Ups and downs

 It's a bit cold and grey today, which I prefer to hot and sticky. Milly dog has peed on the rug so the smell of pee and enzyme cleaner are wafting around. It's not pleasant but what can you do? maybe she got locked in some time or maybe there was a storm and she was frightened of going out. After she dies I'll get the rug cleaned professionally but right now the rug needs to be here. I couldn't set her up for a slip on the hard floor. She pretty much lives on the two rugs and she deserves to have a decent surface under her feet.

I'm being made redundant at the end of the month. There's a possibility of being redeployed within the organisation and I can apply to be the new "team lead" in the revamped structure but I'm not sure if I want that. I'm not super worried about it but it's never comfortable and the team are justifiably upset so I'm surrounded by unhappy people. I just want life to be easy, which I know is not conducive to growth but I'm a bit tired of growing.

I saw a weekend choir experience advertised for early November so I booked to go on the Saturday. I haven't sung in a choir since I was a kid but I think I'll enjoy it. A catered lunch is provided and bottomless cups of tea so if I can't sing at least I can eat.

For a burst of colur here are some photos from my visit to Floriade:

 

Spoons

 I was scrolling Instagram today and came across a video showing off some wooden spoons. The voice over was a woman talking about how she is going to get rid of her plastic kitchen utensils because they leave bits of plastic in her food.
She's saving up for some heat resistant, corrosion proof utensils. 

They are lovely to look at....

you guessed it...

wooden spoons!

It went on to talk about how the wooden spoons will last a lifetime if they are cared for.

They cost $115 for a set. And the sad part is, people will buy them and think it's a good deal.

I thought we should start marketing clothes lines as free of lint fires and energy efficient. If we make them sound fancy we can charge 10 times what they are worth.

What solid, practical, old school technology can you put a new spin on?

The Goodest of Good

 

It's International Black Dog Day again.

I recommend them. I never met a black dog I didn't like. Milly is my current sweetie.

RIP my lovely Taff and heart dog Harry the hound.

Taffy 1997-2012

Harry 2013-2022

Milly aka Princess Millicent b. 2011