We visited Warragamba Dam.
I don’t think the pictures really depict the scale of the dam that well—it’s really large. They didn’t open the main spillway this time, though I expect they might not for a while now that La Niña is finally on its way out.
An interesting aside is the non-standard speed limit road sign from the viewing platform (these are multiples of 10). I appreciate how they tried to match the current design though.
As a bonus, have a dog picture of Miller who spent his time wisely running around chasing birds in the yard while we were out, and was settled (a rare occurrence!) when we finally came home.
Mask up!
My first complete machine sewing project, a Florence face mask from the folks at freesewing.org!
This actually wasn’t the first mask—I had originally made one of these by hand about a couple of years ago when COVID flared up, but then one day it went missing and I thought to myself, “why not get a sewing machine and replace it?” So I did!
As you can see, rather than 4 individual ribbons to secure it to my face, I’ve opted for 2 pieces of elastic that stretch behind my head, though I’ve had to tweak the length of the bottom piece in order for it to not feel too loose around the lower part of my face.
Nonetheless, being my first time with the sewing machine this took about a couple of hours of solid work, and maybe some cursing under my breath.
Still, it came out great and I’m feeling pretty good about doing more!
(flawbee.net/s/n23-10m)
Our dog has a new bed, and he looks real comfy!
I’m pretty surprised actually at how long it’s lasted—in the 18 months we’ve had him, he’s gone through so many beds since he had the need to put his teeth to work and tear into them. Most beds don’t last 5 minutes, so having it last these past couple of weeks is really good.
Unfortunately we haven’t been able to stop him from nicking the shoes, but he’s not eating them at least.
Update: puppy has walked, now laying down in a place he isn’t allowed
RE: https://beep.flawbee.net/objects/d34a4998-2dc3-4b49-8812-dd68d6b8c05e
I’m almost curious to see what’s posted on bluesky—I see peeps talk about how they’re on there and then they link their profile. Then I look at it and this is all I can see.
“See what’s next”? No, I don’t see at all honestly.
Tonight in food flavour combos that probably should not exist, it’s baked beans with a tomato/Vegemite sauce.
Guess who made a kanboard instance instead of using the sensible option (Trello)?
The experience is a little rough around the edges, but I’m able to log tasks, move them between different columns, and I can see how long stuff’s been running for.
Tweaked some CSS to add extra padding to cards, and I think they look alright.