Wonder dog was the best Koolie Kelpie cross girl. Now there is Rosie the Red Cattle Dog. Iβm Caity. I am a physical and verbal klutz. Autistic, Artistic, Queer. I live in South East Queensland, Australia. I believe in real art, and real writing, by real people. No AI, thanks. Header Picture: βLandscape with Bushfireβ, Various discarded paints on fridge door, by Dad. Avatar picture: Rosie the Red Cattle Dog snoozing on a green background. Be Kind: Life is short. Live it to the fullest. Dogs: Friendly to contained cats Lives: Jagera, Giabal, and Jarowair Country. Always Was, Always Will Be. Living with Invisible Disabilities: Bipolar, ME/CFS, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia, AuDHD, CPTSD ...
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Last Notes npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ π€¦π»ββοΈ"your father doesn't think he needs his walker..." Literally 5 minutes ago phone conversation with my mother. π€¦π»ββοΈ JUST USE YOUR DAMN WALKER you stubborn old man! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ "James James Morrison's Mother put on a golden gown..."π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Morning Toots, quick one before I start rushing around. The housemate's (it's complicated, whatever) Sister, who he hasn't spoken to in at least 18 years, and with whom he has never had a close relationship, and her husband, have recently been in touch re some other family ... stuff. And so yesterday in the mail, there was an envelope, Downton Abbey* stationery. Gold sticker seal, the works. With Downton Abbey stationery invitation cards for the Sister and Husband's 50th wedding anniversary, complete with quotes by the Dowager Duchess, and a card to say "Attending with pleasure" or "Declined with regrets" and if all this bullshit which was sent without any trace of irony AT ALL doesn't tell you everything you need to know about why I will NEVER meet these people, then I don't know what will. *Now look. I have loved Downton in my time, but I think we all agree it's ridiculous, escapist fantasy? This couple appears to believe that as Brisbane suburbanites it should be aspirational. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ So, so lovely. Great wall of sound. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ wow, gorgeous! A big commitment, too! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ 3 and a bit hours later... Too late in the day to really see how cool the colours look, so pics tomorrow when I'm out. A seriously big treat, LoL π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ oh noes. Oh no... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ purple and turquoise green foils π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ blergh npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I am getting my hairs did. Big big treat time. Cos screw it. Pics later... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Beautiful! Restful. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Thank you, Cathy. It won't be the same without you. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ πππ» npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ NOT WHITE SLAVERY!! GASP! No, Dave is off on a Grand Tour, furthering his education...and will one day return to share his wisdom. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ You are speaking gobbledegook. On the other hand, if I said I have quin magenta, pthalo turquoise, and can choose only one other colour to assign for a beginner's Gelliplate printing tutorial in triple print, what would you say? π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Yep, I did the paperwork for that a couple of years ago. (Payneham Cemetery, nice people, I must get the actual physical paperwork when I'm over in October, save on the fuss of postage. It's pretty much a stroll from the parental's, I think.) I do get occasional phone calls now when they're doing upgrades around the place, because the cemetery has to ask every plot holder for permission to redo the paths etc. Which must be a total admin pain. My brother considered not renewing the lease and using the marble for something else, but the rest of the more ummm ... ancestor involved ... family howled him down, so the big monuments on the double plot stayed. Reckon there's room to chuck a few in there yet, then ... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I hope it all went brilliantly. Speedy and successful healing! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ were they hidden in a cloister? Upon whom were they... foisted? (Geeze that one was stretching it a bit..) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ huh, local variant, our ending book book book line went downwards! π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ really enjoying this, I hadn't heard it before! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ π’ terrifying and sad. What we've done. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Yeah, complicated. But 97 - that's enough, eh? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ So now Yayoi Kusama is doing the big beautiful dots for Dolly and Tim. Death's on a roll for putting on this show, eh? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Evening Toots. So tired. Insert the "Captain, it's Wednesday" Tintin meme, for yourselves, please. I owe you all catching up, miss you, sorry. Tomorrow? Sigh. Meanwhile, I'll add my voice to those singing along especially today, but always and forever with Miss Dolly. I can't pick a favourite quote or even a favourite song, but I do love her singing along on the Trio album with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris "Telling Me Lies" I must have sung along a thousand times, and the comfort singing that gives me... Anyway. Tomorrow. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Happened to the housemate/partner, when scattering their (well known local stirrer) mother's ashes. Immediately quipped "Well, that's the last time SHE'LL get up anyone's nose!" npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ You did the right thing. π Next time you'll get to really enjoy it. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Evening, Toots. I spent this morning writing up my notes from yesterday's meeting at the gallery, although I fear my brain fog and tiredness got in the way. Still, did my best. This arvo I searched through all of my art bags looking for the instructions we were given on Wednesday for the bookbinding technique, because they were unique to the teacher - and I finally had time to sit down and work on my book. Do you think I could find that piece of paper with the instructions?! I eventually gave up. I have other projects due anyway, and the (redacted) is bothering me today. Floor not vacuumed, bed not changed, those are problems for tomorrow Caity! How's your weekend been? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I will try Kenji's recipe at some stage, too, because he's also so reliable - another person who tests and tests and tests, and I like the way he explains the science behind his testing. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ My memories must be mostly cheese. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ When Mum found out my sister had been riding a moped, she had six different kids of conniptions, but my sister was always a very determined kind of person. And not much Mum could do about it, anyway π Mum also had conniptions when my sister travelled solo across China and Africa. Many wet chook noises. There are still some of my sister's adventures we don't mention in front of Mum ... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ You MONSTER! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Evening, Toots. Didn't get home after a very long gallery day until after 430pm, straight into full on phone dramas with Mum. Couldn't face cooking after that, so had takeaway for dinner (Korean eggplant hotpot and rice, so yummy on a cold night, soothing and with lots of chillies) and started to fall asleep trying to watch something on iView. Now of course I'll spend hours awake overthinking the crap I said today and in endless horrified self recriminations, while my (redacted) gives me the (redacteds) because I have completely overdone things this week (again). 5 days until my entry for the next exhibition due. Will I get it done in time? Progress added today: literally 3 pencil lines. Headdesk... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Makes you wonder why he chose bus driving as a career, eh? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Yeah my mate lives across the street (ish) so when I visit Canberra I stand and press my nose against the window of that Winnings store in Kingston like a Dickensenian waif and moan that "It's called that because I'd have to win Powerball to shop there oooh but look how prettttty..." npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ It's a good one! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ that looks yum! I've only ever had brisket as a slow cooked meat, not a BBQ? The last time, I used a recipe from Nagi (Recipe Tin Eats) and it was amazing, though. Feels like it's become a real treat now, do you think it always has been? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I loved the challenge of it! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ This is great! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ ooh thank you! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Oooh exciting!!! Old doona covers (cotton, not polyester) or plain calico is great to practice. Or cheap poplin. Avoid anything with mostly polyester if you can, slippery bastards! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Groooan npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ ooooh! Ok I'll be looking that up, thank you! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ And? What news of the potentialpy useful Indian grocery? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ microwave, airfryer, kettle. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Evening (yaaawn!) Toots! And here's hoping for sleep tonight. Although after a very long day today I feel like I might have been better just staying at the gallery overnight, I have to be back there in about 12 hours. I got to drawing this morning. Did I actually get any drawing done? Well, no. But sometimes that's not the point of going. I listened, I watched the demo; then I had to do some other admin tasks, which, to be really honest, I enjoy doing. I enjoy the drawing, too - but I mostly go to class times for social stuff. Drawing needs concentration. Then I stayed to sit in on the Board Meeting this arvo, which was fascinating. (Yes, I realise I am possibly in danger of ending up back on (gasp!) A Committee. I suspect once an Executive Assistant, always an EA.) I'm on Exhibition Roster again in the morning, then more futures brainstorming stuff in the afternoon. And a week to get my new piece in for next Exhibition...eeeek! It's maybe a quarter done in current concept. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Dammit. (Extra strength whinge edition.) Less than 5 and a half hours until I have to get up again if I'm going to make it to my drawing class. The anti agony pills had better kick in soon. Also, I was extra careful of my bruise site from yesterday's vampire visit - but I still have a big bruise this time. Shoulda just carried groceries and flung doors about with abandon as per usual! Hoping a hot milk and a podcast about art history makes me zzzzzzz npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ oooh interesting! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I am increasingly of the opinion that's all that matters. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Damn now I have to bookmark this for a later rabbit hole to see if I can still buy it for ... Projects π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Nah, most olives are yum. I'll eat your spare green ones, ta. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Nana didn't get an inside laundry or a twin tub until the early 1980s! Still doing all the church linens in the old outside copper and wringer. Bloody hell. She would have been 70ish before she got a twin tub. The luxury of it! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ The best! And bonus points for that swoonworthy teapot! π« npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Gorgeous npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ But of course it was. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Wow. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I can't do counting backwards by sevens, never have been able to, and they ask every time! "Capitals of Africa?" I try to bargain. "Paint mixing charts? ANYTHING but maths!" npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ ugh. Sympathy. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I have a beautiful mug with a lid which I use for almost every cuppa I have throughout the day. Keeps the tea hot hot hot. Only downside is that I do sometimes find that I've completely forgotten to take the lid off and drink any tea at all. Please also enjoy little tiny me having a great time with, and then probably wandering away from, a very early cuppa. (I do remember loving that tea set!) #AuDHD #LateDiagnosisClub #WhereDidILeaveMyTea https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/117/121/187/354/826/327/original/4bc1dae8db3f90b7.jpg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/117/121/187/354/244/429/original/629ba087bac3fcd7.jpg npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ yep, pack of 5 piksters from the supermarket. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Lawn flamingo. And a non tapering craft awl. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ @npub1memβ¦atst happy birthday! ππ₯³ πmay you spend it doing exactly what you want to do. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Found a couple of pics - Renoir's paintbox and Edgar's palettes. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/117/110/054/061/476/222/original/90451c478b4d73a6.jpg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/117/110/070/511/132/354/original/7dd2553db47c3df1.jpg npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ in a lovely shadowbox. Yes! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Boop! π Perfect screensaver photo for out of office, lol! (If we did that sort of thing anymore) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Oooh, envy! My teeth are very squished together, and I get the "you have to floss!" lecture every time (I go for cleans 3 times a year, minimum, because of other issues.) I've tried water piks, every kid of floss, those floss on a handle things, and the little teeny brushes that looks like the tiniest bottle brushes in the world, and I still get issues. Squishy together teeth. Sigh! π npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Ahem! (Passes you my "Best of The Big Band Era" boxed set, featuring Glen Miller. I do actually own a gramophone but it's over in Adelaide. Full box of needles still too, and a heap of my grandfather's favourite 78s.) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ That's a well loved palette. Very beautiful. You can see a lot about an artist in their tools. I once saw Renoir's palette and also Monet's paintbox, in an exhibition (2018, in Adelaide, it was a touring exhibition of Impressionist stuff) and got very excited. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Applause and booing in equal measures? (Although that does feel somewhat Shakespearean?) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ ππ npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Fiendish! ππ npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Schnipp schnapps Schnapp Schnappi! (Once heard, never forgotten, lol!) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ πππ» npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ scallops npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ One of our local meth heads just attacked a car driving past on the street. That's gonna get interesting soon. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Wow, those jumpers were so fabulous! My Mum made me one but it got stolen off the washing line in one of my first flats and I was devastated. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Miss Rosie the Red Cattle Dog has just proved* she can count to at least 7 by standing at the pantry and yelling for her once a week tinned sardines, which were (GASP!) a day late. *It could be argued that all she has proved is that she has trained her humans very well. I'm not a scientist, so I don't know how I'd even begin to test this... But I suspect Miss Rosie would be up for the challenge? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Hope your day is going well. A new housemate is a big adjustment! Does Monty ever demand extra walks now there's another fulltime human? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Evening, Toots. Went to Friday morning Drawing And More group this morning after a bad night. Got home at lunchtime, completely out of all energy - it's been a very long week. Managed to organise the funeral flowers from my part of family for my Aunty Tess (hope I've done the right thing there, feeling very uncertain of my choice. But the florist is someone who is semi- retired and actually knew her - small country towns, eh?) Slept all afternoon, cheese on toast for dinner. Ooofffff. Hope you're all keeping well? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Well now I'm going to have to go to the fish and chip shop later... (Maybe.) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Arvo, Toots. I have gone back to bed, because it's bloody cold, and I stupidly forgot to wear a mask when I was at the germ factory of a doctor's waiting room last week. I haven't had even a sniffle in years, so whoops. Nose running like the proverbial, and a bit tired and achey. Of course it's our notorious Ekka flu* season as well. I had my annual flu shot, in May, I think? Anyway, feeling ugh. Meant to be doing sewing stuff but can't even tidy the desk to get the machine up. *Brisbane Show starts today, and is called the Exhibition, but everyone calls it the Ekka because we're Queenslanders. And because there are gazillion people crowded in from everywhere, everyone comes back with the Ekka Flu and spreads it around every year. Such a joy. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Still get very weird looks, even now I cheerfully announce "oh, I get baaad interactions with my brain meds, you know!" π€£π Oh wait, maybe I'm just weird. Don't care, don't drink anymore. Mostly don't miss it. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Arvo, Toots! It was a bit frosty this morning. The radish leaves chopped it, I expect pretty much everything that survived until last night (choko vines, the tomatoes, the capsicums) will have been blasted. Fortunately, most of the chilli bushes have been through a few winters, so they should survive. I was so cold, though! 0.1 degrees is too cold for this poor old duck. I'll be wearing a scarf and beanie to bed again tonight. (Along with my year around bed socks. My feet get cold!) https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/984/863/372/837/872/original/8001eee5a3439bd1.jpg npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ The 2003 Canberra fires were so scary, especially since half of the city was so unaffected while the rest had seen them coming. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ One of my Great Aunts was a Dachshund owner, her favourite dog was called Porsche. (Her husband was a race car driver.) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ One of my lovely Artists Books ladies gave me a jar of home made white grapefruit marmalade and it is one of the best marmalades I have had in AGES, possibly since Nana died. But now I have a clumsy autistic etiquette question: this friend and her husband are older, and have blood pressure issues ("I can't have the grapefruit marmalade myself, Caity! not with my medication in the morning.") I know she still makes a lot of jams and marmalades, and jars are not always easy to get. Is it ok to even ask would she like her jar back, do you think?! I don't want her to think I'm asking for endless jars! I feel I should give back a full jar? npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Oh noes, speedy recovery to Himself! How clever of him to travel with a nurse... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ lol, Miss Rosie puts up with my singing, but she does enjoy Aroooooooooooing along. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Both lovely! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Stuck in a medical waiting room with USAsian country music. For my sins. Used to be a fan. This is not what I remember though, oh, autotune, what a crime... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ oooh exciting! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ This is the box that never ends... npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ There are teeny one person ones in the shops now! I was tempted by one of those, but decided to go for the bigger one because I found a storage spot and could find fridge space for the output. (I hope!) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Oooh I have heard this, but despaired of ever having one, so put this out of my mind. I'm going to have to work out how to do it! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Microwave oven carked it on the weekend, so we got a new microwave. But it was smaller than previous one (fiiiiiine) and didn't fit the microwave rice cooker (which I hated anyway) so after my very late mental health appointment today, we went shopping and bought a separate rice cooker. Smarter than I was going to buy, but it seduced me with promised auto settings for brown rice, crispy rice, sushi rice, steam, porridge, as well as white rice. Still not all that expensive, no Powerball win as yet! Looking forward to seeing how I go with that. Also had to buy a new toaster, after an unfortunate accident on the weekend involving lack of bench space, and someone setting the toaster on the stove, then turning on a burner underneath the toaster rather than the burner for the grill, when they wanted grilled cheese on toast. The burnt plastic smell was spectacular. That would be one word for it, anyway. I'll leave you to imagine others. I'm off cheese on toast for a while, oddly enough. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Morning, Toots. (Just). At Mental Health Place, trying to get Mental Healthed. Unsuccessfully. Again. Housework at home actually starting to look inviting instead. Freezing cold wind, it's one of the few Toowoomba days when Toowoomba winter is miserable. But there is soup for dinner! npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ good luck npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ I might have, because I have the neutrophil count of a ... Newt?! I dunno, of a thing with not enough neutrophils. (Medication thing, mostly.) But l wear a mask, wash my hands like mad (I mean a LOT) and get every vaccine they'll let me have. Touch wood, so far I'm hanging in there. npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ How do you fit 8 litres of soup in your freezer? I'm intrigued now. Ok, my house is small, my fridge isn't huge, and only has one one of those small freezers on top. Very annoying, I grew up with a separate big deep freezer along with the fridge, and still haven't really broken myself of cooking (or occasionally trying to shop) accordingly. (" Oh, a half side of lamb is only $$, that's so much cheaper per kilo...) But the freezer space I have now? A couple of serves of Spag Bol Sauce, some pumpkin soup, and maybe an Aldi frozen lasagne for emergencies plus the ice cube tray thingummy - no more room or the silly vent holes get blocked and the whole fridge is cactus! (3 years old, this fridge. 3!) npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ @npub15klβ¦aa2d Ahem did I remember right, is it our beloved hard working, about to finish their PhD candidate's, friend to Pete the parrot π¦, zine making, van dreaming, scooter riding, loving parent, wonderful cook and so much mores BIRTHDAY today?! β€οΈπππππ npub19rcs2976k2rqpaeds972uak3zpfkcnh2q4wglsakhfg09fjaj5nsfwm3mw Wonderdog π³οΈβπ Arvo, Toots. Waited until after 1pm for the tradie booked for today. "Yeah, g'day, I know you're busy, we had a job booked for today, wondering when you might get to me?" "Oh, let me just check. (πΆMusic on hold. πΆ) Oh, ummm, I could come out now?" "That'd be good, I'll put the dog on the lead." Another 25 minutes pass ... Some frustrating bits with the jobs, "Why is it doing that?" And $165 later. Now I can finally get on with getting the stuff ready for the Artists Books workshop tomorrow. I'm expecting a couple of guests at the group, and we're making piano hinge books. So I need to crack on with some more gelliplate printing, then start cutting covers, and find where on earth my cardstock stash has gone. Of course it wasn't until after the tradie left that I noticed a had a huge blob of yellow ochre paint on my nose. Couldn't have been the permanent sap green or Pacific blue I had been working with, oh no. Had to be the yellow ochre! π€ππ«£