Thornburywitch
@Thornburywitch@aussie.zone
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: ☃️ Wednesday, July 03, 2024 15 minutes ago:
Cold chicken, ice cream, iced coffee and some chilly sauce please.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 7 hours ago:
Doesn’t have to be geotextile - an old towel or a sheet folded double will do perfectly well to protect them. Sheets are lighter and don’t squash the plants as much as towels.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 11 hours ago:
I assume you’ve come across this - melbourne waterways Some useful references contained therein.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 11 hours ago:
Wait until you get a rose thorn stabbing, and end up going to the doc for a penicillin injection. Which they administer with a sharpened hose pipe into your gluteus maximus. Rose thorns do gangrene really really well apparently. Learned my lesson from that experience and now wear gloves when I’m anywhere near roses. Never knew that lemons were particularly hazardous - thanks for the info!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 18 hours ago:
Operative phrase there is ‘american media’.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 23 hours ago:
Mattress is OK, thank the gods. Just sheets, pjs and me and this is all easy to fix. Time for a new hwb I guess.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚵 Tuesday, July 02, 2024 1 day ago:
Hot water bottle just woke me up cos sprang a leak. Only by now it’s a slightly warm water bottle which is a relief. And it’s only on its third year of use. Damn. TGF mattress protector. Would not be fun drying a mattress this time of year.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🐻 Monday, July 01, 2024 1 day ago:
Does seem that they’re setting themselves up to fail - and each to have enough material to put the blame on the other. Shit show coming up, so I would suggest distancing yourself - you have enough to cope with with your own responsibilities. They need professional help (and sounds like both need a good kick up the backside too).
There’s a reason why airlines stress that you should put on your own oxygen mask BEFORE putting them on your kids.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🐻 Monday, July 01, 2024 2 days ago:
Happy New Year everyone!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Damfino why anyone actually buys mayonnaise. It’s so damn easy to make and soooo much nicer.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
There is a homemade monte carlo shaped hole in my life. Please send help (and monte carlos).
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
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- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Whew! Bullet dodged I guess.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Gas, electric or induction? Eeek for a Sunday morning.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Chip butty with tomato sauce and tea please.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Fire extinguishers - who knew? 30/50 - quite pleased with myself.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Sunday, June 30, 2024 2 days ago:
Keep one empty one to use as something to do with your hands when the need strikes. Helps a lot.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
Just had a look at the AFL ladder after tonight’s games. There are 6 teams on 32 points. If Hawthorn wins over West Coast tomorrow, they’ll join them for 7 teams. Even though they’ll have a crappy percentage. Next few rounds will be interesting.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
Ah, understood. Cherish them.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
You need TWO ball peen hammers? Or are they display copies only???
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
You can’t go wrong with Julia Childs’ recipie - many heaps of vijos on youtoob. This is the old school classic, and takes a fair bit of work and time. The good side is that the raw pastry freezes well, so making a large batch and only using the portion you need for one use, and then for the next use 90% of the work is already done - at least until the stash is used up. Recommend using unsalted cultured butter for the authentic flavor. The original and best.
For quick pastry, I like using the Womens Weekly Rough Puff for savory recipies - so quick and easy and the results taste just fine though the texture is not quite as flaky. Again, one zillion recipies on youtoob. You can play a bit fast and loose with the proportions for this recipie depending on what you have available, so it’s a very user friendly method. The only real secret is using chilled water to mix and resting the dough before rolling out and using. This weather is perfect for pastry - it’s a pain to make in hot weather.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
Post office usually has a range of cardboard boxes for the purpose - bound to be one of an appropriate size. Or hit your local IGA for a cardboard box.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
Yum. Thank you.
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- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
A bowl of delicious vegetable soup with crusty bread and a nice ripe camembert to smear on it. With coffee please Bacon.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍜 Saturday, June 29, 2024 3 days ago:
Because my name’s not Bamber …
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🦟 Friday, June 28, 2024 4 days ago:
Black Kmart bamboo fibre crew socks. I have about 6 pairs (they’re cheap) and have them on high rotation. They’ve done about a year now and are still pretty much as good as new. Excellent support, and they stay up really well too. I too have wide feet, so these have been a lifesaver. No holes as yet. They do have fierce elastic at the tops, so if you have circulation issues these might not be the best choice. I wash them in the regular laundry and air dry if possible and finish them off in the tumble dryer if not.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🦟 Friday, June 28, 2024 4 days ago:
Home again after Crazy Day of Hell Week. I am comforting myself with the reflection that it’s a whole year before the next one. I am enjoying a much deserved glass of wine and some godlike snax (fancy as shit sandwiches from the freezer) as I cbf cooking tonight due to exhaustion. Going to tap out fairly early tonight I think. Have a drink of whatever on me folks to celebrate.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🦟 Friday, June 28, 2024 4 days ago:
That is your job - inspiring the young to dramatic heights of achievement. Though stopping asteroids might be more appropriate for secondary school students but you never know with today’s younguns.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🦟 Friday, June 28, 2024 4 days ago:
The universe has spoken - Dutton’s nuclear plans are not approved of - link
Will put my tinfoil hat on now.