Rusty Raven @ RustyRaven @aussie.zone

Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sust

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There is. It can end up like poking a loose tooth though, you just can't stop yourself. It feels like you are so close to understanding that just one more snippet of information will bring illumination, but it just keeps failing to happen.

I have found myself in a Reddit disagreement where I cannot at all follow the logic of the other parties. I expect they would say the same about what I am saying. It feels a bit like trying to debate a flat earther, there appears to be some sort of fundamental disagreement about the rules of the universe. It makes my brain hurt.

Pakige is for Miss Meow, so this seems accurate.

Not very exciting, it's a big bag of kitty litter, but I'm sure Madam will enjoy her full litter tray refresh tomorrow. I should also be able to put up her forest decals so she can imagine she's out in the jungle.

Pakige!!

I did not know 7 string was an option. TIL

I am guessing the tax return was filed before the notice of intent to claim the super was done. You can't claim Super as a deduction on your tax return until the Super fund has taken out the 15% tax and processed it as a concessional contribution.

I have a bit of a hybrid situation. I mostly have to keep an eye on the weather, but have room under cover for a clothes airer to do a small amount. But if it's too windy/rainy the rain comes in sideways, and there is not enough room for sheets and things.

I am liking being able to line dry outside though, where I was didn't really have any good drying space and I would dry it indoors on airers. It just smells better when it's been outside, the movement from the wind makes the towels softer, and the wind also carries away more of the dog hair and fluff etc. so I think it ends up cleaner. I've contemplated getting a dryer, but I think I'd prefer to stick to line drying if I can keep managing it.

One hot dog with lot of toppings please.

I just received my final electricity bill for the old house. Due to a combination of set monthly payments and the govt. contributions I am well ahead on my payments so will be getting nearly $300 returned to me. 😀

Edit: I've also just realised I got the govt. relief payment twice. It's paid per household not per person, and I had power on at both properties with an overlap of about a month. The timing was just right for me to get the payment for both. I thought I'd lost money by being lazy/distracted and not cancelling the power at the old place earlier, turns out it was a good thing!

Start by checking whether he is talking about actual grapes or the modern internet code-usage of grapes. Once he figures out what you are suggesting he could have been confessing to he will probably never want to speak to you again, and you can avoid getting into trouble by pretending to be traumatised by what you thought he was saying. #unethicallifeprotips

I'd like a stack of potato cakes, topped with a fried mix of onion, bacon and mushroom, sprinkled with cheese and with a dollop of sour cream please.

If you get the right shaped potato cake so it can catch the air like a frizbee maybe it will work better?

I was very disappointed when I tried red fleshed dragon fruit and found it had even less flavour. Looked good, though!

Now I'm hungry.

Is that fried dragonfruit? I did not know cooking it was a thing.

The taco plan didn't work out as I couldn't find my rolling pin for the tortillas. I made a pulled pork roll instead. It was still very yummy and I have four serves of pork in the freezer for future tacos.

I managed enough sorting in the garage that I can get my van out, and put together a couple more sets of shelves inside so I can get a bit more stuff put away inside.

It's not a rolly one and no hair was harmed during assembly. It's an Aerobin, insulated and with an air tube down the middle that is supposed to mean you don't need to turn it.

I have pork on the stove slow cooking to make pulled pork tacos for dinner.

Afternoon activities will be putting together my new compost bin, then a bit more sorting. I need to at least sort out some of the stuff in the garage so I can get my car out to go to work tomorrow morning. At the moment it has a bunch of cardboard boxes stored on top of it as well as boxes pushed right up against it to give me space to put shelves together.

The "feels like" temp has hit 3.3^o so I'm heading out for a walk to enjoy the warmth 🤣

You need to come to Ballarat. There is a hot chocolate showdown with lots of venues competing to be voted the best.

Today's bad news: It started to rain as soon as I hung out my washing

Today's good news: I got my toaster working again. Lots of crumb removal and playing around with the lever and it started staying down again. Google tells me it is probably a magnet problem, and it could have been interfered with by a build up of crumbs or it could be nearing the end of its life. We will just have to wait and see.