I drove past a letterbox on my way to work today and wasn‘t in a hurry to get to work (am I ever?) so pulled over… 😜 I miss my little lunch time postcard walks during my work from home / lockdown time.
We‘ve got new people at the library which obviously means that an afternoon tea is in order! The invite email asked for us to bring something vegan friendly - so I‘ve adapted my yum yum ball recipe - by using vegan/gluten free biscuits and condensed coconut milk instead of condensed milk. I didn‘t know condensed coconut milk was thing!
That awkward moment when you agree to leave your book at home to meet friends for lunch and you end up in the middle of a classic car show…
Further strike action for Thursday 12th May ✌🏼
https://www.asuvictas.com.au/moreland-cc-second-asu-strike-pending-ceo-response/
Does anyone use the Moreland libraries - how visible or hidden are the strikes?
Did I lug this book around all day and not read a single page? 🫣 YOU KNOW IT! 😜
Just realising how hard (with zero planning) I leaned into an art(ist) theme today 😂 dress, Ken Done ; mask, Vincent Van Gogh; tote bag, Ethel Carrick
Oh to be missent to Bermuda (which is famously not at all close to Australia)
Off to a delightfully strange start! ⛳️
I‘m sad that this isn‘t getting more news coverage - this is the second library strike I‘ve heard of in Melbourne this year and tbh, it‘s a big deal!
Nothing but respect for all these essential council workers who carried their communities through covid lockdowns and are now taking a stand for fair pay and conditions.
https://redflag.org.au/article/moreland-council-workers-strike-against-garbage-w...
Well well well, if it isn‘t ✨ shove everything into the cupboard and smile like you are one of those people who are naturally inclined towards not living in a chaotic mess ✨ time
I took a break from my “the wild book box” subscription - but I‘m back - and intrigued by what they‘ve sent me!
Kind of love this idea!
What to do with unclaimed lost property is always 🤷🏻♀️
Talked my siblings into a group present this year (my brother is hopeless and pretty much a yes man when it comes to other peoples present suggestions) for Mother‘s Day.
Mum‘s budget doesn‘t allow for many luxuries - so I think she‘ll enjoy the kindle unlimited subscription we went for.
Realised we don‘t take a lot of photos together - this isn‘t recent 🤣 I still have that beanie tho!
This one was on the Childrens/YA shelf in Savers today - not totally sold that it belonged there but it sounds fun… it‘s the third book in a trilogy so hopefully book 1 & 2 are not hard to find!
After (scrolling back on Litsy - it seems I‘ve been looking for 5 years) keeping my eyes peeled when I peruse second hand books - I finally found a copy of Space Demons, completing my trilogy (in the same edition)
Nostalgia feels! Since I was browsing with a friend, I even got to drop my favourite bit of Gillian Rubinstein knowledge 🤓 (she‘s also Lian Hearn of Across the Nightingale Floor fame)
I sent this to my Mum with the caption “kill me now” and she just replied “hahaha 🤪”
😐 if I had to name three things that I despised learning about in high school (and I still high key hate them) was this song, Tim Winton and T. S. Eliot.
Wondered why there was a line at the florist today…
I mean - I wasn‘t there to buy flowers for my mother for Mother‘s Day 😂 I was headed to a friends birthday lunch!
Toddler chic today ✌🏼
Made the switch to leggings and boots…
Lowkey already fell down one set of stairs because I can‘t feel the ground. Good times but only because I didn‘t hurt myself. #sheisbeautysheisgrace
Sometimes reminding yourself that you shouldn‘t reply to work emails with memes is hard work.
Made it to work with this pineapple upside down cake riding shotgun. ✌🏼 living on the edge today! It smells amazing - it‘s a bit of a distraction having it on my desk…
Really testing out the limits on my resolve not to borrow from work by shelving all the fiction today. It‘s my first weekend at a branch that isn‘t my “home location” after almost 2 years of libraries either not being open or working in staffing bubbles (home location only) and it‘s been an interesting experience.
Rare library sighting of a whole bunch of Bad Guys -
just returned and already on the reserve shelf for the next keen reader.
Have you even done a library shift if you don‘t get asked by at least one optimistic child if there are any bad guys books in?! (At the moment most books in the series have about a 6 person wait list)
Me : I should work on saving money this month
Also me : Oooh reusable Ken Done face wipes
(To be honest there was also a dress and a scrunchie in the same parcel *but* the scrunchie came free with the dress and I got free postage as a returning customer so 😉)
This has a back cover quote that reads “Enid Blyton meets Agatha Christie with a cracking twist” and that right there is a SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY moment for me
Books I daydream about finding while browsing in thrift shops…
😳 $103.53 and postage isn‘t even included 😨
After some initial success - the fantasy books didn‘t move all week - so obviously time to mix it up!
This week I went for a #LoveOzYA theme. I went with some classics (Saving Francesca, 48 Shades of Brown, Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude get a life) and two books I found unforgettable but sadly underrated (the reluctant hallelujah, catching teller crow)
See any you‘ve read?
I‘m calling this a success 🥳☺️
Today was not a productive day but it did contain an above average amount of cheese and these yum yum balls - so I‘m not bothered.
I am finally using my book plate!
Chocolate Yum Yum balls using gluten free biscuits so that the guest of honour can eat them at todays library afternoon tea.
Is it the worlds most photogenic book? 🤔 I mean, it‘s definitely a contender!
Thanks for sending it to me @KristiAhlers - I wasn‘t expecting to find anything other than political pamphlets in my letterbox today so this was a huge upgrade!
Best part of my surprise desk shift today was having to search for Hairy Maclary who went missing from his spot in the picture books - one of the library‘s school holiday activities was a mini scavenger hunt - had to find the picture to reveal the word that made up a book quote…
Immediately no.
But somehow not the most upsetting animation style I‘ve seen, that‘s a tie between Bananas in Pyjamas, Postman Pat and Blinky Bill.
I butchered an ampersand while writing this recipe out 🥹 will tuck it into my work bag and hope I have some white out in my drawer… these really need to get into the post! #RecipeSwap
pickA Narnian-esqe adventure story where two children stumble into a new world and are immediately given a quest - save the young emperor. Never mind the details, you‘ll be right… cue lots of setbacks and a rather entertaining escape from the Royal palace on stolen camels. Lots of character growth for the young emperor in the form of the harsh realities of camping on the run and having to do things for oneself. Intrigued enough to read the sequel.
pickIt‘s not often that I reach for a book of poetry and yet I‘ve read all Rupi Kaur‘s collections. Some of these poems were hard to read, because of the subject matter while others are uplifting. The goodreads reviews that speak dismissively of “tumblr poetry” gave me a good laugh (and say more about the reviewer than the poetry itself, imo)
Finished season 2 of Russian Doll.
😫🫣🤔☺️
*smashes the preorder button*
I‘ve only *just* noticed that the second season of Russian Doll has dropped on Netflix - rewatched the first season last night (if you watch it in one go, it‘s quite similar in runtime to watching the extended version of LOTR Two Towers) and I was so glad because I‘d forgotten the nuance of the story. My first watch inspired me to read Emily of New Moon. This rewatch made me wonder if I could rock a fringe 🤔
Went through my emails last night and Waterstones blurb for this one had me immediately hitting up my local library!
TBD if I actually get around to reading it 🤔😅
I have gained full plant custody!
Pa was prepared to give me two plants today - but I thought one at time was probably safest when they are just riding shotgun on the front seat.
pickBeautifully photographed, loved that this is plant (& grain) based. Was a little perplexed that they have ovens that switch over to grill mode but am keen to try at least 4 of the recipes contained within (that didn‘t call for any grill mode). Loved the index at the back that sorts the recipes by preparation time.
🤞🏼 that there is a recipe or two that calls my name because I‘ve been wanting to up lunch game since returning to onsite work (lunch was so easy when I was at home and had an oven and a stove to work with)
Jane Sutherland, Field Naturalists, c.1896 Melbourne, oil on canvas.
Reflecting her love of the Australian bush, Jane was a member of the Field Naturalists of Victoria, formed in 1880 for the purpose of exploring natural history through excursions through the bush.
(Detail of a larger painting)
I backed a tarot card project on kickstarter but now that I have them… not sure how to use them - so I‘m looking for recommendations!
🥁 🤡
Picked myself up an armful of books before the library closed… felt weird not seeing a covid check in marshal 😅 but that‘s just where we are at in the great state of denial
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