Holly our 6yo golden retriever has a lump!

We booked her in today for 2:00pm visit to the vet. Been here before and know what to expect, needle aspiration then wait with fingers (and toes) crossed while they check under the scope. Good news is she is OK, no cancer cells just fatty ones – PHEW!!!

Retirement - two years on

Pulled the plug on July 10th 2010, the clock radio still wakes me every morning but these days it's set for 8:15am - not 6:30am. One of the nice things about retirement is being able to do what you want when you want - and not have answer to anyone.

ALDI: Taurus High Powered Wet and Dry Vacuum with Dust Extraction.

Purchased this today, reduced from $89.99 to $69 - happy

Vacuum cleaner repairs

Bought a Wertheim 3030T Vacuum cleaner about 5 years ago from Godfreys – worst purchase ever!!!

Engineering flowchart

Bamboo water spout

Wooden barrel with classic bamboo water spout.

Bamboo Shishi Odoshi (Deer Chaser)

We are ready to add water...tomorrow, enough for tonight.

I will need to go through a balance exercise by cutting slices off the end of the main tube until the thing see-saws reliably. More to come...