Rusty Raven

Interested in sewing, gardening and preserving, with a strong focus on sustainability.

AKA @[email protected]

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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Nice looking day today, I really need to try and get outside for a bit. I should probably pull some weeds while I’m out there too. Or clean the back paving, it’s gotten quite gunky and slippery.

    I received my first ever order from Ali Express yesterday. Their website is quite dreadful to deal with, but I managed to get some thread I’ve been struggling to get from any Australian suppliers. Some sewing needles I bought were not all the right type, and I got a refund without having to return - which is nice, because 4 out of 5 were right, and the others I can use eventually, just not what I wanted.

    It is frustrating how expensive sewing notions are in Australia, it is generally much cheaper to buy ready made items than the materials to make it yourself.














  • I think I have the same initial reaction due to bullying, with a particular distaste for teenage girls. But I can attest to the fact that not all kids are disrespectful on PT. Last time I went into the CBD on a train I got on at the same time as a group of school boys. I was prepared for noise and rumbunctiousness, but instead got to over hear them earnestly discussing how to determine when the train had reached the appropriate level of crowding that they should stand up and leave their seats for adults to sit down 🤣



  • I’ve got mine on a shelf inside the lounge room, so only I get to be dazzled by the light. I put a shower curtain around it to cut it down, but it still glows a lot. I’ve bought some mylar sheets that I will use to line it inside to cut the light further. The shower curtain has a nice forest scene on it and is quite pretty, but still a bit too bright - and the reflective surface will be good for the plants too.


  • Looking good.

    I haven’t planted anything so far - I am probably moving so don’t want to put too much into the garden just to have to leave it behind! I have been doing a lot of sorting, so I’m redoing the indoor seed raising area in preparation for the future. I’ll be getting rid of an old flourescent light and moving to all LEDs, plus I’m upgrading to two heat mats. Hopefully next year I’ll have a permanent garden situation so I can put it to good use.


  • After a messup with last week’s appointment I finally had my dental implant appointment first thing this morning. I did have to drive to Armadale for it, which sucked because it adds about 30mins travel time and involved driving on tram tracks. Apparently the bone had not regrown enough so instead of the implant I have had a bone graft, and the implant is rescheduled for January. It was a pretty quick procedure, but involves cutting open the gum, filling it with some sort of bone powder and stitching it back up, so it’s going to be a bit hurty for a while. Plus the sensation of stitches in the mouth is never nice. As a positive it kicks the costs a bit further down the road, and the bone graft was bulk billed so no extra cost. I’ve no idea why Medicare pays for some of the dental stuff, but I’m definitely not arguing.

    Edit to add: I’m grateful that my insurance has limited ability to roll over unused dental limits into the next year, otherwise the move to January could have pushed the other work I need back a year!