Wakey wakey it’s April! I’m up before the birds! the man woke me early making a racket off to early shift. Thanks love! might as well get up aye. I’ll continue on from yest’s housework burst.

I finally got to leave the house and visit my veterinary nurse, poultry partner in crime mate, for a cuppa and catch up last night. I took an Easter gift of a big mud cake for this large family of mum dad and 5 kids under 9. Phew.
I’m glad I did too. They are building some large wicking beds and were just about to spend a small fortune on shade cloth. I still have one of those recycled ones they can have.

Max is getting betterer and betterer each day, still unbalanced and terrified of jumping on and off the bed, so we have to lift him on and off all quivering and stiff with fright, but he quickly settles down to sleep in his favourite spot at the foot of the bed. Spoilt? Nah, he’s getting on in age now, can have what he likes.

Ok, cuppa now then better go re load that washing machine.

Good morning Gardeners. I was wondering why I was still in bed at 7.30am to listen to the local CFA Scheds. Then I remembered….Daylight Saving means it is dark until that time now…..I’ll be very glad next weekend when we dispense with it and I get my morning light back.

buffy said:

Good morning Gardeners. I was wondering why I was still in bed at 7.30am to listen to the local CFA Scheds. Then I remembered….Daylight Saving means it is dark until that time now…..I’ll be very glad next weekend when we dispense with it and I get my morning light back.

‘ere ‘ere

After transplanting vegies.. I sat and cracked olives for scachati until 3 am and fell asleep in the chair.. woke at six, I got up put the kettle on lay down and went back to sleep.

got a call at 8 AM from my colleague.. Where tf are you?

roughbarked said:

After transplanting vegies.. I sat and cracked olives for scachati until 3 am and fell asleep in the chair.. woke at six, I got up put the kettle on lay down and went back to sleep.

got a call at 8 AM from my colleague.. Where tf are you?

oops!

I may have labelled yesterday’s eggs 31/3, but it doesn’t matter I guess…

Just checking in after nearly 5 days without a computer…so I will be going back over the threads as time permits…

Hope you all had a lovely Easter. I did some pottering and could have done more but a bit here, a bit there, it all adds up.

Good morning Gardeners. I am having my Melbourne Cup Day holiday today. I prefer a nice long Easter.

So I think some tidying up inside might be the go today.

I’ve been to the top of 10 metre valencia trees selecting good budwood for grafting.. Approx 10,000. That’s my days work.. Now I’m looking at chopping up the tomato plants and replace with garlic.

Heading down the back soon with chainsaw and whippersnipper. The mower has been whisked off as it appears there is fuel in the oil…durrrr…not sure how that happened but the moral is to turn off the fuel line after each mowing “event” is completed. I have been shown how to mow the grass using the whippersnipper…

The things they can do now to preserve wildlife

I’d just like to say……the yellow Autumn crocuses came out in the last few days.

:)

buffy said:

I’d just like to say……the yellow Autumn crocuses came out in the last few days.

:)

Lovely!

Hiya, I’ve been a bit absent. Busy helping put the AP system together. Pics in a bit.
Max is a lot better now, his head is almost straight again, but he’s not completely out of the woods. Vets appt fri morn.

Happy Potter said:

Hiya, I’ve been a bit absent. Busy helping put the AP system together. Pics in a bit.
Max is a lot better now, his head is almost straight again, but he’s not completely out of the woods. Vets appt fri morn.

good to hear, on both counts :)

I’m back. Well I hadn’t actually gone but we had family visiting for 4 days over easter and then medical stuff on consec. days. Tomorrow we are off for a couple of days so don’t expect to hear from me till about Monday.

I hope you all had a lovely easter break. We certainly did. E bunny even bought me some chocolate which I’ve eaten already. Easter is so much fun when there are little kids around. We had an egg hunt on Sunday morning. Chocolate for breakfast. lol. We had BBQs and Banoffee pie. Yum! Roast pork and more Banoffee pie next day. Come to think of it we spent a lot of the time eating. We did leave out carrot for the Easter Bunny and some chocolate for the fairies in the fairy garden. We even had a milk tooth to leave for the fairies. The Easter egg tree was a hit but the little, fluffy, yellow chickens I had put in the branches kept disappearing. Greandaughter took a liking to them.

That’s it for my check-in tonight. I shall return next week. Be good or at least remember the date.

Glad you had such a good time, Pomolo…I agree about children and Easter…and Christmas…they add that sparkle to the occasion…

Vet appointment for Max this morn and while he is much improved he needs to be on the tablets for a couple weeks more. His head still tilted to the left. Review in a week.
He is eating and drinking well though, thank goodness.

Happy Potter said:

Vet appointment for Max this morn and while he is much improved he needs to be on the tablets for a couple weeks more. His head still tilted to the left. Review in a week.
He is eating and drinking well though, thank goodness.

Good to hear he’s progressing, poor mite…

Arvo, I’ve been running my batteries down as usual, harvesting worm farms and casts, tweaking the AP system, baking some goodies, apple pies, and assorted other pies.

Does anyone have a favourite pasta salad recipe? I can’t seem to find the perfect one that everyone likes.

Happy Potter said:

Does anyone have a favourite pasta salad recipe? I can’t seem to find the perfect one that everyone likes.

I tend to just use whatever is in the fridge, but I’ve found the addition of a small tin of red salmon is nice.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Does anyone have a favourite pasta salad recipe? I can’t seem to find the perfect one that everyone likes.

I tend to just use whatever is in the fridge, but I’ve found the addition of a small tin of red salmon is nice.

The man brought home a cooked iga chook, so I’ll make a salad out of that and some fresh veges.

Cold chook, avocado, pasta and mayonnaise. Yum and simple.

Hello again Holidayers. I’ve been reading, snoozing, going for coffee and preparing chicken and veggies for a stir fry. I thought you might all like to know that Autumn has sprung(?)…..the Autumn crocuses came out during the past 10 days. They aren’t really crocuses at all, but Sternbergia. But they are called Autumn crocuses.

They are cheerful fellas.

:)

Now I need to go outside and sprinkle some water around. It still hasn’t really rained, Autumn crocuses or not.

buffy said:

They are cheerful fellas.

:)

Indeed :)

good morning folks :)

We are back from Warrnambool. We went via Caramut to avoid the Murray to Moyners (charity cycling event), and then found roadside burns being done on the way back. Not impressed with the fellow with the STOP lollypop. Supposed to say to each driver “Close your vents, put your headlights on and put the windows up please. And drive slowly” This one said “Put your headlights on”. Difficulty with that was…..they were already on. We were in Mr buffy’s new Forester which does all the thinking for you and the lights were, in fact already on.

It’s been a grumpy morning here anyway. Mr buffy is less kind than me…..Murray to Moyners pissed on the trees opposite our house in the Botanic Gardens again this year. Right beneath the sign that says “Public Conveniences” and points to them about 80m away. And after other team members had pointed out where they were. And Mr buffy had shouted across the road that urinating in public is an offence and to (please) use the toilets provided. To no avail. So Mr buffy took a photo of the support vehicle and then rang the local police and reported it. And sent an email of complaint to the organizers. They were less than an hour into the ride, had just ridden through 30km of open country…..and they find it necessary to relieve themselves in the town. Not good enough. He also pointed out to the organizers that when the event started we were financial supporters, but have withdrawn support due to the increasing rudeness and uncouth behaviour of some of the cyclists and support crews.

It is possible there was no please involved in Mr buffy’s exchange.

buffy said:

It is possible there was no please involved in Mr buffy’s exchange.

Good on him for speaking up. I don’t understand why they think they are above the law and pee anywhere… people don’t let their dogs pee on other peoples’ fences so humans should be just as courteous themselves and use the conveniences provided…

ewwwww! In broad daylight too!

buffy said:

We are back from Warrnambool. We went via Caramut to avoid the Murray to Moyners (charity cycling event), and then found roadside burns being done on the way back. Not impressed with the fellow with the STOP lollypop. Supposed to say to each driver “Close your vents, put your headlights on and put the windows up please. And drive slowly” This one said “Put your headlights on”. Difficulty with that was…..they were already on. We were in Mr buffy’s new Forester which does all the thinking for you and the lights were, in fact already on.

It’s been a grumpy morning here anyway. Mr buffy is less kind than me…..Murray to Moyners pissed on the trees opposite our house in the Botanic Gardens again this year. Right beneath the sign that says “Public Conveniences” and points to them about 80m away. And after other team members had pointed out where they were. And Mr buffy had shouted across the road that urinating in public is an offence and to (please) use the toilets provided. To no avail. So Mr buffy took a photo of the support vehicle and then rang the local police and reported it. And sent an email of complaint to the organizers. They were less than an hour into the ride, had just ridden through 30km of open country…..and they find it necessary to relieve themselves in the town. Not good enough. He also pointed out to the organizers that when the event started we were financial supporters, but have withdrawn support due to the increasing rudeness and uncouth behaviour of some of the cyclists and support crews.

It is possible there was no please involved in Mr buffy’s exchange.

should have got them to pee on the controlled burn LOL.

buffy said:

We are back from Warrnambool. We went via Caramut to avoid the Murray to Moyners (charity cycling event), and then found roadside burns being done on the way back. Not impressed with the fellow with the STOP lollypop. Supposed to say to each driver “Close your vents, put your headlights on and put the windows up please. And drive slowly” This one said “Put your headlights on”. Difficulty with that was…..they were already on. We were in Mr buffy’s new Forester which does all the thinking for you and the lights were, in fact already on.

It’s been a grumpy morning here anyway. Mr buffy is less kind than me…..Murray to Moyners pissed on the trees opposite our house in the Botanic Gardens again this year. Right beneath the sign that says “Public Conveniences” and points to them about 80m away. And after other team members had pointed out where they were. And Mr buffy had shouted across the road that urinating in public is an offence and to (please) use the toilets provided. To no avail. So Mr buffy took a photo of the support vehicle and then rang the local police and reported it. And sent an email of complaint to the organizers. They were less than an hour into the ride, had just ridden through 30km of open country…..and they find it necessary to relieve themselves in the town. Not good enough. He also pointed out to the organizers that when the event started we were financial supporters, but have withdrawn support due to the increasing rudeness and uncouth behaviour of some of the cyclists and support crews.

It is possible there was no please involved in Mr buffy’s exchange.

$400 fine in NSW for urinating in public.

Dirty buggers peeing in the town. I’d have called the firey’s to hose them clean.

Busy busy here, as usual :) Did the shopping and cleaned 2 freezers out and restocked one, the other tuned off.

I was given a complete home beer brewing kit and a big bag of apple windfalls. I wondered if I can make apple cider vinegar in the kit, but the sites talk of special bacteria’s and spoiled wine, but my eyes are spinning lol.
I might just add the apples and top with water and add a small bottle of purchased acv and see how it goes. I’ll wrap it in a dark blanket and leave it in the corner of the lounge room.

Got a big cake to make for 50 people for son in laws 30 th birthday later this month, starting it this week. I will freeze it. Choc butter-cake slab covered in blue buttercream icing, little boat and figure fishing on top, fish and reeds around the sides. He will love that.

Grabbed some of the marked apples from the tree and made an apple tart tonight….

buffy said:

Grabbed some of the marked apples from the tree and made an apple tart tonight….

Looks delicious from here!

Dinetta said:

buffy said:

Grabbed some of the marked apples from the tree and made an apple tart tonight….

Looks delicious from here!

mmmmmmm

buffy said:

Grabbed some of the marked apples from the tree and made an apple tart tonight….

Yummmmmmm!

I’m full from eating mutsu apples. They are lovely to eat and don’t leave me with that sick stomach feeling.

These were Granny Smiths. They aren’t really quite ripe yet, but needed ‘saving’. I must remember to go and pick the last couple of snow apples in the morning and eat them too.

Now I’m off to bed.

And I’m back again. I see everyone must have been sleeping soundly.

:)

Up and cleaning the house and just stopped for brekky. Visitors on their way.

I read in the epa’s noise limits that I can’t vacuum before 10 am. Too late lol.

I don’t think that is right HP. It’s something about what can be heard from adjoining properties. Or do you have a fixed system? There are limits on those because the noisy bit is outside the house.

Here you go. And it is after 7.00am that you can use it on a normal day. A bit later for a weekend or public holiday. And it is only if it can be heard from inside another premises (down at the bottom). I know this stuff for my lawn mowing exploits.

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/your-environment/noise/residential-noise/prohibited-times-for-residential-noise

Happy Potter said:

I was given a complete home beer brewing kit and a big bag of apple windfalls. I wondered if I can make apple cider vinegar in the kit, but the sites talk of special bacteria’s and spoiled wine, but my eyes are spinning lol.
I might just add the apples and top with water and add a small bottle of purchased acv and see how it goes. I’ll wrap it in a dark blanket and leave it in the corner of the lounge room.

if you add yeast and yeast nutrient to that apple and water mix you get cider (or non-alcoholic cider). you do need a bottling clamp tho’

buffy said:

Grabbed some of the marked apples from the tree and made an apple tart tonight….

looks good
apples are in season and selling by the roadside here.

It’s amazing how much you can find to put through the chipper once you have it going! And the pile of chippings is always smaller than you think it is going to be.

buffy said:

It’s amazing how much you can find to put through the chipper once you have it going! And the pile of chippings is always smaller than you think it is going to be.

:D :D

start working for Benalla Netball Association on the 27th. Just Saturday mornings and monthly committee meetings but better than nothing :)

bluegreen said:

start working for Benalla Netball Association on the 27th. Just Saturday mornings and monthly committee meetings but better than nothing :)

YAY!! A whole new social sphere…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

start working for Benalla Netball Association on the 27th. Just Saturday mornings and monthly committee meetings but better than nothing :)

YAY!! A whole new social sphere…

Indeed. :)

I am looking for a new job today. I’ve finished grafting citrus for this season. Now I have to extract the money from the owner of the trees. He’ll no doubt want me back next season to nurse the newly grafted trees into trees he can transplant into his orchards.

bluegreen said:

start working for Benalla Netball Association on the 27th. Just Saturday mornings and monthly committee meetings but better than nothing :)

Good news :)

Morning everbody. The Pomolos are back in residence. We have been getting some good rain again. Certainly have no reason to complain about it being too dry round here. It’s a bit difficult to do any spraying though. The showers are unpredictable so it’s a sort of cross your fingers and hope situation.

Snake beans have been attacked by bean fly. At least that’s what I think it is. Never seen it before so I’m only going by Google images. We have had lots of feeds from them anyway. Frozen heaps too. Tomatoes looking good. Lettuce, ready to consume as are beetroot. Heaps of sugar peas growing and although the cape goodberries got eaten when first planted out, they are recovering. Might even get enough fruit to make some jam this year. Picked our second rock melon yesterday. Uncut as yet but my fingers ar crossed.

If all goes to plan we will be home all day today. One thing about always being away, the house tends to stay fairly clean. Can’t say the same for the washing though. Guess what I’m off to start doing?

welcome back Pomolos :)

pomolo said:

Morning everbody. The Pomolos are back in residence. We have been getting some good rain again. Certainly have no reason to complain about it being too dry round here. It’s a bit difficult to do any spraying though. The showers are unpredictable so it’s a sort of cross your fingers and hope situation.

Snake beans have been attacked by bean fly. At least that’s what I think it is. Never seen it before so I’m only going by Google images. We have had lots of feeds from them anyway. Frozen heaps too. Tomatoes looking good. Lettuce, ready to consume as are beetroot. Heaps of sugar peas growing and although the cape goodberries got eaten when first planted out, they are recovering. Might even get enough fruit to make some jam this year. Picked our second rock melon yesterday. Uncut as yet but my fingers ar crossed.

If all goes to plan we will be home all day today. One thing about always being away, the house tends to stay fairly clean. Can’t say the same for the washing though. Guess what I’m off to start doing?

Baking? lol. I hope it’s dry enough for washing. Welcome back :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Morning everbody. The Pomolos are back in residence. We have been getting some good rain again. Certainly have no reason to complain about it being too dry round here. It’s a bit difficult to do any spraying though. The showers are unpredictable so it’s a sort of cross your fingers and hope situation.

Snake beans have been attacked by bean fly. At least that’s what I think it is. Never seen it before so I’m only going by Google images. We have had lots of feeds from them anyway. Frozen heaps too. Tomatoes looking good. Lettuce, ready to consume as are beetroot. Heaps of sugar peas growing and although the cape goodberries got eaten when first planted out, they are recovering. Might even get enough fruit to make some jam this year. Picked our second rock melon yesterday. Uncut as yet but my fingers ar crossed.

If all goes to plan we will be home all day today. One thing about always being away, the house tends to stay fairly clean. Can’t say the same for the washing though. Guess what I’m off to start doing?

Baking? lol. I hope it’s dry enough for washing. Welcome back :)

Yes, welcome back to the fold. :)

Rockmelons?

isn’t it getting a bit cold for them to ripen now? Honeydews, yes.. but rockies love the hot weather.

roughbarked said:

awwwwww. When Rosie Galah was still alive, she and Chester Galah used to take turns preening each others’ heads. Was so cute to watch them. Now it is my duty to scratch Chester’s head.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

awwwwww. When Rosie Galah was still alive, she and Chester Galah used to take turns preening each others’ heads. Was so cute to watch them. Now it is my duty to scratch Chester’s head.

This shows how relaxed these birds are with me pointing a lens at them from three metres.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

awwwwww. When Rosie Galah was still alive, she and Chester Galah used to take turns preening each others’ heads. Was so cute to watch them. Now it is my duty to scratch Chester’s head.

This shows how relaxed these birds are with me pointing a lens at them from three metres.

.. this shows, why. ;)

I can do a short animated sequence of this grooming cuddle.. or could if I did some work on which software to use.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

awwwwww. When Rosie Galah was still alive, she and Chester Galah used to take turns preening each others’ heads. Was so cute to watch them. Now it is my duty to scratch Chester’s head.

This shows how relaxed these birds are with me pointing a lens at them from three metres.

Lovely RoughBarked…you did well…

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Morning everbody. The Pomolos are back in residence. We have been getting some good rain again. Certainly have no reason to complain about it being too dry round here. It’s a bit difficult to do any spraying though. The showers are unpredictable so it’s a sort of cross your fingers and hope situation.

Snake beans have been attacked by bean fly. At least that’s what I think it is. Never seen it before so I’m only going by Google images. We have had lots of feeds from them anyway. Frozen heaps too. Tomatoes looking good. Lettuce, ready to consume as are beetroot. Heaps of sugar peas growing and although the cape goodberries got eaten when first planted out, they are recovering. Might even get enough fruit to make some jam this year. Picked our second rock melon yesterday. Uncut as yet but my fingers ar crossed.

If all goes to plan we will be home all day today. One thing about always being away, the house tends to stay fairly clean. Can’t say the same for the washing though. Guess what I’m off to start doing?

Baking? lol. I hope it’s dry enough for washing. Welcome back :)

I got the washing dry but only just. Made a rhubarb, apple and passionfruit crumble that turned out really yummy. D is smiling.

Rockmelons?

isn’t it getting a bit cold for them to ripen now? Honeydews, yes.. but rockies love the hot weather.

Our rockmelons are self sown so I assume they know what they are doing. LOL.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

awwwwww. When Rosie Galah was still alive, she and Chester Galah used to take turns preening each others’ heads. Was so cute to watch them. Now it is my duty to scratch Chester’s head.

This shows how relaxed these birds are with me pointing a lens at them from three metres.

.. this shows, why. ;)

Love those M Mitchells. Yours are bviously spoilt too.

pomolo said:

Made a rhubarb, apple and passionfruit crumble that turned out really yummy. D is smiling.

Quite a combination!

pomolo said:

Rockmelons?

isn’t it getting a bit cold for them to ripen now? Honeydews, yes.. but rockies love the hot weather.

Our rockmelons are self sown so I assume they know what they are doing. LOL.

I keep forgetting that Australia is a big place with a lot of climates.

pomolo said:

Rockmelons?

isn’t it getting a bit cold for them to ripen now? Honeydews, yes.. but rockies love the hot weather.
Our rockmelons are self sown so I assume they know what they are doing. LOL.

that’s debatable – amongst my winter weeds are considerable numbers of self sown – corn, tomatoes, sunflowers, pumpkins and beans???
RB reckons they are hoping to go to seed – and this indian summer is favouring his theory
but I think the soil is so full of seed they will sprout out-of-season by mistake.

justin said:

pomolo said:

Rockmelons?

isn’t it getting a bit cold for them to ripen now? Honeydews, yes.. but rockies love the hot weather.
Our rockmelons are self sown so I assume they know what they are doing. LOL.

that’s debatable – amongst my winter weeds are considerable numbers of self sown – corn, tomatoes, sunflowers, pumpkins and beans???
RB reckons they are hoping to go to seed – and this indian summer is favouring his theory
but I think the soil is so full of seed they will sprout out-of-season by mistake.

You need to train your seed Justin. Mine are well behaved. Winter will sort it all out anyway.

today was “get rid of most of the Ice Cream Bean Tree.” I’ve been sawing and clipping while dodging showers. We had a huge Ice Cream Bean tree and it collapsed with trunks falling outwards but not breaking off completely. All these trunks have kept growing expanding the area it covered, threefold. Too too big so we are cutting it back to a reasonable size. Huge job and I’m no carpenter. Who needs aerobics?

Come on people! Wake up!! I’ve been at work for well over an hour now….

buffy said:

Come on people! Wake up!! I’ve been at work for well over an hour now….

I’ve been awake for ages and I’m still 3 hours late for work.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

Come on people! Wake up!! I’ve been at work for well over an hour now….

I’ve been awake for ages and I’m still 3 hours late for work.

I’m awake and have been to town and back.

You OK RB?

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

Come on people! Wake up!! I’ve been at work for well over an hour now….

I’ve been awake for ages and I’m still 3 hours late for work.

I’m awake and have been to town and back.

You OK RB?

Probably.. I’m not sure.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve been awake for ages and I’m still 3 hours late for work.

I’m awake and have been to town and back.

You OK RB?

Probably.. I’m not sure.

fair enough. you late for work because grafting is finished and you have no work to go to?

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

I’m awake and have been to town and back.

You OK RB?

Probably.. I’m not sure.

fair enough. you late for work because grafting is finished and you have no work to go to?

yes to the first part.. I do have work but it isn’t urgent today.. things around me seem more pressing.

I was up at 6 am. Running about still. This and that. Raiding the worm farms again and got another tub of five thousand and they were sold and picked up within the hour.

I had Max back to the vet this morning. He’s having a relapse and falling about again, nystagmus is bad and the head tilt is severe. He’s booked in for a procedure tomorrow morning and they will extract some of his middle ear fluid and grow culture to find out exactly what bug it is, and to get some fluids into him. He’s a worry.

Happy Potter said:

I had Max back to the vet this morning. He’s having a relapse and falling about again, nystagmus is bad and the head tilt is severe. He’s booked in for a procedure tomorrow morning and they will extract some of his middle ear fluid and grow culture to find out exactly what bug it is, and to get some fluids into him. He’s a worry.

poor Max, no doubt wondering what the hell is wrong with his world :)

Happy Potter said:

I was up at 6 am. Running about still. This and that. Raiding the worm farms again and got another tub of five thousand and they were sold and picked up within the hour.

I had Max back to the vet this morning. He’s having a relapse and falling about again, nystagmus is bad and the head tilt is severe. He’s booked in for a procedure tomorrow morning and they will extract some of his middle ear fluid and grow culture to find out exactly what bug it is, and to get some fluids into him. He’s a worry.

Bad news. It’s almost worse than having one of your children sick. Poor Max.

Other than shopping it’s been an inside day again today. Showers happening every now and then. Rain tomorrow and Saturday. Buggerdammit. So much to do outside and we can’t get to it. I did get to pick the beans though.

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

pomolo said:

Other than shopping it’s been an inside day again today. Showers happening every now and then. Rain tomorrow and Saturday. Buggerdammit. So much to do outside and we can’t get to it. I did get to pick the beans though.

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

Well you don’t have to eat it…but isn’t there a repellent with chilli and garlic in it?

Happy Potter said:

I had Max back to the vet this morning. He’s having a relapse and falling about again, nystagmus is bad and the head tilt is severe. He’s booked in for a procedure tomorrow morning and they will extract some of his middle ear fluid and grow culture to find out exactly what bug it is, and to get some fluids into him. He’s a worry.

Very much a worry…

pomolo said:

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Other than shopping it’s been an inside day again today. Showers happening every now and then. Rain tomorrow and Saturday. Buggerdammit. So much to do outside and we can’t get to it. I did get to pick the beans though.

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

Well you don’t have to eat it…but isn’t there a repellent with chilli and garlic in it?

Yes there is..

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

Yes but the potash needs to be in the soil before the bean fly come.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

Yes but the potash needs to be in the soil before the bean fly come.

I’ve always prior feed the spots I plan to plant beans and peas with ashes from the stove.

Good morning Gardeners. Nine degrees and the sky is pretty clear. I haven’t looked at the forecast for today, but it will probably be a lovely Autumn day. We do rather need rain though.

If that big cloud keeps going y’all Southerners might get a drop yet

Dinetta said:

If that big cloud keeps going y’all Southerners might get a drop yet

The rain may reach me by Monday.

Arvo green ones, what a gorgeous day.

I’m just waiting for the vet to ring me to pick up Max. It might be another hour or so, but I was told he is coping fine with the anaesthesia.

I’ve got another trailer load of bessa blocks yesty evening, the big ones, and I’m planning to make a better coop for the silkies, it’ll befox and vermin proof. In the meantime, my spinal surgeon ticked me off for missing my 6 month check up and not getting the xray done to check position and alignment of bolts and screws, so gotta do that asap, tomorrow. I made an appointment and put a big note on my pc.

Max coming home after 6.30 pm, what a long day, felt like a week. He was under the anaesthetic for 3.5 hours! He has deeper than usual ear canals and thickened canal walls, and a bony ‘space’ behind his ear that may be enlarged from the infection. Tissue and fluid samples sent off to the lab, will know exactly what it is in a few days.
At some stage his ear drum had burst and the infection has gone deeper. Poor thing :( He’ll be on stronger meds for a while and a course of prednisolone. Tomorrow he’ll be taken back for a pain jab.
I’ve cancelled any prior working bees and will keep him quiet for a few days.

Happy Potter said:

Max coming home after 6.30 pm, what a long day, felt like a week. He was under the anaesthetic for 3.5 hours! He has deeper than usual ear canals and thickened canal walls, and a bony ‘space’ behind his ear that may be enlarged from the infection. Tissue and fluid samples sent off to the lab, will know exactly what it is in a few days.
At some stage his ear drum had burst and the infection has gone deeper. Poor thing :( He’ll be on stronger meds for a while and a course of prednisolone. Tomorrow he’ll be taken back for a pain jab.
I’ve cancelled any prior working bees and will keep him quiet for a few days.

inner ear infections can cause loss of balance.

Happy Potter said:

Max coming home after 6.30 pm, what a long day, felt like a week. He was under the anaesthetic for 3.5 hours! He has deeper than usual ear canals and thickened canal walls, and a bony ‘space’ behind his ear that may be enlarged from the infection. Tissue and fluid samples sent off to the lab, will know exactly what it is in a few days.
At some stage his ear drum had burst and the infection has gone deeper. Poor thing :( He’ll be on stronger meds for a while and a course of prednisolone. Tomorrow he’ll be taken back for a pain jab.
I’ve cancelled any prior working bees and will keep him quiet for a few days.

Gee, marvellous what they can do now…

Had a look in the Patchwork and Quilting Club the other day, they are looking for other crafts as well. I really really need to track down some tatting shuttles, the best I can find is over in the US of A…

It seems almost moribund but maybe it was a quiet day…have taken out a book from the library to learn how to knit socks, this is one of my life’s ambitions, knitting a sock … or two…

Dinetta said:

Had a look in the Patchwork and Quilting Club the other day, they are looking for other crafts as well. I really really need to track down some tatting shuttles, the best I can find is over in the US of A…

It seems almost moribund but maybe it was a quiet day…have taken out a book from the library to learn how to knit socks, this is one of my life’s ambitions, knitting a sock … or two…

my mum is a great sock knitter :)

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Had a look in the Patchwork and Quilting Club the other day, they are looking for other crafts as well. I really really need to track down some tatting shuttles, the best I can find is over in the US of A…

It seems almost moribund but maybe it was a quiet day…have taken out a book from the library to learn how to knit socks, this is one of my life’s ambitions, knitting a sock … or two…

my mum is a great sock knitter :)

My grandmother was the last sock knitter in our family.

Is there a knack to it?

Dinetta said:

Is there a knack to it?

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Is there a knack to it?

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

Yes, since I was a child, “turning the heel” was the apex of knitting…never knew anyone who could, tho’…not much call for knitted socks up here but Ragamuffin acquired a few pairs at Portland, Heywood and Warrnambool when she was down there and they look so very comfortable…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Is there a knack to it?

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

Yes, since I was a child, “turning the heel” was the apex of knitting…never knew anyone who could, tho’…not much call for knitted socks up here but Ragamuffin acquired a few pairs at Portland, Heywood and Warrnambool when she was down there and they look so very comfortable…

the ones mum knits me are my favourites. they are so comfortable and fit perfectly, no bunching or squashing.

Haven’t read my book yet, but do you use those needles that are bendy and joined in the middle?

Sock yarn in Australia available here

What should I be looking at , for a beginner? Don’t want to buy the cheap stuff if it’s not easy to work with…

This one’s close to home

It’s a Indooroopilly (Brisbane)…

Dinetta said:

Haven’t read my book yet, but do you use those needles that are bendy and joined in the middle?

you could, but typically I think they are knitted on a set of 4 double pointed needles.

Dinetta said:

Sock yarn in Australia available here

What should I be looking at , for a beginner? Don’t want to buy the cheap stuff if it’s not easy to work with…

Patons wool is high quality so I have no problem recommending the Patonyle. I don’t know the other brands.

Thanks for the information BlueGreen…think I’d better go tuck myself up with that book…

Dinetta said:

Thanks for the information BlueGreen…think I’d better go tuck myself up with that book…

One always needs a pattern.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks for the information BlueGreen…think I’d better go tuck myself up with that book…

One always needs a pattern.

The instructions presume some knitting know-how…best to just jump in, I think…there are patterns for tube socks so I can work out my tension (usually loose) from that…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Thanks for the information BlueGreen…think I’d better go tuck myself up with that book…

One always needs a pattern.

The instructions presume some knitting know-how…best to just jump in, I think…there are patterns for tube socks so I can work out my tension (usually loose) from that…

Yes, always do a test patch to check your tension as even the same ply wools can vary from brand to brand (or even within some brands I have found)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

You’re good BG. We have certainly had warm, humid weather. I will put your tips into action starting with Potassium. Thanks for sorting it for me. I am assuming that this covers snake beans as well as the french brans?

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Other than shopping it’s been an inside day again today. Showers happening every now and then. Rain tomorrow and Saturday. Buggerdammit. So much to do outside and we can’t get to it. I did get to pick the beans though.

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

Well you don’t have to eat it…but isn’t there a repellent with chilli and garlic in it?

Yes there is..

I’l try that one too. thanks guys.

Happy Potter said:

Max coming home after 6.30 pm, what a long day, felt like a week. He was under the anaesthetic for 3.5 hours! He has deeper than usual ear canals and thickened canal walls, and a bony ‘space’ behind his ear that may be enlarged from the infection. Tissue and fluid samples sent off to the lab, will know exactly what it is in a few days.
At some stage his ear drum had burst and the infection has gone deeper. Poor thing :( He’ll be on stronger meds for a while and a course of prednisolone. Tomorrow he’ll be taken back for a pain jab.
I’ve cancelled any prior working bees and will keep him quiet for a few days.

Sorry to hear that HP. I hope it all comes good in the end. Cockers seem to have a lot of trouble with their ears. Ours did too.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Is there a knack to it?

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

don’t they use special needles?

Oh Gee! I’ve rather taken over the LHC. Sorry about that. I missed yesterday totally.

Our citrus are dropping their fruit. Oranges, Mandies and Lemonade. I must be because of all the rain. No use picking much of it because it’s not ripe and very small. Perhaps a good time to give the trees a good prune back and put our faith in next year.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Does anybody know what the treatment is to get rid of bean fly? Probably some horrible concoction.

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

You’re good BG. We have certainly had warm, humid weather. I will put your tips into action starting with Potassium. Thanks for sorting it for me. I am assuming that this covers snake beans as well as the french brans?

yes

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Is there a knack to it?

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

don’t they use special needles?

I did some research last night: 4 double-ended needles…or you can use a kind of circular affair if that’s your preference…

pomolo said:

Oh Gee! I’ve rather taken over the LHC. Sorry about that. I missed yesterday totally.

Our citrus are dropping their fruit. Oranges, Mandies and Lemonade. I must be because of all the rain. No use picking much of it because it’s not ripe and very small. Perhaps a good time to give the trees a good prune back and put our faith in next year.

Too much rain might be the answer, they are gross feeders (I’ve read) and their roots are close to the surface…J & J down the back mulched their citrus like billy-o before they took off but they are not getting much fruit…I wonder if the heavy winter rains of last year had an effect on productivity?

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Oh Gee! I’ve rather taken over the LHC. Sorry about that. I missed yesterday totally.

Our citrus are dropping their fruit. Oranges, Mandies and Lemonade. I must be because of all the rain. No use picking much of it because it’s not ripe and very small. Perhaps a good time to give the trees a good prune back and put our faith in next year.

Too much rain might be the answer, they are gross feeders (I’ve read) and their roots are close to the surface…J & J down the back mulched their citrus like billy-o before they took off but they are not getting much fruit…I wonder if the heavy winter rains of last year had an effect on productivity?

They are gross feeders and their feeder roots are close to the surface but too much rain usually splits or rots the fruit. It is on hot days with little available moisture that they drop green fruit.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Oh Gee! I’ve rather taken over the LHC. Sorry about that. I missed yesterday totally.

Our citrus are dropping their fruit. Oranges, Mandies and Lemonade. I must be because of all the rain. No use picking much of it because it’s not ripe and very small. Perhaps a good time to give the trees a good prune back and put our faith in next year.

Too much rain might be the answer, they are gross feeders (I’ve read) and their roots are close to the surface…J & J down the back mulched their citrus like billy-o before they took off but they are not getting much fruit…I wonder if the heavy winter rains of last year had an effect on productivity?

They are gross feeders and their feeder roots are close to the surface but too much rain usually splits or rots the fruit. It is on hot days with little available moisture that they drop green fruit.

J & J have little soakers going…not all the time I don’t think…while they are away..just a dribble…

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

don’t they use special needles?

I did some research last night: 4 double-ended needles…or you can use a kind of circular affair if that’s your preference…

Many years ago I knitted a pair of baby pants for a friend. The onesy type with the booties attached.After I’d finished I held it up to admire my work only to discover the feet were pointing backwards.

bubba louie said:

Many years ago I knitted a pair of baby pants for a friend. The onesy type with the booties attached.After I’d finished I held it up to admire my work only to discover the feet were pointing backwards.

LOL! Sounds like something I’d do…

I;ve had a look at YouTube and got the gist of the 4 – 5 needles and knitting “in the round”, as it were…

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

don’t they use special needles?

I did some research last night: 4 double-ended needles…or you can use a kind of circular affair if that’s your preference…

Many years ago I knitted a pair of baby pants for a friend. The onesy type with the booties attached.After I’d finished I held it up to admire my work only to discover the feet were pointing backwards.

oops!

Reminds me of the scene in The Addams Family movie, where ? (the mother) holds up her knitting (at the end of the movie) and it’s either got 3 arms or 3 legs…Motricia, that’s who… loved that movie…

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

you could try sticky traps, but they can trap good critters too. As a preventative Sulphate of Potash.

from Organic School Gardens”:http://www.organicschools.com.au/Lessons/Lesson10Organicpestcontrol/tabid/189/Default.aspx

Bean Fly

These pests are tiny, glossy, black flies that appear in warm, humid weather to attack French bean plants that don’t have enough potassium. The best way to avoid these pests is to practice crop rotation, have plenty of compost in the bed where you grow French and climbing beans, and to hill-up soil around the stems of bean plants.

Look out for yellow spots and fine lines on bean leaves. They are a sign that the flies have laid eggs in the leaves. Remove and destroy damaged leaves to stop larvae tunnelling to the base of the stem, and give your bean plants a drink or two of organic-allowed seaweed tea.

Yes but the potash needs to be in the soil before the bean fly come.

I’ve always prior feed the spots I plan to plant beans and peas with ashes from the stove.

your soil had a pH of 11 – does it need highly alkaline wood ash?

justin said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

Yes but the potash needs to be in the soil before the bean fly come.

I’ve always prior feed the spots I plan to plant beans and peas with ashes from the stove.

your soil had a pH of 11 – does it need highly alkaline wood ash?

It is all a matter of a fine balance.

The soil indeed does not need any more alkali but it definitely lacks sufficient potash.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Had a look in the Patchwork and Quilting Club the other day, they are looking for other crafts as well. I really really need to track down some tatting shuttles, the best I can find is over in the US of A…

It seems almost moribund but maybe it was a quiet day…have taken out a book from the library to learn how to knit socks, this is one of my life’s ambitions, knitting a sock … or two…

my mum is a great sock knitter :)

My grandmother was the last sock knitter in our family.

…….possibly in the world.

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

use really good quality wool. you can get specialised sock wool that is machine washable I think. Otherwise, practice I suppose. Turning the heel I expect is the trickiest part.

Yes, since I was a child, “turning the heel” was the apex of knitting…never knew anyone who could, tho’…not much call for knitted socks up here but Ragamuffin acquired a few pairs at Portland, Heywood and Warrnambool when she was down there and they look so very comfortable…

the ones mum knits me are my favourites. they are so comfortable and fit perfectly, no bunching or squashing.

how long does a pair of socks take to be knitted?
i’m impressed with your mum tho’ – my mum tried it once but the socks were not well fitting.

justin said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

my mum is a great sock knitter :)

My grandmother was the last sock knitter in our family.

…….possibly in the world.

Well, she did die a long time ago.

justin said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Yes, since I was a child, “turning the heel” was the apex of knitting…never knew anyone who could, tho’…not much call for knitted socks up here but Ragamuffin acquired a few pairs at Portland, Heywood and Warrnambool when she was down there and they look so very comfortable…

the ones mum knits me are my favourites. they are so comfortable and fit perfectly, no bunching or squashing.

how long does a pair of socks take to be knitted?
i’m impressed with your mum tho’ – my mum tried it once but the socks were not well fitting.

Now here’s a challenge for me. I haven’t knitted in a long time but my knitting was highly praised by all the women in my family so perhaps knitting new socks is better than darning ones worn thin.

roughbarked said:

Now here’s a challenge for me. I haven’t knitted in a long time but my knitting was highly praised by all the women in my family so perhaps knitting new socks is better than darning ones worn thin.

In this book I’m reading, you can take out the worn-out heels and the toes of the socks you have knitted, and insert replacements. A bit like Great Granny’s axe: 3 heads and 9 handles and still going strong…

You must have a lovely tension in your knitting, RoughBarked, to earn all that praise…and it would not have been given lightly I imagine…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Now here’s a challenge for me. I haven’t knitted in a long time but my knitting was highly praised by all the women in my family so perhaps knitting new socks is better than darning ones worn thin.

In this book I’m reading, you can take out the worn-out heels and the toes of the socks you have knitted, and insert replacements. A bit like Great Granny’s axe: 3 heads and 9 handles and still going strong…

You must have a lovely tension in your knitting, RoughBarked, to earn all that praise…and it would not have been given lightly I imagine…

there is a tautness about me.. not sure if it is always lovely but I do enjoy tuning it.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Oh Gee! I’ve rather taken over the LHC. Sorry about that. I missed yesterday totally.

Our citrus are dropping their fruit. Oranges, Mandies and Lemonade. I must be because of all the rain. No use picking much of it because it’s not ripe and very small. Perhaps a good time to give the trees a good prune back and put our faith in next year.

Too much rain might be the answer, they are gross feeders (I’ve read) and their roots are close to the surface…J & J down the back mulched their citrus like billy-o before they took off but they are not getting much fruit…I wonder if the heavy winter rains of last year had an effect on productivity?

They are gross feeders and their feeder roots are close to the surface but too much rain usually splits or rots the fruit. It is on hot days with little available moisture that they drop green fruit.

my oranges are splitting before they ripen and the limes are dropping. can’t always be to do with water – there must be other factors as well.

my beans didn’t produce a bean all throughout summer, now they are and the ground is drier, the watering routine the same. also my zuchs (white and black types) are now producing after a summer of doing nought. my late season roma toms browned off again but are shooting from the base.

no answers needed – just pointing out complications is all.

My thought was fertilisation and out of season watering / precipitation…I know mangoes don’t produce well if the winter is too wet and that happened last year…

Dinetta said:

My thought was fertilisation and out of season watering / precipitation…I know mangoes don’t produce well if the winter is too wet and that happened last year…

moisture and temperature are linked.

justin said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Too much rain might be the answer, they are gross feeders (I’ve read) and their roots are close to the surface…J & J down the back mulched their citrus like billy-o before they took off but they are not getting much fruit…I wonder if the heavy winter rains of last year had an effect on productivity?

They are gross feeders and their feeder roots are close to the surface but too much rain usually splits or rots the fruit. It is on hot days with little available moisture that they drop green fruit.

my oranges are splitting before they ripen and the limes are dropping. can’t always be to do with water – there must be other factors as well.

my beans didn’t produce a bean all throughout summer, now they are and the ground is drier, the watering routine the same. also my zuchs (white and black types) are now producing after a summer of doing nought. my late season roma toms browned off again but are shooting from the base.

no answers needed – just pointing out complications is all.

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/hort/fn/pw/citrusloss.pdf

justin said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

my mum is a great sock knitter :)

My grandmother was the last sock knitter in our family.

…….possibly in the world.

my mum is still knitting them :)

justin said:

bluegreen said:

the ones mum knits me are my favourites. they are so comfortable and fit perfectly, no bunching or squashing.

how long does a pair of socks take to be knitted?
i’m impressed with your mum tho’ – my mum tried it once but the socks were not well fitting.

she’s had lots of practice. don’t know how long it takes her, but probably not as long as you might think.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

My thought was fertilisation and out of season watering / precipitation…I know mangoes don’t produce well if the winter is too wet and that happened last year…

moisture and temperature are linked.

the long hot summer prevented fruit set for a lot of veges for gardeners around here, but then you would come across someone who had no problems and got a bumper harvest. Micro climate at work I think.

roughbarked said:

justin said:

roughbarked said:

They are gross feeders and their feeder roots are close to the surface but too much rain usually splits or rots the fruit. It is on hot days with little available moisture that they drop green fruit.

my oranges are splitting before they ripen and the limes are dropping. can’t always be to do with water – there must be other factors as well.

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/hort/fn/pw/citrusloss.pdf

“Splits probably occur when water and sugars are transported from the roots of the tree to the ripening fruit, and the rind is unable to expand
quickly enough to accommodate the added volume. The rind bursts open under the pressure”

that perfectly explains the splitting on my navels.

Here in Penshurst where the citrus are planted beside the greywater gravel pit, the lemons have been pretty continuous (that tree is about 8 years old now), the lime is setting lots of fruit, some almost to pickatgreen stage (that tree is about 4 years old) and the orange tree is making leaves. It’s only been in for two years and is yet to bear.

In Casterton where there has been minimal watering – I bucket a couple of buckets to each tree at very irregular intervals of a week to three weeks – the orange tree (1999) has oranges on it that are useable but small, the lime is just starting to set something (about 2 years) and the tangelo (about 5 years) has three or four good looking fruit and more flowers starting. The mandarin (about 3 years and very exposed) is going for leaf growth at the moment. But there has been virtually no rain there for 6 months, so I’m glad to have something. When the weather does break, I expect them to shoot away frantically.

buffy said:

Here in Penshurst where the citrus are planted beside the greywater gravel pit, the lemons have been pretty continuous (that tree is about 8 years old now), the lime is setting lots of fruit, some almost to pickatgreen stage (that tree is about 4 years old) and the orange tree is making leaves. It’s only been in for two years and is yet to bear.

In Casterton where there has been minimal watering – I bucket a couple of buckets to each tree at very irregular intervals of a week to three weeks – the orange tree (1999) has oranges on it that are useable but small, the lime is just starting to set something (about 2 years) and the tangelo (about 5 years) has three or four good looking fruit and more flowers starting. The mandarin (about 3 years and very exposed) is going for leaf growth at the moment. But there has been virtually no rain there for 6 months, so I’m glad to have something. When the weather does break, I expect them to shoot away frantically.

Mulch with good compost is the answer for minimal watering situations. Top it with lucerne hay.

Today I actually mowed the lawns and dropped that huge and very dead Eucalyptus occidentalis at my front gate. Managed to do it without making too much mess of the shrubbery and the street.

roughbarked said:

Today I actually mowed the lawns and dropped that huge and very dead Eucalyptus occidentalis at my front gate. Managed to do it without making too much mess of the shrubbery and the street.

Well done on the tree drop!

I thought about mowing the footpath with the whippersnipper this afternoon but will do it tomorrow morning instead. Down the back needs doing again too…

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

My thought was fertilisation and out of season watering / precipitation…I know mangoes don’t produce well if the winter is too wet and that happened last year…

moisture and temperature are linked.

the long hot summer prevented fruit set for a lot of veges for gardeners around here, but then you would come across someone who had no problems and got a bumper harvest. Micro climate at work I think.

odd that Victoria and SA were subject to the same browning off and non-fruiting.
possibly pestilence spread by the preceding rodent plague?

Morning. I’m still here, just quiet.. still looking after Max and the twice daily pill routine. He knows those pills are in that food and manages to eat the food but spit the pill out intact. He doesn’t trust cheese anymore, nor vegemite toast, lol, so I resorted to cooking some meats and hiding them in that. If I put them down his throat he coughs and chokes and still the pill comes back up. A favourite is chicken skin and cubes from chicken kebabs. So far so good. His head is still tilted and his eyes are still darting about. Next vet appointment tomorrow for the test results.

Hubby isn’t working much atm, so in the meantime we are getting some outside jobs done. The biggest job was getting two of the big rocks set into the part up the side to the meters. Well, fun and games..how do two people move a half ton rocks..with a lot of difficulty I can tell you. Even getting it a few inches along took ages. Until the man had the bright idea of shoving an old skateboard under it and rolling it. Well he levered it up and I piffed the skateboard under it. Success. Except it is too heavy to stop and doesn’t come with a brake! lol..result: I have a very sore skun and swollen ankle and he has a cut and bruised finger. We helped each other inside to dress our wounds and have a rest. We got the two rocks in though! Only another four to go LOL.

Happy Potter said:

His head is still tilted and his eyes are still darting about.

Side to side like the world is spinning?

That is what my cat Alex was doing when he had a bleed on the brain. Have they checked his blood pressure? If it is high then maybe they are chasing the wrong diagnosis? Worth asking.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

His head is still tilted and his eyes are still darting about.

Side to side like the world is spinning?

That is what my cat Alex was doing when he had a bleed on the brain. Have they checked his blood pressure? If it is high then maybe they are chasing the wrong diagnosis? Worth asking.

especially if the tests come back inconclusive.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

His head is still tilted and his eyes are still darting about.

Side to side like the world is spinning?

That is what my cat Alex was doing when he had a bleed on the brain. Have they checked his blood pressure? If it is high then maybe they are chasing the wrong diagnosis? Worth asking.

Yes they did and that was all fine. Apparently inner ear infections can take weeks to heal. The lab tests will tell us more about what type of bug it is, and if there’s any tumour cells present.
He is quite sprightly, not in pain and happy enough, just walks with a strange wobbling gait and his head is on the side.
He won’t push a door open though if I’m in another room and leave the door slightly ajar. He would previously charge through it. Instead he just sits there and cries.

My late aunty had cocker spaniels, black and white, and liver and white…One of them developed canker in the ears and we used to have to put oil (prescribed by vet) into the ear for the poor thing…they told us it was cos the cocker spaniels have very deep ears that you can’t really get in to to clean…Max is in good hands by the sound of it…

Not much work going on out here, one of the mining companies is shaving another 100 jobs … not sure if they’re FIFO, DIDO or locals… but the closure of Blair Athol mine is noticeable now…rents dropping (still unreasonable if you ask me), grocery stores are quieter, the dedicated coffee shop (that’s all it does) opens at 5 and shuts at 14:00 instead of 20:00…down the back does not look like there’s been any new rents since before Christmas and they have shelved the plans to build more (townhouses, 3 bedrooms I think, only pets allowed are Nemos and Tweeties)…there is a plan to build a new “development” on old railroad land but the survey pegs are as far as they’ve gone…Still a vibrant little town tho’…

Dinetta said:

My late aunty had cocker spaniels, black and white, and liver and white…One of them developed canker in the ears and we used to have to put oil (prescribed by vet) into the ear for the poor thing…they told us it was cos the cocker spaniels have very deep ears that you can’t really get in to to clean…Max is in good hands by the sound of it…

Yes and with the floppy ear thing they are prone to ear problems. I’ve got a vast array of ear preparations taking up half my side of the medicine cupboard. And, as far as cocker spaniels go, Max has a broader head than usual, making those ear canals even deeper and his canal walls are thickened and narrow. He will be having checks more often.
He was coming good before this sudden relapse, straight head and back to his joyful old self tearing about after feral birds. He was so scared of getting on the bed, he was like a shark circling around and wanting to get up, but trusts us to help him get on and off.

Saffron’s up and blooming :)
Except…I discovered bloody snails had eaten 3 of the blooms. They actually ate out the red threads but left the purple petals, rotten mongrel things. I’ve got a rainbow of colours of snail pellets about the bed..not too thickly.
Moving the rocks about yesty and cleaning out the dead pumpkin vines, I turned over a lot of smaller rocks laying about the front garden and squished hundreds of snails. I sprinkled the whole area with snail bait.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

My late aunty had cocker spaniels, black and white, and liver and white…One of them developed canker in the ears and we used to have to put oil (prescribed by vet) into the ear for the poor thing…they told us it was cos the cocker spaniels have very deep ears that you can’t really get in to to clean…Max is in good hands by the sound of it…

Yes and with the floppy ear thing they are prone to ear problems. I’ve got a vast array of ear preparations taking up half my side of the medicine cupboard. And, as far as cocker spaniels go, Max has a broader head than usual, making those ear canals even deeper and his canal walls are thickened and narrow. He will be having checks more often.
He was coming good before this sudden relapse, straight head and back to his joyful old self tearing about after feral birds. He was so scared of getting on the bed, he was like a shark circling around and wanting to get up, but trusts us to help him get on and off.

Send him up here, he can chase the crows for me…

Send him up here, he can chase the crows for me…
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Oh he would love that. The ravens and magpies here know that this backyard is a danger area so they only hang about out the front.

They’re too quick for Max anyway though, most of his catches are the slow and fat wood doves.

Happy Potter said:

Send him up here, he can chase the crows for me…
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Oh he would love that. The ravens and magpies here know that this backyard is a danger area so they only hang about out the front.

They’re too quick for Max anyway though, most of his catches are the slow and fat wood doves.

All he has to do is chase them! Shadow is not interested in chasing birds…still gives token snaps at the rear ends of The Chicks when they can’t resist temptation and jump on his back…the galahs and silver choughs and such clean up the leftover grains undisturbed…

I just went to have a bunch of x-rays done on my back for my check up with the surgeon and gees those screws and bolts are big. There’s 2 large images and one small A4 size, wondering if I can scan one on the printer scanner, without doing damage to it.

Happy Potter said:

I just went to have a bunch of x-rays done on my back for my check up with the surgeon and gees those screws and bolts are big. There’s 2 large images and one small A4 size, wondering if I can scan one on the printer scanner, without doing damage to it.

you could try taping it on a window and then take a photo

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I just went to have a bunch of x-rays done on my back for my check up with the surgeon and gees those screws and bolts are big. There’s 2 large images and one small A4 size, wondering if I can scan one on the printer scanner, without doing damage to it.

you could try taping it on a window and then take a photo

A positive or negative photo? oops this is now a digital world, is it not?

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I just went to have a bunch of x-rays done on my back for my check up with the surgeon and gees those screws and bolts are big. There’s 2 large images and one small A4 size, wondering if I can scan one on the printer scanner, without doing damage to it.

you could try taping it on a window and then take a photo

A positive or negative photo? oops this is now a digital world, is it not?

Yes I’ll have to do that BG. Images on disc usually, but not from the bulk bill imaging places. Maybe I’ll ask them how much..

I don’t know if you have visited the Home Page here recently, but I’ve just noticed that there is a link to your account to change your password if you want! Don’t know how long it has been there but goodonya cb88!

Hello Gardeners. So here is What I Did Today. Your task is to pick out the bit that wasn’t planned….

Leave home at 7.00am to take car to Warrnambool (70km) for a service. Walk from mechanic’s in to town 3km, buy some Glad Wrap (I can’t get the mini Glad Wrap in Hamilton), order the meat for Mr buffy’s birthday bash in a couple of weeks, walk back to mechanic’s. Car ready. (190,000km…It said 189999 as I pulled in, I think I should have driven around the block before driving in the driveway).

Go out to Allansford, stopping on the way for material and elastic at Spotlight (haven’t got one of them in Hamilton either). Buy butter and real cream and a brilliant milkshake. Drive back through Warrrnambool and head home.

Hit pothole just North of Koroit, swear, look in rear vision mirror and see wheel cover careering across the road. U-turn, chuck Mr buffy out to pick up wheel cover and U-turn again. Get out of car at Mr buffy’s suggestion to look at buckled wheel and flat tyre. Pull slowly around the corner onto dead end side gravel road and assist Mr buffy to change tyre.

Drive home, nervously eyeing off the potholes. Hamilton tyre place has the right tyres in stock. Arrange to take car in at 2.30 for two new tyres and a verdict on the wheel rim. Go for a coffee. Go to Hamilton, nice man says rim is redeemable, sit in waiting room while tyres done. Now have two new front tyres, two good back tyres (yes, they had been rotated front to back at the servicing) and a good spare. On a rim pushed back into shape.

Continue on to Casterton and assess ferocity of European wasps in nest I have been trying to kill off. Wasps still around, not aggressive. Decide it’s not quite dusk enough yet and go and do shrub and tree pruning for a while. Go back and feed wasps with assorted poisons.

Drive home.

Total km about 370 for the day.

I think I’ll go to work tomorrow, for a bit of variety.

>>Saffron’s up and blooming :) <<

Don’t think mine’s even thought about it yet. At least nothing seemed to be happening yesterday.

buffy said:

Hello Gardeners. So here is What I Did Today. Your task is to pick out the bit that wasn’t planned….

Leave home at 7.00am to take car to Warrnambool (70km) for a service. Walk from mechanic’s in to town 3km, buy some Glad Wrap (I can’t get the mini Glad Wrap in Hamilton), order the meat for Mr buffy’s birthday bash in a couple of weeks, walk back to mechanic’s. Car ready. (190,000km…It said 189999 as I pulled in, I think I should have driven around the block before driving in the driveway).

Go out to Allansford, stopping on the way for material and elastic at Spotlight (haven’t got one of them in Hamilton either). Buy butter and real cream and a brilliant milkshake. Drive back through Warrrnambool and head home.

Hit pothole just North of Koroit, swear, look in rear vision mirror and see wheel cover careering across the road. U-turn, chuck Mr buffy out to pick up wheel cover and U-turn again. Get out of car at Mr buffy’s suggestion to look at buckled wheel and flat tyre. Pull slowly around the corner onto dead end side gravel road and assist Mr buffy to change tyre.

Drive home, nervously eyeing off the potholes. Hamilton tyre place has the right tyres in stock. Arrange to take car in at 2.30 for two new tyres and a verdict on the wheel rim. Go for a coffee. Go to Hamilton, nice man says rim is redeemable, sit in waiting room while tyres done. Now have two new front tyres, two good back tyres (yes, they had been rotated front to back at the servicing) and a good spare. On a rim pushed back into shape.

Continue on to Casterton and assess ferocity of European wasps in nest I have been trying to kill off. Wasps still around, not aggressive. Decide it’s not quite dusk enough yet and go and do shrub and tree pruning for a while. Go back and feed wasps with assorted poisons.

Drive home.

Total km about 370 for the day.

I think I’ll go to work tomorrow, for a bit of variety.

the milkshake? lol!

bluegreen said:

buffy said:

Hello Gardeners. So here is What I Did Today. Your task is to pick out the bit that wasn’t planned….

Total km about 370 for the day.

I think I’ll go to work tomorrow, for a bit of variety.

the milkshake? lol!

Good one BlueGreen, I didn’t pick that up…and I’m a milkshake connoisseur…

Oh, the milkshake was planned…if you go to the Allansford cheese factory shop, you have a milkshake. Every time!

buffy said:

Oh, the milkshake was planned…if you go to the Allansford cheese factory shop, you have a milkshake. Every time!

at least the rim was salvageable :)

Yes, I thought I was up for that expense too.

Happy Potter said:

Morning. I’m still here, just quiet.. still looking after Max and the twice daily pill routine. He knows those pills are in that food and manages to eat the food but spit the pill out intact. He doesn’t trust cheese anymore, nor vegemite toast, lol, so I resorted to cooking some meats and hiding them in that. If I put them down his throat he coughs and chokes and still the pill comes back up. A favourite is chicken skin and cubes from chicken kebabs. So far so good. His head is still tilted and his eyes are still darting about. Next vet appointment tomorrow for the test results.

Hubby isn’t working much atm, so in the meantime we are getting some outside jobs done. The biggest job was getting two of the big rocks set into the part up the side to the meters. Well, fun and games..how do two people move a half ton rocks..with a lot of difficulty I can tell you. Even getting it a few inches along took ages. Until the man had the bright idea of shoving an old skateboard under it and rolling it. Well he levered it up and I piffed the skateboard under it. Success. Except it is too heavy to stop and doesn’t come with a brake! lol..result: I have a very sore skun and swollen ankle and he has a cut and bruised finger. We helped each other inside to dress our wounds and have a rest. We got the two rocks in though! Only another four to go LOL.

You make our furniture moving and flatpak construction sound like chicken feed. We still collapsed at the end of the day though.

Dinetta said:

My late aunty had cocker spaniels, black and white, and liver and white…One of them developed canker in the ears and we used to have to put oil (prescribed by vet) into the ear for the poor thing…they told us it was cos the cocker spaniels have very deep ears that you can’t really get in to to clean…Max is in good hands by the sound of it…

Our Vet told us that a cockers ear canal runs down then turns at a right angle so very hard to cure an infection etc. Our dog had to have an operation on both ears where they opened up that whole canal to the right angle and left it open for ever. It certainly cured the dogs canker problems but it wasn’t cheap to have done.

buffy said:

Hello Gardeners. So here is What I Did Today. Your task is to pick out the bit that wasn’t planned….

Leave home at 7.00am to take car to Warrnambool (70km) for a service. Walk from mechanic’s in to town 3km, buy some Glad Wrap (I can’t get the mini Glad Wrap in Hamilton), order the meat for Mr buffy’s birthday bash in a couple of weeks, walk back to mechanic’s. Car ready. (190,000km…It said 189999 as I pulled in, I think I should have driven around the block before driving in the driveway).

Go out to Allansford, stopping on the way for material and elastic at Spotlight (haven’t got one of them in Hamilton either). Buy butter and real cream and a brilliant milkshake. Drive back through Warrrnambool and head home.

Hit pothole just North of Koroit, swear, look in rear vision mirror and see wheel cover careering across the road. U-turn, chuck Mr buffy out to pick up wheel cover and U-turn again. Get out of car at Mr buffy’s suggestion to look at buckled wheel and flat tyre. Pull slowly around the corner onto dead end side gravel road and assist Mr buffy to change tyre.

Drive home, nervously eyeing off the potholes. Hamilton tyre place has the right tyres in stock. Arrange to take car in at 2.30 for two new tyres and a verdict on the wheel rim. Go for a coffee. Go to Hamilton, nice man says rim is redeemable, sit in waiting room while tyres done. Now have two new front tyres, two good back tyres (yes, they had been rotated front to back at the servicing) and a good spare. On a rim pushed back into shape.

Continue on to Casterton and assess ferocity of European wasps in nest I have been trying to kill off. Wasps still around, not aggressive. Decide it’s not quite dusk enough yet and go and do shrub and tree pruning for a while. Go back and feed wasps with assorted poisons.

Drive home.

Total km about 370 for the day.

I think I’ll go to work tomorrow, for a bit of variety.

Cars….Can’t live without them but we could certainly do without pot holes.

Good morning Gardeners. Back to work today. I’ll just be careful what I drive through on the way….

We found butter is the best for getting pills into Boxers, might work for other dogs. They adore the stuff. So you wrap the pill in butter…but don’t immediately give that bit to them. Cut off a couple of other cubes. Give one cube. Yum!! Make a fuss how lovely it is!!! Give another (might be the pill one, might not). Yumm!! Then give the pill one, if you haven’t slipped it in already, because they are gobbling by now, immediately followed by another one so they gulp and grab the next one.

Works for us. Boxers loooooove their butter. And so does the new Pug.

buffy said:

Works for us. Boxers loooooove their butter. And so does the new Pug.

You’ll find peanut butter also works in getting dogs to swallow their pills.

AussieDJ said:

buffy said:

Works for us. Boxers loooooove their butter. And so does the new Pug.

You’ll find peanut butter also works in getting dogs to swallow their pills.

doesn’t it stick to the roof of their mouths?

I think the key is having a number of pieces so that they gulp the pill one down so as not to miss out on the next one, as buffy said.

bluegreen said:

AussieDJ said:

You’ll find peanut butter also works in getting dogs to swallow their pills.

doesn’t it stick to the roof of their mouths?

I think the key is having a number of pieces so that they gulp the pill one down so as not to miss out on the next one, as buffy said.

Hahahaha! Peanut butter and dogs is a party routine, as Ragamuffin found out with her kelpie. A friend told her about it and Ragamuffin sat around for 10 mins crying while she laughed whilst her kelpie tried to get the peanut butter off the roof of her mouth…this is a dog, you drop the tablet on the floor and she pounces on it, eats it, and looks for more…

Our local vet will insert the tablet for free, if you can’t do it…

buffy said:

Good morning Gardeners. Back to work today. I’ll just be careful what I drive through on the way….

We found butter is the best for getting pills into Boxers, might work for other dogs. They adore the stuff. So you wrap the pill in butter…but don’t immediately give that bit to them. Cut off a couple of other cubes. Give one cube. Yum!! Make a fuss how lovely it is!!! Give another (might be the pill one, might not). Yumm!! Then give the pill one, if you haven’t slipped it in already, because they are gobbling by now, immediately followed by another one so they gulp and grab the next one.

Works for us. Boxers loooooove their butter. And so does the new Pug.

What a good idea. I’ve tried lots of things to disguise the pills but never thought of butter. Cheese mostly works for us but not always.

bluegreen said:

AussieDJ said:

buffy said:

Works for us. Boxers loooooove their butter. And so does the new Pug.

You’ll find peanut butter also works in getting dogs to swallow their pills.

doesn’t it stick to the roof of their mouths?

I think the key is having a number of pieces so that they gulp the pill one down so as not to miss out on the next one, as buffy said.

It’s also a good idea not to have the smell of the pill on your fingers. We usually have one placing the pill in the chic/cheese and someone else doing the offering.

I used to grind up the pill mix it with an egg and then stir the egg into a bowl of milk and wheat germ.. He ate the tablets and got a lovely shiny coat.

Happy Tuesday. I’m here because I’m waiting for the sun to dry things out a bit so I can do some spraying. Yeah, I’m doing the glypo thing. With all the rain the weeds are going straight to seed and that keeps me awake at night. lol.

Back from Max’s vet appointment, culture came back as the bacterium they that suspected it was and he’s just got to stay on the same tablets, one slow acting and another faster acting antibiotic, and the cortisone tabs. It’s just going to take time but he is improving slowly. The biopsy will take a few days longer.

No dramas with giving him his pills this morning, wrapped in a bit of warmed up roast lamb.

It’s a gorgeous day. I noticed as I drove out the driveway that many saffron flowers have opened. I’ve picked them now and pinched out the threads. It’s a pity to waste those pretty purple flowers so I’ve floated them in a small bowl for the table. Pic when I upload it.

pomolo said:

It’s also a good idea not to have the smell of the pill on your fingers. We usually have one placing the pill in the chic/cheese and someone else doing the offering.

Crafty!

Happy Potter said:

Back from Max’s vet appointment, culture came back as the bacterium they that suspected it was and he’s just got to stay on the same tablets, one slow acting and another faster acting antibiotic, and the cortisone tabs. It’s just going to take time but he is improving slowly. The biopsy will take a few days longer.

No dramas with giving him his pills this morning, wrapped in a bit of warmed up roast lamb.

It’s a gorgeous day. I noticed as I drove out the driveway that many saffron flowers have opened. I’ve picked them now and pinched out the threads. It’s a pity to waste those pretty purple flowers so I’ve floated them in a small bowl for the table. Pic when I upload it.

Great news that they’ve isolated the “bug” in Max’s ear…mmm saffron rice!

went to Euroa Arboretum today with the gardening group. here they propagate local native species and sell to organisations like Landcare or farms or to the general public. They grow about 45,000 plants a year. The property itself was donated after being used as a storage area and quarry for when the Hume Freeway was being built. Apart from a handful of lovely old Eucalypts there wasn’t much there. Gradually over the years plantings and natural regrowth is turning it into a lovely open woodland. To start with natives from all over Australia were planted but now they concentrate on local species, some getting quite rare with only a half dozen or so stands in the local Strathbogie Ranges. A shallow drain and pit created during the road building process is now a creek, ponds and dam which provides the water to grow the seedlings. Another area that has been a problem to manage because it is constantly wet they are sculpting into a wetland area for water birds. The dam is too deep to encourage these sort of birds where the new wetlands will be shallow and more ephemeral.

Here is a local that came to check out the fare while we were having a cuppa.

bluegreen said:

went to Euroa Arboretum today with the gardening group. here they propagate local native species and sell to organisations like Landcare or farms or to the general public. They grow about 45,000 plants a year. The property itself was donated after being used as a storage area and quarry for when the Hume Freeway was being built. Apart from a handful of lovely old Eucalypts there wasn’t much there. Gradually over the years plantings and natural regrowth is turning it into a lovely open woodland. To start with natives from all over Australia were planted but now they concentrate on local species, some getting quite rare with only a half dozen or so stands in the local Strathbogie Ranges. A shallow drain and pit created during the road building process is now a creek, ponds and dam which provides the water to grow the seedlings. Another area that has been a problem to manage because it is constantly wet they are sculpting into a wetland area for water birds. The dam is too deep to encourage these sort of birds where the new wetlands will be shallow and more ephemeral.

Here is a local that came to check out the fare while we were having a cuppa.

Sounds good…and did the Local approve of the offering?

Happy Potter said:

Back from Max’s vet appointment, culture came back as the bacterium they that suspected it was and he’s just got to stay on the same tablets, one slow acting and another faster acting antibiotic, and the cortisone tabs. It’s just going to take time but he is improving slowly. The biopsy will take a few days longer.

No dramas with giving him his pills this morning, wrapped in a bit of warmed up roast lamb.

It’s a gorgeous day. I noticed as I drove out the driveway that many saffron flowers have opened. I’ve picked them now and pinched out the threads. It’s a pity to waste those pretty purple flowers so I’ve floated them in a small bowl for the table. Pic when I upload it.

At least he’s improving even if it’s slowly.

why are you awake? I’m blaming the moon…

Dinetta said:

why are you awake? I’m blaming the moon…

I rarely sleep.

Though I’m wondering where everybody else on the internet went. I am aware that RealLife™ does eat into our internet time but it does seem that either facebook, mobile phones or something has been drawing people away from chat forums.

Then there are other worrying questions like haven’t heard from PM. So was he the Australian that was shot in PNG?, did his plane fall out of the sky or will he just waltz in with a new set of photos any moment?

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

why are you awake? I’m blaming the moon…

I rarely sleep.

Though I’m wondering where everybody else on the internet went. I am aware that RealLife™ does eat into our internet time but it does seem that either facebook, mobile phones or something has been drawing people away from chat forums.

Then there are other worrying questions like haven’t heard from PM. So was he the Australian that was shot in PNG?, did his plane fall out of the sky or will he just waltz in with a new set of photos any moment?

He wasn’t the fellow that what shot. I saw the article and it was some other fellow. He may be just out of internet range atm, somewhere in those mountains.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

why are you awake? I’m blaming the moon…

I rarely sleep.

Though I’m wondering where everybody else on the internet went. I am aware that RealLife™ does eat into our internet time but it does seem that either facebook, mobile phones or something has been drawing people away from chat forums.

Then there are other worrying questions like haven’t heard from PM. So was he the Australian that was shot in PNG?, did his plane fall out of the sky or will he just waltz in with a new set of photos any moment?

Ok, I’ve been in touch with him over fb (facebook) and he is alive! Very very busy…too young to be the unfortunate Oz that was shot, by the way…

You’re right, I never thought of it that way, that fb and similar are drawing folk away from the fora…haven’t “met” anybody new since…since the other gardening forum was shut down…I notice Hardacre (my nickname for him) is being kept on a tight leash on the new forum…no creating other persona so he can stir an argument…he did it over on ScribblyGum as well…

I used to TheE’s gardening forum and made a real life friend over there…. haven’t contributed to the Gardening Express forum for years…Did you ever find out where the Tech Talk forum re-opened, and what as?

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

why are you awake? I’m blaming the moon…

I rarely sleep.

Though I’m wondering where everybody else on the internet went. I am aware that RealLife™ does eat into our internet time but it does seem that either facebook, mobile phones or something has been drawing people away from chat forums.

Then there are other worrying questions like haven’t heard from PM. So was he the Australian that was shot in PNG?, did his plane fall out of the sky or will he just waltz in with a new set of photos any moment?

Ok, I’ve been in touch with him over fb (facebook) and he is alive! Very very busy…too young to be the unfortunate Oz that was shot, by the way…

You’re right, I never thought of it that way, that fb and similar are drawing folk away from the fora…haven’t “met” anybody new since…since the other gardening forum was shut down…I notice Hardacre (my nickname for him) is being kept on a tight leash on the new forum…no creating other persona so he can stir an argument…he did it over on ScribblyGum as well…

I used to TheE’s gardening forum and made a real life friend over there…. haven’t contributed to the Gardening Express forum for years…Did you ever find out where the Tech Talk forum re-opened, and what as?

Who was hardacre in scribbly?

I only visit a small handful of forums.

The newest is.. http://cobberwebs.com/scienceForums/index.php

HoldFast…

roughbarked said:

The newest is.. http://cobberwebs.com/scienceForums/index.php

I“ve found Ilago again! Thanks RoughBarked :) :) :)

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

The newest is.. http://cobberwebs.com/scienceForums/index.php

I“ve found Ilago again! Thanks RoughBarked :) :) :)

Join up and join in the fun.. :)

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

The newest is.. http://cobberwebs.com/scienceForums/index.php

I“ve found Ilago again! Thanks RoughBarked :) :) :)

Join up and join in the fun.. :)

YUP! and I’m in!

Had 3 goes at that “retype the characters” thingy but that’s to sort the real people from the “bots”, isn’t it?

Speaking of tech.. and tools http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Tools—-Tips/DIY-Tools/Yard—-Garden-Tools/how-to-renew-your-garden-tool-handles/View-All

http://www.gardenguides.com/121750-replace-garden-tool-handles.html

http://www.lowes.com/cd_Garden+Tools+and+Supplies+Buying+Guide_817270742_

Fibreglass handles are stronger, last longer, are lighter but are more expensive.

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I“ve found Ilago again! Thanks RoughBarked :) :) :)

Join up and join in the fun.. :)

YUP! and I’m in!

Had 3 goes at that “retype the characters” thingy but that’s to sort the real people from the “bots”, isn’t it?

yep. that is what “captcha” is for.

Hiyas, I’m still here, ain’t died yet. When I do I’ll let yous know first, lol.

Max is not getting better and the vet rang back last night to tell me why, because the bug he has is resistant to the antibiotics he is on. Today I have to pick up new tablets and ear drops to match, hitting the bug from both sides. This is dragging on too long and the poor thing just sleeps a lot. If these new meds don’t work then it’s surgery, but that’s a last option. It’s also getting very expensive too, over our heads, and I’ve started selling whatever I can to help pay vet bills, baking cakes and whatnot. Got my black iphone four for sale too, 32 gb, unlocked, mint condition charger box and everything, works perfectly and no scratches, $300. Just in case you know someone looking for one.

As Max sleeps on a pillow nearby, I’ve been rinsing and shovelling river stones into the ap grow beds. Bluddy hard work.

Rock shovellers are welcome to come opal mining with me.

Happy Potter said:

Hiyas, I’m still here, ain’t died yet. When I do I’ll let yous know first, lol.

Max is not getting better and the vet rang back last night to tell me why, because the bug he has is resistant to the antibiotics he is on. Today I have to pick up new tablets and ear drops to match, hitting the bug from both sides. This is dragging on too long and the poor thing just sleeps a lot. If these new meds don’t work then it’s surgery, but that’s a last option. It’s also getting very expensive too, over our heads, and I’ve started selling whatever I can to help pay vet bills, baking cakes and whatnot. Got my black iphone four for sale too, 32 gb, unlocked, mint condition charger box and everything, works perfectly and no scratches, $300. Just in case you know someone looking for one.

As Max sleeps on a pillow nearby, I’ve been rinsing and shovelling river stones into the ap grow beds. Bluddy hard work.

I do hope the new meds work for him :(

roughbarked said:

Rock shovellers are welcome to come opal mining with me.

I actually enjoy it. I’ve gotten around the heavy lifting by using brains in place of brawn, but have to sift through this pile of stones carefully as it’s full of crap so it’s very time consuming. At some stage paint was spilt or tipped on it from where it lay for years and I’ve had to pick them out. Using the karcher didn’t work, it blasted the stones into smaller pieces. Finding bottle caps and can ring pulls, but found one treasure too. It’s a vintage aviation tie slide, no identifying marks on it, but silver and the plane on it is a single engine propeller thing, it’s nice. I’m guessing it’s from the 1940s or thereabouts. The fellas house I got the stones from said it’s not his.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Hiyas, I’m still here, ain’t died yet. When I do I’ll let yous know first, lol.

Max is not getting better and the vet rang back last night to tell me why, because the bug he has is resistant to the antibiotics he is on. Today I have to pick up new tablets and ear drops to match, hitting the bug from both sides. This is dragging on too long and the poor thing just sleeps a lot. If these new meds don’t work then it’s surgery, but that’s a last option. It’s also getting very expensive too, over our heads, and I’ve started selling whatever I can to help pay vet bills, baking cakes and whatnot. Got my black iphone four for sale too, 32 gb, unlocked, mint condition charger box and everything, works perfectly and no scratches, $300. Just in case you know someone looking for one.

As Max sleeps on a pillow nearby, I’ve been rinsing and shovelling river stones into the ap grow beds. Bluddy hard work.

I do hope the new meds work for him :(

So do I Bluegreen :( To operate means taking his hearing on that side away.

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I“ve found Ilago again! Thanks RoughBarked :) :) :)

Join up and join in the fun.. :)

YUP! and I’m in!

Had 3 goes at that “retype the characters” thingy but that’s to sort the real people from the “bots”, isn’t it?

You’ll also notice links to the Holiday Forum and the Orange in the Dark up under the page header.

I do the holiday and gardening on the same page http://chrw.customer.netspace.net.au/hf/hgd.html

but I’m rustic..

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Rock shovellers are welcome to come opal mining with me.

I actually enjoy it. I’ve gotten around the heavy lifting by using brains in place of brawn, but have to sift through this pile of stones carefully as it’s full of crap so it’s very time consuming. At some stage paint was spilt or tipped on it from where it lay for years and I’ve had to pick them out. Using the karcher didn’t work, it blasted the stones into smaller pieces. Finding bottle caps and can ring pulls, but found one treasure too. It’s a vintage aviation tie slide, no identifying marks on it, but silver and the plane on it is a single engine propeller thing, it’s nice. I’m guessing it’s from the 1940s or thereabouts. The fellas house I got the stones from said it’s not his.

This item if auctioned, could help you pay bills.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Rock shovellers are welcome to come opal mining with me.

I actually enjoy it. I’ve gotten around the heavy lifting by using brains in place of brawn, but have to sift through this pile of stones carefully as it’s full of crap so it’s very time consuming. At some stage paint was spilt or tipped on it from where it lay for years and I’ve had to pick them out. Using the karcher didn’t work, it blasted the stones into smaller pieces. Finding bottle caps and can ring pulls, but found one treasure too. It’s a vintage aviation tie slide, no identifying marks on it, but silver and the plane on it is a single engine propeller thing, it’s nice. I’m guessing it’s from the 1940s or thereabouts. The fellas house I got the stones from said it’s not his.

This item if auctioned, could help you pay bills.

Yep.
Selling my crystal off as well. I’ve been harvesting 20 odd saffron flowers per day and been eyeing that off too.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

I actually enjoy it. I’ve gotten around the heavy lifting by using brains in place of brawn, but have to sift through this pile of stones carefully as it’s full of crap so it’s very time consuming. At some stage paint was spilt or tipped on it from where it lay for years and I’ve had to pick them out. Using the karcher didn’t work, it blasted the stones into smaller pieces. Finding bottle caps and can ring pulls, but found one treasure too. It’s a vintage aviation tie slide, no identifying marks on it, but silver and the plane on it is a single engine propeller thing, it’s nice. I’m guessing it’s from the 1940s or thereabouts. The fellas house I got the stones from said it’s not his.

This item if auctioned, could help you pay bills.

Yep.
Selling my crystal off as well. I’ve been harvesting 20 odd saffron flowers per day and been eyeing that off too.

Why not post a photo of the tie slide here. we may be able to ID it.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

This item if auctioned, could help you pay bills.

Yep.
Selling my crystal off as well. I’ve been harvesting 20 odd saffron flowers per day and been eyeing that off too.

Why not post a photo of the tie slide here. we may be able to ID it.

Good idea 99. Hubbys just transferring pics and contacts onto my pc then I will take a photo of it.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Hiyas, I’m still here, ain’t died yet. When I do I’ll let yous know first, lol.

Max is not getting better and the vet rang back last night to tell me why, because the bug he has is resistant to the antibiotics he is on. Today I have to pick up new tablets and ear drops to match, hitting the bug from both sides. This is dragging on too long and the poor thing just sleeps a lot. If these new meds don’t work then it’s surgery, but that’s a last option. It’s also getting very expensive too, over our heads, and I’ve started selling whatever I can to help pay vet bills, baking cakes and whatnot. Got my black iphone four for sale too, 32 gb, unlocked, mint condition charger box and everything, works perfectly and no scratches, $300. Just in case you know someone looking for one.

As Max sleeps on a pillow nearby, I’ve been rinsing and shovelling river stones into the ap grow beds. Bluddy hard work.

I do hope the new meds work for him :(

So do I…

I picked up Max’s new tablets ear drops and ear cleaner, told them to swipe the card and not tell me how much least I faint, rushed home and got a tablet into him, he’s very listless, ear washed out and put the drops in 30 mins later. The actual dropper in the bottle is heaps better and I was able to get exactly 10 drops right in deep.
Fingers crossed this works. He is eating and drinking, thank goodness.

Busy arvo, baked a large blue cake, it’s very, very blue. I made white mud and coloured it, ‘very blue’ the order’er said. I had to go to a speciality cake supplies place to get the blue gel colour. I’m glad I’m not eating it.

Made another choc mud cake for tomorrow’s vege swap 2 year anniversary meet. Plus I will make a nice saffron risotto and taking it in a thermal soup carry pot. I’ve got a large tray of snags to throw on the bbq there. And we have the larger area back after the community centres kitchen/dining area expansion, with 2 nice big tables and better seating. Apart from celebrating, I have loads of eggplants to take, rhubarb and jars of jam and marmalade.

Happy Potter said:

I picked up Max’s new tablets ear drops and ear cleaner, told them to swipe the card and not tell me how much least I faint, rushed home and got a tablet into him, he’s very listless, ear washed out and put the drops in 30 mins later. The actual dropper in the bottle is heaps better and I was able to get exactly 10 drops right in deep.
Fingers crossed this works. He is eating and drinking, thank goodness.

Busy arvo, baked a large blue cake, it’s very, very blue. I made white mud and coloured it, ‘very blue’ the order’er said. I had to go to a speciality cake supplies place to get the blue gel colour. I’m glad I’m not eating it.

Made another choc mud cake for tomorrow’s vege swap 2 year anniversary meet. Plus I will make a nice saffron risotto and taking it in a thermal soup carry pot. I’ve got a large tray of snags to throw on the bbq there. And we have the larger area back after the community centres kitchen/dining area expansion, with 2 nice big tables and better seating. Apart from celebrating, I have loads of eggplants to take, rhubarb and jars of jam and marmalade.

Hope the new medicines are just the ticket for Max…

Do love reading about your vege swaps and markets, etc…

Hello Gardeners. I’ve been busy at work. Tomorrow is Buddleia Massacre Day here in Casterton. I am presently sitting watching Escape to the Country by a lovely open fire. First one for the season and more for ambiance than anything.

I’ve had to flush Babuschka’s ears lately, just because she has grotty ears and shakes her head. Periodically she gets ear mites. But I just get to use sterile water or saline, she’s got big ears, you squirt it in, push the earflap down quickly and squish a bit and catch the muck on the way out. Then she gets a squirt of ear drops down there. Seems to be working. I’ve never done the washing out before and she is not enamoured of the idea, but if it stops the shaking it’s worth it. Not as bad as what Max seems to have.

buffy said:

Hello Gardeners. I’ve been busy at work. Tomorrow is Buddleia Massacre Day here in Casterton. I am presently sitting watching Escape to the Country by a lovely open fire. First one for the season and more for ambiance than anything.

I’ve had to flush Babuschka’s ears lately, just because she has grotty ears and shakes her head. Periodically she gets ear mites. But I just get to use sterile water or saline, she’s got big ears, you squirt it in, push the earflap down quickly and squish a bit and catch the muck on the way out. Then she gets a squirt of ear drops down there. Seems to be working. I’ve never done the washing out before and she is not enamoured of the idea, but if it stops the shaking it’s worth it. Not as bad as what Max seems to have.

Miss my fireplace…

I just use the towels I dry the dogs with, they’re thin and easy to get into the ears…get the worst of the muck out with that…Puta (border collie / cattle dog) gets drefful dirty ears but Manu (Kelpie) is not so bad…Shadow (Labrador) is good, … I’m very careful when I bathe the dogs but mutts are like kids, no matter what you do they’ll go and trash themselves…

Good morning Gardeners. We have our first frost of the season here in Casterton.

I’ll be off out with the loppers any minute to start on the buddleia. I don’t want to get too much of it done before Mr buffy gets here because I forgot to bring the camera for the “before” shot and he is bringing it with him. Doesn’t mean I can’t start on the smaller bits though.

That should burn the calories, Buffy…

We had lightning most of last night…and rain…golsh it was muggy beforehand…

Morning. Hectic morning here, a flurry of activity getting ready for the vege swap anniversary celebrations.
Scrummaged through the carpeted shed for the big picnic basket for the plates napkins and utensils. And the big cake carry all. Then grab the esky for the snags, start chopping ingredients for the risotto, go swipe a celery stalk and some spring onions out of the ground. And then I noticed the eggplant jungle. How am I going to get in there? I’ve neglected it and it’s grown humongous, completely obscuring the path and purple fruits galore. I know, send JJ in, here son here’s a bag and secateurs, got a job for you, hehe. He did it too :)

Grabbed the dog, pills straight in the throat and hold the snout shut, then drops in ears, no cuddle this morn my fluffy one, I’m in a hurry.

Now to get dressed so I can go out the front and pick rhubarb. Oh what the heck, half the town knows I spend my mornings in my nightie and brunch coat :D

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

still nowhere near the coverage of 911.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

still nowhere near the coverage of 911.

“Over” that as well…I wish we could get more Asian and European news…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

still nowhere near the coverage of 911.

“Over” that as well…I wish we could get more Asian and European news…

♫Standing on the Shore | Anne Briggs | The Time Has Come♪♩

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

OVER the news coverage of the AFL drug scandle…there must be other news …

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

OVER the news…there must be other news …

OVER the news…there must be other news …

so.. back to the LHC?

what is your news..

?

mine is that I’ve been sitting here reading this.. you think I should get off my arse?

I’m heading home. The buddleia is down, and about 2/3 chipped. But I’ve had enough for now.

buffy said:

I’m heading home. The buddleia is down, and about 2/3 chipped. But I’ve had enough for now.

good work// a drink a breather and back to it?

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

OVER the news coverage of the AFL drug scandle…there must be other news …

I don’t even look at that…or the murders…or the child abuse…

Or conservative political news, come to that…if you know what the guvmint’s been saying you can foretell what the opposition will say..

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

OVER the news coverage of the Boston bombers…there must be other news …

OVER the news coverage of the AFL drug scandle…there must be other news …

I don’t even look at that…or the murders…or the child abuse…

Or conservative political news, come to that…if you know what the guvmint’s been saying you can foretell what the opposition will say..

after mine own heart.

roughbarked said:

so.. back to the LHC?

what is your news..

?

mine is that I’ve been sitting here reading this.. you think I should get off my arse?

Mine is I have maggots in the compost…drat…I didn’t take the time to prepare the ground before settling the bin on top….might have to apply some “papier mache” which will be shredded paper wetted down to form a thickness that I can seal off the base of the bin with…

Midsomer Murders, 16:55 tonight, ABC1, might have some “…well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English countryside of Midsomer.” Sometimes this show is worth watching for the landscapes and street scapes…I’m still undecided about the new series…it’s a bit too gung-ho for me and the characters are not as idiosyncratic as they used to be…

I know you have all been waiting for this….here is the ‘before’ picture. Although I had already started cutting out from underneath, which is why there are piles of stuff on the ground already….

And here is the ‘after’. You will note that we got too hot in the sun before all the branches went through the chipper. And I whacked my head on the trailer. And Mr buffy fell over a hole (that has been there for years) and we sort of both lost our oomph at a bit after 12noon.

>>I’m still undecided about the new series…it’s a bit too gung-ho for me and the characters are not as idiosyncratic as they used to be<<

Oh, I much, much, much prefer the new Mrs Barnaby. The Joyce character always annoyed the heck out of me. I like a woman with a bit of her own style.

Inspector George Gently tonight…a repeat of course but I seem to have missed this series somehow…

These ones aren’t repeats. I’m pretty sure this series hasn’t been shown in Australia before. Or not on ABC, anyway.

On Silent Witness last night, I found out about London’s subterranean rivers…they just enclosed them and built over them, near as I can tell…

This is series 5 of George Gently showing at present: produced in 2012 and there is Series 6 to go…wouldn’t mind some more Foyle’s War…

Yep, Series 5 is 2012. Series 6 is 2013. I’m pretty sure we haven’t had series 5 before.

buffy said:

Yep, Series 5 is 2012. Series 6 is 2013. I’m pretty sure we haven’t had series 5 before.

Wasn’t the main character, in a show called Judge Something some time ago?

Well! Episode 43 last week, episode 29 tonight…my favourite Barnaby offsider (Scott) is not there…

We have rats, so I will have to clean up all the spilled grains etc, possibly look at putting up the chook feed overnight…

mmmmm. locally grown strawberries, bought at the farm gate.

burps

bluegreen said:

mmmmm. locally grown strawberries, bought at the farm gate.

burps

Jelly…

Judge John Deed.

Actor is Martin Shaw. I loved him as Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel.

I’m a big fan of all the TV shows mentioned.

Another rattus rattus last night…still very much alive I’m afraid…I need to clean up under the house today…

Dinetta said:

Another rattus rattus last night…still very much alive I’m afraid…I need to clean up under the house today…

It’s mouse season here – in that it gets cold at night and they want to move indoors!

Good morning Gardeners. Five degrees here when I got up about 2 hours ago. Been for a bike ride, moved the chook tractor, changed dog beds (washing of blankets later today) and now I have to eat something and head off to dog training for Long.

buffy said:

Good morning Gardeners. Five degrees here when I got up about 2 hours ago. Been for a bike ride, moved the chook tractor, changed dog beds (washing of blankets later today) and now I have to eat something and head off to dog training for Long.

Oh boy! Bet Long is looking forward to meeting all the other puppies?

Earth Day on Google today…

Didn’t come up, did it?

OK, C’n‘P this link…
https://www.google.com.au/

Yep, and if you sit and watch it, it goes through all 4 seasons…if you hover your mouse over some of the elements (clods, e.g.) you’ll get further animations…

http://www.earthday.org/2013/

Morning. That was cute, google changing seasons thing. Mesmerising even.

I’ve had a morning nanna nap, well some catch up sleep. I took hubby into the city at 5.30 to drop him off for a day procedure, then back home to bed. He will be fine. I pick him up later or in the morning depending on how he is. He’d waited to get a minor procedure done when work was at it’s quietest. The traffic was hell, even that that horrible hour. I couldn’t move across the freeway to take the off-ramp I wanted to so took a different route.

I was expecting Max to be a bit better by now, however he’s not :( This is not looking good. I’m back at the vet with him this Friday, but I’m really worried might ring them today anyway. It’s starting to feel like he will never be better.

Cake decorating bits and pieces to make today, fun with fondant.

That’s bad, traffic jams at 05:30! Time was 03:00 was the quietest time, just nothing on the road…but I’m going back about 35 years here…been more people born since then…

You’re doing your best for Max and I’m sure he knows this…you have a marvellous vet by the sounds of it…

You can have your fondant, I am almost finished a pillowslip that’s going to replace my “old friend”, as Mrs B next door put it…

Still having arguments with the crows, they stole a fake egg yesterday ($3) so I’m going to have to buy more…apparently my hens can tell the difference between a golf ball and an egg…

Dinetta said:

Earth Day on Google today…

Having fun playing with that :)

Dinetta said:

Didn’t come up, did it?

OK, C’n‘P this link…
https://www.google.com.au/

yes it did!

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Didn’t come up, did it?

OK, C’n‘P this link…
https://www.google.com.au/

yes it did!

well it took me to the google page which is what I thought was the point?

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

Dinetta said:

Didn’t come up, did it?

OK, C’n‘P this link…
https://www.google.com.au/

yes it did!

well it took me to the google page which is what I thought was the point?

Yes that was the point… must have been slow uploading for me when i tried it…

woohoo.. Apr 2013 0.6mm 1 day(s)

roughbarked said:

woohoo.. Apr 2013 0.6mm 1 day(s)

5mm here last night, bringing April 2013 up to 11mm, 3 days. My gauge only measures in whole mm though.

Don’t know how much rain we had. Listening to the CFA scheds this morning it could have been anywhere between a couple of mm and 9mm. Don’t think it was 9 though. But there is some dampness, and I’ve taken the opportunity to plant out some cabbagey seedlings. I have replacements in the polystyrene box for the ones that cark it.

Also made bolognese sauce (for making lasagne), and monkey faces, yo-yos and afghan biscuits. Have to put the monkey faces and yo-yos together yet, and ice the afghans, but I’ll have a rest first.

roughbarked said:

woohoo.. Apr 2013 0.6mm 1 day(s)

quite a lot here – 20mm ? Adelaide had 14mm and my gauge is not accurate but it was the break in season I reckon so house is back on rainwater.

Dinetta said:

That’s bad, traffic jams at 05:30! Time was 03:00 was the quietest time, just nothing on the road…but I’m going back about 35 years here…been more people born since then…

You’re doing your best for Max and I’m sure he knows this…you have a marvellous vet by the sounds of it…

You can have your fondant, I am almost finished a pillowslip that’s going to replace my “old friend”, as Mrs B next door put it…

Still having arguments with the crows, they stole a fake egg yesterday ($3) so I’m going to have to buy more…apparently my hens can tell the difference between a golf ball and an egg…

if you have mustard in a squeeze bottle – then poke two holes in an egg – one at the blunt end, one at the sharp end – and squeeze mustard in.
put the egg in the nest – and wait for the crow to steal it and never return

at a farmers market yesterday we got some beautiful blue cheese – from ‘udder delights’ – worth a try if its available where you are.

some bloke was selling both pigeon poo and comfrey tea in 1 litre plastic bottles for $6. he reckons comfrey is a real good activator of life in the soil.
he also says to bury comfrey leaves around the dripline of your citrus.

Comfrey is a very old compost starter. I also just lay the leaves on the ground around the veggie patch as a mulch. It grows like a weed and is now confined to a big pot here. I think it’s for potassium, but I’d have to look it up.

buffy said:

Comfrey is a very old compost starter. I also just lay the leaves on the ground around the veggie patch as a mulch. It grows like a weed and is now confined to a big pot here. I think it’s for potassium, but I’d have to look it up.

it is hard to get rid of and consequently I have four patches of it. I have used it in the compost and will try these other methods.
if its a soil life activator it probably just frees up a lot of locked in minerals.

justin said:

buffy said:

Comfrey is a very old compost starter. I also just lay the leaves on the ground around the veggie patch as a mulch. It grows like a weed and is now confined to a big pot here. I think it’s for potassium, but I’d have to look it up.

it is hard to get rid of and consequently I have four patches of it. I have used it in the compost and will try these other methods.
if its a soil life activator it probably just frees up a lot of locked in minerals.

I think also because it has deep roots it reaches nutrients not available to most veges, transporting them to the leaves and then from there to your soil where other plants can get the benefit of it.

bluegreen said:

justin said:

buffy said:

Comfrey is a very old compost starter. I also just lay the leaves on the ground around the veggie patch as a mulch. It grows like a weed and is now confined to a big pot here. I think it’s for potassium, but I’d have to look it up.

it is hard to get rid of and consequently I have four patches of it. I have used it in the compost and will try these other methods.
if its a soil life activator it probably just frees up a lot of locked in minerals.

I think also because it has deep roots it reaches nutrients not available to most veges, transporting them to the leaves and then from there to your soil where other plants can get the benefit of it.

Yes, plus if chooks can get at it they self medicate on it. It may be a big clump but it doesn’t self seed as far as I’ve been told, and it dies off every winter. I have 2 clumps of it and just lay the leaves like mulch around the fruit trees. Chooks dig it in.

justin said:

if you have mustard in a squeeze bottle – then poke two holes in an egg – one at the blunt end, one at the sharp end – and squeeze mustard in.
put the egg in the nest – and wait for the crow to steal it and never return

Justin you’re a gem, thanks for explaining that…

The stolen egg turned up, the chooks found it in the shredded paper of the nest, so the golf ball has gone back to duties in the nest the chooks have never nested in…

7 eggs out of a possible 9, two hens are laying elsewhere…even old Marion Mary laid an egg in the designated nest yesterday…

Had a very bad headache earlier today, took 2 panadol and went for a nap…woke up 4 hours later…

Good morning. Quite chilly at 6 degrees today. Seems to be some wetness on the ground. That would have been the steady light rain I heard about 8 hours ago.

:)

1.6 mm rain. Just enough to make it dreary lol. Gorgeous sunny day today though.

Happy Potter said:

1.6 mm rain. Just enough to make it dreary lol. Gorgeous sunny day today though.

3mm here

Not sunny here, just dull. It got dark really early yesterday, with the overcast sky.

being domestic today. Vacuuming floors, cleaning toilet and bathroom, wiping down surfaces….My sister arrives this afternoon on the XPT from Sydney to visit for a few days.

bluegreen said:

being domestic today. Vacuuming floors, cleaning toilet and bathroom, wiping down surfaces….My sister arrives this afternoon on the XPT from Sydney to visit for a few days.

Be nice to have the company and the chance for face to face catch-up…hope Peter Pan minds his manners…

Dinetta said:

bluegreen said:

being domestic today. Vacuuming floors, cleaning toilet and bathroom, wiping down surfaces….My sister arrives this afternoon on the XPT from Sydney to visit for a few days.

Be nice to have the company and the chance for face to face catch-up…hope Peter Pan minds his manners…

problems with the train, she has just been put on the coach in Albury. She was due in Benalla half an hour ago. Won’t arrive until about 6.30pm now.

bluegreen said:

problems with the train, she has just been put on the coach in Albury. She was due in Benalla half an hour ago. Won’t arrive until about 6.30pm now.

A safe arrival is the main thing…

Lost the “U bends” out of my whipper snipper…the “U” thingys that the line passes through…not sure whether to hire a metal detector tomorrow or order new ones…

Dinetta said:

Lost the “U bends” out of my whipper snipper…the “U” thingys that the line passes through…not sure whether to hire a metal detector tomorrow or order new ones…

They shine in the right light.

I’ve made up replacements only to find that the other half saw them shining and picked them up.. after I finished.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Lost the “U bends” out of my whipper snipper…the “U” thingys that the line passes through…not sure whether to hire a metal detector tomorrow or order new ones…

They shine in the right light.

I’ve made up replacements only to find that the other half saw them shining and picked them up.. after I finished.

Well I had neighbours anxiously watching Shadow, I did not realise there was a little girl living in the street at the back (the rest is caravan park and light industrial, except for childless couples in the other houses). So I decided discretion was the best course of action and came back up the hill (with Shadow)…who’s smooging right now…do you think it might be worth my while to go back with my bike light (LEDs) and look? I’m quite tipsy just at present…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Lost the “U bends” out of my whipper snipper…the “U” thingys that the line passes through…not sure whether to hire a metal detector tomorrow or order new ones…

They shine in the right light.

I’ve made up replacements only to find that the other half saw them shining and picked them up.. after I finished.

Well I had neighbours anxiously watching Shadow, I did not realise there was a little girl living in the street at the back (the rest is caravan park and light industrial, except for childless couples in the other houses). So I decided discretion was the best course of action and came back up the hill (with Shadow)…who’s smooging right now…do you think it might be worth my while to go back with my bike light (LEDs) and look? I’m quite tipsy just at present…

daylight job.

roughbarked said:

daylight job.

OK I’ll go and have a look later altho’ the cloud cover is 90%

Flying visit, got to pick up the man in a couple hours.
I bought a trailer! 2nd hand but serviced at a trailer place rewired and re sprayed, cheap at half the price and as new. It’s only been used to transport bicycles. I’ve needed a trailer for forever. Sold a 32 yo never used royal doulton 36 piece dinner set for $750 to buy the trailer for $350. Bargain, plus change :D
The only thing the man said was ‘oh’.
Haha.

Happy Potter said:

Flying visit, got to pick up the man in a couple hours.
I bought a trailer! 2nd hand but serviced at a trailer place rewired and re sprayed, cheap at half the price and as new. It’s only been used to transport bicycles. I’ve needed a trailer for forever. Sold a 32 yo never used royal doulton 36 piece dinner set for $750 to buy the trailer for $350. Bargain, plus change :D
The only thing the man said was ‘oh’.
Haha.

Now you’ll rust it away by carting manure in it.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Flying visit, got to pick up the man in a couple hours.
I bought a trailer! 2nd hand but serviced at a trailer place rewired and re sprayed, cheap at half the price and as new. It’s only been used to transport bicycles. I’ve needed a trailer for forever. Sold a 32 yo never used royal doulton 36 piece dinner set for $750 to buy the trailer for $350. Bargain, plus change :D
The only thing the man said was ‘oh’.
Haha.

Now you’ll rust it away by carting manure in it.

Nope. I always bag the animal stuffs and I have a tarp big enough to go under and over. Gotta have respect for metal and it’s limitations. It’s an investment and will always be under cover.

Where’s the Backyard Birds thread? Just took a little silver-eye to the vet who was amazed to see it…I said I didn’t think you’d find them in this area and she said no you wouldn’t expect to…

Happy Potter said:

Flying visit, got to pick up the man in a couple hours.
I bought a trailer! 2nd hand but serviced at a trailer place rewired and re sprayed, cheap at half the price and as new. It’s only been used to transport bicycles. I’ve needed a trailer for forever. Sold a 32 yo never used royal doulton 36 piece dinner set for $750 to buy the trailer for $350. Bargain, plus change :D
The only thing the man said was ‘oh’.
Haha.

well done!

Made it to the 04:15 Dawn Service this AM… per capita attendance for this town of about 3,500 was astounding…would have been at least 100 cars there…the coppers turned up, the ambulance turned up…a sneaky cool little breeze from the south east turned up…then I got home and found my jumper was on inside out LOL! Oh well it was dark…

Update on the Black Pug. He is almost 6 months old now. He still has a bit of growing to do, but he’s lithe (well, as much as a Pug can be lithe), strong, shiny coated and full of energy.

buffy said:

Update on the Black Pug. He is almost 6 months old now. He still has a bit of growing to do, but he’s lithe (well, as much as a Pug can be lithe), strong, shiny coated and full of energy.

I’m no eggspert but Long does seem to have nice proportions…and a cuteness factor that’s a guaranteed survival tactic…

I meant to mention that I have just had a lovely couple of days with my big sister. A short visit but we talked and talked and talked and reminisced about our childhood days and the issues we faced in home and school, and marriage etc. Very therapeutic it was. I don’t get to see her often as she lives in the Blue Mountains and neither of us have much money so visits either way are few and far between. She is thinking of trying to come down again in August when the Bald Archy’s are on and will try and drag her hubby down as well.

bluegreen said:

I meant to mention that I have just had a lovely couple of days with my big sister. A short visit but we talked and talked and talked and reminisced about our childhood days and the issues we faced in home and school, and marriage etc. Very therapeutic it was. I don’t get to see her often as she lives in the Blue Mountains and neither of us have much money so visits either way are few and far between. She is thinking of trying to come down again in August when the Bald Archy’s are on and will try and drag her hubby down as well.

“At our age” BlueGreen, the family get-togethers become more precious…

Good morning. It is warm at 15 degrees early this morning and we seem to have a warm North wind. I did my bike ride, but there was no coasting today because of the wind. And then I did more food preparation.

Who is coming here for tea tonight?

I make a mean trifle. Helped by the magnificent perfect trifle bowl someone gave us years ago. The alcohol in it is Penfolds Club Tawny port.

And then there is the tongue in cheek birthday cake…..

If you look closely, the Mr buffy jelly baby is doing resuscitation in the middle. And over the back is the Ooh-Aah mob. (Ask any emergency services person what the Oooh-Aaaah mob is……)

buffy said:

Good morning. It is warm at 15 degrees early this morning and we seem to have a warm North wind. I did my bike ride, but there was no coasting today because of the wind. And then I did more food preparation.

Who is coming here for tea tonight?

I make a mean trifle. Helped by the magnificent perfect trifle bowl someone gave us years ago. The alcohol in it is Penfolds Club Tawny port.

mmmmmmm….
I love trifle. Looks superb :)

buffy said:

And then there is the tongue in cheek birthday cake…..

If you look closely, the Mr buffy jelly baby is doing resuscitation in the middle. And over the back is the Ooh-Aah mob. (Ask any emergency services person what the Oooh-Aaaah mob is……)

very clever :)

quiet here this morning

bluegreen said:

quiet here this morning

noticed that.

>>quiet here this morning<<

My excuse is that I went for my half hour bike ride and then went to Warrnambool for dog training. Then when we got back there has been cleaning, tidying, cleaning, tidying, moving of furnitures, cleaning, rearranging furnitures……and did I mention tidying? A bit more to do tomorrow and then I might relax. We had shoved furniture all around the house to make room for 15 people to sit down to tables in our biggest room. And of course, putting things all back to normal turned into changing things……

:)

Done now. Leftover lasagne and trifle for tea tonight.

buffy said:

>>quiet here this morning<<

My excuse is that I went for my half hour bike ride and then went to Warrnambool for dog training. Then when we got back there has been cleaning, tidying, cleaning, tidying, moving of furnitures, cleaning, rearranging furnitures……and did I mention tidying? A bit more to do tomorrow and then I might relax. We had shoved furniture all around the house to make room for 15 people to sit down to tables in our biggest room. And of course, putting things all back to normal turned into changing things…… :)
Done now. Leftover lasagne and trifle for tea tonight.

last day of school holidays so the some teachers come around here for ‘the last supper’.
ms j. made her own puff pastry for a vege pie – my lemon verbena sorbet with icecream for dessert.

quiet in the house now.
more rain last night and this morning. great mobs of short-billed corellas screaming in the valley skies not far from here.
did I mention it was a quite as a mouse here now.
…and speaking of mice … those live mouse traps that BG showed here do actually work. I think mice like the tunnel look.
much todo… cyas L8r.

not much happening here. my back is sore today and had to take some pain meds so I am taking it easy.

Glad you found those traps useful justin :)

Usually they only catch one at a time but I caught two once! They must have entered at the same time. I am thinking of getting another one for out in the garage as there is always some scurrying going on there when I go in.

bluegreen said:

not much happening here. my back is sore today and had to take some pain meds so I am taking it easy.

Glad you found those traps useful justin :)

Usually they only catch one at a time but I caught two once! They must have entered at the same time. I am thinking of getting another one for out in the garage as there is always some scurrying going on there when I go in.

rest the back – and well done on catching two in the same trap.

it wasn’t the big green shed that stocked those traps but a place we call ‘Hong Kong Joes’. the wife managed to disappear while I was looking for a drill bit.
I looked everywhere for her and finally ended up doing Sudoku in the car waiting. she had gone looking for a trellis and found an entirely different big shed full of stuff out the back.
so half an hour later she reappears with her mousetrap trophy – no trellis.

Hello Gardeners. I’ve done some shed tidying. And some front room tidying (more to happen there, it’s got my sewing stuff in it and that is definitely in need of sorting out) And been for coffee twice. The second time was to deliver some lemons to the cafe so they can serve their lemon syrup cake later in the week. I need to make the bed and then lie down to read some journals. If I don’t waylay myself back into the library/sewing room.

A couple of hours ago the dogs were enjoying the sun. Long likes to sit with his Auntie.

:)

buffy said:

A couple of hours ago the dogs were enjoying the sun. Long likes to sit with his Auntie.

:)

what a lovely picture :)

could do with some sun here. It’s overcast and cold at 15.1C.

Usually Long runs towards you when you get the camera out. So I started snapping from a distance. But he was just on the edge of collapsing into sleep, so I got close and got quite a good photo.

buffy said:

And then there is the tongue in cheek birthday cake…..

If you look closely, the Mr buffy jelly baby is doing resuscitation in the middle. And over the back is the Ooh-Aah mob. (Ask any emergency services person what the Oooh-Aaaah mob is……)

…best laugh I’ve had all day…

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

quiet here this morning

noticed that.

No laptop…but here now…

buffy said:

>>quiet here this morning<<

My excuse is that I went for my half hour bike ride and then went to Warrnambool for dog training. Then when we got back there has been cleaning, tidying, cleaning, tidying, moving of furnitures, cleaning, rearranging furnitures……and did I mention tidying? A bit more to do tomorrow and then I might relax. We had shoved furniture all around the house to make room for 15 people to sit down to tables in our biggest room. And of course, putting things all back to normal turned into changing things……

:)

Done now. Leftover lasagne and trifle for tea tonight.

Well done!

Ergh, stop the planet I want off. Or at least stop it spinning lol. Ya don’t wanna know, believe me. Just busy, drama, busy, then 3 dramas, ect. ect., as it usually goes here. Some snippets. The mans been back to hospital with more complications, twice by ambulance and once taken there. He’s finally coming good now.

Still protecting Giant Son from feral parasite freeloaders. Oh the dramas. JJ even went to stay with him for a few days as a bodyguard. It worked, JJ is scary looking. (really a wuss lol)

But Max isn’t any better, but one more week on the hellishly exxy tablets and we will make a decision about surgery. His head still way tilted, walks about with his tongue hanging out low, nearly trips over his ear. He doesn’t know which way is up or down and stumbles about. He gets frustrated when he can’t catch a feral bird for the daily kill routine. I caught one easily one day with the net and handed it to him. He lunged at it, in one chomp, dead. Visiting females went running. They don’t understand what I’d do for my fluffy first friend.

But, I did manage to get some gardening time in between dramas and planted leeks where I pulled pumpkins out, out the front, and planted out a polystyrene box of belladonna lilies. They should make a nice show.
Got one bed of the ap system half full of washed pebbles. It’s slow going.

Still picking saffron whenever I come back from being out, dashing over to the purple flowers and bring them inside for red threads picking.

And a miracle! the feral neighbour hasn’t been over to ask to borrow the trailer! Wonders will never cease.
But it might be because I’ve hidden it up against the carport /patio colourbond wall and loaded it with those big recycled shade cloth pieces. I was given some more and didn’t know where to store it. The trailer will do for now.
Back at it. Brekky and a coffee then I have to head off to an appointment for me.

ps, love the pics Justin, and as always, RB’s gardening advice about all things mysterious and alien to most of us. Well me anyway lol.

Happy Potter said:

Ergh, stop the planet I want off. Or at least stop it spinning lol. Ya don’t wanna know, believe me. Just busy, drama, busy, then 3 dramas, ect. ect., as it usually goes here. Some snippets. The mans been back to hospital with more complications, twice by ambulance and once taken there. He’s finally coming good now.

Still protecting Giant Son from feral parasite freeloaders. Oh the dramas. JJ even went to stay with him for a few days as a bodyguard. It worked, JJ is scary looking. (really a wuss lol)

But Max isn’t any better, but one more week on the hellishly exxy tablets and we will make a decision about surgery. His head still way tilted, walks about with his tongue hanging out low, nearly trips over his ear. He doesn’t know which way is up or down and stumbles about. He gets frustrated when he can’t catch a feral bird for the daily kill routine. I caught one easily one day with the net and handed it to him. He lunged at it, in one chomp, dead. Visiting females went running. They don’t understand what I’d do for my fluffy first friend.

But, I did manage to get some gardening time in between dramas and planted leeks where I pulled pumpkins out, out the front, and planted out a polystyrene box of belladonna lilies. They should make a nice show.
Got one bed of the ap system half full of washed pebbles. It’s slow going.

Still picking saffron whenever I come back from being out, dashing over to the purple flowers and bring them inside for red threads picking.

And a miracle! the feral neighbour hasn’t been over to ask to borrow the trailer! Wonders will never cease.
But it might be because I’ve hidden it up against the carport /patio colourbond wall and loaded it with those big recycled shade cloth pieces. I was given some more and didn’t know where to store it. The trailer will do for now.
Back at it. Brekky and a coffee then I have to head off to an appointment for me.

ps, love the pics Justin, and as always, RB’s gardening advice about all things mysterious and alien to most of us. Well me anyway lol.

Good morning HP.. another day another drama.

Happy Potter said:

Got one bed of the ap system half full of washed pebbles. It’s slow going.
Still picking saffron whenever I come back from being out, dashing over to the purple flowers and bring them inside for red threads picking.

And a miracle! the feral neighbour hasn’t been over to ask to borrow the trailer! Wonders will never cease.
But it might be because I’ve hidden it up against the carport /patio colourbond wall and loaded it with those big recycled shade cloth pieces. I was given some more and didn’t know where to store it. The trailer will do for now. Back at it. Brekky and a coffee then I have to head off to an appointment for me.

ps, love the pics Justin, and as always, RB’s gardening advice about all things mysterious and alien to most of us. Well me anyway lol.

I hope the man gets weller soon – best wishes to him, GS and the whole family.
good going on the AP system and saffron.
my pics are the easy part – it’s my spelling that goes awry LOL.

It is my keyboard that makes the smelling pistakes.

justin said:

Happy Potter said:

Got one bed of the ap system half full of washed pebbles. It’s slow going.
Still picking saffron whenever I come back from being out, dashing over to the purple flowers and bring them inside for red threads picking.

And a miracle! the feral neighbour hasn’t been over to ask to borrow the trailer! Wonders will never cease.
But it might be because I’ve hidden it up against the carport /patio colourbond wall and loaded it with those big recycled shade cloth pieces. I was given some more and didn’t know where to store it. The trailer will do for now. Back at it. Brekky and a coffee then I have to head off to an appointment for me.

ps, love the pics Justin, and as always, RB’s gardening advice about all things mysterious and alien to most of us. Well me anyway lol.

I hope the man gets weller soon – best wishes to him, GS and the whole family.
good going on the AP system and saffron.
my pics are the easy part – it’s my spelling that goes awry LOL.

Thanks J.
Wot? There’s a worse speller-er than me?
The saffron is bloody beautiful. No bitterness even when I deliberately used too much. It’s smooth and leaves no undesirable bitter aftertaste.

Happy Potter said:

Ergh, stop the planet I want off. Or at least stop it spinning lol. Ya don’t wanna know, believe me. Just busy, drama, busy, then 3 dramas, ect. ect., as it usually goes here. …

Oh HP! (((HUGS))) for you and yours.

Glad the man is finally coming good. What a mess for what was supposed to be a simple procedure! I have been wondering how GS has been getting along, well now I know. Many points to JJ for being his brother’s keeper. And poor Max! He must be wondering what the hell is gone wrong with his world :(

If you are ever thinking of some time out, I know a little place in the country….. :)

roughbarked said:

It is my keyboard that makes the smelling pistakes.

I have no excuse..new flash auto correct/spell checker with windows. When my pc grows up it’ll become an apple.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Ergh, stop the planet I want off. Or at least stop it spinning lol. Ya don’t wanna know, believe me. Just busy, drama, busy, then 3 dramas, ect. ect., as it usually goes here. …

Oh HP! (((HUGS))) for you and yours.

Glad the man is finally coming good. What a mess for what was supposed to be a simple procedure! I have been wondering how GS has been getting along, well now I know. Many points to JJ for being his brother’s keeper. And poor Max! He must be wondering what the hell is gone wrong with his world :(

If you are ever thinking of some time out, I know a little place in the country….. :)

:D
With trailer full of goodies, and tarps. Only my car doesn’t have a tow ball, would have to slug it out in the mans noisy rattler bomb. Still, it’s a can do :)

btw, I’d like to see anyone try and nick the trailer now. It’s locked down with a tow ball lock, wheel clamp and is bolted to the carport strut.

That’s a big c-a-t

roughbarked said:

Whoah!

roughbarked said:

kewl!!

Looks like what I imagine a “maw” to be…

Dinetta said:

Looks like what I imagine a “maw” to be…

chomp. :)

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Looks like what I imagine a “maw” to be…

chomp. :)

????

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Looks like what I imagine a “maw” to be…

chomp. :)

????

when a maw opens, isn’t the next thing it does is chomp down on the lunch?

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

chomp. :)

????

when a maw opens, isn’t the next thing it does is chomp down on the lunch?

ah, I thought we were talking a meteorological term here :)

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

????

when a maw opens, isn’t the next thing it does is chomp down on the lunch?

ah, I thought we were talking a meteorological term here :)

looks up thesaurus:

58 Moby Thesaurus words for “maw”: abdomen, abomasum, bay window, bazoo, beerbelly, belly, breadbasket, chaps, chops, craw, crop, diaphragm, embonpoint, embouchure, first stomach, gab, gizzard, gob, gullet, gut, honeycomb stomach, jaw, jaws, jowls, kishkes, kisser, lips, mandibles, manyplies, maxilla, midriff, mouth, mug, mush, muzzle, omasum, oral cavity, paunch, pot, potbelly, potgut, premaxilla, psalterium, pusgut, rennet bag, reticulum, rumen, second stomach, spare tire, stomach, swagbelly, third stomach, trap, tum-tum, tummy, underbelly, ventripotence, yap