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We're heading closer to a full-on fuel crisis here in Oceana every day, and I'm starting to wonder: are we in the slowest apocalypse? I feel like reality and the world I thought I knew have been unravelling thread by thread for the last decade. Who would have thought...

I'm pretty tired this week, so I'm going to keep it a bit shorter to save some energy! In positive news (that seems to be in short supply lately), we will be getting our new EV next week! It's the new Hyundai Elexio. We have had a Nissan X-Trail for years, and we love...

Sitting down to write the blog this week, and I can't even remember what I did... where did this week go?! I'm still dealing with some MCAS symptoms, but I did manage to go and get a blood test done (finally - I've been trying to do it since before Christmas, and I...

Another week, and we're still stuck in this Orwellian hell.  All the stress of the past week (including some personal drama) has triggered a Mast Cell flare. So, I've been trying to take things slow, and I've focused on finishing my entries for the Incognito Art...

I'm out of Facebook jail! I can finally comment on FB posts again. Meta is so ridiculous. They allow the most disgusting comments and posts, but tell a misogynist to 'fuck all the way off', and you're punished with having your account limited. Will I learn my lesson?...

I'm back in Meta's naughty corner.  Apparently, you can be as racist, misogynistic, ableist, and awful as you like on Meta's platforms, but you cannot call out ethnic cleansing and genocide. That will get you put on the naughty stool! Zuck loves himself some...

Are you getting tired of Pound Puppies yet? This week, I have continued with my puppy obsession. I've made 3 newborn puppies this week (holy shit - that sounds like a lot). The mini puppy pattern is another vintage one from Etsy by Cheryl Vanderwall De Veronica for...

This week, the hyperfixation on Pound Puppies continues. Last week, I wrote about how I found a vintage 1985 pattern for Pound Puppies on Etsy. I ended up buying the mini puppy pattern as well, and the creator's name wasn't cut out of that pattern. So, I can report...

This week has been all about 80's nostalgia! In my search for a project for the Royal Adelaide Show, I was considering designing a pattern of a puppy lying down (something nice and cuddly). I was planning it all out in my mind as I was falling asleep. I woke up the...

Well, I didn't think this week would start with people attacking me over a free beanie pattern.   If you're in any of the online crochet spaces, you probably noticed the increase in craftivism projects after the murder of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Over on Facebook,...