Thornburywitch
@Thornburywitch@aussie.zone
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 14 hours ago:
Twas me. I’m a fan of Hayman Reese.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 15 hours ago:
Souvlaki wrap and a cup of tea please chef.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 16 hours ago:
I want one of these - the story of my life.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 18 hours ago:
Cannot be stuffed cooking tonight. Would anyone like to join me at The Pinny in North Fitzroy for Taco Tuesday? I’m thinking 6 pm ish but am flexible. The trivia comp starts at 7.30 I think, but I’m not up for that.
website - Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 18 hours ago:
38 deg Thursday with 70% risk of Funderstorms! The cats of Melbourne will be electrified!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Thursday, 6 February 2025 5 days ago:
The Moa ? Now extinct. About 2 metres tall.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 5 February 2025 6 days ago:
Formic acid is powerful indeed.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 5 February 2025 6 days ago:
I am at a loss to account for the uptick in mood on Monday mornings though. Friday makes sense.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 February 2025 1 week ago:
Silkworms?
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 February 2025 1 week ago:
Thanks!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 February 2025 1 week ago:
Ghost Tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Cheesy yes but such fun. Goes for about an hour so leaves plenty of time for other things like eating & drinking.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 February 2025 1 week ago:
Chili con carne on noodles please. With beer.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 3 February 2025 1 week ago:
Interesting. Basically a vertical swale with gravity removing the usual debris. I think that small inputs would largely be wasted, cos you’d need a certain amount of velocity to get the water stream hitting the filters, but could be harvested with a conventional swale. I would also assume that there’s a way to clean the filters but that’s not obvious from the diagram.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 3 February 2025 1 week ago:
There is that.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 3 February 2025 1 week ago:
6 hours sleep and a very large coffee please. A nice added extra would be a baseball bat to clobber my boss who is disgustingly cheerful this morning.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 3 February 2025 1 week ago:
Given the weather, might be worthwhile posting on the the telegraph poles around your house - someone’s new kitten might have gotten lost or a mother cat lost track of all her litter.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 31 January, 2025 1 week ago:
And the dreaded slow leak.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 31 January, 2025 1 week ago:
Recommend half filling it before freezing, and wrapping it in a towel before hugging. Also can be put in bed to rest feet on which is remarkably cooling.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 31 January, 2025 1 week ago:
Appliances Online have run out of cheap(ish) portable air cons. Most economical available now is over $800 … screams in capitalism
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Thursday, 30 January, 2025 1 week ago:
To be produced at the kid’s 21st party …
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 1 week ago:
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.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 1 week ago:
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.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 1 week ago:
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.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 1 week ago:
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!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 1 week ago:
Um, you might want to check out question 9 of this quiz.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 24 January, 2025 2 weeks ago:
Nah, Hank was the best. Karen’s is good, but Hank’s is better.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 24 January, 2025 2 weeks ago:
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.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 24 January, 2025 2 weeks ago:
This is good to hear. I hope the weekend is a chance to refresh & reset.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 24 January, 2025 2 weeks ago:
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.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 24 January, 2025 2 weeks ago:
Thanks!