tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post211490045772882360..comments2024-03-18T16:49:08.253+11:00Comments on All the Blue Day: April and May AccountingJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-63407304520777047812015-06-08T23:37:11.420+10:002015-06-08T23:37:11.420+10:00My grandma told me that the brick would be heated ...My grandma told me that the brick would be heated in the wood stove, carefully taken out, wrapped and placed in the bed, and then usually taken out of the bed once a person dared to mess with the housewife's order by going to bed. <br /><br />I am enjoying your blog and shopping "confessions". A tea strainer is designed for placing over a cup to keep tea leaves out, when you make a pot, which should solve your rooibos issues. <br /><br />My mum never believed in black tea in tea bags, so she owns a few. Should be able to source from a speciality kitchen-ware place/ tea shop. I'd love to know where you buy yours from, because I find the prices for loose leaf and bags are similar in my corner of Hobart most of the time.Hobart Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468679180662561059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-30624252404617862672015-06-07T23:11:55.207+10:002015-06-07T23:11:55.207+10:00Hi Jo,
Of course the heated bricks - I wouldn'...Hi Jo,<br /><br />Of course the heated bricks - I wouldn't have thought of that one, very clever. Toasty too!<br /><br />Yes microwave ovens are a nightmare. Mine is rated at 700W on the front, but it uses a whole lot more electricity than that when it operates.<br /><br />Well it is magic isn't it? On a serious note, I know how to wire all the various pieces up and connect them altogether but it would probably take me a 1,000 years to even try and work out how all this stuff actually works in detail! Not even worth thinking about.<br /><br />Just to give you an idea of how much electricity can be used. My little electric oven will cook a loaf of bread at 150 degrees for 60 minutes and use 0.8kWh. The secret here is that it doesn't run the heating element constantly as it switches on and off as it needs to (that is what the thermostat does), plus it doesn't lose its heat when that happens. The microwave oven can't perform that neat trick and over an equivalent period of time would use well over 2kWh and it just keeps running and running. Even a refrigerator switches the cooling cycle off and on. But not the microwave oven. On a serious note, modern refrigerators are actually pretty efficient.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-86775484567697759532015-06-07T15:56:56.689+10:002015-06-07T15:56:56.689+10:00Chris, oh yes, the brass warming pans - nowadays t...Chris, oh yes, the brass warming pans - nowadays they are in demand to hang on walls! Another old-fashioned heating device is the hot brick - heated in? next to? the fire, wrapped up then popped in to bed to keep your feet warm, or into the carriage to keep the feet warm on a long winter's drive..<br /><br />Really? Microwaves? Then why are considered such efficient cookers? Is it because they don't take very long, maybe? I will have to look at the specs of mine. Honestly I am so bad at deciphering electricity. To me electricity = magic..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-4997315842240010332015-06-06T21:48:36.576+10:002015-06-06T21:48:36.576+10:00Hi Jo,
The old timers used to actually use hot wa...Hi Jo,<br /><br />The old timers used to actually use hot water in actual bottles. How they ever sealed them from leaks was beyond me. They also used to use a sort of metal pan with a metal lid and a very long handle and they put hot coals into the pan and then shoved that arrangement under the blankets. Of course it would have to be removed before occupation.<br /><br />Incidentally, the microwave oven uses more power here than even my arc welder or any other appliance at all. Some food for thought. Not being connected to the electricity grid provides a super nifty meter that tells exactly how much energy is being pulled out of the batteries and microwave ovens are a shocker for some strange reason.<br /><br />A very wise person once told me that it is the small things in life that create the biggest resonance, so the gifts are an excellent surprise.<br /><br />Hehe! Too many days on one pair of socks is bad karma! Just sayin. hehe!<br /><br />Ah. "The Man" has a different meaning for you. I see. Apologies, I didn't understand that. The definition of "The Man" to me is the system itself. Never come across your interpretation before, but I get that, it makes sense.<br /><br />Well done with the community building. Very good stuff and you are miles ahead on that front than here. They’re not quite hungry enough yet…<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-47036672756647420532015-06-04T20:17:40.920+10:002015-06-04T20:17:40.920+10:00Hi Sarah, you know it's not my intention to ma...Hi Sarah, you know it's not my intention to make you feel guilty, don't you:) We live in a society that is absolutely geared to make us act in one certain way, and it takes real thought and perseverance to do something different. And the truth is, working on one little area at a time is so much more likely to effect permanent change than jumping in and changing everything at once. I know you work really hard in other areas, like reducing waste where you are way ahead.. we'll all get there in the end, just by different routes..<br /><br />Can't help you with work out shorts (yet) but if you want to buy him an Aussie made t-shirt to go with:<br /><br />http://www.tuffys-tuffetts.com.au/tuffys/clothing/v-neck-muscle-tops.html<br /><br />They are even on sale xxJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-32591833987304895312015-06-04T18:46:26.230+10:002015-06-04T18:46:26.230+10:00Why now? Right after two pairs of work out shorts ...Why now? Right after two pairs of work out shorts for the bf from Kmart, $10 each. And I so seldom see that second hand... if he'd even wear it... sigh. You're good for my conscience!SarahN @ livetolisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01429385342825413879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-86877109328684391712015-06-04T13:50:59.556+10:002015-06-04T13:50:59.556+10:00Yes, Bek, accounting is like flossing - so many po...Yes, Bek, accounting is like flossing - so many positive benefits, so annoying..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-91092592804153364522015-06-04T10:08:31.128+10:002015-06-04T10:08:31.128+10:00Well done on your changing shopping habits. While ...Well done on your changing shopping habits. While the accounting is a pain, I think it's a great way to be forced to reflect on what you have done well or could be improved when it comes to these sorts of challenges. I totally agree, better late then never. Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-3941295375174642062015-06-04T09:07:14.938+10:002015-06-04T09:07:14.938+10:00Aw, thanks, Tanya:) Hilarious sequel to the borrow...Aw, thanks, Tanya:) Hilarious sequel to the borrowed shirt triumph - Posy is refusing to wear it, and has decided to wear a dress instead, and there is no budging her from this stance, so she will be the lonely little petunia in the onion patch in her flute ensemble performance today.. gah, parenting!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-88212315295010534622015-06-04T07:50:55.158+10:002015-06-04T07:50:55.158+10:00I'm so proud of you and you inspire me to more...I'm so proud of you and you inspire me to more every time. AND you are a super mummy x<br />Tanya Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867118885094628168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-11569783150023801522015-06-04T07:47:39.106+10:002015-06-04T07:47:39.106+10:00Fran, I LOVE that article, thanks! What a hilariou...Fran, I LOVE that article, thanks! What a hilariously over-reached project. I am merely trying to make a blanket, and maybe some socks. Clearly I am not trying hard enough!!<br /><br />Knits and Needles - 9 Tatler Parade, a little quirk of a street about three shops long off St Johns St.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-78294630326308572672015-06-04T06:01:08.522+10:002015-06-04T06:01:08.522+10:00Just found this and had to share it with you. Sorr...Just found this and had to share it with you. Sorry if you have already read this.<br /><br />http://www.brainpickings.org/2011/09/28/the-toaster-project/narf7http://theroadtoserendipity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-1729967970631376632015-06-04T05:03:51.160+10:002015-06-04T05:03:51.160+10:00We have a local yarn shop?!We have a local yarn shop?!narf7http://theroadtoserendipity.comnoreply@blogger.com