I kind of neglected my garden while feeling so sick for this past week.
Garden rambles
Yesterday I went out and watered because everything was wilting and noticed the powdery mildew was really on the jack be little pumpkin leaves. Today I went out and they’re full of aphids I don’t have the energy to wipe off. I’m still feeling pretty sick.
They look healthy still but I’m learning a lot for next go round. (With how much I need next time I should choose concentrates and combine the organic pesticide and fungicide into the same solution for efficiency.)
There’s a fruit shriveling because I didn’t pollinate it and a recently closed female flower I could still probably get pollen into, but I’m wondering if I should let the plants concentrate on maturing the fruits that are already set and growing. The weather is still warm but I don’t know what to expect.
Feeling sad af. When starting all this I envisioned a bumper crop of zucchini to share out (as people always complain of them going wild) but it seems my space and energy limitations mean a lower yield. (I think those I did plant at the right time.)
With help I managed to sort out a dental appointment for May but that’s still a month away so I got another week of antibiotics from the gp to try and hold me. Worried about the wait tbh.
some pelicans fishing from some tin cans moored off the pier
a tin can is a small aluminium fishing boat
Do you mean a tinny?
are they called tinnys now 😄
Yes. Have been for aaages. Tin cans are submarines.
They’ve been called tinnies since I’ve been born 😂
tinny Overview Similar and opposite words Usage examples Pronunciation Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more adjective 1. having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. “tinny music played in the background” Similar: jangling jangly jingling jingly plinky thin metallic Opposite: full round deep 2. informal•Australian lucky. “I’m what you might call tinny” nouninformal•Australian 1. a can of beer. “let’s crack open a tinny, mate” 2. a small boat with an aluminium hull.
I’m old. 😕
You’re ok 😂
Petrol looks like it’s going up around the place today. My two local Ampols were 2.04 and 1.66.
Yeah. I’m hoping that the stations near me hold steady until Tuesday or Wednesday so I can fill up.
I feel like they might not hold out that long. The weekend of good weather is nigh! Maybe if you’re lucky they’ll only go up to 1.80
I’m feeling like that too, the stations near me are usually the last to change so there’s hope yet but do still have 2/3rds of a tank so I might be able to hold out till after Easter
Oh good, especially as iirc you have some time off from work and won’t need to drive as much hopefully. I rarely fill up as I don’t use my car that much but at $70+ a tank it does make me gulp when I do. Miss the precovid prices when I just got my first car.
Yep, I heard your warning a couple days ago and filled up yesterday at 1.69 (1.65 was too far away). Passed by plenty of places over 2.00. Thanks for the reminder, I was down to 20% and have a couple more longer than usual drives to do and suspect prices will not go down much till after Anzac Day.
It was going up yesterday too, I reckon they’ll all have shot up by the holidays and stay up for them. The price shoots up and trickles down.
I’m getting 164.9 on my 7/11 app as best local price, so good idea to lock in a price.
Just be mindful that the max discount you can get is 25c a litre.
Stopped using 7/11 even since they made that change.
Had a pretty good day. Nice end to the week. Had some time to chat with the CEO which was good. He’s really chill.
Guitar and rest tonight I think. I haven’t been able to play most of the last 2 weeks because of my shoulder which has been pretty rough tbh.
Have rehearsal tomorrow so will do the best I can tonight.
Here is one of the newest additions to the stray family:
Did we find Calico?
Oh, what a cute!
Billion dollar idea: Computer software that adjusts monitor output to people’s glasses prescription - so they don’t need to wear glasses while they’re working/gaming etc. 🤔
🤣 that’s awesome
One neighbour doing gardening this morning. Fine it’s a nice day.
Lunchtime, council is doing mowing grass maintenance around. Bit loud, but whatever.
As soon as they finished, old mate next door decided it’s his turn.
I’m going to mow my lawn after work out of spite (and because it needs it).
free noodles, free stew, free soup, free ice cream
i am beginning to think i am a cat
mew
meow
spoiler
meow
Big ups to @YarraByte and @Brionglorid for the bot’s two week anniversary.
I am home, and contemplating a visit to the pub
This week can fuck right off. Work was super stressful. Time for icecream and beers
Same. I am going for wine and a new hair colour. It’s blue time baby
Don’t forget to put the black pillow cases on before the wine and dye.
Oh I long ago resigned myself to rainbow pillowcases
Anyone know what happened on the Mernda line? Trains are delayed around 15 - 20 minutes and just kinda stuck that way.
How good is RTO?
When RTO = rostered time off it is absolutely fabulous.
When RTO = return to office it is absolutely shit.
Disruptive passenger at Thomastown apparently
One of my fave producers is comin’ to town later in the month but they’re hitting $115 per ticket.
Back in the day (2000’s) it was $30/40 for a line up like that. in the EU something similar would be 20 euros.
Can’t justify that coin when you’re spending 1/2 the time in the smoking area talking rubbish with randos holding an $18 pint.
Australia is not a cheap place and I understand the cost pressures. Promoters won’t be making bank (truly doing it for the love of it) but it’s hard to see the scene thrive for internationals at that pricing.
I’m gonna try and get Lady Gaga tix this week. $115 bucks would be a dream 😭
ooh yea that one will sting.
Who is it? Might dig up some cash and suss em out.
It’s one of the bigger line ups for the scene. If I was going to go the one set I wouldn’t miss is Mefjus.
On the 26th april at the timber yard.
Legend thanks mate!
Will probs grab a ticket later today.
why is south melbourne market so hot
Glasses. Glasses everywhere
Gah. Forgot about a bill that needed to be paid until I saw the email receipt of payment 😢
Melbcat is sleeping warm under the doona. I hope she lets me in!
I’ve seen electric blankets that are washable and am wondering if it’s worth buying one of those.
