RustyRaven
@RustyRaven@aussie.zone
Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sustainability.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025 10 hours ago:
🐐🪽✌🏻🐍⭐️
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025 13 hours ago:
That depends. If you mean the later iterations of Satan, with all the King of Hell wanting people to do nasty things nonsense, then no. If you mean the earlier versions in which Satan appears to just be the personification of not worshipping the Abrahamaic God then yes, yes I am.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025 14 hours ago:
Where’s the inverted cross emoji when you need one?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025 14 hours ago:
I find I can’t push myself to finish things until there is a hard deadline, no matter how much I tell myself I will do things earlier. My last subject let you submit your assignments up to one week after to due date with no penalty, so I didn’t do any of the assignments until the last day of that week after the due date.
ADHD might make it harder to organise yourself to get things done, but I don’t think flexible deadlines are a good answer - especially as there is always a hard deadline for the end of the subject that can’t be flexible, and you run the risk of everything piling up at the end. Plus it stops you getting feedback on earlier assignments in time for them to be useful for the next one.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Thursday 20 November 2025 17 hours ago:
Morning all. Anyone up yet?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Wednesday 19 November 2025 1 day ago:
There are definitely awareness problems with age, especially with dementia. There’s even a word for it, anosognosia. It’s one reason a lot of people’s plans for old age don’t work out, they assume they will have the capacity to recognise when they need to make changes, whether that be stopping driving, not climbing ladders or going into aged care. And because our society values being able to make your own choices we allow people to cause a lot of damage to themselves and others before we allow anyone else to step in and start making decision.
Some people of course do use denial as a coping strategy through their whole lives, and that can also be a cause of refusing to admit being unable to do things. It doesn’t help that our society sees aging as a bad thing and has a lot of prejudice against the elderly, people would not feel as much need to deny their own aging if it was seen as a more positive thing.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Wednesday 19 November 2025 1 day ago:
I bought some cheap jeans from Kmart which were too wide in the legs, so have taken the legs in by a couple of inches and hemmed them to a sensible height. They are now presentable enough to wear for general stuff like gardening and dog walking, even if they are never going to be high fashion. It’s good to have the sewing space useable, even if it does need a lot more sorting still - the table is covered with fabric that needs to be put away once I can figure out where.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐞 Tuesday 18 November 2025 2 days ago:
I decided to make some little lasagnes for the freezer. I ended up with three single and two double serves of lasagne, 3 serves of bolognese, a half serve of mostly-tomato bolognese for a future parmiagiana, and two serves of cheese sauce. Plus lots of mess.
The freezer is getting very full. I need to focus less on stocking up and more on eating.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐞 Tuesday 18 November 2025 2 days ago:
My final assessment has been marked. I have now officially completed my diploma, yay!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐞 Tuesday 18 November 2025 2 days ago:
Everything is so quiet at my place today. They are doing some sort of drainage works behind me, which means the main road has been blocked off and will be for about a month. All of the normal traffic in and out of the estate is not there, which is more noticeable than I expected.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐞 Tuesday 18 November 2025 2 days ago:
The groceries have arrived. The cold stuff is away and I will deal with the rest after coffee.
Sadly a few things were not available, but nothing too major. I did at least get the potatoes this time, although sadly there were no parsnips.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐞 Tuesday 18 November 2025 2 days ago:
My Mum’s still got a Bigpond address. We’ve been trying to get her off it, which has hopefully been successful as she’s now moved and doesn’t have Telstra internet anymore. Not that Telstra want to maintain the Bigpond addresses either - it’s a legacy system they are still operating only because of old people who refuse to leave!
The other thing she did was create a joint email for her and my Dad (which I don’t think he ever would have looked at himself anyway, but his name was in the address). I guess that’s a transfer from how landlines would be for a household and not an individual and the email address was looked at the same way.
Then there’s me, with lots of email addresses for different things (especially banking and secure things, they get a unique email that is used nowhere else). Plus most business dealings I create an alias address, so if the business leaks it I can tell exactly where it came from.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025 3 days ago:
Loafs!
I seem to have a bit of a high/low thing going on with the white loaf this time Image
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025 3 days ago:
Mr Woof was at the Lost Dogs Home, after being picked up off the streets and not being claimed. When I first saw him he was bouncing up and down in his cage like he had an inbuilt pogo stick. He was very stressed as he had made good friends with another little white dog who had just gone off with a couple of strangers and was nowhere to be seen. I had my current dog with me for a greeting, but he was so focussed on trying to see his friend he pretty much just ignored her.
When we got to the waiting room his dog friend was there too and he was thrilled to be able to hang out again, then when he left with his new owners Mr Woof really started freaking out and howling in the waiting room. He took a while to settle in, the poor boy does not like change and becomes very attached to his pack.
Miss Meow was aquired through a small rescue via Facebook, and because it was Covid times we did the handover in the carpark of the vet’s office just after she’d been spayed. So she came into my life groggy from the drugs, and was also skinny with very patchy fur and was still on antibiotics to treat infections in her skin and mouth. She also had a booking to have some teeth removed too, which was the start of the infection that never quite cleared up and ended up with her having all her teeth removed and being diagnosed with FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus).
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025 3 days ago:
Nothing too exciting. Just a few handfuls of whatever sultanas/currants/mixed fruit I have, a bit of mixed spice and a spoonful of brown sugar.
If I’m feeling fancy enough to use an actual recipe I use a hot cross bun recipe that works nicely for a loaf too:
600g flour ( 4 cups) 1 tsp dry yeast 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 80g caster sugar (1/3 cup) 80g butter - rub into dry ingredients 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup milk 1/3 cup water 180g sultanas
Prove, divide, prove & bake
Makes 12. 200 degree oven 15 mins
loaf: 1/2 quantity, 110g fruit, small tin.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025 3 days ago:
I am feeling much better this morning after a good night’s sleep.
Today is fridge cleanout day, the new groceries are being delivered tomorrow. It’s also dog food mixing day, which works out quite well as I can put any leftover vegetables straight into that instead of freezing them. I also have plans to make bread, I’m in need of both plain and fruit loaves again.
Everything outside is quite damp, I’m hoping to see the soft green fuzz of sprouting grass soon. I’ll probably need to do some watering again towards the end of the week as they are predicting sunny days again, but once they actually sprout and can find their own water it will become a bit easier. I definitely understand why people get turf laid, it’s like the difference between and adult dog and a puppy!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025 3 days ago:
That is not fun. My brand new one did that once, I was worried it was faulty but it never repeated it.
Do you know how old the detector is? It could also be a sign it’s getting old and needs to be replaced.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025 4 days ago:
I gave in and made pudding. Chocolate self saucing pudding. This one turned out extra fudgy, very yummy.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025 4 days ago:
That looks amazing. Can I have a piece?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025 4 days ago:
All The Things!
First projects will be some alterations, hemming some jeans and things like that. Then a couple of basic zippered wash bags. Then some pjs, some tops and dresses, some jumpers etc. etc. I’ve spent far too long thinking about thins I want to do, collecting the materials, then not actually follow through. So I need to start actually making things and getting the stash to a more reasonable level. But I have enough fabric and things to last me for many years, it will be an ongoing project. It’s been put to the side for bit with moving and then getting the garden ready for summer.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025 4 days ago:
I am suffering post night shift jetlag and finding it very difficult to resist the idea of chocolate pudding.
I did get some good sorting done in the sewing room, it’s nearly at the stage I can start sewing again. Lots more sorting still to do though. The study is also looking a bit better. It would be great to have one bigger room for both instead of two small rooms, but this is ok.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025 4 days ago:
Sleep ✅️
Groceries ordered ✅️
Term deposit at new bank applied for ✅️
Coffee drunk ✅️
Dog walk: to be completed soon
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦊 Saturday 15 November 2025 5 days ago:
Hot chocolate with marshmallows and a choc chip biscuit please.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪴 Friday 14 November 2025 6 days ago:
Looking good! I’m impressed by how neat the stitching is.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪴 Friday 14 November 2025 6 days ago:
A bit of cloud cover has started to creep in, hopefully heralding the predicted few days of rain. I’ve been watering these grass seeds a few times a day, having volunteer sky water will be a blessing. Just crossing my fingers that “possible thunderstorms” does not happen and wash all my seeds away.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪴 Friday 14 November 2025 6 days ago:
The floor mats to go under my office chair turned out to be really hard to unroll. I’ve managed to get them in place and weighted down in the hope they will manage to stay flat. If they don’t the next step is a hair dryer. I’m pleased with the quality, they look like they should last well, unlike the carpet which I don’t think is designed to actually be used.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 13 November 2025 1 week ago:
Garden work is finally complete. I am going to celebrate with a shower and then veg on the sofa for the afternoon.
A lot of dirt was moved. Pigeons supervised, but refused to help
The back yard looks even more patchy than when I started, but should improve once the grass grows in.
I think if I top dress the grass again in Autumn I can fill in the lower spots a bit more, and the extra sand should help with drainage and hopefully I won’t have the wet spots that hold water after rain.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 13 November 2025 1 week ago:
It’s a beautiful sunny day to sit and watch the remaining cypress trees fall.
The weather forecast says mostly cloudy, but someone forgot to tell the clouds. I got to an early start today, the dog has been walked, breakfast eaten, I have watered the front nature strip and moved about 6 carts of dirt so far. I think of moving the dirt as an arm strengthening exercise, but it’s really a whole body thing. Every shovel full also involves squats and bracing all the core muscles. Which means everything should hurt tomorrow, not just the arms!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 📚 Wednesday 12 November 2025 1 week ago:
Mr Woof thinks Dynamic lifter is fun-sized manure snacks. As I just spread 25kg of the stuff over the back yard he has been having a great time. I also spread 15kg of gypsum, then decided it’s time to call it a day. Tomorrow I have to move the rest of the soil (about 1m^2^) to the back yard, level it off and scatter the grass seeds and a bit of fertilizer. Then it’s just a matter of watering the seeds a couple of times a day until it sprouts and I should have lawn.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 📚 Wednesday 12 November 2025 1 week ago:
The front yard is almost complete. The dirt is all down, I just need to sprinkle some grass seeds and water everything in.
The trees over the back fence are now almost all gone. It’s a bit weird looking out the back window and just seeing sky.
I can’t see anything except sky over the fence if I’m sitting down.
