RustyRaven

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Or, for those boring old manual clocks, you will have to put them forward an hour yourself. Alternatively, feel free to save time now and manually add an hour in your head every time you check the time, then after a few weeks get around to actually changing them, then spend a few weeks confused about whether you changed them or...

Is is still hump day if Monday is a public holiday?

Welcome everyone to our new Melbourne-flavoured slice of the internet! I am RustyRaven one of the moderators of this community (AKA BrightFadedDog). I am working to develop some community guidelines so we can make sure that the community stays a productive and welcoming place, and would like to hear what you want. What would you...

A bit dramatic - buses do not seem to be doing well lately....

I would like a place I can talk about the random happenings in my garden that don’t justify a stand alone post. Exciting things like my tomato plant finally growing, or the sadness that my snow peas seem to be dying off prematurely....

“Open House Melbourne is an independent organisation that fosters public appreciation for architecture and public engagement in conversations about the future of our cities.”...

I had intented to go to Lightscape last night, but completely forgot about it! It finishes this Sunday, so anyone still wanting to go, this is your last chance....

I knew about common heath, helmeted honeyeater and Leadbeater's possum as state emblems, but there are apparently lots more. I'm not sure why we need so many, but we also have a state fossil, a state mineral, a state marine animal and a state tartan!...

With the weather so cold in Melbourne at this time of year I am really struggling to get anything done in the garden. I’m trying to keep on top of the weeding and do a bit of planting and harvesting in the vegetable garden, but mostly I’m just huddling inside and dreaming of Spring!...

This is a great time to learn more about how to reduce your personal plastic use. Many local councils are putting on events & workshops - mine has programs for schools, online forums and workshops on making re-useable produce bags, as well as ongoing workshops on compost and food waste reduction.

This post is the place to put general site feedback and suggestions for changes/additions to FAQs etc. The post will be ongoing and linked from the sidebar to make it easy to find....

Like to talk about photography, cameras, and anything related? This is the place to do it!

I’m planning on making a biscuit Christmas tree today, and would love to see other people’s Christmas creations too. So if you have made any yummy treats this year please post pics here so we can all enjoy....

What is this community about?...

I’m thinking about doing a regular weekly thread (if there is enough interest) to talk about our plans for the weekend and week ahead, as well as talking about what you have actually done. So if you have plans you want to share, are looking for ideas or venues, or want to review somewhere you have been, this is the place to do...

I have just joined the bandwagon and purchased an air fryer, and I have offered to do the potatoes in it for Christmas....

I’ve certainly had plenty of these butterflies around my place. I’m hoping that there are enough predatory insects built up from snacking on my aphids that will cross over to butterfly larvae.

FFS surely the Labor Party can find better candidates than this. It’s often said that no one who wants to be a polititian is a good choice. Maybe we need to stop having willing candidates for parliament and have a compulsory system where we can nominate and vote for anyone, whether they actually want to be a polititian or not.

I enjoy doing outdoor activities like visiting parks, but it is a bit cold for that at the moment. A lot of indoor activities get pretty expensive, but I have in the past found a few free building tours and similar which are really good....