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  • Morning all! So now Elder minipeeler has tested positive for covid ☹️ Being stuck at home with a covid sufferer who repeatedly left his room without warning hasn't worked out very well for him. Luckily he just seems to have a slight sniffle, but as an introvert he is more than happy to stay in his room with a supply of snacks and drinks and tech 😆. Miniest has some cold and flu symptoms but tested negative, but I'm keeping her in her room with a similar supply of drinks and tech. Mr P has pledged to stick his head out the window for a smoke if he needs one and not leave his room at all today, but it's a bit bloody late for that. I'm still testing negative and have no symptoms, but I have constantly been wearing a mask since Sunday and being as meticulous as I can.

    • It's hard to avoid in your home, you've done very well!

      • I hope your eldest gets well soon <3

        It's not much of a silver lining, but you've just won any argument that happens in the next six months or so.

        "Yeah, well you gave the kids covid by walking through the bloody living room every five minutes!"

  • sky pretty

    first beautiful delicate blues of dawn now tinged with purples and pinks,

  • Oh thank goodness today is pretty cruisey at work. Some family drama that cropped up and left a bad taste in my mouth. Angling to leave early and go meet my friend for dinner earlier and bring some positive vibes in. This weather is really lovely too.

  • I got very lucky this morning, had an incredibly clear run on the Eastern/Alexandra Pde even though I didn't leave when I normally consider is the best time to avoid the worst of it.

    That was then cancelled by spilling coffee all over the centre console 🥲 I wiped up as much as I could but it got in some nooks and crannies and I'll have to use a little pin or something to try cleaning them out... Sigh

    • The universe balances itself out, often to our detriment. Spilled coffee sucks and is totally annoying.

      The foam carpet cleaner from woolies is pretty good though, and gets rid of any smells

      • I'll have to give it a go. Luckily not much landed on the carpet but I've definitely been reminded to fast track getting seat covers

    • Meanwhile, I got held up by a 6-car pileup around the Elgar Rd area at 6:30-ish this morning, that was fun...

      Once past it though the Eastern and Alexandra all the way through to Royal Pde was a breeze, as usually happens once you're past a choke point!

      And I see there was another accident around Doncaster Rd a bit later too. Not a fun morning for the Eastern (but is it ever?).

      • Ha, maybe that was why it was so cruisey near the Alexandra Pde exit. Usually by 7:15 it's chockers but it was completely smooth sailing the whole way - guess everyone was held up earlier! I'm lucky I get on at Chandler Hwy but I do have to go all the way to Elliot Ave and through to Epsom Road. Today's only jam was the lead up to Flemington Rd.

  • Ugh, up early gang. Was going to make myself sleep, but dropping back into my sleep cycle will only feel worse when the alarm goes off.

    These Winter afternoons have been gorgeous. I am looking forward to this one.

  • Temu day today - all 4 packages marked on board for delivery. Many sewing notions are included, I am looking forward to finding out what sort of quality they are. Especially the impulse purchased embroidery kits, they could be either really good or really bad! I will also now have way more sticky tape than I probably need, as after ordering I found three rolls in a drawer I didn't realise I had, so I should now have a lifetime supply.

  • can I just say i love cheesy spy novels and movies

    grew up lovin' 'em, then for a few years had no patience now I find them pleasantly amusing

  • Still waiting for packages ☹️

    I have done some random tidying, a load of washing and some sorting of shoes - insoles in one pair, and relacing with elastic for peak laziness in another. I might try walking Mr Woof and hopefully we will return home to packages.

    Edit: walk has now been completed. It was lovely out, but still no packages.

  • Removing and rebuilding this 10m long retaining wall is a bit harder than I thought. 1m down 9m to go!

    Digging a metre down found a bunch of mysterious old ceramic pipes (which seriously don't move) that would've been there since 1914 (when the place was built). This place used to be a double block and had a tennis court before it was sub-divided waay back (1950's-ish). Starting to think it was part of the plumbing for a little bougie tennis viewing / outhouse thing.

    Sort of conjures up romantic images. Sunny Sunday arvo in spring, everone dressed in their finest cheering on, looking crisp, sipping champagne.

    These days though it's someone arse up in the air, coinslot not leaving much to the imagination, digging dirt out of a ditch with their hands (too tight for a shovel) trying to get shit level wearing trackies and a t-shirt.

  • What a real good luck-bad luck rollercoaster. Got to leave work early and had a good run of traffic... stayed too long on High St while at MKS and got a fucking $200 fine... ugh

  • Pakige!

    Finally arrived. A few thing a bit dodgy that I might return, but mostly looks pretty good. I'm very impressed by the cross stitch kits - stamped patterns have come a long way, these are all really clearly marked square by square, the ones I remember from years ago were horrible to work with because you had to make a lot of guesses about which colour to use for all the stitches where two colours joined. Given that these kits were mostly around $3-$4 they are amazing - some include an embroidery hoop, and one has a pair of thread cutters as well.

    Now I need to go through all the various hemming tapes and things and make sure I know what everything is.

    The universe must have been listening about my over-ordering of sticky tape because it seems to have been missed.

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