Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 12°C, max - 30°C. 100% chance of no rain

          • Catfish@aussie.zone
            1·
            4 days ago

            Mine is fundamentally IKEa, but I covered that sucker in all kinds of silk & velvet so would really rather they didn’t. Some success with a spray ‘herbal’ deterant

            • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
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              4 days ago

              Scratching posts, cardboard etc everywhere. Punkin was really the only one who tried the couch and that was for Ginger Reasons

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    4 days ago

    I did a great job of making sure the bin was full and ready for collection, then fogot to actually take it to the curb. Now I have a bin full of such delights as chicken bones, cat litter and dog poo bags ready to marinade in the scorching heat of the weekend. 😭

    On a positive note I have layer 1 of my lime and strawberry jelly jars poured and setting in the fridge.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      7·
      4 days ago

      The pest control man parked in front of my bin the other day. I had to run outside and move it down the street before they missed me

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      4 days ago

      When the man goes out to scoop the dog shit up for fun he’ll take the kitchen rubbish out with him first to put them in. Sometimes he forgets so he’ll put the scooper in the red bin. Unsuspecting me comes out, flings open the lid and cops a whiff. Kill a black dog on a rusty chain that.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    11·
    4 days ago

    I have some pics from Castlemaine. Not touristy pics, just stuff I found interesting. 🙂

    a gun captured from the Germans in wwi. There are so many war trophies and memorials from wwi it makes me think the war greatly effected this far from Europe town .

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    cute aussie planter at the entrance to the art gallery

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    awesome painting by Drysdale

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    my fave entrant in the Fox art competition. By Joel Arthur. Trees on a lake? I just love the colours and perspective.

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    A weird church. This town was full of distinctive architecture

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    old wwi ambulance parked on the main street

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    in case anyone needs to send a telegraph

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    a very weird flower in the botanical gardens . agave gigantea

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    the old train station . We heard kookaburras here. 🙂

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      If you compare the surnames on the war memorial of nearly every country town with the surnames on the land ownership records of the time, the lists are nearly identical. Yes, country towns contributed far more than their share of young men to WW1. There’s a reason so many have an Avenue of Honor of oak trees or similar. Even though a lot of these are damaged by time they still survive.

      My grandfather was on the commission that set up the war memorials for Vic & NSW country towns and the papers in his estate are grim reading. So many young men that never came back. Including his 4 older brothers. He was the only boy in his family of 9 sibs that came back. My grandmother - of her 5 brothers only 2 came back, one so badly disabled that he could not work. Which in those days was saying something.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      4 days ago

      I forgot to add I watched the vline bendigo train go by on a level crossing, I waved and the driver tooted. Trains are cool. 🚄🙋‍♀️🎺

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Have made it to Tokyo!! A visit to Donki and I’ve made my first Mofusand purchase of the trip and set up an in room snack bar because we are wrecked. Overnight flight with lie flat seats, but less than 3 hours sleep.

    If I buy energy jelly, does that count as me joining this cool crowd?

  • Obi
    8·
    4 days ago

    Screw you and the popularity of your local community, I don’t need reminders that you’re in summer while we haven’t seen the sun in over a month 🥶🌧️☁️

      • Obi
        5·
        4 days ago

        To be fair when it’s 40 you’ll find me in the shade ideally with a nice breeze or otherwise a fan, but still right now that sounds amazing… Pulls up blanket

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      The grass has turned yellow from the heat. The peaches on my mini-peach tree are ripening, as are the tomatoes. The fig harvest is coming in the next couple of weeks, the nectarines are swelling and have turned a beautiful dark ruby colour. And I’ve just bought a replacement 1 litre bottle of spf-infinity skin lotion …

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      3·
      4 days ago

      such a beautiful day today and yesterday, not a single cloud in the sky, and the night is clear with twinkling stars

      and huge bats flying over head , I can hear their big wings flapping when they come close.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    8·
    4 days ago

    Cheap telescope was predictably disappointing. My dad’s old binoculars did a much better job, we could clearly see the dark side of the moon and the edges of craters! This old nerd was very excited 😊

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    9·
    4 days ago

    I’ll be honest, given the choice between watching more wiggles, or going outside to sit in the sun and bake to a slow death…… I’d take outside.

  • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago

    I put a cheap Kings Gazebo on the north side of the house yesterday morning.

    We didn’t need to put on the AC at all!

    Despite the builders best efforts, our Zero Energy designed house is doing pretty well.

    We have an 80th Birthday Party here this arvo with 50ish guests. I think that we may need to turn the ACs on.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    7·
    4 days ago

    Jeez temporary fillings are fragile. I was doing so well, eating jelly and vanilla pudding, not in much pain at all. Then last night I was dissolving a peppermint in my mouth while watching videos… Forgot for a second - and chewed it. /facepalm

    Thankfully they got me in today and fixed it. They’re gems.

    I’m now trying to train myself to eat crackers on the other side only and bought some soft fondant bananas 🧽🍌

    (The mints went in the bin because I can’t be trusted)

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      2·
      4 days ago

      I’ve got a very ugly metal band around my temp filling. It cost me an extra $100 at the time but seeing as my dentist is away till the end of January we wanted no potential breakage. I’m now glad he did that! I’m glad you got in quickly for repairs.

        • Eagle@aussie.zone
          3·
          4 days ago

          I was just going along for the ride in all honesty. I don’t do well at the dentist and just agreed to anything to stop the pain! My root canal is scheduled to start early Feb, it’s my first too and I’m quietly shitting myself.

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
            2·
            4 days ago

            It really wasn’t that bad. I was terrified but was given a bit of extra anaesthetic (thanks weird resistance gene) and time to numb, and they did tests to make sure I didn’t feel anything before they started.

            If they haven’t actually begun the root canal yet - it’s not a bad idea to get prescribed a valium or two to take an hour before the procedure, and knowing about my thing with local anaesthetic I took 2 paracetamol ahead to help dull pain during and after. If you’re really worried you can also take 2 ibuprofen with the paracetamol.

            Then kind of watch the overhead tv if they have one and try not to think about it.

            I found the pain wasn’t bad even after the anaesthetic wore off. More like mild discomfort. Fingers crossed it doesn’t suddenly worsen (peaks within 2 days) but all in all it wasn’t the horror that it’s built up to be.

            Edit: The only worry is how soft and delicate the temp filling is. I avoided all the hard foods I was told not to have but forgetting and accidentally crunching an ‘innocent’ peppermint will do it -_-

            The soft food and eating on the good side isn’t really needed for pain but more for the fragility.

            I still have a few more visits to do the other stuff and the crown, hopefully they go as smoothly touch wood