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    Tickets to NZ are booked. Campervan is in the process of being booked. I’m really excited now.

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        Legend has it he practiced on Mt Cook, which is NZ highest mountain.

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          He used places in NZ which replicated different parts of the Everest climb. Same angle, rocks, distance, fissures, etc etc So he was only practicing like 20 metres at a time, just a very specific 20 m. That’s so clever. ( I did read half the book … lol )

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    In the interests of low cost weekend activities, my Minipeelers and I have decided;

    1. to have our own festival,

    2. to do craft about it, and

    3. to call it “Craftmas.”

    It will involve liberal amounts of polymer clay and wool, and focus on making Xmas decorations and gifts (for those we would like to give something to, but either don’t want to buy for or don’t know what to buy). I’m really looking forward to it and am actually excited for this!

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      sounds so cool , and not just you but all the peelers 🥰

      for xmassy baubles you can press beads into the clay

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      Back when I was a kid, mum & dad were going through a difficult financial patch so we made xmas decorations from gum tree twigs - painted with thin flour & water glue and tinfoil laid on like it was gold leaf. Then wove the twigs into garlands and a whole xmas tree (small). Peach pits got the same treatment and were the baubles along with gingerbread shapes baked hard. Looked and smelled very nice. I remember it as kinda messy but very fun. I think I remember painting the peach pits before they were covered with tinfoil so the colours showed through the inevitable gaps in the tinfoil. The downside was our cat decided she liked the gingerbread shapes to chew on and this wasn’t good for her digestion.

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          We got our milk in quart jars (in old money). The jars had screw on glass lids not foil tops. Foil tops were fancy. Yes it was delivered by a horse & cart.

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      That sounds like fun! Can highly recommend orange and clove pompadours to make as a cheap gift.

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      A themed crafternoon. Add a snack or two and this is Most Excellent.

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        A Crafternoon! I knew a word already existed for it but couldn’t think of it for the life of me, thankyou!

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    Sometimes the Best solution to a bad mood is cat pats and sleep.

    Goodnight everyone ❤️

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    Well mum’s eye pressure is back up. When she fell it ruptured the back of her eye where she had an op (for glaucoma) a few years ago which is re-stitched. How they get to the back is beyond me. Her pressure was 2 when it’s supposed to be 10-20.

    With any luck it won’t get worse (basically just before she went in she all of a sudden had a ‘blob’ in the middle of her vision).

    I think this is a situation where the damage is done but not sure to what extent yet.

    Brings into question cooking on the stovetop which will be a bit dangerous and golf (her main form of socialising).

    Plan of attack is to get the food sitch down first. Can’t eat solids too well (it’s a long medical history) so I’ll make a bunch of different soups that can be microwaved for dins. Brekky should be fine she just does yogurt w/ fruit blitzed.

    Socialising will be a tough one but she has a good network of buds so we’ll see what happens there.

    It’s going to be depressing for her so that’ll have to be managed too.

    It’s scary how one fall and head strike can alter so many things so quickly.

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      Don’t forget the Ensure is an extra option if she doesn’t have some already.

      That’s terrifying, I hope it’s not too bad

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      My daughter had corrective eye surgery and I still don’t know how they did it.

      Wishing your mum a quick recovery and thinking of you and your family ♥

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      Meals on wheels ?

      and many hugs and best wishes, I hope she gets back on her feet real soon

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      You are a very responsible and thoughtful child :)

      I am definitely taking notes and learning from your exp. Honestly didn’t know falls could have such an impact on vision so I’m going to be a lot more vigilant with the olds (and eventually myself).

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    I have successfully convinced my daughter to move back to Melbourne.

    And what sold her on it was Slurpees. I was telling her how good they are and now she wants to move back.

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        Yes, I am starting to make plans and will hopefully move back around the start of 2026.

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          Oh cool. Let us know if you want some fires set in some suburbs to reduce property prices. Though I somehow doubt that’ll help much. I cant even afford Paky these days!

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            I could buy the burnt out shell of a house…

            Who am I kidding, couldn’t even afford that.

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              You joke, but a burnt out shell just went for 400k out my way. It is INSNANE.

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                If it has a working dishwasher I’ll buy it. It’s been 7 long years of handwashing dishes.

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      Gotta do what you’ve gotta do!

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    Hey guys.

    I’m not going to start the thread at midnight anymore , or at least I might if I’m up but I just can’t keep staying up for the thread. I’m a natural riser with the dawn and I want to stay up in the mornings, not go back to bed because I need the sleep.

    You’ll still all get good night kisses. 😘😘😘

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      No problem. How about we just have whoever’s up at that time do the thread? Or see if Rusty Raven can revive Botbot.

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        Raising the dead is always a bad idea, they don’t come back right. A zombie botbot could be the start of the AI revolution that sees us all stuck in virtual reality pods.

        And even more to the point I think the original bot was a miracle beyond my actual skill level, I don’t think I can manage it again.

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        I’ll probably be up if needed, I might wait and do if it nobody else has

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      Maybe this can go against logic but maybe post it up an hour or so earlier if you’re awake and we’ll just use it when midnight or after rolls over?

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      I don’t blame you for wanting rest. Thank you so much for your dedication ♥

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        I’m starting to feel and look haggard. 😩😴

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    Guzzling water like a hydro-slut for the blood donation.

    I did well yesterday too, only one coffee and then just water all day. Today will be the same.

    Im here to smash snacks and save lives 😂