Egg order now complete. Apparently it is only Chrome that thinks I’m a robot.

I tend to refer to my pets as staff. And as a good employer I have a duty of care, including a safe workplace and conditions.

But then I refer to inanimate objects as staff too, so I’m probably just weird 🤣

I think there used to be shame in going to op shops, but it has become much more acceptable now. Definitely when I was a kid it was something used to tease other people about, as it was seen as a mark of poverty.

Mr Woof came from the streets, but I’m not sure if he’d see it as a rescue or as being kidnapped while he was out looking for ladies.

I’d still probably go with re-homed for that. Rescue to me definitely implies doing a bit more.

I know someone who drove to a dodgy area to collect a dog which was being starved in a backyard because it’s owner was in prison, and I’d definitely say by doing that she rescued the dog. Other times the pet may have been rescued, like a chicken that was retrieved from a tree in Chinatown by the fire brigade. In which case it is reasonable to refer to them as a rescue chicken, but that doesn’t mean the person who then gives them a home should get credit for the rescue, they have still just re-housed a rescued animal.

Pre-owned and pre-loved can both get in the bin. Second hand is definitely my preferred term, which I also use for pets. I really think “rescued” should only be used if you actually did more than walk in to a shelter and hand over cash.

“Thrifting” is mostly just an annoying Americanism that has no place in Australia. I will accept op-shopping as an alternative. Shopping for cheap things makes me think more Reject Shop than second-hand.

Today was my last day walking to the free food market. From Friday it is moving a bit further away, so I’ll probably drive instead. It will be undercover which is a big advantage, but being just a couple of blocks away was pretty handy for me.

I did get both mushrooms and cream today, so creamy mushroom sauce and a creamy brussels sprout bake are on the cards. A couple of things I grabbed turned out to have been frozen, which is not great. The salad mix I put in the freezer to go in the next dog food batch, the cherry tomatoes are in the freezer for future cooking & I’m still deciding what to do with the strawberries. Either jam or a cake probably.

I am trying to order eggs online and their system has decided I am not human. If I was a robot what would I do with eggs? Surely ordering eggs is itself an indication I am human, being able to identify animals sitting down seems a bit superfluous. And in any case as long as I pay for the eggs should it matter? Why can’t robots have eggs if they want them? Seems clear discrimination to me.

I had beef stew for dinner tonight. I made a batch a couple of days ago to bottle, one jar didn’t seal (which is the one I ate tonight) and there are 5 more jars for later. Served with mashed potato and cauliflower & broccoli in cheese sauce.

New sheets day today 🛌 🙂

40/50 - an all time high for me. Many guesses, but mostly “educated” guesses rather than pure luck.

I hate it when I’m buying something and don’t realise it’s in US dollars until checkout and I have to re-evaluate the value of everything I’m buying.

Eggplant?

Apologies to all football fans, I may have made a comment around the end of the first quarter about it being good to have a close match, which was apparently the Swans’ cue to completely stop trying.

I was pleased with the symmetry of the scores though, with the Lions’ goals and points both being exactly double the Swans, also everything being a multiple of three suits my numerical preferences.

I quite liked the cat near me last Halloween, that would often be seen snoozing in the window behind the bloody handprints on the glass.

Tripped over something, stepped on something slippery etc. = “fell over”

Ended up on the ground because you can no longer balance while standing without something to hold on to = “had a fall”

The free food market was small today but I managed to get enough to pull together meals for a few days. My most urgent need was tomatoes and fruit, which I did manage to get. Now I just need to do a proper menu plan for the next few days and I’m set.

weeding. cooking. showering Miss Meow with attention.

4/10, mostly lucky guesses!

In honour of such an important day I share the one photo I managed to take of my own close encounter with a cassowary many years ago.

I have completed the first part of the physical activity study I am part of, and have the first of my $50 Coles vouchers. I have been allocated to the control group, which means I am required to do nothing different to what I do now, and will be paid $150 for it! Can’t complain about that 🙂💰