Margaret L Ruwoldt

(2/2) He also made a bit of cash on the side by hand-writing correspondence for people who couldn't do it themselves. For a while he used carbon-copy ledgers, so he had a record of what he'd written. Immaculate copperplate. (A cousin snaffled the ledgers in the 1980s; wish I'd beaten them to it!)

In the 1920s and 30s, a great-uncle on Mum's side taught in one of those tiny bush schools with multiple grades in one classroom. Occasionally he would astound the kids by simultaneously writing two different lessons on the chalk board, one with each hand. (1/2)

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It might be too late, but that doesn’t mean we can stop trying.

Lucky you! 🤩

A tall white vase on the hall table holds a small meadow of white Erlicheer jonquils in full smelly bloom. Photo by me, no filter.

OK, yes, I’m sneezing and sniffling, but half of the house is drenched in perfume and it’s worth the tissues.

Not quite at the level of Renaissance Florence’s ‘nine guys locked in a tower’ yet, but rapidly heading that way.

Not the funnest part of moving, but a good incentive to winnow out unwanted stuff – which, imo, is one of the better parts of the process 😏

Hurrah! 🥳 🎉 That’s great news.

Is ‘sophisticated casual’ a thing? 🤔

A lesser person might have gone a french tuck here: congrats on resisting temptation 😉

Bonus points if you add to the jollification by using your chosen word in an etymologically enlightening sentence.

(betting @dontattempt.bsky.social will have fun with this)

a black cat is peeking out from behind a cabinet Alt: A curious cat wants to know what you’re up to.

eep!

Thanks! And the same to you 🙂

Yes, he was here: @thetribalmind.bsky.social‬

Over the last year or few, he and Stay In Touch cartoonist Matthew Martin have been illustrating and spinning yarns about classical myths, works of literature, assorted inventions... scroll back through DD's timeline - always worth a read / laugh.

Looking south to Bass Strait. In the foreground an expanse of green lawn dips into natural scrub and dunes. The ocean is steely grey, matching the rain clouds that blanket the horizon. A rainbow glows gently, seeming to rise from one of the posh houses visible among the bushes. Photo by me.

The lowest, flattest rainbow I’ve seen in a while.
#OceanGrove
#Wadawurrung Country

#WomenInSTEM

Yeah, nah, I’m having second thoughts about the comparison. She brought extra to the genre, but not in the way you were describing.

Damon Young is to pulp as Dorothy L Sayers is to detective fiction.

Front cover of a novel, “Ghost cities” by Siang Lu.

Front cover of a novel, “The whitewash” by Siang Lu.

Next on the tbr list…

Or: this book equals approximately 35 long blacks and a similar quantity of English Breakfast tea.

Aaaand… done. Eight weeks, averaging roughly 1 hour of reading a day, and nearly 30 pages of handwritten notes. Loved every moment of it 😊

02 The Fitzroy Diaries | Just two things - ABC listen Can the number of cardboard boxes in a house destroy a family? It feels like it, despite the fact that they seemed to offer the hope of hours of fun craft-based activities. Now they’re just tripping h...

Channelling an early episode of Lorin Clarke's wonderful Fitzroy Diaries as I deconstruct and flatten a pile of cardboard boxes and stuff them into the recycle bin.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Meet Esther: Adelaide Shebah driver, community legend and absolute ray of sunshine ☀️ Chatting on ABC Radio last week about why she loves being part of the Shebah sisterhood!

a cartoon of a toaster with a face on it is plugged into an outlet . Alt: Clip from an animated movie: a toaster stands on a tiled bench, steaming.

First thwack, later throck.

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That’s one super-confident lizard! “Camouflage? Nah, I’ll be fine just strolling about in the open.”
#FoundThatLizard

eek!

That would be awesome 😎

Good work by Fiona Grahame in outlining the nuances and context of Fraser's story. For Australians, particularly those of us of European descent, honestly confronting our 200+ years of colonial history is an important step towards addressing its present-day effects.

Good luck with the move 🤞 I hope the new place is comfortable and convenient.