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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mr Woof spent about four hours last night running in and out stressed out and looking for me. He was very happy when I got home, and hopefully will be a bit more relaxed tonight. And hopefully I will be a bit more relaxed too, knowing he's ok.

The positive outcome is that he is now confidently using the dog door in both directions and no longer requires my dog door midwiffery to get up the courage to go through.

Miss Meow was also a bit stressed at having me out all night - she spend an hour or so in the early hours of the morning searching for me. Both of them were glued to my side in bed after I got home.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Aldi garlic dip is no joke, 38% garlic! It is SPICY from the garlic. Recommend if you wanna tasty treat that will also protect you from vampires and other people in general

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

That stuff is fuckin' crack. Goes oddly great with doritos!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You can add it into dishes too instead of using raw garlic. I like to spread it on a piece of bread then add cheese and airfry it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Omg 🤤 I was thinking it felt more like an ingredient than a dip. Good thinking!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Buy a roast chook and dip chicken strips into it. So good. You can make other dips pop with a spoonful of garlic dip mixed in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I make garlic and cheese scrolls and garlic and cheese quesadillas too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More painting is done. Later I will continue painting the drawer handles and escutcheons.

now it's tidying up and ironing on some patches.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Today was meant to be a uni work day but I genuinely couldn't get up until 11am, it's effing miserable out there, and Sox has been glued to me ever since, so I'm taking that as a sign to cancel my vague offer to help a relative tomorrow and use that to get on with my writing instead. Maybe I'll do some more reading this arvo though.

I'm also not normally much of a soup person, but this weather definitely calls for one. I'm thinking kidney beans, leeks, carrot, tamatah paste and the orzo lying around in the cupboard. Maybe some roast fennel.

little front sox

Love this silly girl even though she is HORRIBLE for productivity and just let out a tremendous fart

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

almost mid-year crying tally updateYTD, I have "only" cried 34 times. This is compared to 72 times this time last year.

And I haven't cried in almost a month. Maybe my eyes have started to water since then, but I haven't counted it. A win is a win.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Grrr. I have to go out and buy stuff. Peas are soaking for P&H soup, but they won't be cookable for hours yet. I need a decent ham bone and some more garlic. Grrr. Some nice bread to have with soup would be good too. But hanging about won't make that happen so will grit my teeth and grin and bear it. Weather is (marginally) improving.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Please help.

Do I:

Stay inside all day and lounge around

Go and do a massive food shop

Go and buy some new clothes

I'm leaving towards option 1.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Look I just got back from the great OUT THERE and it's pretty miserable. But there are not many other shoppers around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bit the bullet and went clothes shopping and grabbed enough groceries for today.

Glad my bed is warm and inviting lol

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

whine I've got

Pump a pile of artic water from the overflow to the tanks on the other side of the house then

Smash a pile of render off a brick wall in an unheated basement

Wanna swap?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Massive food shop if you’re lacking.

It’ll also mean you won’t have to do it after work this week if you shop for the entire week.

Clothes shopping maybe wait on that. EOFY sales should be starting soon?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

You make good points. I'm still lounging but will do a massive food shop sometime today, but not heaps lacking in stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean it's a great day for option 1. How urgent are 2 and 3? Can they happen tomorrow?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Option 1 was the winner!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My big plans for this morning involve the heater, the couch, and a large pot of tea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Replace tea with coffee and I’m your twin.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Need to get up and out to the farmers market while there's a break in the rain but stuck under my blankets... What to do?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I need to either do a massive food shop, or go to the mega shopping centre for some new clothes.

I don't wanna

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Chicken parma, pleeeease! You're the best, Chef!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Does anyone else's cat snore? Or am I just lucky?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I used to catsit a couple of cats that snored. Sox definitely doesn't. She might issue a throaty purr when she feels particularly gruntled, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Alfie is quite the snorer!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My cat snores louder than my human partner.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gibson snores as loud as an ex I used to call snorasaurux rex

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can now call them snorasaurus ex.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Mickey makes suckling noises, it's very cute. He also does a big sigh as he's drifting off.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think you’ve got Bill & Ted’s ginger cousin. So fluffy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

She's the buttery queen!

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