Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 35

The philosophy of leaving

You can see that’s what’s on my ancient mind, yes ?

Not on Lui’s: he has no idea what ghastliness awaits him tomorrow. I do, alas ! – and I hate it all beyond words … He detests so much being put into his carry-case that we always end up having a fight about it (I come off worst every time). Still, once he’s in there it’s not so bad. Besides, I mean to pop him the contents of a capsule in his brekkie; and that might work in an hour or two to make him a bit calmer. Chasing my beautiful moggy a...

Less than 2 weeks

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OK … this is it !

I’m packing death.

Have just realized that I don’t know if anyone other than an Aussie understands that phrase … Well, it means that I am shit-scared, basically.

Nothing to fear about moving (next Wednesday) into an absolutely delightful unit – roomy, bright, full of gardening promise, ditto cooking – how could there be ?

No nerves regarding future living in a place where I can walk for 3 or 4 minutes to a cafe (on my premises) that sells exactly the kind of edibles that appeal – cheese & sal...

Is it me or Chrome ?

Right now it’s the devil’s own job working with my WordPress profile within Chrome.

I use Chrome because of its various Google apps: you know, Translate and Maps, and stuff like that. In my second-last job (1996 – 2002) one of my colleagues came across the earliest Google and we all started using it. Then the Google Empire slowly started taking over the world and Chrome arrived as one little part of that. And even though my younger sister (who detests them even more than I do) has spent ages...

The Reader is an irritating thing

Basically, it renders a total waste of time anything one does to make one’s blog appealing: everyone might as well be running the same theme, within WordPress.com.

Why go to the trouble of removing certain functions from your page when the Reader reinstates them ?

I would like it not to exist.

It makes post-reading a matter of a quick glance-through and perhaps a “Like” – or not. As for Comments ! – sure, you can make one, but that isn’t actively encouraged … meaning, as I know for a fact, th...

How much does it matter ?

I’m trialling a gingham crochet pattern, using inexpensive wool while on the experimental upslopes.

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You can barely see the second colour being carried through, at this distance. But !

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Here it’s quite clear – certainly seeing the medium pink inside the plum … Oh, and also the light pink inside the medium ! Bother !

So the question is: does it matter at all ? Would a person given a lapghan made thus say to herself “Oh, but look ! – I can see the colours going through !” ?

What do I do ? – what am I to do …?

There’s a gardening show on our national television channel, the ABC, called “Gardening Australia”: it’s been running since cocky laid an egg or thereabouts.

It was upped from half an hour to an hour a while back, and that caused a problem for viewers like me: too much screen-time to fill for the programme-makers meant a step away from what the show used to be – from instructions to display.

Here’s an example:

https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/the-flower-farmer/9436188

I’ll be in my...

The Little Bear is the cat’s pyjamas :)

Tatsiana’s main thing is overlay crochet. I’ve not tried it so far, simply because I know my own limitations – meaning I’d weary of it even quicker than ‘ordinary’ crochet. But check this one: She calls it “Stained Glass Wonder blanket”, and you can see why. I’m tempted: can’t say I’m not … As I’ve […]

The importance of voting 2

Australia has another federal election next month, so we are all in the throes of the pre-election blues: bullshit from morning to night from all the media. We have compulsory voting. There are many Aussies whose chief joy in life it is to front up to their polling booth and write something “witty” (like, not […]

One down …

Can you identify this object ? WOT ? – you can’t ??? It’s the first of M’s knee-warmers. As you can clearly see by comparing it with that of the pattern in my previous post, it’s virtually identical: different medium, different stitch (of necessity), different yarn weight, differen yarn colour and different pattern entirely. You […]