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In our household, we’ve normalised the call for “remote hands!” when mine run out of capability for the day and my partner needs to stir something or open a jar. It brings a little whimsy to something I find frustrating to have to do.

Anyone know nz crafters who make table runners and fabric placemats? I wanna buy local. Or maybe borrow a sewing machine 😅

I woke up early today and thought “why hasn’t my alarm gone off? Oh! It’s Saturday!” And went back to sleep.

It is not Saturday. That was an extremely disappointing alarm that woke me 10 mins later.

Every time I’ve eaten pizza in the last three years it’s given me heart burn. I think it’s time I give it up 💔

Did lots of overnight rising breads too. Prep the dough at night, early morning shape, and a mid morning bake. Usually we’d chat during oven time, but otherwise we’d just hop on the call for 5-10 mins for the early steps.

He’d share the recipe a week ahead of time so we could arrange to have all the ingredients. Occasionally that meant a letterbox drop of yeast because it was so hard to come by.
We learned a good website for yeast conversions cuz only instant was available…

Some friends organised zoom baking sessions.

Every weekend a different elaborate bread baked together. Jumped on zoom for each step so we could ask advice and share tips. “Is this bouncing back after being pressed? Under proved?”

We did bagels, iced buns, focaccia, pretzels… so much fun

I HEARD that it stayed true to the source material but Jesus this is more than I expected 😳

Heated Rivalry lets gooooooo

That baked sweet potato 😍

Gorgeous!!!

Incredible

On December 7th we’re doing the 2nd Shitty Camera Challenge Holiday Fundraiser

We have a bunch of shitty & some not so shitty cameras to sell to you & we’re giving ALL the profits to The Trevor Project!

#ShittyCameraChallenge 1/5

I saw an NZTA advisory to just use the western motorway instead of the northern motorway and loop around if you’re going to the city FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. It’s gonna be bonkers.

This is incredible

I desperately want to meet her. I am fascinated by every post about her

Not a single social media based application can push notify me and it was the best decision I ever made.

A large shaggy long haired dog sitting in a field. His fur is long and he is softly rounded all over.

The same dog sitting in a field but shaved in to a modern poodle shape with booties, a shaved snoot and a ringlet heavy head of hair.

The same brt shaved like a poodle from the side. You can see the big poofy Pom Pom tail, his fancy boots and his clean shaven body, ears and nose. There is a HUGE pile of fur on the ground next to him.

Get some little joys in your life this week. Like turning your Black Russian terrier in to a poodle just because you can.

I think he looks delightfully silly and perfectly ready for the summer heat!

Oooooo okay I gotta get this one

A large shaggy long haired dog sitting in a field. His fur is long and he is softly rounded all over.

The same dog sitting in a field but shaved in to a modern poodle shape with booties, a shaved snoot and a ringlet heavy head of hair.

The same brt shaved like a poodle from the side. You can see the big poofy Pom Pom tail, his fancy boots and his clean shaven body, ears and nose. There is a HUGE pile of fur on the ground next to him.

Get some little joys in your life this week. Like turning your Black Russian terrier in to a poodle just because you can.

I think he looks delightfully silly and perfectly ready for the summer heat!

MOTAT is still my favourite. Lots of interactive exhibits of old technology.

But prepare your soul for the 90s / early 2000s section. I was NOT prepared for that on my last visit 😂😅

Gus will very gently take a carrot when offered, and put it in his toy box. He does not understand them at all.

Bernard used to be pretty afraid of the common areas of the apartment building, so he didn’t try to sneak out. But he LOVES walking in our garden so he’s becoming a bit of a menace. I’m taking him out three times a week and it’s not enough for him 😅

We got the most insane quote to get screens installed. We’re breaking it up in to three parts so it’s more affordable.

I was telling my American friends and they were horrified. It’s just so non standard they can charge an armload for it.

If you’re up for sharing some of that list, I would appreciate it. My brain feels too full

What a rollercoaster

(I’d also support a move to indoor cat rules but that seems a loooong way off culturally here)

If we could throw in some mandatory registration and neutering for house cats that would be primo.

Really happy to see feral cats put on the predator free 2050 list. As much as I adore cats, feral cats are a huge problem and we need to deal with them.