Yay!

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.

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?

Cats are nap magnets.

Cheers fellow degenerates 🥂

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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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 🥶🌧️☁️

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 😊

Ahhh i love the sound of junkies screaming all day. Probation ends on the 23rd of Jan. I'll be gone within 2 weeks of that date.

Cheers 🍺

Gonna play gin rummy with the man. Place your bets.

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.

The man's cleaning the garage out. The dog's at the door whining so I let him out to investigate then he stands in the middle getting in the way. I let him back in and he's back to whining again. I'll chuck the man a coffee here and there because I'm supportive.

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)

Good morning. I’ve just had a croissant, which feels like a very luxurious start to a work day

I’ve had a bowl of tortellini and I think it’s time for bed

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.

The battle wagon is in good hands now. Should only take a week to repair. It’s getting more difficult to find parts for my car these days but the sensors shouldn’t be a problem. I’m now in a Kia hatchback something.

You know those dreams in which you try to run, but it’s like the floor is thick goo? That’s what driving this Kia is like.

I somehow managed to go to yoga with my leggings back to front and didn't notice until I got home. Whoops.

Now that I'm home I'm going to copy you lot and jump on the jelly train. I haven't made jelly in yonks. And then kick back with cricket all arvo.

Getting a nice long walk in now seeing as I won't be leaving the house for the next 2 days. Except for cat duties.

Let's goooo!!!!! 🏏💖

Got woken up by the junkies having a door slamming and screaming competition.

I'm so over this shit. 2k a month to deal with this is an absolute joke.

This is our rules. 10 cards each. If you pick up from the middle you've gotta pick them all up. And if you pick them up then you've gotta put down 4 of a kind. That's it.

I think I'll make some jelly too. Might add some frozen strawberries ~~for a bit of a health kick~~

Second layer of jelly has been poured. I'm ready to take on the weekend now. As long as I don't have to go outside. And as long as the power doesn't fail.

Tea break

Perfect day for the beach.

Unicorn bell on the bike will get some action today on the foreshore. People who dawdle in the middle of the path need to know the wrath of the rainbow unicorn bell. I usually ride at about walking pace on that path (kids everywhere seen too many close calls) so it's extra funny when people freak out moving to the left. But the huge uptick in elec. scooters this year is a risk. I'm in favour of them in general, but they don't have the same stopping power / maneuverability as a bike if little johnny decides to randomly get in the way. Saw a collision yesterday and there was no way the scooter rider was not going to stack / hit kiddo. I don't think there's a solution (except for slowing down), just an observation.

Watching that Peter Jackson doco about the Beatles.

They are so young!!! I suppose in my mind greatness means a bit more age and experience.

Confirmed all my beliefs about the band. Such hard workers and talented too. Shows how much of an uphill battle waged by Paul it was to get things done tho.

I like how it shows how performing and recording is a huge team effort with engineers and producers, etc

ono really was a fifth wheel. Everyone was so polite to her but she really was in the way. How could she and John be so clueless .

But mainly it's a window into the 60s, when people made documentaries as a form of social protest or art. The filming was the art.

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Set up a cheap telescope Miniest got for Xmas. She wanted to know what that bright light in the western sky was and I told her I thought it was Venus. She insisted we set it up and take a look tonight. I don't hold much hope for a great view but it should be interesting anyway.

Edit for vague direction of bright light.

Nostalgia

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