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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
mother i am not entertained
I'm doing two loads of washing and drying tonight just in case. I got shopping done this arvo. Hopefully the garden survives, I have a tree that sways a lot.
I'm glad this little piggy's house is made of bricks.
tv review of some old stuff . Hancock's Half Hour. The Blood Donor. 1961.
This is some great writing , the way they can evoke mental images is just amazing and the main character, Tony, is someone we can all relate to.
Alright chillos are coming inside.
My scotch bonnet is probably regretting having put out its baby new growth.
Manzano got pruned a bit earlier and has much larger leaves so I think it'll survive. Everything is parched though, dat vapour pressure gradient is sucking water out like no tomorrow
baby new growth
! This sparks joy.
yes! the garden is surprisingly dry
Cat rambles
This happened a few days ago. Melbcat spat medicine on herself so I removed her collar to clean her up⦠found a small hidden patch of slight matting where her tags rub.
Completely unexpected since the collar is quite loose, I check to ensure it isnβt rubbing her skin and give her scritches, and she has short hair that she independently keeps well groomed. But she canβt reach that spot between chest and neck. It was lower and to the side, created and hidden by the tags. And she normally doesnβt like me to brush her. I carefully snipped out a small piece with round tipped kitchen scissors and combed out the rest.
Iβve left her collar off for the moment but stressing about it.
Melbcat is an inside kitty but I still prefer her to be wearing her ID and name tags at all times in case she door dashesβ¦ but perhaps as a more comfortable compromise I could get a collar with her info embroidered on. Or maybe just buy a cheap soft collar and Sharpie it on. Just for her to wear as βpyjamasβ around the house.
Other considerations are a smaller softer brush to get at her chest/neck fur with, a bib for medicine time, and a more washable collar.
aw, poor kitty.
I used to trim Allie's fur when she was sick and couldn't look after herself well.
( damn, it still hurts a bit to think of her being so ill π’)
Melbcat cleans herself beautifully, itβs just under her chin if she tries to reach down and had tags in the way
PSA: thereβs a severe weather warning for the eastern suburbs for tonight. Stay safe and charge your devices in case power goes out due to fallen trees.
Top of 14 degrees tomorrow too. Plus heavy rain. As Mondays go, this will be a doozy.
Looks like I'm staying home tomorrow. i have plenty t do but just wanted to get out for a bit
I have to go to work. I sincerely hope that public transport isn't disrupted - it'll be too bloody windy to ride the bike to work.
I imagine there will be trees down all over the place blocking tram tracks
i have completed all imminent online tasks
Oh fun, we're escalating to cyclone conditions in the wee hours. Charge your power banks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-01/victoria-severe-weather-warning-winds/104296628?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
eee silly abc picture of point lonsdale not port lonsdale.. amateurs *puts nose up.
thanks for the warning, I've now put everything outside into safer places
Awesome. Even though it's been hard to sleep, I'm thankful I'm in an inner city apartment and unlikely to have a tree fall on me. Perhaps I'll have a power outage, though. I hope those who are in the outer suburbs stay safe through the night. π
This is what I wanted the solar battery for but never finished fixing it :(
I did not, in fact, get out of bed and kept going back to sleep. I am pretty sure I've had plenty of sleep by now and this is just me heading towards a spiral of inactivity/depression. Somehow triggered by feelings of inadequacy/realising my mediocrity/decline in abilities from lack of engagement. Then deciding to get stuck in it because who am I doing any of this for? Ugh, I've been here enough times.
Anyway... tomorrow's a new day.
Same. I only got up to give the floof her medication
Listen. It's been shit weather and it's gonna be shit weather for a little bit longer. Hang in there. Wait for a bit of sunshine and see how you feel.
Blustery weather hasn't made been such a trigger in past years, I feel like this is a bit more than that. But let's see when the sun turns up next reliably π« the forecast looks dire!
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So much this. This unending wind is fraying all of our nerves. It looks like we'll get a short reprieve on Tuesday.
I like a gentle breeze whilst taking the air. I do not like to be ravished.
It's gonna get wild and woolly in the wee small hours kids.
Yes. I was planning an office day tomorrow (I like Mondays - it's quiet and I can do little hardware chores) but the thought of fighting that wind in the morning does not appeal
Sally made it look fun
Oh wow I'd forgotten about this! I loved this show when I was really little, I don't remember why.
Me too. π
Just for something different.