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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cat food rambles

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The cat has finally dropped a bomb! (Yes she'll be getting some cooked pumpkin.) There doesn't seem to have been any immediate signs of food allergy from the cheap canned food ๐Ÿ˜ฒ (You have no idea what a big deal this is.)

I still won't use it exclusively. It is a generic brand and I haven't found the full deal on it so there could be serious health issues down the line if it's not good and feeding too much of it. (The dry version is absolute garbage, would cause health issues and will not be touched with a ten foot pole.)

It may be so cheap due to the edible but unappetising dark meat of the tuna, and it does meet AAFCO standards which may be stricter than the lax Australian pet food standards? There has to be some catch and it may be phosphorus, freshness, ash, salt... surely Woolies brand can't be very good.

But. If there's no glaring flags I'm going to get a few more as backup tins to keep in the cupboard.

Edit: She does have hot little ears though and was sick yesterday (not unusual for her with pancreatis) so will be watching. I keep worrying about something being wrong with her food, her teeth, or her thyroid.

I really need to get that lift to the vet.

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Meals For Mutts dry food just had a recall and the dry food she began refusing was Meals For Meows so maybe there was something wrong with that too (will check the date on the remaining bag). But she's only been picking at Wellness Core dry.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Thereโ€™s the thunder and here comes the rain!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Pakige arrived, and it is indeed some of my live plants. They had a bit of a rough trip, they're soaking in some water now and I'll plant them this afternoon. Hopefully not in the middle of a thunderstorm. They sent a free plant too, and I'll have to look up what it is to figure out if I can actually use it.

Edit: I think I'll have to rehome the free plant. "Scabrosa" is a type of rose, which is very thorny, tends to sucker from the roots and left unchecked can grow into an inpenetrable thicket. Sounds perfect if I want to role play Sleeping Beauty, but probably not something I can fit into my garden. Maybe I can sneak into next door's back yard and secretly plant it there. Then I could see who wins an unchecked battle for dominance: blackberry or scabrosa.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

sings while smashing phone on desk โ™ซOh I hate aussie retailers they are such ******* ******* *******โ™ซ

Anyone got a good source for a table saw mobile base? No amazon or timbecon, the first is satan and the second is a mouth shitter.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in charge of Christmas drinks. I bought some limoncello and some bubbles. That should be alright shouldn't it? With a little spring of mint to make it fancy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like you should be trailing it on this hot day.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I could but I like to wait until Christmas lunch so me and the old girl can sample together and critique cheap plonk like connoisseurs. It's my gift to her.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I saw I had left some coffee undrunk at about 2pm and since I'd painstakingly hand ground the expensive beans and used expensive soy milk, I drank the rest.

Reader, this was a terrible idea.

9:37 pm and I feel like I could go on til midnight at least. Melatonin for the third night in a row even if it means feeling shitty tomorrow morning...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can't sleep, clown'll eat me..

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oddly specific question, but has anyone used both prismacolour pencils and Faber Castell polychromos pencils, and are you able to compare them....? Got some money to spend. I've always gone with prismacolours, but maybe I should change....

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I still have my Derwent from primary school. Unhelpful ๐Ÿ˜œ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I bought Derwent's as an adult. I don't do colouring in but gee they're pretty to look at.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Multiple blobs heading towards the city. Hide everyone!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think I'm ok at art and then I try and practice/learn the fundamentals. Oh dear

burns sketchbook

To be fair I never really got lessons past a few in childhood and only started drawing again this year after decades of block

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Random: is there a proper name for those red & blue striped packing bag things?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Big ass canvas bags.

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