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G'day Its been a bit of a damp day here, lots of weeding has been achieved! Task for this evening... Allegedly I need to have a Friday the 13th #costume for work next Friday So having thought about th

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Mar 08, 2026

@AnnonBudgie@theblower.au Get a name badge with 'Friday' on it and a little crown. You can be Friday XIII.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Mar 02, 2026

@frogglin@theblower.au Just had an idea of what you need to weave/make for the oncoming winter. Hot water bottle covers.

Make a wide, short strip of fabric, sew into a bag-shape, add ties around the neck area. I shall be crocheting my own this year because of the EXTREME PRICE of buying them online.

Use cotton yarn, or something equally soft yet robust on the feets. You’ll make a fortune. :blobcat_eyes: .

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Feb 22, 2026

@terrypratchettquotebot2@mastodon.social Ptraci

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Feb 07, 2026

If anyone would enjoy watching a perfectionist master craftsman renovate a 160 year-old Victorian house, I recommend you watch this chap:
The New Yorkshire Workshop.
https://youtu.be/MqIs9wcmn08?si=bDvvwe5gc_Y9Ujx1
#NewYorkshireWorkshop

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Feb 05, 2026

Jeff is watching 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' at full volume. I am getting a headache.
OooWeeOoWeeOo-Wah wah wah.
https://youtu.be/enuOArEfqGo?si=3b0octkT7p_Tf3vS

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Feb 02, 2026

Is anyone else having problems with Optus today?

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You may occasionally see me bitching about my work, but I should say my immediate team is cool. Every Friday we have a “question” to share the answer with the team. Today’s was… “What’s the silliest o

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@troberts@theblower.au Not being a huge tofu aficionado, may I ask why it needs to be pressed in the first place? Is having unpressed tofu a social gaffe?

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au It’s very soggy if it’s not pressed. So it feels very watery to taste, and doesn’t well absorb whatever you are trying to cook it in. For me it’s a matter of if I order from

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Jan 30, 2026

@troberts@theblower.au Ah. That must be why a lot of people seem to over-salt it - to remove the excess liquid. Last time I was in Taipei, my friends (knowing I wasn't overly keen on the stuff), took me to a tofu restaurant. Some of the dishes were delicious but I've never been able to repeat the experience here in Oz..

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You may occasionally see me bitching about my work, but I should say my immediate team is cool. Every Friday we have a “question” to share the answer with the team. Today’s was… “What’s the silliest o

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Jan 30, 2026

@troberts@theblower.au Not being a huge tofu aficionado, may I ask why it needs to be pressed in the first place? Is having unpressed tofu a social gaffe?

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Root @troberts@theblower.au Open

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Oh, I have less than a minute and a half to declare my secret truth for 2025. You see, it is… *What the flip Pippin!!!*

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@troberts@theblower.au

Oh, well. I missed that opportunity didn’t I.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Dec 31, 2025

@troberts@theblower.au Slacker.

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Ok… so just quietly, there’s been a bunch happening at the neighbours (i.e. the ‘cult house’). Lots of cars coming and going the last few days. At least one car which attended a previous Thursday nigh

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Dec 28, 2025

@troberts@theblower.au A sex-party for BANKERS. I knew it.

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Parent @AnnonBudgie@theblower.au Open

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I'm feeling a little mean... the neighbours kids keep hitting / kicking balls into my garden and onto my roof I like hearing the kids play outside but am sick of having to fetch the balls off the roof

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tris Kerslake

@Triskerslake@theblower.au

Professional SF addict, garden composter and random Luddite; retired university lecturer and collector of old dictionaries; writer, poet, author; Queen, Glass and Bach. Born @315 ppm co₂ Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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@Triskerslake@theblower.au · Dec 28, 2025

@AnnonBudgie@theblower.au Not mean in the slightest. Clearly, they have little concern for your privacy, wellbeing or state-of-mind, so they can bloody well sod off. I'd leave the balls on the roof exactly where they are and only return the garden-bound ones once a week, when it suits you.

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