shot, but i may not even get it. I’d love to have enough spare cash to recover the longue suite and take some pressure off MrBL.

Plus not feel guilty about my new bead buying obsession.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

What about gentle stroking to move the blood along and to keep the elbow supple?

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

What does nurse daughter think?

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

Pumping your hand might be a bit drastic, this will cause your bicep to flex a bit…I’m wondering if it’s the muscles under your forearm, the ones that give your arm a nice “round” shape…wonder if they’re sulking?…what about flexing your fingers whilst the arm is supported by the sling?

yes sorry forgot to say, only doing the flexing when in the sling. Impossible out of it.

bubba louie said:

I’d love to have enough spare cash to recover the longue suite and take some pressure off MrBL.

There’s agencies that will help you choose how to re-enter the workforce, and there’s even businesses that exist solely to help you write a resume…

I think you need to draw up a list of what your good points are.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

What does nurse daughter think?

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

I know MrBL wasn’t allowed to let his arm hang so I doubt you should be.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

I tried that and pumping my hand but the only thing that brings relief is putting my arm back in the sling. I wear it at night anyway, so it will stay on.
The tingling is like an electric shock and runs down my forefinger and middle fingers.

What does nurse daughter think?

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

sounds like you need to keep it in the sling.

bubba louie said:

Plus not feel guilty about my new bead buying obsession.

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’d love to have enough spare cash to recover the longue suite and take some pressure off MrBL.

There’s agencies that will help you choose how to re-enter the workforce, and there’s even businesses that exist solely to help you write a resume…

I think you need to draw up a list of what your good points are.

Nods yes!!

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’d love to have enough spare cash to recover the longue suite and take some pressure off MrBL.

There’s agencies that will help you choose how to re-enter the workforce, and there’s even businesses that exist solely to help you write a resume…

I think you need to draw up a list of what your good points are.

I’ll try this one first and see what happens. MrBL can help with a resume if I need one. He’s a HR manager.

Happy Potter said:

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

I can understand why you want to let your arm hang straight down …have you tried straightening it whilst it’s supported by a pillow or something?

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Plus not feel guilty about my new bead buying obsession.

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Plus not feel guilty about my new bead buying obsession.

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

Oh, never heard of those…yep you need a paying job for those lol!

Geez the cake is taking a while tonight…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

Oh, never heard of those…yep you need a paying job for those lol!

They actually have a very interesting history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

I can understand why you want to let your arm hang straight down …have you tried straightening it whilst it’s supported by a pillow or something?

I was told to take the sling off for several hours a day after week 3 and it was all fine until I re hurt it, however I did it. I can’t lift my arm to place it on anything, it must be kept by my side.
Physio excercises involve me taking the sling off then bending my body over forward and letting my arm hang, then sway my body and let my arm follow my bodies movements. I’m not to move my arm using it’s own muscles.
Whatever damage was done I know it is not a little thing. My bet is on the re attached bicep muscle coming back off.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

Oh, never heard of those…yep you need a paying job for those lol!

They actually have a very interesting history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Oh, never heard of those…yep you need a paying job for those lol!

They actually have a very interesting history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

I can understand why you want to let your arm hang straight down …have you tried straightening it whilst it’s supported by a pillow or something?

I was told to take the sling off for several hours a day after week 3 and it was all fine until I re hurt it, however I did it. I can’t lift my arm to place it on anything, it must be kept by my side.
Physio excercises involve me taking the sling off then bending my body over forward and letting my arm hang, then sway my body and let my arm follow my bodies movements. I’m not to move my arm using it’s own muscles.
Whatever damage was done I know it is not a little thing. My bet is on the re attached bicep muscle coming back off.

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

They actually have a very interesting history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

I googled images and they are pretty :)
There’s a lady in my town who sells them and I wanted one, but first I asked if they contained any nickel and she didn’t know. I am allergic. Very common prob, but pointless to buy one if I can’t wear it.

Happy Potter said:

I was told to take the sling off for several hours a day after week 3 and it was all fine until I re hurt it, however I did it. I can’t lift my arm to place it on anything, it must be kept by my side.
Physio excercises involve me taking the sling off then bending my body over forward and letting my arm hang, then sway my body and let my arm follow my bodies movements. I’m not to move my arm using it’s own muscles.
Whatever damage was done I know it is not a little thing. My bet is on the re attached bicep muscle coming back off.

well if you’re following doctor’s orders it’s up to him to make it right…bummer about the bicep tho’…

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

I googled images and they are pretty :)
There’s a lady in my town who sells them and I wanted one, but first I asked if they contained any nickel and she didn’t know. I am allergic. Very common prob, but pointless to buy one if I can’t wear it.

They’re sterling silver.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

They actually have a very interesting history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

Yes, but it’s OK, I think it might be either the parentheses or the underscore that is affecting this link…I went to the site as per the hyperlink and then entered trollbeads into the wiki search engine and was fine after that…

bubba louie said:

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

Yes, but it’s OK, I think it might be either the parentheses or the underscore that is affecting this link…I went to the site as per the hyperlink and then entered trollbeads into the wiki search engine and was fine after that…

I’m amazed at how much the serious collectors will pay for a rare bead. I’ve seen old “museum” beads change hands for hundreds of dollars, and that’s just the silvers, the gold go for thousands.

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollbeads_(Troldekugler)

Weird.

Yes, but it’s OK, I think it might be either the parentheses or the underscore that is affecting this link…I went to the site as per the hyperlink and then entered trollbeads into the wiki search engine and was fine after that…

If you hold the mouse pointer under the Trollbeads word, the word Trodekugler comes up in it’s own little box…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

yes?

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

Fine.

bubba louie said:

I’m amazed at how much the serious collectors will pay for a rare bead. I’ve seen old “museum” beads change hands for hundreds of dollars, and that’s just the silvers, the gold go for thousands.

blinks in astonishment

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

Fine.

I just thought his elbow may have been a bit stiff? I had to wear plaster on both legs one summer holidays and when the plaster came off, I had forgotten how to walk…although my knees were fine, come to think of it…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’m amazed at how much the serious collectors will pay for a rare bead. I’ve seen old “museum” beads change hands for hundreds of dollars, and that’s just the silvers, the gold go for thousands.

blinks in astonishment

Me too. LOL

The most I’ve spent was about $45 for a bead that was sent from The Netherlands.

They release different beads in different countries so international buying is a necessity.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Goodness. MrBL had to keep his totally immobilised for the whole 12 weeks.

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

Fine.

Good :)

I wonder if I should ask for a swiss army tool for an arm. At least I could get more use out of that! LOL

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

They’re thinking up new things all the time…how was MrBL’s mobility after the 12 weeks, by the way?

Fine.

I just thought his elbow may have been a bit stiff? I had to wear plaster on both legs one summer holidays and when the plaster came off, I had forgotten how to walk…although my knees were fine, come to think of it…

He may have been a bit. Nothing that sticks in my memory though so it can’t have been much.

Happy Potter, I was just thinking, what if you moved your fingers as if playing the piano? That will move those particular muscles…

…and now I am gone…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter, I was just thinking, what if you moved your fingers as if playing the piano? That will move those particular muscles…

…and now I am gone…

thats a negative deary.. just tried it.
I am too, heads drooping.. sleep well.
zzzzz

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter, I was just thinking, what if you moved your fingers as if playing the piano? That will move those particular muscles…

…and now I am gone…

thats a negative deary.. just tried it.
I am too, heads drooping.. sleep well.
zzzzz

HOpe you’re feeling better this morning, HP…interested in what the specialist has to say…

Ohhh, and now they come up with a dirt cube, seedling sprouter. betterer than a pot maker. I give up! LOL

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter, I was just thinking, what if you moved your fingers as if playing the piano? That will move those particular muscles…

…and now I am gone…

thats a negative deary.. just tried it.
I am too, heads drooping.. sleep well.
zzzzz

HOpe you’re feeling better this morning, HP…interested in what the specialist has to say…

Aw thanks, me too. I’ll be right! ;)

I have lots of calls to make.. including one to local boys in blue re GS being here, again. And again they will take ages ‘cause he’s all nice and calm, and we will end up taking him back anyway.

Happy Potter said:

I have lots of calls to make.. including one to local boys in blue re GS being here, again. And again they will take ages ‘cause he’s all nice and calm, and we will end up taking him back anyway.

I suppose it’s been a heck of an adjustment for him, moving out of home so “finally” and at speed…mind you I do remember why he is no longer living at your house…if all falls into place at the secure unit, I guess over time GS won’t try to come to your house so much…I’m starting to see where “secure” means for his own safety …

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Fair dinkum?…we were taught to cook the cake in October, then let it “mature” until Christmas…mind you I have never cooked a “proper” fruit cake and I never intend to, but this little fruit cake has no bullshite so I make it…

Is that the fruit cake with only 3 ingredients in it?

bubba louie said:

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

It sounds perfect for you Bubba. At meal times the family might just have to take care of themselves.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Fair dinkum?…we were taught to cook the cake in October, then let it “mature” until Christmas…mind you I have never cooked a “proper” fruit cake and I never intend to, but this little fruit cake has no bullshite so I make it…

I use the ‘xmas in july’ thing to remind me when to gather all the dried fruit and alcohol. I generally start the fruit mix in august for multiple xmas puds.

I’ve never been that organised for Christmas baking. We’ve got too many birthdays happening between Aug and November to even think of Xmas.

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve been thinking about geting a job for a while now, due to our tenuous finances, and I think I may have found a possibility.

The market research company that I do some focus groups with has sent out an email looking for staff. I’d be one of those who ring people who are on their books and ask the initial questions to see if they qualify for the various groups. It wouldn’t be like trying to sell anything because these people want to get onto the panels whenever they can.

It’s casual on a weekly roster but you have to be available to do 4 or 5 shifts a week. The times are midday to 8pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. Makes organising dinner tricky.

I haven’t worked for so long that I’m ridiculously nervous at the thought, but I’ll phone in the morning and have a talk to them.

I think your brain is more than adequate for this job, and your ability to think on your feet would be handy as well. Dinner will sort itself, you wait and see…

Ditto.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

Plus not feel guilty about my new bead buying obsession.

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

What’s the difference? They look similar to me.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

She’s long asleep. She works in the city and is up by 6 am. I put the sling back on full time when I re hurt it and only noticed the issues with it today. It’s consistant though..soon as I let my arm hang straight down, pow..like sticking my fingers in a power socket.

I can understand why you want to let your arm hang straight down …have you tried straightening it whilst it’s supported by a pillow or something?

I was told to take the sling off for several hours a day after week 3 and it was all fine until I re hurt it, however I did it. I can’t lift my arm to place it on anything, it must be kept by my side.
Physio excercises involve me taking the sling off then bending my body over forward and letting my arm hang, then sway my body and let my arm follow my bodies movements. I’m not to move my arm using it’s own muscles.
Whatever damage was done I know it is not a little thing. My bet is on the re attached bicep muscle coming back off.

Bluddy ‘ell! I must remember to take care of my shoulders. I don’t ever want to go through that op.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Weird.

I googled images and they are pretty :)
There’s a lady in my town who sells them and I wanted one, but first I asked if they contained any nickel and she didn’t know. I am allergic. Very common prob, but pointless to buy one if I can’t wear it.

They’re sterling silver.

That’s probably my answer.

I have lots of calls to make.. including one to local boys in blue re GS being here, again. And again they will take ages ‘cause he’s all nice and calm, and we will end up taking him back anyway.

—————
I don’t believe it!!!!

Well you ladies had a long late night chat didn’t you? There was plenty ro read when I logged on. It was different. I hope you helped each other sort out all your problems. Not that it was all “problems.”

I’m starting to get really cheesed off at the cold mornings. I’m over winter.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Bead buying? Is this like those Pandora bracelets?

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

What’s the difference? They look similar to me.

Pandora etc tend to be blingier ( I just made that word up LOL) Troll are all designed by recognised artists. I like the slightly “dark” side that Troll can have. Dragons, Trolls and Mythical creatures kind of stuff.

Job application has been sent.

bubba louie said:

Job application has been sent.

good luck !

I’m waiting on a call back for requests for a crapload of pathology tests, bloods ect to check for infection and frozen shoulder (eeeekkk! not that!) have been faxed to my GP, then go do them, and an ultrasound on my arm.
Pending the outcome, may have to see the surgeon, soon.
In the meantime I have to keep my arm in the sling but tighter with my hand up high. Strangely, comfortable.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Similar but classier. Trollbeads.

What’s the difference? They look similar to me.

Pandora etc tend to be blingier ( I just made that word up LOL) Troll are all designed by recognised artists. I like the slightly “dark” side that Troll can have. Dragons, Trolls and Mythical creatures kind of stuff.

They sound cool :)
You will have to message me how much more is it for ‘blingier’ than the usual beads :D

bubba louie said:

Job application has been sent.

I’m waiting for a call. I thought I had missed out as they told me originally that they would be interviewing the short listed last Thursday, but apparently they received so many applications they are still sorting through them. I guess that means I am still in with a chance, but the pool is so big I may still not get it.

Happy Potter said:

I’m waiting on a call back for requests for a crapload of pathology tests, bloods ect to check for infection and frozen shoulder (eeeekkk! not that!) have been faxed to my GP, then go do them, and an ultrasound on my arm.
Pending the outcome, may have to see the surgeon, soon.
In the meantime I have to keep my arm in the sling but tighter with my hand up high. Strangely, comfortable.

comfortable is a good sign.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

Arh ok. I ferment fruit in alcohol for cakes/pud and it can sit for months. Yours can’t

Fair dinkum?…we were taught to cook the cake in October, then let it “mature” until Christmas…mind you I have never cooked a “proper” fruit cake and I never intend to, but this little fruit cake has no bullshite so I make it…

Is that the fruit cake with only 3 ingredients in it?

Yep

Happy Potter said:

In the meantime I have to keep my arm in the sling but tighter with my hand up high. Strangely, comfortable.

Could be significant…

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Job application has been sent.

I’m waiting for a call. I thought I had missed out as they told me originally that they would be interviewing the short listed last Thursday, but apparently they received so many applications they are still sorting through them. I guess that means I am still in with a chance, but the pool is so big I may still not get it.

I have no idea how many applicants there are. I rang this morning and they said they were just taking names and phone numbers ATM but asked me to send in a short letter about myself. I did tell her I didn’t have a proper resume ready but she didn’t care. I never mentioned my age. ;)

Things in your favour:
(1) your mature age
(2) children now (relatively) independent – no longer at school or requiring you to be at home if they are ill
(3) stable relationship with other half

After that, it’s your educational qualifications, hobbies and interests.

beautiful day outside. I noticed a couple of blossoms open on the ornamental pear, so in anticipation now of a nice show :)

Well I’ve been poked and pricked and prodded and ex-rayed. I don’t have an infection (I knew this), nor a frozen shouder (thank goodness!)
I havta keep arm high in the sling and I have an appointment in two days, thurs, to see the surgeon.

Happy Potter said:

Well I’ve been poked and pricked and prodded and ex-rayed. I don’t have an infection (I knew this), nor a frozen shouder (thank goodness!)
I havta keep arm high in the sling and I have an appointment in two days, thurs, to see the surgeon.

good luck with that

Me and my food processor managed to make a big pot of pea and ham soup.
Kids can make croutons and then some pasta with broc :)

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Well I’ve been poked and pricked and prodded and ex-rayed. I don’t have an infection (I knew this), nor a frozen shouder (thank goodness!)
I havta keep arm high in the sling and I have an appointment in two days, thurs, to see the surgeon.

good luck with that

Thanks BG. I just hope he doesn’t say back to hosp for you, before next week. I’ve quite a crowd coming on Sat. Course my health is more important, but my mad gardening friends have worked themselves up.. it’s a party and they are coming no matter if I’m dead or alive lol!

strewth you sheilas have been busy yappin’!

Poor old thing

Why would they bother her with this stuff in her old age?

pain master said:

strewth you sheilas have been busy yappin’!

The natural order of things, prevaileth…

Morning. 3c minimum here again today. Did I happen to mention that I’m over it? Our days are beautiful but the nights are still freezing.

Lots of buds forming on lots of spring flowering plants. Good sign. Still have odd attacks from Sir Bandicoot. I have worked out that he doesn’t like wet ground to dig in though. I now water throughly where he favours to do his food searches.

D has been trimming back excess greenery around the place because we are being warned about bushfire dangers coming up. All the abundant growth from our lovely wet season is now as dry as tinder and we need to be careful because it’s our bushfire season. I’ll be out there with my secatuers trimming all the prunings so they go through the shredder with ease. Sounds like a sit down job to me. In the sun if I plan it well also.

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

strewth you sheilas have been busy yappin’!

The natural order of things, prevaileth…

We do run out of puff, it went quiet after lol!

pomolo said:

Morning. 3c minimum here again today. Did I happen to mention that I’m over it? Our days are beautiful but the nights are still freezing.

Lots of buds forming on lots of spring flowering plants. Good sign. Still have odd attacks from Sir Bandicoot. I have worked out that he doesn’t like wet ground to dig in though. I now water throughly where he favours to do his food searches.

D has been trimming back excess greenery around the place because we are being warned about bushfire dangers coming up. All the abundant growth from our lovely wet season is now as dry as tinder and we need to be careful because it’s our bushfire season. I’ll be out there with my secatuers trimming all the prunings so they go through the shredder with ease. Sounds like a sit down job to me. In the sun if I plan it well also.

sounds relaxing, sitting in the sun planning what to chop :)

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

strewth you sheilas have been busy yappin’!

The natural order of things, prevaileth…

We do run out of puff, it went quiet after lol!

I just beat ya HP. LOL. Morning to you.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Morning. 3c minimum here again today. Did I happen to mention that I’m over it? Our days are beautiful but the nights are still freezing.

Lots of buds forming on lots of spring flowering plants. Good sign. Still have odd attacks from Sir Bandicoot. I have worked out that he doesn’t like wet ground to dig in though. I now water throughly where he favours to do his food searches.

D has been trimming back excess greenery around the place because we are being warned about bushfire dangers coming up. All the abundant growth from our lovely wet season is now as dry as tinder and we need to be careful because it’s our bushfire season. I’ll be out there with my secatuers trimming all the prunings so they go through the shredder with ease. Sounds like a sit down job to me. In the sun if I plan it well also.

sounds relaxing, sitting in the sun planning what to chop :)

I’ll let out all my aggression on the Duranta.

It’s a late start for me, even though I was awake at 5.
I’m not going to quilting today, can’t stitch with my hand stuck up where it is. I will be supervising floor mopping instead..

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Morning. 3c minimum here again today. Did I happen to mention that I’m over it? Our days are beautiful but the nights are still freezing.

Lots of buds forming on lots of spring flowering plants. Good sign. Still have odd attacks from Sir Bandicoot. I have worked out that he doesn’t like wet ground to dig in though. I now water throughly where he favours to do his food searches.

D has been trimming back excess greenery around the place because we are being warned about bushfire dangers coming up. All the abundant growth from our lovely wet season is now as dry as tinder and we need to be careful because it’s our bushfire season. I’ll be out there with my secatuers trimming all the prunings so they go through the shredder with ease. Sounds like a sit down job to me. In the sun if I plan it well also.

sounds relaxing, sitting in the sun planning what to chop :)

I’ll let out all my aggression on the Duranta.

I can only kick things LOL!

Dinetta said:

Poor old thing

Why would they bother her with this stuff in her old age?

because murder is murder and the law is the law and no one is exempt. I expect though it was a case of euthanasia, although still against the law.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Poor old thing

Why would they bother her with this stuff in her old age?

because murder is murder and the law is the law and no one is exempt. I expect though it was a case of euthanasia, although still against the law.

So the poor old thing went out loaded with worry, with a murder charge against her…where is compassion? At times like this, the Law is an Ass…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Poor old thing

Why would they bother her with this stuff in her old age?

because murder is murder and the law is the law and no one is exempt. I expect though it was a case of euthanasia, although still against the law.

So the poor old thing went out loaded with worry, with a murder charge against her…where is compassion? At times like this, the Law is an Ass…

it always was a donkey.. sometimes a mule..

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

because murder is murder and the law is the law and no one is exempt. I expect though it was a case of euthanasia, although still against the law.

So the poor old thing went out loaded with worry, with a murder charge against her…where is compassion? At times like this, the Law is an Ass…

it always was a donkey.. sometimes a mule..

Zactly…

a big clean up going on here, gees we are a messy lot when mums out of action..despite their help.
I’m watering patio pots with the pondy tub water.

And I’m mediating between a couple of friends and it’s been a absolute crack up lol..

He’s single, so is she. Both in their late fourties.
He’s straight as a die, she’s 100% gay. He doesn’t know.
He’s a simple fellow, but lovely, retired vege grower. She’s a highly educated business woman jetsetting director of a major health co.
He invited her to his place for plant cuttings. Both are mad keen gardeners. The only thing they have in common.
She went.. but beat a hasty retreat when it became obvious he’s sweet on her. And he wore a toupee!
She’s traumatised about the rug. I nearly died laughing lol!

Both are going to be here for the garden working bee on Sat.

I have the ‘honour’ of telling him it’s not gunna happen..

Happy Potter said:

a big clean up going on here, gees we are a messy lot when mums out of action..despite their help.
I’m watering patio pots with the pondy tub water.

And I’m mediating between a couple of friends and it’s been a absolute crack up lol..

He’s single, so is she. Both in their late fourties.
He’s straight as a die, she’s 100% gay. He doesn’t know.
He’s a simple fellow, but lovely, retired vege grower. She’s a highly educated business woman jetsetting director of a major health co.
He invited her to his place for plant cuttings. Both are mad keen gardeners. The only thing they have in common.
She went.. but beat a hasty retreat when it became obvious he’s sweet on her. And he wore a toupee!
She’s traumatised about the rug. I nearly died laughing lol!

Both are going to be here for the garden working bee on Sat.

I have the ‘honour’ of telling him it’s not gunna happen..

Sounds a bit like the time when some friends were packing to go to the hills for the day. A new acquaintance of the crew who was in his words “as camp as a row of pink chiffon tents”, asked one of the friends was he going to go as if he was then he’d come..

The other friend shrunk visibly and mumbled something about having stuff to at home.

Happy Potter said:

a big clean up going on here, gees we are a messy lot when mums out of action..despite their help.
I’m watering patio pots with the pondy tub water.

And I’m mediating between a couple of friends and it’s been a absolute crack up lol..

He’s single, so is she. Both in their late fourties.
He’s straight as a die, she’s 100% gay. He doesn’t know.
He’s a simple fellow, but lovely, retired vege grower. She’s a highly educated business woman jetsetting director of a major health co.
He invited her to his place for plant cuttings. Both are mad keen gardeners. The only thing they have in common.
She went.. but beat a hasty retreat when it became obvious he’s sweet on her. And he wore a toupee!
She’s traumatised about the rug. I nearly died laughing lol!

Both are going to be here for the garden working bee on Sat.

I have the ‘honour’ of telling him it’s not gunna happen..

sounds like you are going to have fun with that. be gentle with him.

OH Bluegreen how did you manage to get in the middle of that. Don’t envy you one bit . Let us know how it goes.

kimmysmum said:

OH Bluegreen how did you manage to get in the middle of that. Don’t envy you one bit . Let us know how it goes.

that was Happy Potter, not me :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

sounds relaxing, sitting in the sun planning what to chop :)

I’ll let out all my aggression on the Duranta.

I can only kick things LOL!

You’ll have to put your toes in a sling if you do that.

Happy Potter said:

a big clean up going on here, gees we are a messy lot when mums out of action..despite their help.
I’m watering patio pots with the pondy tub water.

And I’m mediating between a couple of friends and it’s been a absolute crack up lol..

He’s single, so is she. Both in their late fourties.
He’s straight as a die, she’s 100% gay. He doesn’t know.
He’s a simple fellow, but lovely, retired vege grower. She’s a highly educated business woman jetsetting director of a major health co.
He invited her to his place for plant cuttings. Both are mad keen gardeners. The only thing they have in common.
She went.. but beat a hasty retreat when it became obvious he’s sweet on her. And he wore a toupee!
She’s traumatised about the rug. I nearly died laughing lol!

Both are going to be here for the garden working bee on Sat.

I have the ‘honour’ of telling him it’s not gunna happen..

Make sure you wear that sling so he doesn’t hit you.

morning green ones. it’s been full on here with ‘life stuff’ and i’ve been really busy.
i have almost zilch use of my arm now and the pain is increasing, despite my shoulder being fine, and can’t wait to see the surgeon early this arvo. my head is crammed with wondering what he may do, but i can’t go on for a couple more months like this for it to be fixed, whatever that entails.
I vill be backkkkkkkk.
later. :)

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

good news HP, thought he might have to go in again! Make sure you keep that arm still now, you hear?

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

yer, sitting, talking on phone for hours, terrorising onliners, caught up on any sleep I lost in the past 5 years..then more medicated enforced napping, watching the garden become overgrown, eating…
I’m not bored. yet.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

yer, sitting, talking on phone for hours, terrorising onliners, caught up on any sleep I lost in the past 5 years..then more medicated enforced napping, watching the garden become overgrown, eating…
I’m not bored. yet.

oh and reading! I have read and studied and read some more. I officially now know everything! LOL

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

yer, sitting, talking on phone for hours, terrorising onliners, caught up on any sleep I lost in the past 5 years..then more medicated enforced napping, watching the garden become overgrown, eating…
I’m not bored. yet.

boredom is for those with a lazy mind. You is much too clever to ever get bored.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

yer, sitting, talking on phone for hours, terrorising onliners, caught up on any sleep I lost in the past 5 years..then more medicated enforced napping, watching the garden become overgrown, eating…
I’m not bored. yet.

oh and reading! I have read and studied and read some more. I officially now know everything! LOL

but we knew that. ;)

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

drat – and you weren’t doing anything to tear it. oh well – the quiet life has its benefits.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

sounds like POTTER DID TOO MUCH DURING HER CONVALESCE! Are you reading this Potter?

yer, sitting, talking on phone for hours, terrorising onliners, caught up on any sleep I lost in the past 5 years..then more medicated enforced napping, watching the garden become overgrown, eating…
I’m not bored. yet.

boredom is for those with a lazy mind. You is much too clever to ever get bored.

Awww!
..there’s much to be noticed when one stops long enough to notice!
Sitting and watching the little chook family has been fun and I’ve been learning the language of chickens. a loud unbroken shrill BRRR sound like a cats purr sends the little chicks to safety cover in a split second. The signal for ‘come come children, food time!’ is a series of relaxed but loud clucks each exactly tow a second. Fair dinks they are very interesting animals. I have a pic of them being buried in dirt to lean how to dust bathe lol!

I’ll put it up lateras i’m getting called to the tea table. < now this is something I could get used to!!

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

drat – and you weren’t doing anything to tear it. oh well – the quiet life has its benefits.

I do think that physio was too much too soon.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Backkk. I have a torn muscle. thats it! it didn’t detach, just tore. After years of being it relaxed it didn’t want to be reattached! I’m just waking up from a handful of happy pills and had 3 cortizone jabs. The doc upped my pain meds and I gotta keep my arm still, I then go get it checked again in 4 weeks.
Phew.

Youse are too quiet. must all be busy gardening..

drat – and you weren’t doing anything to tear it. oh well – the quiet life has its benefits.

I do think that physio was too much too soon.

Possibly. I can still do the arm hang/dangle thing without any pain, but because of cortisone I was told not to do anything until I see the doc again in a month. Shoulder is fine, only my bicep is painful.

I’m absolutely rapt my gardening friends are having a working bee here sat for me :D I’ve big fat fab leeks for the picking (they can share them) cabbages, bags of manure to spread, citrus to feed and spuds to plant. And my normally well swept paths are hidden under mulch and leaf litter.
I have the vege swap as usual at 11, can’t miss that, but I’m only taking eggs. The garden bee will be straight after and my terrific friends are bringing foods to share. Another lady ‘M’ has a broken left wrist but between us, with one good arm each, we will make the drinks. I cannot pour boiling water into a cup with my left hand without spilling it, so she can pour with her good right and my good lefty can stir the cup, lol.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

drat – and you weren’t doing anything to tear it. oh well – the quiet life has its benefits.

I do think that physio was too much too soon.

Possibly. I can still do the arm hang/dangle thing without any pain, but because of cortisone I was told not to do anything until I see the doc again in a month. Shoulder is fine, only my bicep is painful.

yes well – the body always uses the part it shouldn’t. even a big toe can cause trouble
boston legal and the big bang theory – on CD or something.

Happy Potter said:

I’m absolutely rapt my gardening friends are having a working bee here sat for me :D I’ve big fat fab leeks for the picking (they can share them) cabbages, bags of manure to spread, citrus to feed and spuds to plant. And my normally well swept paths are hidden under mulch and leaf litter.
I have the vege swap as usual at 11, can’t miss that, but I’m only taking eggs. The garden bee will be straight after and my terrific friends are bringing foods to share. Another lady ‘M’ has a broken left wrist but between us, with one good arm each, we will make the drinks. I cannot pour boiling water into a cup with my left hand without spilling it, so she can pour with her good right and my good lefty can stir the cup, lol.

chuckle – i should have known!
cancel the cds – happy potter is supervising again LOL.

Oh supervising I have been .. teaching the kids cooking has been a hoot..they will make good cooks.
But the best supervising fun i’ve had was telling the man how to mop the floor. He said he can’t get how putting a mop into dirty looking water would get the floor clean. He was being dead serious!
I explained that it’s no different than using a soapy cloth to wipe the table, ‘cept with a stick..
Well he mopped the floor for the first time in his life and it’s lovely and clean and he is immensly proud of himself,, says he ‘get’s it now! LOL

Happy Potter said:

Oh supervising I have been .. teaching the kids cooking has been a hoot..they will make good cooks.
But the best supervising fun i’ve had was telling the man how to mop the floor. He said he can’t get how putting a mop into dirty looking water would get the floor clean. He was being dead serious!
I explained that it’s no different than using a soapy cloth to wipe the table, ‘cept with a stick..
Well he mopped the floor for the first time in his life and it’s lovely and clean and he is immensly proud of himself,, says he ‘get’s it now! LOL

applause for the kids and the man :)

Happy Potter said:

Oh supervising I have been .. teaching the kids cooking has been a hoot..they will make good cooks.
But the best supervising fun i’ve had was telling the man how to mop the floor. He said he can’t get how putting a mop into dirty looking water would get the floor clean. He was being dead serious!
I explained that it’s no different than using a soapy cloth to wipe the table, ‘cept with a stick..
Well he mopped the floor for the first time in his life and it’s lovely and clean and he is immensly proud of himself,, says he ‘get’s it now! LOL

LOL Fairy claps from me, too!

oh and morning :)
it’s nice outside and i’ve been picking (one handed of course) the next vase of jonqils, love their gorgeous scent.

GS moves into his new single flat/unit on th 23rd and today is going with his case manager to see it. we can’t help with big furniture items but we have lots of other stuff, cutlery and kitchen stuff, pillows andblankets, ready for him.
His medical tests have come back not good, his liver reading is low. it would be from mixing his meds with alcohol and he’s been warned. hopefully once hes living alone, but with support, the ferals who ply him with drink will stop.

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

Happy Potter said:

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

I have thought that the rebate was not enough here either. I wonder how noisy turbines would be so close to or on the house? There are some who are claiming that they are bad for their health although I think they just don’t like them so are looking for excuses to get them removed.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

I have thought that the rebate was not enough here either. I wonder how noisy turbines would be so close to or on the house? There are some who are claiming that they are bad for their health although I think they just don’t like them so are looking for excuses to get them removed.

I saw the home roof wind turbines at jayco shop and asked the staff bloke about them. he said forget it because these early ones are noisy but will be surpassed by much better ones with an improved housing for the bearings, and silent. Plus they cost heaps.
Should be bloody mandatory on new houses. carbon tax ect.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

I have thought that the rebate was not enough here either. I wonder how noisy turbines would be so close to or on the house? There are some who are claiming that they are bad for their health although I think they just don’t like them so are looking for excuses to get them removed.

I saw the home roof wind turbines at jayco shop and asked the staff bloke about them. he said forget it because these early ones are noisy but will be surpassed by much better ones with an improved housing for the bearings, and silent. Plus they cost heaps.
Should be bloody mandatory on new houses. carbon tax ect.

ps and they are smallish, about 18 in square fan in a box housing. not unlike a normal room fan.

Happy Potter said:

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

Well they’ve been putting up with nuclear energy for what, 4 decades? with the attendant problem of disposal of the crud, so they’d be keen to instal “clean” energy and take their chances…when that climate summit was held a couple of years ago, they showed the wind turbines out to sea, was it Denmark? You’ve got to wonder when the Swiss discuss plans to harvest solar energy from the Sahara and zoom it to Switzerland somehow…

I’ll ask Sonny Jim tonight, he was saying something the other day about Ergon (local energy supplier) refusing to countenance installation of solar power in rural areas (cattle stations, agricultural farms), but I didn’t get the details…it doesn’t make sense…

I’m putting in an appearance to say that I am laid up in bed with the viral something or other that the grandkids kindly left for me. I’m better today than yesterday but far from being well yet.

Short and sweet.

Happy Potter said:

I was talking to my UK friend this morning and she was telling me she’s apply got a govt scheme to install solar panels on their house roof to cover 23 sq home, for 99 pounds! (two separate homes under one roof)
They have a choice of the solar panels or wind turbines..
How come we don’t get things like that? our rebate is not enough and the inital outlay too much for most families.

I want house wind turbines!!!! while we get more sunny days than not the wind is a guranteed constant. it’s always windy here.
grumble grumble

I know someone who lives in a seriously windy area and he looked into a turbine. Even where they are it’s still not consistanly windy enough for it to be viable.

pomolo said:

I’m putting in an appearance to say that I am laid up in bed with the viral something or other that the grandkids kindly left for me. I’m better today than yesterday but far from being well yet.

Short and sweet.

Eldest son has a cold again. He catches everything going, so I’m making chicken soup. Jewish pencillin.

pomolo said:

I’m putting in an appearance to say that I am laid up in bed with the viral something or other that the grandkids kindly left for me. I’m better today than yesterday but far from being well yet.

Short and sweet.

aw, rest up and get better soon.

it’s nanna nap time!

I’ve had mine…

can I have some sympathy too?

My back is hurting today after giving it a workout yesterday with the whipper snipper….

Happy Potter said:

it’s nanna nap time!

think I’ll join you, in a manner of speaking…

bluegreen said:

can I have some sympathy too?

My back is hurting today after giving it a workout yesterday with the whipper snipper….

Gotta be careful with that whipper snipper, really monitor your posture all the time…no sympathy sorry, it happens to me all the time…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

can I have some sympathy too?

My back is hurting today after giving it a workout yesterday with the whipper snipper….

Gotta be careful with that whipper snipper, really monitor your posture all the time…no sympathy sorry, it happens to me all the time…

I know. I pace myself and swap sides regularly, but my back is such that it doesn’t take much to upset it.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

can I have some sympathy too?

My back is hurting today after giving it a workout yesterday with the whipper snipper….

Gotta be careful with that whipper snipper, really monitor your posture all the time…no sympathy sorry, it happens to me all the time…

I know. I pace myself and swap sides regularly, but my back is such that it doesn’t take much to upset it.

It always surprises me just how “little” of the whippersnippering it takes to strain the lower back, and I have a sling / lanyard thingy for my current whippersnipper…must be a knack to it somewhere…

hello, it’s raining.

bluegreen said:

hello, it’s raining.

hello, it’s sunny.

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

hello, it’s raining.

hello, it’s sunny.

sunny +1

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

hello, it’s raining.

hello, it’s sunny.

Hello, It was raining, was sunny but it has gone back to being grey and windy.

roughbarked said:

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

hello, it’s raining.

hello, it’s sunny.

Hello, It was raining, was sunny but it has gone back to being grey and windy.

still raining here. I think it has settled in. No gardening for me today. Might do some more sewing, or cooking or reading, or something.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

trichome said:

hello, it’s sunny.

Hello, It was raining, was sunny but it has gone back to being grey and windy.

still raining here. I think it has settled in. No gardening for me today. Might do some more sewing, or cooking or reading, or something.

no rain yet – but some due later – cloudy and threatening.

roughbarked said:

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

hello, it’s raining.

hello, it’s sunny.

Hello, It was raining, was sunny but it has gone back to being grey and windy.

you’ve moved to Melbourne then?

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

trichome said:

hello, it’s sunny.

Hello, It was raining, was sunny but it has gone back to being grey and windy.

you’ve moved to Melbourne then?

chuckle – raining here – not very heavy – so it can’t be towntown.

Next time I let my garden turn into such a mess just shoot me. :(

It’s going to take ages to set right.

heyas green ones. raining here and gone really cold again.
The garden clean up went fantasticly. my lovely friends worked hard..they replanted a pear tree that I hadn’t planted deep enough a few weeks back, and I told them why it had to go in facing exactly the same way. Spud bed turned over and stacks of sebagos planted.
Heaps of paper pots made and filled so I can just stick seeds in them when it’s planting time. Lemon tree falls all picked up. I could have done that but didn’t like my chances of a branch stabbing into my shoulder.
My 9 pot stand was moved to a sunny spot and the pots filled with mix and in spring I will plant it up with several varieties of cherry tomatoes, red yellow black and orange. It will look good! fat leeks were lifted and shared about.
The front was weeded and the chooks have 3 barrowfuls to keep them busy. The g/smith apple was severely pruned ready for espellier-ing? during the week. The hooks and chains are up and the remaining branches weighted for training.
The pruned branches were taken away by a young man learning how to do his own processed smoked meats, he reckons apple wood is fab for smoking. He brought me a slab of backstrap bacon (brekky tomorrow!)
Then we ate and ate and ate :)
One girl brought a lemon polenta cake that she made and it was just delicious!!

bubba louie said:

Next time I let my garden turn into such a mess just shoot me. :(

It’s going to take ages to set right.

ok – but shooting you won’t do the gardening.
i noticed that patches i worked on a month ago are disgusting again – so now is the right time to prepare your beds for spring – down south anyways.

Happy Potter said:

heyas green ones. raining here and gone really cold again.
The garden clean up went fantasticly. my lovely friends worked hard..they replanted a pear tree that I hadn’t planted deep enough a few weeks back, and I told them why it had to go in facing exactly the same way. Spud bed turned over and stacks of sebagos planted.
Heaps of paper pots made and filled so I can just stick seeds in them when it’s planting time. Lemon tree falls all picked up. I could have done that but didn’t like my chances of a branch stabbing into my shoulder.
My 9 pot stand was moved to a sunny spot and the pots filled with mix and in spring I will plant it up with several varieties of cherry tomatoes, red yellow black and orange. It will look good! fat leeks were lifted and shared about.
The front was weeded and the chooks have 3 barrowfuls to keep them busy. The g/smith apple was severely pruned ready for espellier-ing? during the week. The hooks and chains are up and the remaining branches weighted for training.
The pruned branches were taken away by a young man learning how to do his own processed smoked meats, he reckons apple wood is fab for smoking. He brought me a slab of backstrap bacon (brekky tomorrow!)
Then we ate and ate and ate :)
One girl brought a lemon polenta cake that she made and it was just delicious!!

geez you do a lot in a day – from spuds to smoked meats.
i’m glad you were suitably rewarded for all the community effort you’ve put into the district -
go Happy P!!

geez you do a lot in a day – from spuds to smoked meats.
i’m glad you were suitably rewarded for all the community effort you’ve put into the district -
go Happy P!!
———————————————————
Thank you Pepe :)

One of the things I love best is getting people together who can help each other.
There’s a carpenter builder who now has a new job, and not a small one. mates rates and fruit tree help and scions from the reciever.
A painter to fix up one ladys dreadful bedroom painting job that her neighbour did. She will pay double for a good job and the effort to clean off the old.
And there were other such stories.
Win win :D

Time I had something to eat that doesn’t resemble a cake or a party pie, hehe. I’m really tired too so I’ll be off to bed in an hour or so.

bluegreen said:

can I have some sympathy too?

My back is hurting today after giving it a workout yesterday with the whipper snipper….

huggies Bev

Morning :)
I’ve been up since 4 am but busy catching up on replying to emails and other online events and whatnot.
I have to, somehow, tidy my desk again and sort seed packets. They are everywhere. I might get the son in law to make me a seed box with all the little compartments with a viewing window. Then the resident son in law ‘to be’ can paint it. He loves antiqueing so he could go to town on one and make it all pretty.
I’ll stick it on my visable xmas list. hehe

Oooh I was also given very old fashioned ‘cambridge rival’ strawberry runners yesterday.
I will nurture them so I have plenty to share about. I’m making ‘growing strawberries’ my current study…something to do :)

sure is quiet in here…

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

I have my views on dom violence… don’t need others.

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

I sent my family, in the next room watching a loud movie, a text to tell them the laundry trough was blocked because the water was lapping around my feet. I did yell but they didn’t hear me. They all came out at once to find me splashing my feet in it LOL
The mad rush for towels was a classic…the floor is spotless once again :D

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

surely! even

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

surely! even

methinks they are all loonies .. over there.

yes.. violence is a part of an argument otherwise it would be a discussion.

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

Pomolo is crook, Yeehah is not gardening, Longy and Collie, I don’t know, maybe they’re not gardening either…I was planning to garden but the kitchen got away on me…going in to round up the mess and knock some order into it…

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

Pomolo is crook, Yeehah is not gardening, Longy and Collie, I don’t know, maybe they’re not gardening either…I was planning to garden but the kitchen got away on me…going in to round up the mess and knock some order into it…

Hey D, how was the gee gees yesterday?

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

Not here. Next door are partying, so I’ve been boogyin’ with Bollywood while I garden. Quite fun really, if a trifle loud.

pain master said:

Hey D, how was the gee gees yesterday?

Yeh, not too bad…I did $12 so couldn’t pick them…the meeting went very well but something didn’t “gel” for me on the payouts…two scratched locals, one a favourite, mucked things around, especially as after the second one they found the new “deductions” programme wasn’t working as it should…whoops…the local sergeant in charge is a pain, the club has only one meeting a year and some years ago there was some bad fighting after the races and the pub was shut at 5:30 to avoid clientele (!) the servo had security guards at the doors…but yesterday the pub stayed open and the live band was set to play at the track until 1 am, so I hope they had a great and happy gay and hearty…back to the sergeant in charge: he is making it difficult for the club to get their bar (liquor) licence, like I said this is the second biggest social function for this district for the year (the other is the new years eve Ball), and so there is security fencing crippling the flow of folk to the bar and the bookmakers (down past the bar)…security fencing down to the track, security fencing security fencing…must cost the club a fortune plus the security firm…the thing is it’s a “family” day, the only family thing there was the rides and the lolly bags…once upon a twice, the families roamed free, the kids had no fancy rides but they had a spiffing time anyway, and all the families could catch up with each other…and it was a great day out all round…then some people (possibly mines employees) got violent and spoilt it for the others…it was pretty bad apparently…so what was traditionally a “picnic races” day became a WH&S and Liquour Licencing nightmare…

but I rave…

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

Not here. Next door are partying, so I’ve been boogyin’ with Bollywood while I garden. Quite fun really, if a trifle loud.

I’m partial to a bit of old school Indian music, you know, Sitar, Tableau etc etc but not the doof doof new stuff, give me an homage to Mahatma Gandhi by Ravi Shankar anyday.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

A friend of ours (from Townsville too) was a finalist in the QLDer of the year a couple years ago, for her work in domestic violence, and now she’s been given a grant to do her doctorate? (I think) by the powers that be.

Back in the days when we were youngsters together she was just working at a women’s refuge, and her boyfriend and MrBL shared a house.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

we are all over in sssf .. arguing domestic violence.. I’m sure you’d probably rather not look in. ;)

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

A friend of ours (from Townsville too) was a finalist in the QLDer of the year a couple years ago, for her work in domestic violence, and now she’s been given a grant to do her doctorate? (I think) by the powers that be.

Back in the days when we were youngsters together she was just working at a women’s refuge, and her boyfriend and MrBL shared a house.

Woops, Mackay not Townsville.

http://au.linkedin.com/pub/heather-nancarrow/27/340/305

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

no Pom, no Yeehah, no Lucky, no Collie, no Longy… place is getting deserted.

Pomolo is crook, Yeehah is not gardening, Longy and Collie, I don’t know, maybe they’re not gardening either…I was planning to garden but the kitchen got away on me…going in to round up the mess and knock some order into it…

been at the Seed Savers meeting

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

how can people ‘argue’ about domestic violence.. sure there’s no one for…….. no, don’t tell me.

A friend of ours (from Townsville too) was a finalist in the QLDer of the year a couple years ago, for her work in domestic violence, and now she’s been given a grant to do her doctorate? (I think) by the powers that be.

Back in the days when we were youngsters together she was just working at a women’s refuge, and her boyfriend and MrBL shared a house.

Woops, Mackay not Townsville.

http://au.linkedin.com/pub/heather-nancarrow/27/340/305

I didn’t realise there was so much info about her. I know someone famous. :)

http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/06/10/heather-nancarrow-wins-community-spirit-award/

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

sure is quiet in here…

Not here. Next door are partying, so I’ve been boogyin’ with Bollywood while I garden. Quite fun really, if a trifle loud.

I’m partial to a bit of old school Indian music, you know, Sitar, Tableau etc etc but not the doof doof new stuff, give me an homage to Mahatma Gandhi by Ravi Shankar anyday.

These guys are definately bollywood types. Whatever they’re cooking smells wonderful.

Happy Potter said:

Oooh I was also given very old fashioned ‘cambridge rival’ strawberry runners yesterday.
I will nurture them so I have plenty to share about. I’m making ‘growing strawberries’ my current study…something to do :)

the skin of ‘cambridge vigour’ is so soft they can’t be packed into punnets – unbelievable taste.

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

Her gums are very red…but her tummy skin is OK to touch…

Dinetta said:

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

Hard to say. Heart problems spring to mind but I’m no expert so don’t panic.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

Hard to say. Heart problems spring to mind but I’m no expert so don’t panic.

Google says it’s vet time.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

Hard to say. Heart problems spring to mind but I’m no expert so don’t panic.

Google says it’s vet time.

How old is she?

Dinetta said:

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

cool her down with the hose? then if she’s still panting, vet.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Hard to say. Heart problems spring to mind but I’m no expert so don’t panic.

Google says it’s vet time.

How old is she?

Hard to get a vet at this hour of the night…she’s 4 years old this month…

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Puta can’t stop panting…she’s been panting for half an hour now and normally she’s ready for another walk after a drink of water…any ideas?

cool her down with the hose? then if she’s still panting, vet.

Thanks, but she’s not hot to touch, except for her ears which are very warm, and her gums are red…

I have checked the symptoms of heartworm and it’s not that…

could she have a bad tooth?

Thanks to all for their responses regarding Elle Wuffles…:) she calmed down and stopped panting about 20 minutes after I posted her condition, but a trip to the vet is in order, as we don’t want to be waking him in the middle of the night if she suddenly takes a turn for the worse…

Phew!

Dinetta said:

Thanks to all for their responses regarding Elle Wuffles…:) she calmed down and stopped panting about 20 minutes after I posted her condition, but a trip to the vet is in order, as we don’t want to be waking him in the middle of the night if she suddenly takes a turn for the worse…

Phew!

could be a heart condition ?

I have risen. And thankful I am too. As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick. Not something I admit easily. Not “in hospital” sick but bluddy sick just the same. If any of you suffer from migraines then you have an insight into what I had. Apparently a virus causing extreme headaches, fever and vomiting. I only tell you this in case you find yourself in the same boat so to speak.

Anyway, all that is behind me now so it’s onward and upward from here.

We have just had a tiny shower of rain. It’s a very overcast sky but they have said not to expect too much out of it.

In recovery mode yesterday, I sat on a chair working slowly on a pile of prunings to ready them for the mulcher and was delighted by a nest of baby miners in the bamboo above me. Those are the best fed and cared for babies anywhere around. They had grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles all feeding them. They must be so fat. They won’t be able to fly when the time comes.

Ah well, back to a routine. Feeling better every minute. Might even try to eat something. Brekky.

Thee’s Estate said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks to all for their responses regarding Elle Wuffles…:) she calmed down and stopped panting about 20 minutes after I posted her condition, but a trip to the vet is in order, as we don’t want to be waking him in the middle of the night if she suddenly takes a turn for the worse…

Phew!

could be a heart condition ?

Well that’s what I wondered, it took her so long to recover from a walk that normally she could do again straight away…she’s only 4 years old this month but that doesn’t really mean anything…she’s never been overweight…

pomolo said:

I have risen. And thankful I am too. As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick. Not something I admit easily. Not “in hospital” sick but bluddy sick just the same. If any of you suffer from migraines then you have an insight into what I had. Apparently a virus causing extreme headaches, fever and vomiting. I only tell you this in case you find yourself in the same boat so to speak.

Anyway, all that is behind me now so it’s onward and upward from here.

We have just had a tiny shower of rain. It’s a very overcast sky but they have said not to expect too much out of it.

In recovery mode yesterday, I sat on a chair working slowly on a pile of prunings to ready them for the mulcher and was delighted by a nest of baby miners in the bamboo above me. Those are the best fed and cared for babies anywhere around. They had grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles all feeding them. They must be so fat. They won’t be able to fly when the time comes.

Ah well, back to a routine. Feeling better every minute. Might even try to eat something. Brekky.

Aw Pomolo glad you’re ok, you take it easy too.

Morning.
Getting better, hardly any pain in my arm.

I don’t know if honeyeaters make nests in trees but I assume they do as next doors olive tree is full of them.
All clicking flicking wing sounds as they flit about me nearby. Willywagtails too. They are so cute to watch.

pomolo said:

I have risen. … … As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick.

Thank goodness for that (no white chalk line)… hope you get better quickly from now on…

letter re GS to media outlet sent. click.

pomolo said:

I have risen. And thankful I am too. As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick. Not something I admit easily. Not “in hospital” sick but bluddy sick just the same. If any of you suffer from migraines then you have an insight into what I had. Apparently a virus causing extreme headaches, fever and vomiting. I only tell you this in case you find yourself in the same boat so to speak.

Anyway, all that is behind me now so it’s onward and upward from here.

We have just had a tiny shower of rain. It’s a very overcast sky but they have said not to expect too much out of it.

In recovery mode yesterday, I sat on a chair working slowly on a pile of prunings to ready them for the mulcher and was delighted by a nest of baby miners in the bamboo above me. Those are the best fed and cared for babies anywhere around. They had grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles all feeding them. They must be so fat. They won’t be able to fly when the time comes.

Ah well, back to a routine. Feeling better every minute. Might even try to eat something. Brekky.

your writing is always good.

what’s with the white line? – you expecting to be bumped off?

Dinetta said:

Thanks to all for their responses regarding Elle Wuffles…:) she calmed down and stopped panting about 20 minutes after I posted her condition, but a trip to the vet is in order, as we don’t want to be waking him in the middle of the night if she suddenly takes a turn for the worse…

Phew!

i haven’t any idea why a fit dog would suddenly take longer to recover than normal. it might be a one off. you will need to see if she’s chasing rabbits when you’re not looking LOL.

Happy Potter said:

Morning.
Getting better, hardly any pain in my arm.

I don’t know if honeyeaters make nests in trees but I assume they do as next doors olive tree is full of them.
All clicking flicking wing sounds as they flit about me nearby. Willywagtails too. They are so cute to watch.

good news about the arm – but give it longer than it needs and don’t start your full routine too soon.

you may call me dad LOL.

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning.
Getting better, hardly any pain in my arm.

I don’t know if honeyeaters make nests in trees but I assume they do as next doors olive tree is full of them.
All clicking flicking wing sounds as they flit about me nearby. Willywagtails too. They are so cute to watch.

good news about the arm – but give it longer than it needs and don’t start your full routine too soon.

you may call me dad LOL.

Ok dad, lol!
I still have a couple months to go before I can start reusing my arm. It seems like forever but it will fly.

I picked up the hose and was watering things and the sprayer hose connecter popped off. I got bluddy drenched.. turned tap off and left it laying on the ground for the man to fix later. I need two good hands to tighten it.
Got a cuppa now and warming blanket.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning.
Getting better, hardly any pain in my arm.

I don’t know if honeyeaters make nests in trees but I assume they do as next doors olive tree is full of them.
All clicking flicking wing sounds as they flit about me nearby. Willywagtails too. They are so cute to watch.

good news about the arm – but give it longer than it needs and don’t start your full routine too soon.

you may call me dad LOL.

Ok dad, lol!
I still have a couple months to go before I can start reusing my arm. It seems like forever but it will fly.

I picked up the hose and was watering things and the sprayer hose connecter popped off. I got bluddy drenched.. turned tap off and left it laying on the ground for the man to fix later. I need two good hands to tighten it.
Got a cuppa now and warming blanket.

i broke the bones in my left hand playing basketball when i was young. in the six weeks it took me to heal i learnt to write with the other hand. there’s always a silver lining – although the clouds outside look pretty black at times.

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

Yea on the asparagus, can be divided every 3 to 5 years.
Dunno about the olive tho’.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

Yea on the asparagus, can be divided every 3 to 5 years.
Dunno about the olive tho’.

ok – thanks i go and divide now…. i’ll probably rationalise the whole area and put several clumps of asparagus from various areas all into the one area.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

Yea on the asparagus, can be divided every 3 to 5 years.
Dunno about the olive tho’.

ok – thanks i go and divide now…. i’ll probably rationalise the whole area and put several clumps of asparagus from various areas all into the one area.

found this tho on olives of every sort. under ‘about olives’ is pruning ect.
http://www.oliveaustralia.com.au/

pepe said:

i haven’t any idea why a fit dog would suddenly take longer to recover than normal. it might be a one off. you will need to see if she’s chasing rabbits when you’re not looking LOL.

Definitely chasing hares…

pepe said:

what’s with the white line? – you expecting to be bumped off?

Yes Pomolo writes an entertaining post…the “white line” is from Lucky1, more along the lines of feeling so crook one might drop dead, in which case the forensics will draw a white line around you due to … what? death by misadventure? LOL!

Dinetta said:

pepe said:

what’s with the white line? – you expecting to be bumped off?

Yes Pomolo writes an entertaining post…the “white line” is from Lucky1, more along the lines of feeling so crook one might drop dead, in which case the forensics will draw a white line around you due to … what? death by misadventure? LOL!

the white line silhouette is famous – in pomolo’s case is more likely she was shot by a jealous gardener LOL

speaking of fatal mistakes –
- don’t try and store jap pumpkins !!!
- they fail – under the skin, around the seed and at the stump – rotten, rotten, rotten – i’m throwing five out now – all rotten.

Dinetta said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks to all for their responses regarding Elle Wuffles…:) she calmed down and stopped panting about 20 minutes after I posted her condition, but a trip to the vet is in order, as we don’t want to be waking him in the middle of the night if she suddenly takes a turn for the worse…

Phew!

could be a heart condition ?

Well that’s what I wondered, it took her so long to recover from a walk that normally she could do again straight away…she’s only 4 years old this month but that doesn’t really mean anything…she’s never been overweight…

I hope your pup is ok D.

Aw Pomolo glad you’re ok, you take it easy too.

——————
A bit of the pot calling the kettle lol.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

I have risen. … … As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick.

Thank goodness for that (no white chalk line)… hope you get better quickly from now on…

thanks D.

Happy Potter said:

letter re GS to media outlet sent. click.

Really? Good on you. If the mountain won’t come to you. You have to move the mountain. Something like that. lol.

pepe said:

pomolo said:

I have risen. And thankful I am too. As Lucky1 would say, there is no white chalk line around my body, this time. Been very sick. Not something I admit easily. Not “in hospital” sick but bluddy sick just the same. If any of you suffer from migraines then you have an insight into what I had. Apparently a virus causing extreme headaches, fever and vomiting. I only tell you this in case you find yourself in the same boat so to speak.

Anyway, all that is behind me now so it’s onward and upward from here.

We have just had a tiny shower of rain. It’s a very overcast sky but they have said not to expect too much out of it.

In recovery mode yesterday, I sat on a chair working slowly on a pile of prunings to ready them for the mulcher and was delighted by a nest of baby miners in the bamboo above me. Those are the best fed and cared for babies anywhere around. They had grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles all feeding them. They must be so fat. They won’t be able to fly when the time comes.

Ah well, back to a routine. Feeling better every minute. Might even try to eat something. Brekky.

your writing is always good.

what’s with the white line? – you expecting to be bumped off?

If you’re jealous Pepe you can try it out first if you like.

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

I only know what you do with the olives. Can’t help with the pruning.
You can divide your asparagus vegetables between you and me. I love asparagus.

Hope I’ve been of some help to your problem.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

I only know what you do with the olives. Can’t help with the pruning.
You can divide your asparagus vegetables between you and me. I love asparagus.

Hope I’ve been of some help to your problem.

I have no personal experience but I expect you can prune olives to whatever size and shape that suits you.

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

A1 – Prune after fruiting. I’d cut it back so that it remained a reasonably accessible height. Thin out a few of the leaders. Remove any dead wood and remove and cross-members.

A2 – Sure ya can. I don’t know if it wise to do so, but you can do whatever you want to your Asparagus.

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

Blasted cocky’s love them but gosh they can do some damage.
Rhubarb is pretty tough hopefully it will recover. Let me know if you would like another crown I have a couple spare.

kimmysmum said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

Blasted cocky’s love them but gosh they can do some damage.
Rhubarb is pretty tough hopefully it will recover. Let me know if you would like another crown I have a couple spare.

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

pomolo said:

kimmysmum said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

Blasted cocky’s love them but gosh they can do some damage.
Rhubarb is pretty tough hopefully it will recover. Let me know if you would like another crown I have a couple spare.

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

Mine have gone nuts. I am planning a shade cover for them so that they don’t cook in our summer. I have found that they love lots of watered down organic chook pellet tea with a drop of Powerfeed.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

I only know what you do with the olives. Can’t help with the pruning.
You can divide your asparagus vegetables between you and me. I love asparagus.

Hope I’ve been of some help to your problem.

chuckle – unfortunately asparagus likes anyone below 35 degrees latitude – good to know your back to your old self tho’ LOL.

pain master said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

A1 – Prune after fruiting. I’d cut it back so that it remained a reasonably accessible height. Thin out a few of the leaders. Remove any dead wood and remove and cross-members.

A2 – Sure ya can. I don’t know if it wise to do so, but you can do whatever you want to your Asparagus.

er – tanks for your olive advice. i might be a bit late because fruiting finished about march. ah well- what tree doesn’t need a good clean out?

kimmysmum said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

Blasted cocky’s love them but gosh they can do some damage.
Rhubarb is pretty tough hopefully it will recover. Let me know if you would like another crown I have a couple spare.

oh-no – there was a sulphur-crested noticably perched on the pecan and looking in the direction of the rhubarb yesterday. i must check for damage tomorrow.

kimmysmum said:

pomolo said:

kimmysmum said:

Blasted cocky’s love them but gosh they can do some damage.
Rhubarb is pretty tough hopefully it will recover. Let me know if you would like another crown I have a couple spare.

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

Mine have gone nuts. I am planning a shade cover for them so that they don’t cook in our summer. I have found that they love lots of watered down organic chook pellet tea with a drop of Powerfeed.

I’ve learned something then. I haven’t tried chook pellet tea but have used dynamic lifter as a fert and power feed as well. I will not be beaten of these rhubarb plants.

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

i need advice

Q1 – do i prune my kalamatta olive trees – if so – when and how?

Q2 – can i divide my 4 year old asparagus plants now?

thanking you very muchly for any – advice, companionship – or just plain sledging – in advance.

A1 – Prune after fruiting. I’d cut it back so that it remained a reasonably accessible height. Thin out a few of the leaders. Remove any dead wood and remove and cross-members.

A2 – Sure ya can. I don’t know if it wise to do so, but you can do whatever you want to your Asparagus.

er – tanks for your olive advice. i might be a bit late because fruiting finished about march. ah well- what tree doesn’t need a good clean out?

I don’t reckon too late… perhaps just thin out and maybe prune by a little bit… not as hard as you maybe should have a few months ago???

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

A1 – Prune after fruiting. I’d cut it back so that it remained a reasonably accessible height. Thin out a few of the leaders. Remove any dead wood and remove and cross-members.

A2 – Sure ya can. I don’t know if it wise to do so, but you can do whatever you want to your Asparagus.

er – tanks for your olive advice. i might be a bit late because fruiting finished about march. ah well- what tree doesn’t need a good clean out?

I don’t reckon too late… perhaps just thin out and maybe prune by a little bit… not as hard as you maybe should have a few months ago???

Never too late.
The only difference is that pruning earlier would allow earlier development.

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

pomolo said:

I hope your pup is ok D.

Thanks Pomolo…took them for a walk this afternoon, 40 mins each way plus stretches in the middle for me, and they are both fine…she was tonguing a bit after smartarsing a new horse in the front paddock, and when I came home from the shops there was a hare right in front of my gate…git…so I wound up the windows quick smart…hooray for electronic windows!

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

Grrrr… is there any work going at the National Arboretum?

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

letter re GS to media outlet sent. click.

Really? Good on you. If the mountain won’t come to you. You have to move the mountain. Something like that. lol.

Personally I took a step back from the computer and shut it down during my walk, after reading that…even now I’m keeping an eye out for sparks and such…

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

Drat (on your behalf)

:|

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

Grrrr… is there any work going at the National Arboretum?

…and why would you need to be “competitive” for a horticultural position? What happened to merit?

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

dat’ll be right – too much spin and not enough substance up in the capitol.
bad luck – you’re still #1 here – (but it doesn’t pay)

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

A1 – Prune after fruiting. I’d cut it back so that it remained a reasonably accessible height. Thin out a few of the leaders. Remove any dead wood and remove and cross-members.

A2 – Sure ya can. I don’t know if it wise to do so, but you can do whatever you want to your Asparagus.

er – tanks for your olive advice. i might be a bit late because fruiting finished about march. ah well- what tree doesn’t need a good clean out?

I don’t reckon too late… perhaps just thin out and maybe prune by a little bit… not as hard as you maybe should have a few months ago???

gotcha – it will be done

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

the Cockatoos eat my Daylillies… and they have to get down to ground level to do that…

here’s a Cocky at ground level.

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

the Cockatoos eat my Daylillies… and they have to get down to ground level to do that…

here’s a Cocky at ground level.

Well well well…looks like the dogs come in handy for something…maybe you could train the duks to be guard duks?

pomolo said:

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

might not get cold enough where you are….

Dinetta said:

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

What was he doing on the ground?

the Cockatoos eat my Daylillies… and they have to get down to ground level to do that…

here’s a Cocky at ground level.

Well well well…looks like the dogs come in handy for something…maybe you could train the duks to be guard duks?

Julia maybe… the duks are their own entity.

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

what a shame. at least you got some feedback though.

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

cockatoos often feed on the ground in the cow paddocks here, along with the galahs. This one had a mate watching from the fence along the garden bed.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

might not get cold enough where you are….

It’s even warmer where Kimmysmum lives and that’s why I asked her when she mentioned she had it growing. We get low winter minimum temps here and frosts as well. I will keep trying.

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

They’ll never know what they missed out on. Their loss.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

letter re GS to media outlet sent. click.

Really? Good on you. If the mountain won’t come to you. You have to move the mountain. Something like that. lol.

Personally I took a step back from the computer and shut it down during my walk, after reading that…even now I’m keeping an eye out for sparks and such…

no sparks, nothing at all. If they don’t get back to me I will send it to the next.
What did happen tho’ was a woman from the CAT team rang me (Care Assessment Team) and they were looking for GS. He’s here, just turned up, and refused to talk to her so I took the phone outside to talk. And boy did she cop and earful from me. They had no idea of what’s been going on and she asked me many many questions and agreed that higher care is at a critical level.. I don’t know what will happen next.

I’m frozen from pacing the paths in the freezing night air.

Yes, most cockatoos feed on the ground for at least part of their day.

Thanks for the kind words. My daughter told me that I’d done well to get an interview and as BG said, it is good to get feedback. It is the first time I’ve had a personal phonecall to tell me I didn’t get the job.
Part of the feedback was that basically there were three categoies and that I had done better than others in two of those but had let myself down by not selling myself more competitvely. How was I to know there would be someone more competitve than me there?

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

They’ll never know what they missed out on. Their loss.

I’ll keep applying. ;)

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

OK I got my phone call from the Horticultural Collections Records Manager
Australian National Botanic Gardens, informing me that I was only beaten by my lack of competitiveness at the interview.

Back to the drawing board.

They’ll never know what they missed out on. Their loss.

I’ll keep applying. ;)

Good :)

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

might not get cold enough where you are….

It’s even warmer where Kimmysmum lives and that’s why I asked her when she mentioned she had it growing. We get low winter minimum temps here and frosts as well. I will keep trying.

My mum had one growing, many years ago now, where the shower in the laundry room used to outlet…

Happy Potter said:

What did happen tho’ was a woman from the CAT team rang me (Care Assessment Team) and they were looking for GS. He’s here, just turned up, and refused to talk to her so I took the phone outside to talk. And boy did she cop and earful from me. They had no idea of what’s been going on and she asked me many many questions and agreed that higher care is at a critical level.. I don’t know what will happen next.

I’m frozen from pacing the paths in the freezing night air.

Sounds like the poor girl was thrown in the deep end…just as well you and she have been able to talk, at this stage…

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

might not get cold enough where you are….

It’s even warmer where Kimmysmum lives and that’s why I asked her when she mentioned she had it growing. We get low winter minimum temps here and frosts as well. I will keep trying.

My mum had one growing, many years ago now, where the shower in the laundry room used to outlet…

I mean, that was 60 miles north of here, they get consistently lower winter mins than we do…and very hot and very dry summers (until the rains come in)…

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

the Cockatoos eat my Daylillies… and they have to get down to ground level to do that…

here’s a Cocky at ground level.

Cockatoos often “graze” on the ground pulling up bulbs etc.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

a cockatoo had fun this morning demolishing my rhubarb and pruning my iris :(

I am hoping that the crown of the rhubarb is not too badly damaged to reshoot, the iris will survive…

What was he doing on the ground?

cockatoos often feed on the ground in the cow paddocks here, along with the galahs. This one had a mate watching from the fence along the garden bed.

The local sporting club’s grounds are sometimes a sea of white, with corellas pulling up the lovingly tended grass. LOL

pomolo said:

kimmysmum said:

pomolo said:

On the rhubarb question…How well does yours grow where you are Kimmysmum? Mine struggle and I’m not sure why or how to fix it.

Mine have gone nuts. I am planning a shade cover for them so that they don’t cook in our summer. I have found that they love lots of watered down organic chook pellet tea with a drop of Powerfeed.

I’ve learned something then. I haven’t tried chook pellet tea but have used dynamic lifter as a fert and power feed as well. I will not be beaten of these rhubarb plants.

Yes don’t let them beat you there is always a way. I must have lost , killed, destroyed and tortured many to get it right . I know lucky has had several trials as well

Morning.
I can’t seem to wake this am, head fuzzy. Good day to go back to bed but there’s baby chicks to chase lol. I’ve been watching them playing and chest bumping. So cute.
They are getting a bit big for the fernery now though and the other chooks need to see them more, so we might be taking their house out and put it behind the mosaic shed. There’s rolls of wire mesh behind the shed that will be used for passionfruit purposes. It’s a mouse haven behind that shed so the chook family should do well there.

The passionfruit mentioned above will get planted today. The spot for it out front that my lovely friends weeded was a dust bowl so I’ve had the hose dripping on it overnight. Next is show the man where to dig compost in and plant it for me.
The carpenter son in law and his fab U nail gun is going to attach the wire trellis for it. I so need one of those guns! LOL

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

been big news around here for a while. was a major employer for the district with whole families working for them. relocating to NZ apparently. so produce is going to be shipped over there to be processed and then shipped back for sales. Going to be cheaper to run that way apparently. some very unhappy employees as when it was first announced they were told that they had to stay on to the end or lose their redundancy entitlements so they couldn’t even look for alternative work.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

been big news around here for a while. was a major employer for the district with whole families working for them. relocating to NZ apparently. so produce is going to be shipped over there to be processed and then shipped back for sales. Going to be cheaper to run that way apparently. some very unhappy employees as when it was first announced they were told that they had to stay on to the end or lose their redundancy entitlements so they couldn’t even look for alternative work.

Redundancy payments are worth a bit, but still…that’s 150 families have to relocate or whatever…it’s a crying shame…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

been big news around here for a while. was a major employer for the district with whole families working for them. relocating to NZ apparently. so produce is going to be shipped over there to be processed and then shipped back for sales. Going to be cheaper to run that way apparently. some very unhappy employees as when it was first announced they were told that they had to stay on to the end or lose their redundancy entitlements so they couldn’t even look for alternative work.

Redundancy payments are worth a bit, but still…that’s 150 families have to relocate or whatever…it’s a crying shame…

and then there is the flow on effect of all those families leaving the district – schools, local shops and support business, etc. They will lose business as well if a large portion of the district leave to work elsewhere.

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

We lost three canneries and all our rice mills. Not much complaint was made.

We whinged like cats being swung by the tail when we were threatened with taking our water away though.

well that’s some money spent. A cherry and a apricot (bare rooted,) a saucepan and some cookie cutters. I decided to get another small saucepan. Because I am only cooking for myself now I find it is the most useful one and sometimes I end out using a bigger saucepan because the small one is already in use. I have been using drinking glasses for biscuits and scones and have been thinking about getting some cutters for a while. Got six sizes in a cute little red tin :)

bluegreen said:

well that’s some money spent. A cherry and a apricot (bare rooted,) a saucepan and some cookie cutters. I decided to get another small saucepan. Because I am only cooking for myself now I find it is the most useful one and sometimes I end out using a bigger saucepan because the small one is already in use. I have been using drinking glasses for biscuits and scones and have been thinking about getting some cutters for a while. Got six sizes in a cute little red tin :)

Sounds like you’re all cosy in your place :)

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

We lost three canneries and all our rice mills. Not much complaint was made.

We whinged like cats being swung by the tail when we were threatened with taking our water away though.

ALL your rice mills, ooo that would have hurt…where does the rice go now?

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

well that’s some money spent. A cherry and a apricot (bare rooted,) a saucepan and some cookie cutters. I decided to get another small saucepan. Because I am only cooking for myself now I find it is the most useful one and sometimes I end out using a bigger saucepan because the small one is already in use. I have been using drinking glasses for biscuits and scones and have been thinking about getting some cutters for a while. Got six sizes in a cute little red tin :)

Sounds like you’re all cosy in your place :)

Yes, isn’t she?

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

We lost three canneries and all our rice mills. Not much complaint was made.

We whinged like cats being swung by the tail when we were threatened with taking our water away though.

ALL your rice mills, ooo that would have hurt…where does the rice go now?

They have reopened Colleambally mill, I believe.

Well I’ve had ups and downs: the AUD was down down down, and within hours, Miss Red’s trip to gay Paree jumped from $550AUD (yes I know that’s not the way to write it) to $600AUD…in CHF (Swiss francs) that is 432CHF. This upset me so much I broke my resolution and made myself a milo milkshake (shake the milk and then stir in the milo, try it sometime)…but now I see where the $AUD is back above the $USD and now the trip is not so expensive. Can’t pay for it until tomorrow, with the funds transfers, etc but getting there…hopefully the $AUD will go up a little more but not down!!!

I’ve even done my first international EFT…wonders of the electronic age…

…and am here to tell you the Swiss aren’t as efficient as you would think…. but won’t go into details…however they are very hospitable and kind to my little girl so I can’t really ask for more, can I?

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

Why didn’t they complain?

Well when the cops bust two years running 20 million dollar marijuana crops.. Not counting the ones that got away..

What do you reckon?

The community survives on people spending money.

Anyway, now you know why they don’t want to give the water back to the river.

Dinetta said:

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

ALT+ or ALT-

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

ALT+ or ALT-

ALT+ would be ALT/shift/- which will type as ALT+

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

ALT+ or ALT-

I got it with CTRL + SHIFT + +

If that makes sense…

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

well that’s some money spent. A cherry and a apricot (bare rooted,) a saucepan and some cookie cutters. I decided to get another small saucepan. Because I am only cooking for myself now I find it is the most useful one and sometimes I end out using a bigger saucepan because the small one is already in use. I have been using drinking glasses for biscuits and scones and have been thinking about getting some cutters for a while. Got six sizes in a cute little red tin :)

Sounds like you’re all cosy in your place :)

Yes, isn’t she?

:D

roughbarked said:

Why didn’t they complain?

Well when the cops bust two years running 20 million dollar marijuana crops.. Not counting the ones that got away..

What do you reckon?

The community survives on people spending money.

Anyway, now you know why they don’t want to give the water back to the river.

Interesting area you live in…must be lucky to make it to old age there, or stay out of quod…

bluegreen said:

:D

It’s the cute little red tin that gets me: somewhere to store the cutters has got to be a good idea…

exactly! I had a choice of four loose cutters, or just one cutter, or pay a bit more and get six in a tin. Seeing as it was my birthday money…

kimmysmum said:

pomolo said:

kimmysmum said:

Mine have gone nuts. I am planning a shade cover for them so that they don’t cook in our summer. I have found that they love lots of watered down organic chook pellet tea with a drop of Powerfeed.

I’ve learned something then. I haven’t tried chook pellet tea but have used dynamic lifter as a fert and power feed as well. I will not be beaten of these rhubarb plants.

Yes don’t let them beat you there is always a way. I must have lost , killed, destroyed and tortured many to get it right . I know lucky has had several trials as well

Yes. Lucky got quite a reputation as the “Rhubarb Killer.” I understand she has had success now though.
I have moved mine all over the place to try and find the ideal place for them to grow. Even tried in pots. I’ve lost a few too. Now I have them growing ok but the stalks are puny and hardly worthwhile picking. Now I will try your suggestions and see how we go.

Happy Potter said:

The passionfruit mentioned above will get planted today. The spot for it out front that my lovely friends weeded was a dust bowl so I’ve had the hose dripping on it overnight. Next is show the man where to dig compost in and plant it for me.
The carpenter son in law and his fab U nail gun is going to attach the wire trellis for it. I so need one of those guns! LOL

Not you and a nail gun. I can’t bear the thought. LOL.

Dinetta said:

Obviously I haven’t bought enough cans of SPC and Ardmona tomatoes, etc :(

Another one bites the dust. Shame.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

been big news around here for a while. was a major employer for the district with whole families working for them. relocating to NZ apparently. so produce is going to be shipped over there to be processed and then shipped back for sales. Going to be cheaper to run that way apparently. some very unhappy employees as when it was first announced they were told that they had to stay on to the end or lose their redundancy entitlements so they couldn’t even look for alternative work.

Redundancy payments are worth a bit, but still…that’s 150 families have to relocate or whatever…it’s a crying shame…

and then there is the flow on effect of all those families leaving the district – schools, local shops and support business, etc. They will lose business as well if a large portion of the district leave to work elsewhere.

Same kind of merry-go-round that happened round here for the dam that never ever got built anyway. This area is still sitting in a vacuum.

bluegreen said:

well that’s some money spent. A cherry and a apricot (bare rooted,) a saucepan and some cookie cutters. I decided to get another small saucepan. Because I am only cooking for myself now I find it is the most useful one and sometimes I end out using a bigger saucepan because the small one is already in use. I have been using drinking glasses for biscuits and scones and have been thinking about getting some cutters for a while. Got six sizes in a cute little red tin :)

I think you can honestly say that you deserved those scone cutters BG.

Dinetta said:

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

LOL. I’m not laughing at your predicament just the image of a caterpillar across your page.

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

:D

It’s the cute little red tin that gets me: somewhere to store the cutters has got to be a good idea…

I’d go along with that D. They can be a pest floating around in a drawer with the jelly moulds and the shaped biscuit cutters. The xmas shapes. The easter shapes. the valentines shapes. I’m sure there are others. Oh yes….the egg rings. Ggrrrrrr

I told a lie. There are five cutters in the tin, not six!

bluegreen said:

I told a lie. There are five cutters in the tin, not six!

That’s a good product. Lucky you.

got no excuse not to do some biscuits now, do I?

oooh I did some gardening lol.
The man got called into work so we didn’t end up planting the p’fruit. But I wanted to get the cambridge rival stawbs planted into pots, so he tipped the mix (potting mix BnB and worm casts) into a couple large rectangle self waterers and I did the planting :D

bluegreen said:

got no excuse not to do some biscuits now, do I?

With pics of the goodies! hehe

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

Dinetta said:

Well I’ve had ups and downs: the AUD was down down down, and within hours, Miss Red’s trip to gay Paree jumped from $550AUD (yes I know that’s not the way to write it) to $600AUD…in CHF (Swiss francs) that is 432CHF. This upset me so much I broke my resolution and made myself a milo milkshake (shake the milk and then stir in the milo, try it sometime)…but now I see where the $AUD is back above the $USD and now the trip is not so expensive. Can’t pay for it until tomorrow, with the funds transfers, etc but getting there…hopefully the $AUD will go up a little more but not down!!!

I’ve even done my first international EFT…wonders of the electronic age…

…and am here to tell you the Swiss aren’t as efficient as you would think…. but won’t go into details…however they are very hospitable and kind to my little girl so I can’t really ask for more, can I?

The same bank transaction that took nearly all day and still wasn’t done in Greece, took 5 min in Switzerland and we got bonus postcards. Talk about culture shock.

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

Youre not alone in that move.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

I don’t include us in that previous statement. D doesn’t do any tiny little thing that isn’t well within the guidelines or law.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

Your opinion only.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

Your opinion only.

but those bludging 5000 people still get paid the same amount if you do it online… how easy is that!

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

but fast.. already done :)

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Are we all ready to fill in the census forms tonight ?

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

I did mine online last week too, just in case.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

done already.

last week… got bored, looked at it… wrote on it… signed it. put today’s date on it.

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

the fellow who came to my door was pleased that I said I would do it online, as it saved him coming back again. He still had to drop off an envelope with magic numbers on it.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

Your opinion only.

but those bludging 5000 people still get paid the same amount if you do it online… how easy is that!

The change has to begin somewhere and it will eventually change.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

but fast.. already done :)

ditto

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

the fellow who came to my door was pleased that I said I would do it online, as it saved him coming back again. He still had to drop off an envelope with magic numbers on it.

ditto

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

i have the online version.. it better not be too busy and freeze up..

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

the fellow who came to my door was pleased that I said I would do it online, as it saved him coming back again. He still had to drop off an envelope with magic numbers on it.

that’s right! He gets paid to pick it up regardless of whether he has to physically do it… If all of his 400 people do it online, then sweet, he just cashes in. And I know who some of these people are and how much money they are getting. And (sorry) there are 57,000 people in Australia who have been paid bucketloads to do this job. Doing it online wastes our tax paying money!

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

the fellow who came to my door was pleased that I said I would do it online, as it saved him coming back again. He still had to drop off an envelope with magic numbers on it.

ditto

the census fellow here had the form and the envelope ready.

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

5,000 people have been employed and paid good money to drop off your census form and pick it up too. And they’ve already printed you a paper copy. Doing it online is crap.

the fellow who came to my door was pleased that I said I would do it online, as it saved him coming back again. He still had to drop off an envelope with magic numbers on it.

that’s right! He gets paid to pick it up regardless of whether he has to physically do it… If all of his 400 people do it online, then sweet, he just cashes in. And I know who some of these people are and how much money they are getting. And (sorry) there are 57,000 people in Australia who have been paid bucketloads to do this job. Doing it online wastes our tax paying money!

can anyone else hear violins?

it’s not my taxes being spent – I don’t pay any (income tax!)

maybe I should have signed up to be a collector, but I was kinda hoping I would have a job by now.

bluegreen said:

can anyone else hear violins?

it’s not my taxes being spent – I don’t pay any (income tax!)

maybe I should have signed up to be a collector, but I was kinda hoping I would have a job by now.

Me too

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

My webpage has gone small, what did I hit? There is either an ALT + or SHIFT + or CTRL + that will change the size of the webpage…my has gotten more area but smaller font…-will be aback shortly as I have been hitting CTRL + _ and c my typing is a little black caterpillar creeping across the page…

LOL. I’m not laughing at your predicament just the image of a caterpillar across your page.

I found it fascinating and am quite proud of my 100% touch typing effort…yes, it was funny too :D

made myself a cup of tea and forgot to drink it. It’s gone cold :(

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

:D

It’s the cute little red tin that gets me: somewhere to store the cutters has got to be a good idea…

I’d go along with that D. They can be a pest floating around in a drawer with the jelly moulds and the shaped biscuit cutters. The xmas shapes. The easter shapes. the valentines shapes. I’m sure there are others. Oh yes….the egg rings. Ggrrrrrr

I’ve got the egg rings in a saucepan at the bottom of the s’pan drawer…don’t use the pan much but it’s a handy size to have as an extra for Justin Case…but the moulds etc, yeps they’re a nuisance… I have a teddy bear one that I can’t bear (sowwy) to throw out…when a plastic storage container loses it’s lid, I tend to re-use them as organisers if they’re the right shape and size…but you can’t beat the lids for keeping things clean and where they ought to be…

bluegreen said:

I told a lie. There are five cutters in the tin, not six!

Charming…except for the label…cookie cutters…tch tch…Americanisms, they’re everywhere these days…