Oh soft and luxurious mattress protector/underlay doona thingy, you are amazing.
MIL here for a visit.. It's so hard. Every. Single. Time. Gaaaaaah!
Hehe yesss 💀
Hang in there, sic the Calhound on her.
Beach was not as cold as I thought it would be, I had a singlet, two woolen jumpers, a slicker and a knitted hat. 👍
Tide was high and I took a pic, I was walking around those rocks that are far out in the water the other day at low tide, that's where I took a picture from. I think the water is about a metre high there now.
How do people who overthink every aspect of their life buy property? I'm down in the Frankston/Seaford area today wondering if I'm an idiot for even considering trying to buy down here. Do I just stick with what I know and continue to be possibly unhappy in an apartment in the inner city suburbs?
Let's play a game. What's the most impressive thing you have in your home?
I have a telescope.
A circa 1850s mahjongg set - with ivory and bamboo hand carved pieces, and a nice little camphorwood chest to keep them in with fitted drawers and inlay work of the 8 immortals. It has ivory 'money' sticks and wind of the round indicator, and a really cute little chinese style brass lock and key for the doors. Cannot be sold nowadays cos ivory and I have no documentation of when or where it was acquired. The pieces are hand coloured with lac, and are quite quite beautiful.
Family legend is that it was acquired by my dad's Great-Great-Aunt Maggie, who was a character and a half if a somewhat abrasive one. She when to China in the 1850s to convert the heathen, who had done nothing to deserve this, so the family was not surprised when she got summarily evicted out of the country at the end of the Taiping Rebellion. So she went to Peru to convert the heathen there, and also got slung out of the country after an argument with the local Catholic authorities. She was a rabid Puseyite of the most extreme persuasion. She did have an eye for beauty though, and acquired quite a few glorious objects that are scattered around the family. My sister has the pearlshell inlaid ebony writing desk, I got the mahjongg set. I still have to decide who in the next generation to leave it to in my Will.
Fluffball
My family.
Aboriginal coffin. About 9ft long, hollow and covered in paintings.
Melbcat 🥰
Melbcat is a treasure to all of us ❤️
Miniest says the antiques, glassware, crystal and art. It's a random assortment of stuff that's valuable but not attractive at all, like this thing
this framed print from my dad
He got it at silver k, I think. I love The Muppet Show (the series and the 1979 movie, I know ALL the songs), and I love OT Star Wars - so this is my most impressive and treasure item.
On par with it, is the carved camphor wood chest I have that I keep my linen and towels in - inherited from my great-grandmothers estate.
Probably the aldi imitation blue Castello cheese
It's raining and cold and I'm nice and relaxed in bed with a cat warmly snuggled against my feet. All I need is for someone to bring me a nice fluffy omelette for breakfast...
That sounds very cozy. I will admit to not being a fan of eating in bed though.
I'm already up and about, even took Mr Woof on a morning walk (albeit a short one, given the weather). Now snuggled on the couch listening to Miss Meow snoring away on her window hammock - now that I've solved her problems getting onto it she is a definite fan.
The pyro
And the dog who chooses to sit in the rain
I have cannoli in hand. Everything is OK.
my little tiger
the tedster looking cute even while he is plotting his next attack on bill
Listen Ted, as the baby of the family, you can get away with shit.
he really doesn't belong here
he wants to be a tradie cat
He loves tradies, he helps every single tradie who comes here and when the job is finished he wants to go in their van and go home with them. Then he can go on tradie jobs all the time.
Just took a three hour nap. Today has been a write-off. Really want to be powering through my work tomorrow. I have so much to do but this fatigue and brain fog is not fun.
I tried for an hour and a half, but didn't really sleep. Pets thought it was a great way to spend a dreary afternoon though.
When you've had just a little too much catnip
woooo so helping His Lordship clear a workspace and showing him how to remove the render for his brewery repoint ended up being more a helping His Lordship clear a workspace, then partially reorganising the basement then showing him how to remove the render then getting stuck in for three hours alongside. But the back wall and chimney are almost done, then it's just one small partial behind the door.
(bitch better remember this when I start the other half of the garage)
Big night last night. Big day today. Pho for lunch, gathering of supplies (gatorade and sausage rolls) for a bonfire later tonight weather permitting.
I've lately been super into gatorade. Damn good drink.
1/10
Anyone in the Inner West free Thursday morning?
Available: one spy mission on my shitty old rental. Review for Purple Pingers being drafted!
I wish I could at least go back to skincare and exercise but it all feels too hard and too late.
spoiler
I’m not safe to be taking local walks without carrying something like pepper spray (not kidding - there have been incidents) and it feels impossible to do more than scrub my face with water/bar soap in the shower.
There are home exercises (all of which I know) but I can’t tell you how much discipline it took the first time around to maintain something so tedious… plus now I can’t get enough calories and I’ve deconditioned to the point I risk injury on starting again. Feels like I can barely move.
I would love to move away somewhere else, get a shit ton of therapy and then try to salvage what’s left of my life.
I’m now desperate enough to be looking into disability specific housing (if it’s possible for me to get it) but deep down I know I don’t want that arrangement. I’m just desperate to move away and income is a serious problem with that.
so many hugs
and do try for some assistance
What are we all doing today/tonight?
It's nice in the sun. 🌞
Fucking migraine. Was supposed to meet an old friend today and have a video call with my Adelaide mates and possibly go out tonight.
Aaaargh, I should've remembered to check the metric measurements for tablespoons on Nagi's recipe.. 60 ml instead of 45 ml of soy sauce later I have a super salty dish 😖 adding potatoes won't work so maybe I'll have to steam some carrot and throw that in to spread it out a bit more. I did think it seemed like an awful lot of sauce, should've trusted my gut!
E: added a tiny splash of vinegar and a touch more sugar and two carrots and it's passable now.
The cleeeeaning
Did a little bit of work first up to clear the decks then a shopping trip and pub lunch with a friend. Now sitting on the couch tossing up between a nap, a movie and another glass of wine. Tip top day all round.
Slept through the day again. I should be taking walks to boost my mood but honestly… my area is full of interesting people (in a bad way) and I don’t want to wander around in it.
Think I’m gonna do a few chores and then take a sleeping pill at midnight.
Bit windy for Parkrun this morning....and cold.... Oh well, I'm up now
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