• themaninblack@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    There’s so much good music in this city. Unexpected for a place that is at the end of the world. Hell yeah Melbourne.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    Fuzzbutt was crying outside so I hurriedly made up the tent… but he got impatient and left. Didn’t get to give the meds. Hopefully he comes back.

    I’m thinking of slinging some winter warmer poverty meals out there but don’t know whether to put it in Aussie Frugal or Food Australia

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    3 days ago
    Behold, my $275 wooden spoon

    Assembly was required. Fortunately there was an expert instructor and all tools required.

    It started out as a chunk of firewood, then we used an axe and various carving tools to turn it into a spoon. The wood is from a nectarine tree. Once it has dried out fully in a few weeks time I can sand and oil it to finish it off.

    It was rather hard work, and I am definitely cancelling tomorrows planned weightlifting session, as I am unlikely to be able to grip anything, let alone lift it.

    I also got a bonus couple of garbage bags full of woodchips to put on the garden.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      3 days ago

      Did you do that? Nice job.

      I was wanting to learn how to whittle but not sure I can be trusted with a proper sharp knife

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        3 days ago

        They were very big on safety procedures and they also had cut resistant gloves. I did not cut myself or come anywhere close to doing so. I did however cut myself last night on a piece of dried chicken marinade baked onto a baking rack, so I think it’s fair to say that washing the dishes is an inherently more dangerous endeavour than spoon carving.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        3 days ago

        It’s the ‘Rare Arts and Lost Trades’ centre at Ballarat. It’s next to Sovereign Hill, in what used to be the gold museum.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    Ah shit. Despite posting about it 2 years ago I haven’t been shopping around between energy retailers or applying for discounts.

    But I’ve had so much on my mind. It’s constant survival mode with no time or space to really sit down and get anything sorted.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    I got the tent and set it up inside just in case. The little one has forgiven me for last night and came back this morning for food and gloved pats. Was meowing to come in.

    I’ve got a big birthday coming up but am sad Melbcat isn’t here to share it. I’m probably just going to do normal stuff (or as normal as things get around here).

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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          3 days ago

          he knows you’re a sweetheart and it was one little thing that you were probably more worried about than he was

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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            3 days ago

            Yeah I think he knows I wouldn’t hurt him.

            Years ago he had his little buns parked on my hot water heater (probably just a visitor at the time) and I was very gently poking him with a pipe to shoo him away (because of my cat)… he wasn’t scared in the slightest and just smooched the pipe like I was patting him.

  • DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Is anyone here, or does anyone know, a builder in the Preston/Thornbury kinda area who can do commercial fitouts? Nothing high spec, just enough to satisfy council permits and get me started pouring beers. 😊

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
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      4 days ago

      So good. Textbook. I think I saw 3,200,000 peak viewers on the NASA YouTube livestream.