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Looks like he remembers me! Owner left very early this morning so arrived and it was just him. He freaked out for a few seconds then seemingly a few neurons fired.
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Still has the puppy head tilt.
Of course he remembers you! He's a Border Collie. The smartest breed around. Plus you feed him gourmet meals. He's one lucky boy.
Between hambam and bboi butterz you have quite the range of models in your stable
First walk with hambam in a while and I think I'm changing my mind on his intelligence.
He actually walked like a normal dog and didn't try and herd wheelie bins this time.
So proud of him.
Edit and my aunt is rocking these atm:
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Guessing they're a foxglove thing
cheesy buns were made and are being eaten by seagoons
*removed externally hosted image*Thanks. 😊 they are cheesy scrolls buns. I roll out the dough with a rolling pin, spread with cheese and herbs then roll it up, cut into slices and bake.
You make it sound so simple but I'm sure I will fail at this. I'll try it one day though!
I'm in an uber running late for an appointment and anxious like hell, the driver isn't taking the route I'd normally take (or suggested by uber itself) - but bloody hell, he has amazing luck - got a right turn at the bloody Princess St roundabout within a minute AND hit Station St Fairfield just as the train gates were lifting so crossed it instantly. This could've easily taken an extra 10 minutes...
I dont think it's experience, it's just plain black magic if you manage to cross Station St in one go at most times of the day...
MIL has come to stay for a week with one days notice. Weekday drinking to cope....
Just went down to Bunnings and bought 2 x these things to put in front of one of my big balcony windows to hopefully help block a bit of the afternoon sun + add a bit of colour to the joint. I have them sitting precariously on top of each other, but I think it looks alright!
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I really need to get around to selling those 2 monitors on the floor. Also please ignore my dirty windows, I'm cleaning them after work.
Seriously though, it's a plush cat I bought years ago for the sole purpose of taking it to work, getting to meetings before everyone else then spinning around in my chair petting the cat and saying "ah I've been expecting you", Bond villain style.
I rarely go into the city these days, even less so at night, but tomorrow is the exception as we have tickets for Dara O'Briaine at Hamer Hall :)
Dinner and drinks on Southbank before the show at 8pm. Apparently it goes on for over two hours! Hope there's an interval.It seems I'm completely carrying the Aussie Frugal Living instance at the moment. 😮 Am I just the biggest tightarse on here?
I've got more recipes to contribute there or in Food Australia but they're more poverty food that's not always healthy so they might get mocked a bit as gross. Melbourne is a foodie city. Also mending suggestions might be pointless as these days a lot of clothing doesn't really last long enough to be worth repair.
Let people decide their own levels of health and moderation, post the recipes. I support povo lifestyle choices.
How about I make a povo post in !foodaustralia@aussie.zone then we can all contribute our budget friendly meals. I'll do it over the weekend.
I think I've managed to work through most of my egg excess. One large tray of quiche is in the oven now, and I am prepping the fruit for a fruit cake tomorrow. Once that's done I'll be down to 3 1/2 dozen which I will be able to use up making breakfasts and other ongoing odds and ends. A couple of weeks ago I had 10 dozen!
Ok so what are you using to plump up the fruit🤞 brandy or rum. Brandy or rum. Brandy or rum🤞
Brandy. I'm going to need a new bottle after this - I have enough to brush the finished cake a couple of times and then it will be empty.
Ooooo. Good choice. I thought you might have said oj or apple juice. Both good choices but not as exciting.
I definitely like to use the alcohol as this is a very dark cake that will be aged for a long time.
Sounds delicious. How about pavlova with whites and custard or a lemon curd with the yolks should use some up nicely.
Don't overlook how many eggs a custard can smash! It'll go well with the fruitcake (unless you'll be aging the fruitcake for Xmas, idk these traditions too well)
In that case maybe custard tarts might be an everyday snack option
<--- totally just forgets and lets eggs go bad
I will be aging the cake long past Christmas.🙂
Given the weather is warming up I might think about a custard based ice-cream and some sorbet with the whites. I probably shouldn't given how quickly I would eat it all, but it is rather tempting.
😂 I wonder how many of our under 40's will understand this reference.
37 here. The message is a reference to Welcome Back, Kotter. A show which most people are unaware actually had George Carlin in one episode!
my home office is slowly being overtaken by small, brightly coloured 3d printed parts awaiting assembly.
But I don't think anything will ever top the alpaca stocking stuffers. Still weapon of choice for both sets of nieces four years on
A chocolate self-saucing Christmas pudding
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Then I make it pretty
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A very rich and decadent pudding. A bit like a giant chocolate truffle ball. That's why cream and 2 custards were deployed. 5/5 yum yums.
So for anyone interested in my Google Home problem what was happening was Samsung wanted to over ride Google Home and it succeeded after an update. Every now and again Samsung interferes with Philips hue and Google Home can't turn the lights on/off but nothing else has really happened except for the odd triggering from the TV.
So basically Samsung is a bully. Samsung asked GH for its lunch money then kick it in the nuts. Samsung has been told to stay in it's corner and let GH do its thing.
Maybe this is what has been happening to bot 1. Don't let the bullies win bot. We love you.
I am glad you got to the bottom of the problem, it sounds like it was getting really annoying.
In regards to Bot001, the tablet and phone are Samsung, so maybe they are being bullies. Bot001 has it's own dedicated laptop though, so it should be safe even if they try to gang up. The other possibility is the wi-fi rice cooker, it's Chinese and so could be part of a communist takeover. I try to keep it from consorting with the (also Chinese) breadmaker so they don't consolidate their power base, maybe I need to do more.
Good to know botty is safe. Maybe he went to bed early because there was no cricket on.
Just had fresh raspberries and yoghurt for desert, so yummy. Now I just need to wait for more berries to ripen - I'm only getting a small number every day, but there are new ones ripening constantly.
