feather1952

feather1952, 13 days ago to random

The book ban by Cumberland Council has been reversed 12-2. Brilliant news.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_VPtDPGUa/?igsh=bDhyYmVlNHk2aHVs

feather1952, 1 month ago to random

Happy Easter Morning tooters, wishing you all a lovely day however you spend it. I need to get moving, it’s going to be 33c today, so I want to walk these dogs shortly & then head into town for the grandkids Easter egg hunt & BBQ lunch. Hopefully home before it gets too hot.
Didn’t sleep well last night - weird, I was roused at some stage thinking someone had called my name. I know logically it was one of those weird wake/sleep half dream things but I lay awake for ages after listening & hearing the bushes outside rustling. The dogs weren’t bothered & I knew it was nothing - but still!

feather1952, 2 months ago to auspol

Interesting, I don’t have TIkTok but I do sometimes watch the videos in news reports or whatever - does this mean have this stuff on my iPad! #AusPol

TikTok should be banned in Australia, not just sold

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2024/03/18/kohler-tiktok-ban-australia

feather1952, 5 months ago to random

Good morning friends. Going to be a busy-ish day for me, so regular rests of my leg will be required. Took my friends to the airport at 6am & then came home for brekky. I have to pack my suitcase & bits & pieces to move down to said friends house until the 2nd January as I’m looking after their boofhead cat 🐈‍⬛ called Stormy.
I also have the fracture clinic this morning. Another X-ray will be taken & advice given.
At least my friends place isn’t too far from my own & I can come & go as required & keep up with my own watering, but this would all be so much easier if I wasn’t in a moonboot 😏. Oh well, I’ll manage. #Fracture #Sprain #Moonboot #Housesitting #Petsitting

feather1952, 6 days ago to random

Good morning tooting friends. Lovely day yesterday wandering Yarrawongas foreshore & main streets with my friend. We were trying to find somewhere for lunch & came across a tiny gated alley way with sign out front advertising homemade foods, so down we went & there was a lovely grassed area with tables & chairs, a few small raised garden beds & a little building where the food was prepared & sold & it was just lovely. I had house made tomato soup with toast & my friend had pumpkin risotto. Absolutely delicious & reasonably priced. Hidden gem. Obviously popular with locals as within half an hour of arriving there the place was full. #Holiday #Exploring

feather1952, 4 months ago to Sleeping

Good morning tooting friends.
I slept last night with the aircon on & the ceiling fans going to circulate it. Still wasn’t really cool, which is how I sleep best, but better than if I’d had everything open. Woke at 4am & then opened the house up, including the front door & went back to bed until 6.30am. It’s going to be another warm one - 34c with storm warnings 😫.
Wishing everyone a lovely day, stay cool whatever you do. #SummerHeat #HotNights #Sleep

feather1952, 10 months ago to random

Fingers crossed that another big msg is sent, but whether Dutton would believe it is something else!

Dutton is counting on Fadden by-election – but he can't

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2023/07/11/paul-bongiorno-fadden-by-election/

timrichards, 7 hours ago to Trains

Another V/Line train trip today. I'm heading to Bendigo to have lunch with my brother. As you do. A bit easier now that the country train fares in Victoria Victoria have been capped at $10.60 per day.

#Train #Trains #Victoria

feather1952, 6 months ago to melbourne

Yesterday was a fabulous day down in Melbourne visiting the BBC Earth Experience & the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition centre. It was just brilliant, loved it so much I’d like to go again & maybe I will after Christmas. Sharing a few pictures to give you an idea. Definitely recommend a visit to this if you can. #Melbourne #BBCEarth #SirDavidAttenborough

An orangutan peers out & into the distance from a tree surrounded by greenery & is holding on to the trunk of a tree
Hard to describe this one. The main screen on the middle is of a chimpanzees eye with his hand in front of his face. The other screens have forest greenery on them.
A beautiful adult elephant in Africa. The sun is shining in from the left of the screen. In the foreground you can see people laying on beanbags watching others screens out of view.

feather1952, 1 month ago to baking

Just about to eat my dinner. I baked a cheese & onion loaf this afternoon & made a huge pot of zucchini soup. I wasn’t sure about the soup, but it’s delicious & as I do with pumpkin soup, I’ll be adding grated cheese to the bowl next time. The bread is awesome too & yeah it looks like a lot of butter spread on it - my excuse is that it goes into the holes so not my fault 😁. Lots of containers of soup for the freezer, the bread I’ll keep eating in the days to come. #Baking #Sourdough #RealButter #SoupSeason

feather1952, 10 months ago to random

Good morning tooters, big fog has crept in here & my favourite tree has disappeared into the mist. Might get a little sun later & I’m looking forward to that.

Heading into my volunteer job at Vinnies today after 3mths & feeling quite excited. Slowly things are getting back to normal.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day - stay warm.

feather1952, 1 day ago to auspol

Why would Laura tingle be under fire when she’s just saying what we all see & hear! #AusPol

ABC's Laura Tingle under fire for 'racist Australia' comment

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/people/2024/05/27/laura-tingle-racist-australia

feather1952, 3 months ago to random

G’day tooting friends. I feel like I’ve hardly been online today - maybe because I haven’t 😁. Vinnies day today but didn’t last more than a couple of hours before I started to feel my back, still got a few things done that needed doing.
I had a phone call from a friend today. She asked if I wanted to help her clean a house for a friend of hers who is selling it, cash in hand. She’s now not very happy with me for saying I didn’t want to! Part of my reasoning is cleaning a whole house for sale is damned hard work & I considered my back & my leg & the fact I really don’t care about money even though yes - it would be nice. It takes me twice as long to clean my own place nowadays. She doesn’t seem to understand & thinks I should want to do it anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️.
Apart from that little issue - I’ve quite enjoyed my day. #Thursday #Vinnies

feather1952, 8 months ago to random

Good morning tooters. Daylight saving never seems to affect me much, I’m already waking an hour earlier most days now, although I always feel that it goes for about a month too long for my sleeping patterns.
How does everyone else find the change over? #DaylightSaving
Anyway its 7am & I’ve already been up for 2hrs, stripped & remade my bed, washed & hung out the sheets. Had my breakfast, just finished that second coffee & now I’m off to get ready for an early walk in the cool morning sunshine.

Tips for a smooth transition to daylight saving

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/2023/09/28/daylight-saving-time-sleep-survival/

feather1952, 4 months ago to climate

Good morning tooters. What a night we had here in Victoria, heavy rain all night & it was warm. Went to bed around 11pm but was still awake at 1.30am. Part of the reason was I was in a bed I’m not used too the other was being over warm. I ended up with not only the ceiling fan on but also the aircon. My leg was aching quite a lot too & I think probably because of the weather, so I hope that disappears once I’m fully healed. Don’t know what time I finally fell asleep but it was sometime after 2am when I took some painkillers 🤷🏼‍♀️ ⛈️. #WildWeather #Rain #Summer #Climate

feather1952, 8 months ago to random

John Farnham lends his Voice in key moment for 'yes' campaign

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/09/03/john-farnham-the-voice-yes-campaign/

feather1952, 5 months ago to Health

For some months now I’ve been coming to the realisation that despite what I might want to do, I won’t be getting back on my e-bike 🙁.

The damage to my spine is permanent & I’m scared to risk more accidents riding on the roads & I can’t get to any bike track without going on the road. I don’t trust the people driving cars, I see how they drive. I am fit & I am healthy, but I’m also 71 & it’s been 7+months since I was hit & I haven’t ridden the bike since.

So I’ve sold it & today it was picked up & going to a lady in Tatura, country town, roads with less traffic. It’s a bittersweet decision, but it was the right one unfortunately & I’m feeling quite sad. I’ll keep on walking though because I’m not so damaged I can’t do that, I’ll also keep up with my Yoga, Balance & weight classes because I love them. #Health #EBike #Exercise

feather1952, 5 months ago to random

I see this all the time now & especially noticing it more since I was hit & I don’t know about it being particularly male drivers or not, but people just aren’t taking care. Yesterday taking my friends to the train station,I pulled up for a red light, a truck in the lane next to me just drove straight through - a bloody truck!

Road rage is on the rise in Australia, particularly in male drivers

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/12/20/road-rage

feather1952, 8 months ago to random

‘No' voters aren't proud of their decision. It's why they stay silent

https://womensagenda.com.au/politics/no-voters-arent-proud-of-their-decision-its-why-most-of-them-stay-silent/

feather1952, 8 months ago to nature

Good morning tooting friends. I’m dawdling today because I can. It’s a beautiful day outside & I need to get moving & enjoying the day.

How cool is this 👇🏼of a monarch butterfly feeding frenzy. Beautiful. #Nature #Butterflies

https://youtube.com/shorts/kjcyb_hsfY4?si=ElMEMV6jvHopPW3-

feather1952, 8 months ago to random

Here’s a fix for them - employ more staff for service & have less self checkouts! #Shopping #Groceries

Coles trials body cameras for staff to reduce abuse and theft

https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2023/09/12/coles-body-cameras/

feather1952, 25 days ago to weightroom

Cheers everyone. Having a glass of wine tonight, maybe two. My X-ray results are really good, I don’t need a knee op after all. There is more damage & deterioration but my doctor doesn’t think an op is needed. So I’ll just keep working away, doing what I do to stay fit & healthy - I am a bit bemused though as it does beg the question - why in 2020 just before Covid hit was I told I needed a knee replacement, not by my doctor but by an ortho surgeon! What has changed in those four years 🤷🏼‍♀️. Anyway - maybe I should be thankful to Covid because I’d have had the op by now as I was on the list. #Healing #Exercise #Health

feather1952, 9 months ago to random

Good morning tooters & it’s heading to a sunny lovely 17c today. I’ve realised this morning it’s 12yrs ago that I completed moving into my little unit. I’m about to turn 71yrs old & this is the longest that I’ve lived anywhere! Previously the longest was between the ages of 7 & 18 - a very long time ago. No plans to ever move again either!
Wishing everyone a lovely day doing what you enjoy.

feather1952, 2 days ago to auspol

Extreme inequality has gotten worse! #AusPol

‘Everybody has not won’: trickle-down economics was an idiotic idea. How do we fix the inequality it causes?

https://theconversation.com/everybody-has-not-won-trickle-down-economics-was-an-idiotic-idea-how-do-we-fix-the-inequality-it-causes-223296

feather1952, 1 day ago to random

Ok mastodon brains trust, especially Aussie ones. Anyone know what little bugs come out of this. There were two of them & both shaped almost like the Tesla logo. There was also a little green praying mantis nest (or whatever they’re called) nearby. Very soft & papery to touch. #Bugs #Insects #Nest