RustyRaven

Egg order now complete. Apparently it is only Chrome that thinks I'm a robot.

I tend to refer to my pets as staff. And as a good employer I have a duty of care, including a safe workplace and conditions.

But then I refer to inanimate objects as staff too, so I'm probably just weird 🤣

I think there used to be shame in going to op shops, but it has become much more acceptable now. Definitely when I was a kid it was something used to tease other people about, as it was seen as a mark of poverty.

Mr Woof came from the streets, but I'm not sure if he'd see it as a rescue or as being kidnapped while he was out looking for ladies.

I'd still probably go with re-homed for that. Rescue to me definitely implies doing a bit more.

I know someone who drove to a dodgy area to collect a dog which was being starved in a backyard because it's owner was in prison, and I'd definitely say by doing that she rescued the dog. Other times the pet may have been rescued, like a chicken that was retrieved from a tree in Chinatown by the fire brigade. In which case it is reasonable to refer to them as a rescue chicken, but that doesn't mean the person who then gives them a home should get credit for the rescue, they have still just re-housed a rescued animal.

Pre-owned and pre-loved can both get in the bin. Second hand is definitely my preferred term, which I also use for pets. I really think "rescued" should only be used if you actually did more than walk in to a shelter and hand over cash.

"Thrifting" is mostly just an annoying Americanism that has no place in Australia. I will accept op-shopping as an alternative. Shopping for cheap things makes me think more Reject Shop than second-hand.

Today was my last day walking to the free food market. From Friday it is moving a bit further away, so I'll probably drive instead. It will be undercover which is a big advantage, but being just a couple of blocks away was pretty handy for me.

I did get both mushrooms and cream today, so creamy mushroom sauce and a creamy brussels sprout bake are on the cards. A couple of things I grabbed turned out to have been frozen, which is not great. The salad mix I put in the freezer to go in the next dog food batch, the cherry tomatoes are in the freezer for future cooking & I'm still deciding what to do with the strawberries. Either jam or a cake probably.

I am trying to order eggs online and their system has decided I am not human. If I was a robot what would I do with eggs? Surely ordering eggs is itself an indication I am human, being able to identify animals sitting down seems a bit superfluous. And in any case as long as I pay for the eggs should it matter? Why can't robots have eggs if they want them? Seems clear discrimination to me.

I had beef stew for dinner tonight. I made a batch a couple of days ago to bottle, one jar didn't seal (which is the one I ate tonight) and there are 5 more jars for later. Served with mashed potato and cauliflower & broccoli in cheese sauce.

New sheets day today 🛌 🙂

40/50 - an all time high for me. Many guesses, but mostly "educated" guesses rather than pure luck.

I hate it when I'm buying something and don't realise it's in US dollars until checkout and I have to re-evaluate the value of everything I'm buying.

Eggplant?