Family movie night. Adventures of Tintin. The quality of the animation is nuts...
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Now home for two rounds of footy (I am bilingual - AFL and NRL)
Go Cats! We’re starting in 5 mins. Raining as well. Not sure who it favours.
ha ha, rain cannot defeat me, I bought big plastic sheets to cover my paint jobs
Last night ,for dinner, I put together a meatloaf and chip sandwich. It’s not as amazing as it sounds.
I’ve been putting the registration for GardenSafe off for years even after posting about it… tbh I’m still struggling majorly with my health and this creeping grass is like kudzu, so action isn’t guaranteed. But why not contribute to citizen science.
But it’s asking really inflexible questions so I don’t know how to answer. Like for main food growing area do I answer in ground or pots? I may answer in ground because I want to know if it’s safe to do so.
Renos within 5 years? No, but around 10.
And I’m not seeing any peeling external paint - but the builders buried discarded rubble in the soil which is a concern.
I don’t use pesticides but I don’t know what’s in the runoff from another yard.
I just want to find out if the soil here is theoretically safe to grow edible stuff in, lead levels and pesticides etc.
Edit: For peeling paint I just said yes because I didn’t know if there was any that got buried with the rubble. But now wondering if that was bad data and would label the soil as higher risk than it is. Should I try to tell them the situation?
Idk. I just don’t want to grow anything that’s dangerous to eat.
don’t want to grow anything that’s dangerous to eat
I used these guys a while back: https://www.swep.com.au/ and was impressed by their analysis. Prof. in Ag. put me on to them.
Rule of Thumb: if the edible bit is actually in contact with soil, then you have cause for concern. If the edible bit is waving in the air, not to worry too much. Lettuce is debatable, but usually the faster it grows the less problem it is. The real problem is long lead time crops actually in the ground, like potatoes.
Speaking of pop divas, Kylie tix go on pre-sale on Tuesday for the Tension Tour. There’s a good chance we will go.
I went to the X tour in 08 and the show was fantastic. She rode a giant crystal skull that night! It was simply awesome!
Kylie tix go on pre-sale
A Kylie show is the only show I'd wear a nappy at. True diva.
Can't get back to sleep so I'm looking through products on Amazon. (I got a free 3 month trial of Amazon prime). Given my tastes in tea and my abundant consumption of coffee, I might be looking to get some things from there in the near future. Or not: it's fun to look anyway.
Batch of the house special chilli con carne is on. Should be ready for breakfast tomorrow.
I have decaf coffee now.
Let’s see if this thing keeps me awake at night tonight.
Every Taylor Swift song I've heard has been against my will.
Why would I support a billionaire voluntarily lol
her wealth has nothing to do with my opinion that her songs are trite and immature
I don’t think I could name a single one