Thornburywitch @ Thornburywitch @aussie.zone

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Yep. Once the solstice happens, the plants start to go all yellow at the endy bits. Mine are looking pretty sad but the toms still keep coming. Still got a few still to ripen.

Yass! Nothing compares. I would suggest planting in pretty much pure compost in a barrel or similar. Once it starts to yield though be prepared for asparagus for breakfast lunch and dinner for a few weeks. But so so good.

You don't. Homegrown strawbs have spoiled me for life. As has homegrown asparagus, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and green beans. And quite a lot of other veg that I haven't grown for a while now. But home strawbs a pretty damn special.

Late to this party. Can I have one of the reserve bento boxes please? No, not those ones. The real ones.

Almost forgot 🧧🐍🧧 Happy New Year!

Um, you might want to check out question 9 of this quiz.

Year of the Snake quiz

Nah, Hank was the best. Karen's is good, but Hank's is better.

If you like the Carpenters, maybe try The Captain & Tenille of Skyrockets In Flight fame.

Karen had a unique voice. Bearing in mind that all her recordings were pre-autotune, she always hit the exact middle of the note she was singing. No hovering up and down even when doing vibrato. Apparently this is a rare talent when it's natural.

This is good to hear. I hope the weekend is a chance to refresh & reset.

I think I'd prefer the slow poke, but I am conflicted. I did learn eventually to NEVER shop with my bloke. He was a menace in colesworth - filling up entire trolleys with stuff that caught his eye but nothing on the agreed upon list. He was also a 'specials' victim of the worst possible stripe. The incident of the 10 2 litre containers of vinegar still scars me to this day (But it was on special!).

We ended up with me doing the household staples and frozen stuff, and him doing the fresh food - separately. So I'd give him a vague list and tell him to come back with 5 kg (or whatever) of animal protein and 5 kg of fruit. He could choose what sort for each. We did have a productive veggie patch so we really only bought spuds & onions as staples. I think this satisfied his hunter/gatherer instincts better than an exact list. And enabled me to keep my temper better. And relieved the pressure on the pantry storage. And enabled me to keep better tabs on what was in the freezer and how much room was left for new stuff.

Thanks!

Plate of oysters, some lemon wedges, salt & pepper and a glass of champers please Bacon.

And something to make a noise that annoys the oysters.

I'm sure you are suffering greatly. Take some medication for the pain.

Napisan expires?

Back when I was a kid, I was gifted a copy of Verse & Worse by Arnold Silcock - the trauma has never left me and I can quote most of them to this day. Has come in handy for scrabble though.

Is this the central image of the phrase Eat my shorts?

And why not. A bit of CJ does makes us all cheerful.

Also, the Australian Federal Police don't issue parking infringements or other small issue crimes. That's for the state based cops. You'd think the scammers would actually read the home page of the websites they are mimicking. To add credibility.

That is charming!

All the coffee please Bacon. I might just survive today.

Anti scammer measure I'll bet. So dimwits won't buy gift cards to pay for their parking infringements issued by the Australian Federal Police.