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Last Notes npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne "hmmm that coat would make a lovely lining for my nest" npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I like that this church's designer was aware it was in the tropics. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Well it was quite the day for wildlife here in far north Queensland :) npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne small pleasures, small kindnesses each day npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Yay! I've got my Tour de France guide and the map is back 🚴🚴♀️🐄💛 npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne A welcome addition:) I think Mexican is one food style Melbourne really doesn't do well npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I scour opp shops and hard waste for these open wire office waste bins. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne 3 pumpkins harvested today. There's another four almost ripe on the vines and at this stage I'm playing chicken with the rats and possums 🤞 npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Yes someone on Mastodon told me about them, at Banjo's bakery in the main street npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne The car needed a run so off I tootled to Seawinds Garden then swung by Mornington for a scallop pie 😋 npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Hi home handy people I'm trying to rotate this PVC bypass valve on my laundry drain line so I can re-use the water on the garden. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Nice to hear Caleb Ewan on commentary npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Here is my Trojan with a rag covered wooden handle. I used the rag to wax a chair then wrapped it around the tool to pass on the last of the beeswax goodness. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne To those of the #CouchPeloton missing their #vache npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne The possums and I have reached a mutually advantageous arrangement. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne One of my most successful gardening ideas - the espaliered bottle brushes have covered ugly bricks and created a wall of sound and flowers (buzz buzz) npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I love coriander but I've never successfully grown it in the garden despite trying different seasons, locations and non bolting varieties. My latest attempt is as a micro-green on the kitchen windowsill, wish me luck 🤞 npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Listening to #ABCClassic100Piano on the exercise bike rewatching Giro stages npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne #MayThe4th be with you (but never Jar Jar) npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Hello gardeners a while ago I posted about a mysterious vine growing in my pumpkin patch, it's now flowered. I don't think it's a choko or bean, does anyone have any suggestions? npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Vehicle to load, eg powering a fridge via a lead in a blackout? It would be useful but I am hoping to feed into the mains like a house battery npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Interesting, have you actually been able to do this in Australia? npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Battery subsidies are fine but when am I going to be able to use an electric car as a battery for my excess solar? Last I heard Australian safety regs were being reviewed, all I can say is hurry up. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Based on the writers' past work, Deadloch is the only thing that would entice me to get even a "free" trial of a streaming service. But first I need to get a sacrificial credit card for the sign up npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Hello gardeners can anyone identify this vine which has grown up amongst the pumpkins? npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Well it's taken 10 years but I finally have 1 (one) apple from my tree. Growing fruit is not straight forward, chapeau to orchardists npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Watching Galaxy Quest is the pick-me-up I needed today npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I'm not saying it's warm but I poured a bottle of water over my head on the ,<1km walk home from the train npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I have booked my first Comedy Festival show npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne It's been 100 years since my grandmother got her Senior Swimming Certificate - just look at this gorgeous Art Deco document npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I discovered a new use for lemongrass prunings :) npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne 41deg today. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I put coffee grounds on my acid soil loving plants like azealeas, magnolias and blueberries npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Such a beautiful tawny brown wing colour npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I love the curlews' big eyes, not so interested in redbelly snake eyes... npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Growing radishes is good for my gardening confidence:) npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne And you think I've posted this because of the view 🤔 npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I saw: npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne By the way thank you @npub1d85…af48 for your tip on where to see wombats on Maria npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne You haven't been ignored until you've been ignored by a wombat npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne A beautiful day on Maria Island yesterday taking in the views and the wildlife npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Kinda glad I'm in #Tasmania for a little break. This is the island I'm going to tomorrow npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne My sunflowers are beginning to form, now I need to organise a peloton npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I've been forest bathing all my life although I've only recently learnt its name npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Today reminded me, in Melbourne, to keep going with your plans even if rain is forecast. In between various trains I walked about 4km and yes my sandals got wet but I was fine with an umbrella. Thank you #ANAM for remarkable music npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I took a train to one of Melbourne's newest stations - East Pakenham just because I could :) It wasn't busy but no doubt it is during the week npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Hey gardeners do you know what these seed pods are? I carefully stored them away but forgot to label them npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne What's the most amazing thing I've seen in the night sky asks the ABC quiz? Hmmm, depends. npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne With the first freesia flower I know it's almost Spring npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Have you ever wondered what's inside a cocoon? Today I witnessed a caterpillar slowly crawling up the fence then closing the cocoon like a sleeping bag over its head npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Fantastic description of being embedded in the crowd on Montmartre npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Hmmm, maybe? btw has anyone worked out how to watch the full replay of the men's race on the 9 app? I can only get the highlights package npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I'm not 80 but my mum got me a second hand treadle machine to learn on - such a beautiful motion npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne The on the spot commentator - she was on SBS covering TDF for a few years and I always enjoyed her tweets npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Also great to see Sophie npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne I watched the women's too and enjoyed it, just different. The triathlete cyclists are not so tightly packed and fewer strategic alliances, not sunsmart but interesting to see muscled arms npub17m7nj5rav54p6exsmx9ntwnwxtfmf2wk40qqdudl7k8e02l5q64qlfd4yu Mary-Anne Is anyone else on the #CouchPeloton finding this triathlon cycling weird to watch?
