Weather Station
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I made an impulse buy at JayCar when I was in Mildura a few weeks ago. I was looking for a dongle to open my garage door (they did not have one) so I picked up this barometric pressure sensor …
more...Pear Juice
rbnI have a knotted leather-gumby in my belly.
Things ain’t been right since the weekend.
To put it bluntly , I need a good shit.
I resorted to some advice I received whilst working in Aged Care as a student nurse. Pear …
more...Pinnacle Dog
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I walked the dog out by the south railway tracks again today. I found a dried up old creek bed and followed it for a few k’s. The Pinnacles featured heavily as the only horizon elements. Here they are behind a tree.
Raspberry Pi
rbnI pinched H’s old gaming monitor and mounted it on the wall in my shed. An ideal nerd sanctuary I thought. I’ve plugged one of my old Raspberry Pi’s into it. I plan to run some ethernet and connect a pressure sensor to it to make some …
more...Storm
rbnLast Sunday night we awoke to the sounds of sirens and the smell of acrid smoke. Pulling on ugg boots and going outside we were greeted by our neighbours house in flames. We ran across the road as the firetrucks pulled up.
Firies began pulling on PPE and setting up …
more...Winter in BH
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Winter has arrived in the Barrier Ranges. The smell of dirty woodsmoke permeates the night air. Firewood is selling for $250 a ute-load in Broken Hill. An expensive option for many in town. With so many ruinous empty sheds and houses it is likely the smell of the …
more...Winnie Dog
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We were up early today. H started his shift at MacDonalds at 6. After calling Ma for a chat I took Winnie out toward the Pinnnacles. We ambled around exploring the dry creek beds and scrub. There were a few sheep …
more...All In One Cake
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6oz butter - (Soft ?tub)
602 caster suger
3 eggs beaten
8oz SR Flour.
1 tsp BP
Bake 190°
sift flour + BP
Beat all together
20-30 mins
Coffee Fudge Icing
8oz icing suger
2oz butter
3 dst spoon strong black coffee
Heat sugar, butter …
more...textures
rbnI was out walking the dog on Round Hill this morning. I took this picture and futz’d around with some filters to highlight the textures.
Before I took this picture I was reminded of a drawing I had seen once, probably Van Gogh. I cannot …
more...Rock Buns
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8oz SR Flour
4oz Fat
2oz sugar
4oz dried fruit
1 egg
I tbs milk
demerara for topping
[HOT] Oven 200°/180° Fan
Rub-in fat
All suger & fruit
All egg & milk
Bake 15 min’s
Haircut
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Tracy next door to the Silver Tree Bookshop gave me a haircut on Friday. We chatted about ceramics, Tracy as it turned out is a member of the Broken Hill Potters Society. The conversation reminded me of my old interests in The St Ives …
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