Broccoli and coconut custard please chef. And a pot of coffee.

Wevver about to turn nasty. Buckle up folks, and hang on to your horses doovers.

Marge! And it’s pissing down. So much for my gardening plans for today.

Happy birfday!

Thanks chef.

All the breakfast please chef. I’m hungry.

Scots accent I reckon is particularly durable. Back in the 70s, one of my lecturers at uni had been born in Mildura and lived here all his life, and still had a very thick Scots accent in his 50s. He did grow up in an enclave of only Scots immigrants that came here for religious reasons and all were very close socially. Eric Bogle (another singer/songwriter) came here as a young adult and kept his accent all his life despite a long performing career. I guess that this accent is not socially shamed or corrected might explain its persistence. Also the Scots were immigrants to Australia from very early on so they didn’t get so much of the 'They’re coming to take our jobs" prejudice.

sunday quiz

30/50

Deterring possums requires the old fashioned naptha ones. Which I reckon are horrible in the house but work quite well outside as pest control. They do melt in a lot of rain, but in dry weather last quite a while.

Chew toy. Like dried pigs ears. Used to get goat horns for my old dog - lasted a long time and completely absorbed his attention - for days.

Hang mothballs on the rose bush. Won’t stop the snacking entirely, but will reduce it.

Saturday. Bloods drawn for next week’s quack appointment, shopping done, laundry on the line. Time to head out for brunch and/or go to the nearest BWS to top up on booooze. Decisions decisions …

PS. It’s a lovely day out there.

A chocolate taco please chef.

Friyayy quiz

9/10 !!

Well that was a disaster. I tried to heat up a container of purchased fried rice for din dins. Something in it had a hard shell, and esploded all over the microwave. Not on my bucket list for Thursday night - cleaning the microwave including picking rice out of the ventilation grids. The less said about the state of the turntable the better. I didn’t know takeaway food containers could actually melt but this one did. Will not be purchasing from that outlet again. On the plus side - I now have a spotlessly clean microwave oven. And every reason to do something in the airfryer for dins.

Sky pretty. And maybe an aurora later.

Chef’s choice today please. Come to think of it, wouldn’t say no to some pork crackling on the side.

No probs - interesting crowd. Enjoyed a few convos with random strangers there. Loved the singing.

Wish I could help, but I can’t. So far I’ve missed having it. Sending get well soon vibes.

I seem to remember that icypoles/icecream apparently helps a bit with symptoms. Worth a try.

oooh lovely breakfast! Could I have toast & marmelade and tea please chef.