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        You should see the layers of blankets my Pepper sleeps on, it’s the princess and the pea come to life. And to think she was sleeping rough as a kitten before we found her makes me add another blanket every other day!

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        Haha it stops his claws from poking through the mesh chair, and it smells like me so he enjoys snuggling into it

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      How is he handling the heat? ( and how are you? ❤️ )

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        He’s been doing well, I’ve had the aircon on for him all through the heatwave. I let him out (pic above) when the cool change came in, hence he’s getting a good nap in after dinner haha

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        look at that curly tummy on Bill😻 and Ted is looking good since I changed his diet, his skin is less irritated, he’s less cranky as a result and doesn’t mind being brushed as much

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    Woohoo, pakige! After inexplicably not getting one for over a decade since leaving home (despite growing up religiously using one), I finally got my own Borner V-slicer. Shipped direct from Germany no less - admittedly using Evil Bezos (I had a gift card).

    yay

    I can’t wait to slice up the rest of the daikon and carrot for a MUCH better-looking pickle. And then chunky batons of beetroot to make into a curry. And cabbage for a stir fry… no more questionable knifework!

    I only really hope the latest models haven’t fallen to enshittification. My mum and aunt have been using their older ones for like 20 years now.

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        They have apparently made them a lot safer (especially with storage - you can now store all the pieces safely without exposing your fingers to the blades)

        But yeah my grandma absolutely refused to use them back in the day no matter how convenient they are. I’ve definitely nicked myself in the past.

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      the Borner is the original and best , my mum had one and I remember using it myself to help with the family cooking. I now have one myself , but another brand , and it’s indispensable for cutting oranges, lemons and limes for marmalade

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    ~5PM water the plants, enjoying the cool change
    ~7PM go for a walk, enjoying the cool change
    ~9PM get some food, enjoying the c-OH NO THERE’S AN ANT INVASION IN THE KITCHEN

    please send your highest quality thoughts and prayers

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      Equal quantities icing sugar and borax - set out in little aluminium trays where pets/kids can’t get to them. Ants will carry the stuff back to the nest and destroy it. Grateful to Sir Lister of Smeg from the other site for this tip - it works well with a bit of repetition.

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        We have a premade ant poison thing which I think is basically the same (I think the active ingredient listed was borax?). After neutralizing all known threat actors terrorizing the local food supply, these measures were deployed to safeguard the civilian population from future unprovoked attacks o7

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      My dudes the dishwasher is not edible leave it alone (they were mostly looking at the pantry cupboard, but a surprising number were chilling in the dishwasher)

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    Clicking around a spreadsheet to make it sound like I’m working but I don’t caaaaaaaaaare. 🎶

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    It took 6 weeks but I got my ridiculous $200 parking fine waived! Thank goodness… I really didn’t need an extra cost on top of everything else. Never making that mistake again. Not parking there after June this year anyhow!

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      Thank goodness you had it waived, it was worth contesting it in the end!

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        It took a lot of running around to get various documents but I’m glad I pushed through.

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      Buy yourself something nice with the money you saved!

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        Bah. It’s less so money saved and more so money not spent. I’m more than happy to see my bank balance not eaten away. I don’t need to dip into my savings for my hair cut and colour this week!

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    I’m all 😍 with people’s pet pics! Keeping my mind off the fact that I’ve had an allergic/contact dermatitis reaction to a cream I was using on my facial burns 😭 For a while there I had ouchy annoying weeping burn coupled with OMG I want to scratch my face apart going on. Now have calmed it down a lot, might actually get a good sleep tonight 🥱. That cool breeze through the window is very welcome. I made a bluesky account and have been looking through some stuff. Don’t know if it’s something I’ll do on the regular, but it’s interesting until I get sick of it I guess.

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      Glad to hear it’s calming down and giving you a bit of a break from that - it’s an awful sensation!! I’m spinmeround on bluesky if you wanna follow each other, I don’t post much, but it’s usually random thoughts, quotes I hear and my thoughts on whatever KDrama I’m watching lol.

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    Why does my dog continually want to go and sunbake outside when it’s 37 cunt degrees out there? He runs to the door like it’s urgent. I am not opening it even with those cute pleading eyes.

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      Yeah, mine’s half Mexican, he spent 3 hours last night staring at me for his evening walk.

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      What happens when you let your dog out on a day like this?

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        He sunbakes on the path like a cat. When he’s had enough, he knocks on the door to come in. Half an hour later, he wants to go back out. He prefers this:

        But because I have the door shut, he can’t sit in his favourite spot.

        Ps. He likes to bird watch.

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      I think everyone is. A few hot nights in a row is taking it’s toll.

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    back from shops and a bit rested, I got the groceries youse guys wanted. 😊

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      Just a few more hours. Stay strong bro. YOU GOT THIS!!!