Happy cat day. I just ran into this random person with a cat powered back pack and they let me take a photo๐
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What a little darling!!
Today is my perfect summer weather. Sunโs out, refreshing breeze, none of that awful humidity from yesterday. Too bad itโs a work day but Iโm out enjoying it for a bit.
Happy birthday to my terrarium which turns 7 today!
Facebook reminded me of a post I made about the workshop I did where it was created. The original plants I put in died after a couple of years, and I replaced them with some wild leafy plants I found growing on top of the water tank. They are not the most aesthetic, but they are surviving. I thought they might not survive the move as I don't have anywhere very bright to put it in, but it seems to be going ok so far.
That looks so cool. ๐
I ticked off another item on my ' meant to do this months ago' list. I just ordered a UPS for the modem so I can continue to have internet in the case of power failure. It also means my security cameras will be able to continue recording even if someone flips off the power switch. Most of the cameras are battery operated, but that doesn't help much if there is no internet to send the information to.
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๐โโฌ ๐โโฌ ๐โโฌ A day late here, but it was Cat Day in Japan yesterday. I've decided we should celebrate this today. Post cat pics, please!
Alfie, needing to get involved in everything I do.
๐โโฌ ๐โโฌ ๐โโฌMofusand goodies I bought myself for my birthday.
Cheeto and Sparkles (might actually be Cookie), friend's cats. 
Such amazing fluffy orange kitties today!! I LOVE this!! The one on the sill looks regal af!
This is Fudge. My daughter's boyfriend's cat.
Haiiii Fudge, what a sweetheart!
Casey
spoiler
( I am tired of auto editors that fuck with my pictures, I'll see if I can disable it )
Casey is stunning!
he was such a beautiful boy , he stayed in Detroit with my bestie Tammy
I have many Casey stories ๐
Feel free to share some, I'd love that!
Alfie is a supermodel. โค๏ธ
He is getting a groom in a few weeks time because his fur has managed to get so matted and gross! But still, he knows how to pull a cute face.
The grocery delivery has arrived, they mostly did good this time. Nothing completely skipped and just one dodgy substitution that has been refunded. I sometimes wonder about the people filling the orders, it should be fairly simple to see that substituting 12 eggs for 6 is not equivalent. I've had them do that to me before, and if they were charging equivalent unit pricing it would be fine, but I'm not happy to be paying a premium to get less than I ordered. Oh well, it's slightly annoying but in the end I got free eggs.
Depressing medical stuff
Keeping it short.
Ol' girl had some teeth pulled a week ago, I said it was a bad idea. Only eating glucose really. Refuses soup, fuck all water, no exercise, cracks it at everything, down 4kg. It took months to to slow that weight loss, and then the same again to get it back up.
Everything I've tried to do over the last year has just evaporated in a week.
I have no idea how the ol' boy is expecting to do this japan trip they're planning in like 20 days' time.
That trip sounds like such a bad idea. How long has it been booked for? Is it sheer stubbornness or does he truly not see the state she's in? Does she want to go on the trip? Lots of questions, none of which you need to actually answer, btw! That's rough as.
It is a bad idea. Been booked for a year. I was hoping to use it as an excuse to get her in better shape but the punches keep coming. He sees her state and we've locked horns far too many times how to best go about it but I just have no say. She is very worried about the trip.
I honestly don't know what to do from here :(
Oh thats tough... Mouth pain is hard enough, let alone with her complexity around food already.
Oof. I had one tooth pulled and while that pain was manageable it gave me the worst headache and made me hesitant to eat in case I would disturb the site and cause dry socket. Straws were forbidden.
NG tube is an option or even parenteral nutrition but I know it will be refused. I have a quick no temper stovetop custard recipe using real eggs but she doesnโt sound like a fan of sweets. And olโ boy wonโt cook it.
I donโt know if you can get through to him but Iโm hoping she manages okay. I really am. I donโt envy the position youโre in, all the responsibilities but no say. If things go sideways it wonโt be your fault.
Yea I'm pushing for NG or even just IV for hydration but I just can't move these decisions.
you've been really helpful with all this melba and can't thank you enough, sincerely.
No worries, I know how hard both nutrition and carer duties can be
so many hugs
what is her favourite food? even cakes are good food, they have eggs and butter and flour , try cakes , not kidding
I used to make giant apple crumbles and huge fruit bread loaves ( made with eggs ) for a friends elderly parents, it was easy to eat, healthy and very appetising
what is her favourite food?
Yea that's the problem. I keep on trying different things (soft diet / puree only) but it's always hit and miss.
I'm assuming you've tried steamed eggs? Sauce on top can be anything she likes. Even a sweet sauce. Congee was a lifesaver for me when I had most of my teeth pulled out a couple of years ago - didn't need chewing. Can be made sweet or savoury.
Iโm not sure if sheโll try it but cheese soufflรฉ is quite soft and isnโt too bad to make if you donโt fuss about getting the height. I made it in home ec when I was sixteen.
Basically itโs cheese sauce and yolks(?) folded into stiff beaten egg white and baked with the ramekins or bowl sitting in a pan of water. It ends up like a soft moist pudding.
Edit: That said youโve already done more than your share of catering and effort also has to come from them
maybe he just isn't saying anything
trying to keep it positive for her ( and himself )
in fact, is she looking forward to it? That might be an incentive for her to behave better
I don't believe as a doctor he doesn't see what is happening
Yep that's exactly right. He is trying to stay positive and he knows what's happening so giving him that.
She's not looking forward to it. I was just hoping to get her more confident (w/ walking, eating etc.) but this is a big spanner and I'm out of things to do in that amount of time.
I've been so busy and preoccupied I completely forgot it was my father's birthday, a month ago. Did not give it one thought until this morning when I wondered how old he is. ( very old, he comes from one of the longest lived families in his country, so he could last another ten years )
I'm not upset or anything, just noting that I really am well over my FOO, they are out of my life in actuality, and as much as possible out of my head.
after last night's rant about apple
I''ve done much reading and watching of vids, messed around with settings and such
it's just the nature of modern IP services
companies don't sell anything anymore and the cloud is not storage, it's just subscription and data transfer services , when we put what we own on the cloud it becomes their property or is deleted/ignored
time to get inventive
I have bought some adaptors.
I have some usb sticks.
I have an android.
I have a PC.
I have determination.
lets see if I can save hundreds of music albums I have on my old iphone, and I must do it as the battery really is becoming unsafe.
When I woke up it was 8 degrees outside and still 15 degrees inside. It is still a wonderful novelty to have a house that is properly insulated, my old house would have been almost as cold inside as out. I also have a magpie sitting on the back fence singing for me.
It's lovely to have some cooler but still clear and sunny days. I've got the next week off and have some gardening plans and it looks like the weather is going to fully cooperate. Unlike the last break in spring where it was near constant rain. The current plan is to do some work on edging and weeding the back garden over the next couple of days, then have a load of mulch delivered on Wednesday. I'll get a eucy mulch for the native area and to do the path area along the fenceline, then I might get a couple more bales of sugarcane mulch to refresh the herb garden.
Sickie I reckon.
I changed my mind and I'm heading to work now. Good little corporate drone.
But it's such lovely weather to be sick in! I wouldn't be at all surprised if a lot of people are coming down sick today.
Fellow passenger on the tram this morning, sniffing and coughing really wetly. Not wearing a mask either. There's no escape.
Might be a "hey I'm not feeling great but I thought I'd come in and see how I felt,", then go home a couple hours in
Two people in my very small team are out, but it isn't the usual suspects.
I tried watching a movie at my computer last night because I'd usually rather watch something on the TV but some movies might have loud moments that scare the kids.
The main thing is i need to make sure I get high quality torrents because even 1080p doesn't cut it on these 4k monitors
Stremio and a realdebrid subscription has been the most value for money purchase I've made...
I figure if I'm pirating I should do it free end to end but I might look into them more
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