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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Trying my hand at digitising the slides from Nepal from 1998/9 on the cheap.
Basically 1970's high end german projector (with its original bulb!) showing slides on a white wall in the living room.. piccys / slides originally taken by a 1980's olympus analog cam then taking a photo with my pretty ordinary dslr.
Actually surprised it doesn't seem like the worst idea.
looks great on my screen
Wrecked.
Cat brushes and bed.
Goodnight all โค๏ธ
The new footstools are a touch small for a cat bed, but Miss Meow is giving it her best shot
The contrast of her black fur against the pink lining almost looks 'shopped. Look at that cute bundle!
Shrinkflation
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5 minute sketch whilst putting off doing food shopping.
Long ass day.
The extended cat family and the fluffy freeloader have been fed.
Maybe I get to eat now?
they look so healthy and their fur so silky
you must be feeding them the best food there is ๐ฑ
another thing, I bet they keeping the local mouse population down ๐
Thank you all for voting in the f&c vs. home salmon competition. Your input was greatly appreciated in assisting with this monumental decision. Strong start for the f&c party but some very compelling arguments for home salmon later in the day. I was changing my mind every 5 mins. My entire ethics and personality were at stake...
However, i regret to betray everyone's enthusiasm and inform you all that out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared about an hour into my salon experience and increasingly gained on the others despite a complete lack of campaigning. In the end, for the reasons outlined below, I went with this reliable third party.
The winner: fish curry and calamari masala from MKS Spices.
please find below my reasoning for this upsetting result
thank you and please enjoy your respective dinners. ๐ฝ๏ธ ๐ ๐ฒ
This is the equivalent of if Pauline Hanson unexpectedly won the federal election somehow at the last minute
No, it's the Greens goddammit! Pauline wouldn't put up with curry. She's the original f&c proprietor
out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared
boo
I feel cheated!
Glad you were able to stock up though. ๐
Yes, I grabbed some frozen cluster beans as well (I always have a craving for this but you can't ever get it fresh here). All in all a good outcome. Next two weeks will be busy so f&c remains an option then.
I'm in such a good mood tonight and there's a vanilla slice and a cuppa waiting for me. ๐
yay and yum ๐
it's oodie time โ๏ธ
Was just thinking I'll need to bust mine out this weekend. I'm loving being able to get all cosy and cuddly again
May harvest (!).
Throwing a habs in dins tonight which I'll probably regret. Because the watering system has been off for a bit they could be a bit hawt.
New attitude makes work a lot better.
While I'm there I'm in the zone. Then I'm done.
Nice and easy.
That's great to hear. I am glad. I hope the new joint is working out better too.
I've had a couple of long days and have done four days in the office but that's actually helped my put it down after work. And finally starting to feel that work life split again. Stopped and stared at the water for a bit on the way home. Baby steps.
Baby steps โค๏ธ
Iโm on a mobile and wondered why the bot chose the poo emoji for todayโs thread, lol
I broke the connecting strap of my little shoulder bag ๐
As today is a chill day before footy tonight, I'm venturing out for a new one
Got a new vet today and he refused to perform cystocentis due to Melbcat having had 2 recently (?). Sent us home with pain relief to get a sample the traditional way despite how hard and unreliable it is with her.
Cut to Melbcat being very sooky and unwell tonight, getting a sample hours after closing but being unsure when she did it, and having to uber the dodgy sample in tomorrow while exhausted with no supports on. Iโm going to ring the clinic on opening tomorrow and ask that antibiotics be dispensed when I bring it in because she absolutely has a uti.
If he had just listened to me she could have begun treatment tonight ๐
Time to watch a new episode of Poker Face ๐๐ด๐ฌ
Once I finish Animal Kingdom I'll definitely be watching S2 of poker face!
I was summoned by my first name from my kid last night. The nerve of toddlers man! I was a bit disappointed. I was like "noooo.... my name is daddy" which I'm pretty sure just made it funnier to him.
today at the beach i found 60% of a tenner, a ball of fishing line ( which I picked up and threw in nearest rubbish bin)
it was cold, nek time I wear a slicker over jumper and a wooly hat
blue heron was there ๐
I don't know if it's still the case but you used to be able to redeem partial bills in Australia. Who knows, a bank might give you $6 for it.
right, that's it. today's over. Everyone go home.
The bed and bedside tables have now been picked up. The dining chairs and Miss Meow's new cat trees are in the van as well, I'm going to pack as much other stuff as I can around all that to take up tomorrow.
The mop to go with the mop bucket arrived today, so I'm all set to give the floors a quick once over to remove whatever dust has settled. The carpets can get a quick vacuum on a later visit.
Miss Meow fully approves of the new L shape scratcher. So far she has been indifferent to the corner scratcher, I'll have to wait and see if she feels like investigating it after a nap.
I've also put plastic guards along the front of the couch and armchairs, which is her preferred scratching area but not mine.
Got home from work yesterday and had an absolute meltdown on boyo, so took it as a sign to have today off and apply for some more jobs. Beach walk, yummy brunch, some applications done, following along with Erin Patterson's trial.
Also bought Expedition 33 last night!
Chilling in Pender Park before my haircut. This is a pretty cute little park, great trees, gorgeous in the autumn sun.
Help me decide, should I get f&c nearby the salon after my haircut or should I go buy some salmon to pan fry with some air fryer chips? I'm a bit loathe to cook and clean but it might also be good for me nervous system to do something with my hands and I can probably get more salmon for less $ if I do it myself. Otoh, I'm not that tight for cash atm and I kind of like the dopamine hit of the f&c. I have plenty of time to bulk cook this weekend.
Salmon and air fryer chips. ( mix together some wasabi and mayo for a little zing sauce )
The idea of takeaway f&c is better than the actual thing and thereโs always a comedown period of regret after.
Excuse me while I shower in downvotes now.
The idea of takeaway f&c is better than the actual thing and thereโs always a comedown period of regret after.
This is too true.
not for me, I just have a small amount, from a good place and not very often
I nearly bought a unit overlooking that park, but in the end chose not to. The local f&c is good though.
#DIY. It's not much cleaning, likely more healthy and better for your wallet.
Fish and chips cooked at home is nice but it doesn't scratch the specific itch that fish and chips does. Do it.
Maybe some craft to keep your hands busy? Or cleaning?
F & Cs
I wonder what the food's like in the conclave. I'm thinking a choice of 3 pastas, 3 sauces, carvery, soft serve etc. A bit like Smorgy's.
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