Saturday 12 October 2024

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?

Tuesday 1 October 2024

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

Monday 23 September 2024

Carl and Edna


This past weekend, Briony and I took a little trip to Canberra to see Floriade. At Floriade there was a gnome painting competition only entrants didn't have to compete, they could just pay a fee to buy and paint a gnome.

This is how Carl and Edna were born. 







Carl and Edna are such gaddabouts!

They visited the National Carillon


They visited the seat of Australian democracy (I think Edna is quite engaged with politics)



They took an afternoon stroll on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin




Edna didn't appreciate being photobombed at the National War Memorial




Carl and Edna took a moment away from their adoring fans at  the Mount Ainslie lookout




Being the kind of people they are, Carl and Edna are at the forefront of the trend for couples to live separately. Carl was happy to get  home to his pets and Edna her garden. 

They both feel a bit too fragile to travel again but they aren't ruling it out......