RustyRaven
@RustyRaven@aussie.zone
Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sustainability.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 11 May 2026 1 day ago:
It’s great how easily available these are now.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 11 May 2026 1 day ago:
My will power failed me and I bought lots of chocolate and lollies.
Then I ate all the chocolate and some of the lollies and now I feel a bit sick.
But I still keep eating lollies anyway, because sugar.
Damn you, hormonally fueled appetite.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍒 Sunday 10 May 2026 1 day ago:
I just saw the best Who wore it better? post from the Met Gala.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍒 Sunday 10 May 2026 2 days ago:
A large pepperoni pizza, please.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Saturday 9 May 2026 3 days ago:
My rotary pizza cutter comes with a cover. The one I actually use for cutting pizza is a rocker cutter, which is long and straight and sits neatly (and safely) along the side of the drawer between the drawer edge and divider tray.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🙂 Thursday 7 May 2026 4 days ago:
The mechanic didn’t reset the inspection due warning on my dashboard after he serviced the van. It took much internet sleuthing to find out how to do it myself, but I eventually succeeded. It is not the most obvious procedure, but fortunately it is possible and I didn’t have to take the van back to the mechanic to do it.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🙂 Thursday 7 May 2026 5 days ago:
Good timing for it. I don’t have a dryer so currently have lots of hanging clothes making the laundry a touch unuseable.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🙂 Thursday 7 May 2026 5 days ago:
I was expecting the overnight 2^o^ minimum my weather app was predicting. I actually got -1.5^o^ and hail. If it wasn’t for work I’d probably still be at home rugged up in bed!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
I brought the washing inside just in the nick of time. Unfortunately it’s not actually dry, but it is a little bit drier than when I put it out so I’m taking it as a win. I got a bit distracted by all my cooking plans and forgot to do the washing earlier and need some of it dry by tomorrow, so my work pants are now on the heated towel rail to expidite the process.
I’ve washed all my preserves from yesterday so they just need to be labeled and put away. This afternoon I’m packing the last of the meat that is still to go in the freezer and making a big batch of rissoles in mushroom sauce. I’m also planning on griling a bunch of vegetables to go into a future soup. I don’t have time to do the whole lot now so I’ll put the vegetables in the freezer to finish off later.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
I guess my persistant belief that facts and logic can persuade people is a case in point - no matter how often I am shown it doesn’t actually work the belief persists!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
No, provide employment for all turtles! #slavetheturtles
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
The person I’m arguing with probably does. They definitely seem to believe that if A=1 it can’t be true that B=1.
I think that’s what’s probably keeping me in the argument at this point, it’s such an obvious logical failure it feels like even a really stupid person could see it if I can just dumb it down enough.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
A yum cha selection, carried on the back of a herd of turtles. Like a conveyor belt system, but turtle based.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 6 May 2026 6 days ago:
Why can’t I stop myself from arguing with really dumb people on Reddit? I think my brain just refuses to accept they can really be as stupid as they seem so keep poking trying to figure out what’s really going on. But after a while I start to think that I’m going completely crazy and 2+2 doesn’t equal 4 like I think it does. It’s always a relief when someone else weighs in on my side and shores up my own world view a little.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍳 Tuesday 5 May 2026 1 week ago:
Salsa Verde is in progress
Next recipe in line: canned bruchetta topping
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍳 Tuesday 5 May 2026 1 week ago:
I made it home without getting trapped in the mud. I don’t think the shoes I had on where a good choice, a 40 minute walk and me feet are very sore. I’m definitely taking a cab when I pick the car up.
The little lake they’ve been working on as part of the drainage works is looking good, I hope they are planning some landscaping around it now that all the weeds and rubbish are cleared. Altough the ducks seem fairly happy with it even as is.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍳 Tuesday 5 May 2026 1 week ago:
Good Mooooooooorning Miss Goon.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🤪 Friday 24 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
I just stumbled across someone on Reddit whose user name is a male version of my real name. They post in the Melbourne sub and have many overlapping interests. I am slightly concerned I have a multiple personality disorder I am unaware of 🤣
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🤪 Friday 24 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
More cast iron cookware can never be a bad thing.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
Scary. Is there any chance fire could have spread up the ducting in the rangehood? If so you might want the brigade to check the roof as a precaution - and you many need to get a report for an insurance claim too.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
Flu shot aquired. It’s always amusing how excited grown adults get at being given a free lolipop.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
It probably was the same job, they got an updated address after the inital page, it was actually further south. Turned out to not be anything dramatic, just a standard run of the mill accident which got a big initial response due to the initial description.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
Typical. Mine loves a good holiday and usually waits until I’m away. Especially if I’m doing something awkward like camping somewhere that doesn’t have toilets.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
Nothing I can see out that way now. Probably a report of a car accident, that always gets lots of trucks hurtling and most of the time turns out to not be as bad as initial reports indicated and they all turn around and go home again.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐸 Wednesday 22 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
Should we look into building a lighthouse? The programming req for a bot ended up beyond me, but a pile of rocks with a torch on top seems achievable.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚢 Tuesday 21 April 2026 2 weeks ago:
And the place has a great name too!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚢 Tuesday 21 April 2026 3 weeks ago:
She needs a creative hobby. I suggest this
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚢 Tuesday 21 April 2026 3 weeks ago:
My new budget tracking spreadsheet has worked, both the bank and I agree on how much money I have. There were a few initial glitches where I set up some calculations wrong but it appears to now be working. I was resisting changing to the spreadsheet instead of multiple bank accounts to track everything because of the hassle factor, but now that it’s done I think it is actually an easier system. It will also make things much more coherent for the bank when I get to the stage of applying for a loan. Just one bank account with minimal transactions instead of 23 with constant transfers back and forth.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚢 Tuesday 21 April 2026 3 weeks ago:
Haggis with mashed turnip and potato, roast carrots, and some apple chutney on the side, please.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Monday 20 April 2026 3 weeks ago:
Electrical safety check will be happening shortly. Mr Woof is going to be very unhappy about this. I’m hoping the tester is lazy and cuts corners to get it over and done with. Electical safety is important, but it’s a brand new house, doing a full check seems a bit of overkill.
