RustyRaven
@RustyRaven@aussie.zone
Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sustainability.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 32 minutes ago:
pizza time!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 2 hours ago:
I’m aiming to get on the good sleep crew tonight - fresh sheets have just been put on the bed.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 3 hours ago:
The wind isn’t pleasant, but it is very invigorating. It’s been trying to blow my back fence over, it looks like all of the screws attaching the side fence to the back support have come out so the panel was starting to cave in under the wind pressure. It looks like it’s had a previous repair already as there are few extra holes drilled. I’ve managed to get some more screws in (which was challenging with the wind still trying to blow it over) but I suspect they will work their way out too. When I get a day with less wind I’ll put some rivets in, they should do a better job of holding.
I also braved the wind to put the mint into it’s pot - it took the entire 25L bag of potting mix plus half a bag of compost, so it definitely should have room to stretch it’s runners out in there.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 6 hours ago:
Many years ago (ok, decades ago) I replicated a coffee and date loaf I got from Baker’s Delight. I haven’t made one for a very long time and can’t remember exactly what I put in it, but I’m going to attempt to recreate it again today. It should add a bit of variety instead of always doing a standard fruit loaf.
I might do a small white loaf too and a couple of pizza bases. I could do pizza for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 7 hours ago:
That’s looking pretty good, I’m a touch jealous of anyone who has actual plants at the moment.
I’m planning to use Rooster Booster instead of Dynamic Lifter, then add a bit extra Nitrogen around the leafy crops (probably blood and bone). Maybe some Charlie Carp pellets around the natives.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 9 hours ago:
I feel like a headwind might be better than a side wind when riding, it makes for harder work but doesn’t impact balance as much.
I’m on the edge of a new estate which is surrounded by open fields on three sides and still has a lot of vacant blocks and very little vegetation, so the wind gets extra wild through here too.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 9 hours ago:
Wind is absolutely wild out there. It’s recycling bin day and there are so many boxes and things blowing around the streets it’s crazy. I definitely won’t be doing any gardening today. I could try washing my sheets, they would either blow dry in 10 minutes or get caught by the wind and end up down the street in the dam.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫘 Friday 10 October 2025 10 hours ago:
It’s time for a windy morning dog walk. Mr Woof always looks so sleek and streamlined with a headwind, then we turn around and get a tailwind and he looks like a complete mess. Wind creating a part around the butt hole is never an attractive look. 💨🐕
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 9 October 2025 22 hours ago:
I think I’ve got as many plants as the garden can handle already! I did order a smaller tea tree that has beautiful red flowers.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 9 October 2025 23 hours ago:
I’m not allowed trees unfortunately, the landlord put a 2m height limit. Which is a pity, I would have loved to do a dwarf gum tree. Fortunately there are quite a few good habitat trees in the estate and they are doing native planting in parks around those so there is a decent amount of canopy trees around, along with nature strip trees. I’ve got a couple of dwarf citrus which will fit within the height limit (depending on which references you look at!)
I’m doing natives all down one side, including a wattle, callistemon and (if I can get it to grow) a banksia. Then a mix of smaller shrubs and groundcovers. Lots of things to provide food and habitat for birds and also for bees.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 9 October 2025 1 day ago:
Decided it was time to take some "in progress" photos of my yard.
There’s still a bit more mulch to put down to widen the area along the back and many plants to go in, but I think it looks much better just having a laid out garden bed instead of just bad quality grass right to the edges. It will be great when I finally have some proper plant growth too.
Image - Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 9 October 2025 1 day ago:
My herb plants arrived, and they look very healthy. I’m not sure how much planting I’ll get done tomorrow though, it looks like it’s going to be very windy. But the plants are all set up in a tray with water in the greenhouse, so it shouldn’t be too urgent. I still have a dozen of the native tubestock to plant, with another 26 plants expected to arrive next week, so I’ll definitely be busy. Plus I need to get some vegetable seeds planted!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥞 Thursday 9 October 2025 1 day ago:
Breakfast muffin lottery gave me bacon and egg today 🙂
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍩 Wednesday 8 October 2025 2 days ago:
It’s warm and sunny outside, but also excessively windy. I’ve mowed the front yard and done another run to Bunnings - they have finally restocked the mulch etc. that they were out of yesterday, so I have another four bales of that. I bought a pot for the mint, and bought a couple of other pots that were on special, I think I’ll try them for some basil and corriander.
I need to find something for lunch then get onto the planting.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Tuesday 7 October 2025 3 days ago:
My first plant order has arrived
It’s mostly natives, plus a couple of lemon trees and some rosemary. I’ve got a few more perrenial herbs on order too and another box of natives I’m expecting next week. I need to sit down and do a proper planting plan, at the moment I’ve got a rough mental plan but need to sit down and work out the specifics.
I aim to get the rest of the cardboard/mulch down this afternoon so I can do some planting tomorrow. I got some compost today so I can dig that in when I plant, which will hopefully be enough for the plants to get a foothold. The soil seems to be mostly clay so could have some drainage issues but otherwise doesn’t seem too terrible.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Tuesday 7 October 2025 3 days ago:
I’ve always loved iris, they are a beautiful flower.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Tuesday 7 October 2025 3 days ago:
I am going to brave Bunnings again. Hopefully they will be a bit less chaotic this time and will have restocked the mulch.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Tuesday 7 October 2025 3 days ago:
He looks like my neighbours.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Mr Woof’s got the whole crew together in the lounge.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Mr Woof seems very good at keeping track of his toys. He’s now moved them all to the loungeroom to hang out with us, then he’ll move them back to the bedroom overnight.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Mr Woof is really into his toys at the moment. In addition to his favourite moose we have a reindeer and hippo hanging out with us. It’s very cute, he mostly just seems to like hanging out with them and he will move them in to whichever room he or I are in.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Just some coffee for now, please.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Perfection, thankyou.
I will know whether or not it was a mistake after I get home and find out if I’m too caffeinated to sleep…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
To coffee, or not to coffee That is the question
Whether it is wiser on the night shift To take in caffeine against the drooping eyelids
Or to struggle on unmedicated until at home in bed finally sleeping
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 6 October 2025 4 days ago:
Welcome home!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🕹️ Sunday 5 October 2025 5 days ago:
I cut a potato into quarters to microwave, to accompany a frozen serve of stew.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐴 Saturday 4 October 2025 6 days ago:
I’ve started Daylight Saving Time already! I got sent home an hour early because an early night shift person needed a desk and we were full up.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐴 Saturday 4 October 2025 6 days ago:
Making a batch of breakfast muffins was a very good idea. Cheese, egg and mushroom with kiwifruit chutney today. I did a bit of mix and match so the exact variety I have is a surprise.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐴 Saturday 4 October 2025 6 days ago:
I managed a very non-solid 7 hours. Miss Meow came in about 3am, pinned me down and purred loudly in my ear.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Friday 3 October 2025 1 week ago:
Apparently there was another $75 energy bill relief payment for October. That will help a tiny bit to mitigate the massive bill I’m expecting now that they’ve actually read my gas meter instead of estimating it.
