From a product information sheet for a either a stainless steel teapot or coffee pot (can't remember it was over a month ago) at work.
Friday, May 17, 2013
A teapot is not a hammer. Just sayin'...
From a product information sheet for a either a stainless steel teapot or coffee pot (can't remember it was over a month ago) at work.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Vintage Corn Oil advert.
Back page advertisement from a 1981 National Geographic.
Looking at this now it makes me think of the artifice of G.E. products rather than a kaleidoscope of fresh food.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
WTF mudskippers
Via WTF evolution and making the blogging rounds: the funniest natural history segment I've ever seen AND it's endowed with the melifluous tones of everyone's favourite narrator, Sir David Attennborough.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Brooch Show
My first foray into art jewellery for sale is at The Brooch Show, run by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria. I have four brooches in the show. Here is a sneak preview of one of them.
Garth
ink, paper collage on plywood, acrylic lacquer, metal brooch fitting
Fitzroy Library (wall display cases)
128 Moor St, Fitzroy
2 May - 29 June 2013
OPENING: Sunday 5 May 2013 at 2pm
OPENING: Sunday 5 May 2013 at 2pm
The library Hours are:
Monday: 10am - 6pm
Tue & Wednesday: 1pm – 8pm
Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 2pm – 5pm.
Monday: 10am - 6pm
Tue & Wednesday: 1pm – 8pm
Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 2pm – 5pm.
Then the exhibition will go 'on tour' to
Toorak/South Yarra Library (foyer & display cases)
340 Toorak Rd, South Yarra
2 July - 30 August 2013
Library hours are:
Monday to Thursday: 10am – 8pm
Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 2pm - 5pm
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The back wall of 639 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne.
The back wall of 639 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne
On the corner...
First there is a monkey who continues the mural around (not shown) then a squid:
and so on...
Detail of unicorn by Kaffeine.
On the corner...
First there is a monkey who continues the mural around (not shown) then a squid:
and so on...
Detail of unicorn by Kaffeine.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Devondale's new logo is odd
The old logo on a small pack of UHT milk. I prefer the old packaging. It's less cluttered. That old cow has been their mascot for as long as I can remember. The map of Australia in her marking is a nice touch.
The new logo on a small pack of UHT milk.
The new logo is odd because although it has a more realistic looking ruminant, if you look at it properly you will see that is four people holding aloft a legless cow. They are her legs and they work together to hold her up. She seems happy enough. The mesage/idea behind it is good but the end result is a little macabre.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Pride and Prejudice meets Twitter.
Original image from a Girl's Own Annual, Victorian era. I have slightly doctored the book to look like a Macbook and added text.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
North Fitzroy mural of monkeys : The Giant Storybook Project
On my morning commute in February a gorgeous new artwork could be seen from the 112 tram. I knew I had to go back at my leisure to take some photos of it for this blog. Here they are:
639 Brunswick St, Fitzroy North, Melbourne
This is the nineth mural in a series that is part of The Giant Storybook Project. Check out the link to see the other images from the story around the world
The mural covers this side of the building but also wraps around the other side with a surprise, extra monkey. I'll try to get back there another day to get a picture of it for you. More images of work by other artists in this future post on the back wall of the building.
639 Brunswick St, Fitzroy North, Melbourne
This is the nineth mural in a series that is part of The Giant Storybook Project. Check out the link to see the other images from the story around the world
The mural covers this side of the building but also wraps around the other side with a surprise, extra monkey. I'll try to get back there another day to get a picture of it for you. More images of work by other artists in this future post on the back wall of the building.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
[cough]
Quiet, southern NSW beach. I'm strolling in the shallows. A man with his small child strapped to his back walks past. The child coughs briefly.
"You got the Black Lung son?"
"You got the Black Lung son?"
Friday, March 29, 2013
Warning: Frozen salmon fillets contain fish
Who'd a thunk it? ;)
From a packet of New Zealand frozen salmon fillets. Perhaps it's a legal requirement but when it's clearly labelled as salmon and only salmon it seems superfluous. If anyone with a seafood allergy is stupid enough not to know that a salmon is a fish then ... Darwin award anyone?
Friday, March 22, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Mr Potato Head - Chef Edition
I work in a shop selling chef's clothing. Some customers always like to be fashionably dressed, expect off the rack chef's clothing to be tailored to their body and think they fit a size or two smaller than they should be in order to work comfortably in a kitchen environment. * Others have a more pragmatic idea of what they need in order to work. One such customer is a charming, middle aged French man I served yesterday. Upon discussing the size he needed and being told the uniforms have a generous fit:
"I don't mind if it is baggy but I don't want to look like a potato."
*You've got to be able to squat to check ovens, reach up to get equipment, and most importantly have some breathing space between you and your clothing because you are going to get warm if not sweaty.
"I don't mind if it is baggy but I don't want to look like a potato."
*You've got to be able to squat to check ovens, reach up to get equipment, and most importantly have some breathing space between you and your clothing because you are going to get warm if not sweaty.
Friday, March 08, 2013
Colour your world/city
Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne CBD, November 2012
Crayola crayons have been around for one hundred and ten years - check out their evolution.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Old English Sheepdogs
Examples of adorable old English sheep dog photos by owners Cees Bol and Hanneke van de Watering are all over the net right now but many sites have posted a broken link - or no link - to the complete flickr set.
Here is the link you need to find more of it. Hopefully I've helped some of you find it via google search? I found it by looking up 'Cees Bol flickr'.
In other news I've just revamped the Meerkat Clippings template! It's not wildly different from the old one because I liked the old one - like the pair of comfy warm slippers I'm getting reaquainted with now that Summer is finally over. However the format was inflexible for someone with little knowledge of html. Finally I can post wider images for your delectation and illumination. Enjoy.
Here is the link you need to find more of it. Hopefully I've helped some of you find it via google search? I found it by looking up 'Cees Bol flickr'.
In other news I've just revamped the Meerkat Clippings template! It's not wildly different from the old one because I liked the old one - like the pair of comfy warm slippers I'm getting reaquainted with now that Summer is finally over. However the format was inflexible for someone with little knowledge of html. Finally I can post wider images for your delectation and illumination. Enjoy.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Protect your fruit from birds and bats
Green Thumb's Tips for the Day:
Protect your fruit crop from birds and bats without harming them and without spending a cent! Save every bit of netting you can from bags of oranges, garlic, onions and other green groceries. Tulle works if you have some scraps of it as we did (found some bright pink tulle at hard waste). Wrap and bag groups of fruit in the netting and secure with clothes pegs. Don't wrap groups too tightly or they may rot from being pressed against each other - they need a bit of air around them. Put over the biggest or most sun exposed fruit first as these will the first to get the critters' attention. For the most part it works. Washing the netting in laundry soap and not rinsing it seems to help a bit too. We stumbled onto that by pulling apart an old cleansing puff for netting.
You will lose whatever isn't netted. We couldn't reach it all so that was expected. The animals will take the path of least resistance and eat the unnetted ones first. Late in your crop when there isn't much left they will magically get at what is netted. Those rainbow lorikeets have dextrous mouths! We had some losses but we got more than we could eat before that point. We stewed up most of it, sans sugar, and stored it in the freezer to enjoy for the next few months. It's delightful, warmed with cool, plain yoghurt on top - with an optional light sprinkle of quick oats if you're having it for breakfast.
Listening to: Come Undone by Duran Duran, from Duran Duran (The Wedding Album).
Protect your fruit crop from birds and bats without harming them and without spending a cent! Save every bit of netting you can from bags of oranges, garlic, onions and other green groceries. Tulle works if you have some scraps of it as we did (found some bright pink tulle at hard waste). Wrap and bag groups of fruit in the netting and secure with clothes pegs. Don't wrap groups too tightly or they may rot from being pressed against each other - they need a bit of air around them. Put over the biggest or most sun exposed fruit first as these will the first to get the critters' attention. For the most part it works. Washing the netting in laundry soap and not rinsing it seems to help a bit too. We stumbled onto that by pulling apart an old cleansing puff for netting.
You will lose whatever isn't netted. We couldn't reach it all so that was expected. The animals will take the path of least resistance and eat the unnetted ones first. Late in your crop when there isn't much left they will magically get at what is netted. Those rainbow lorikeets have dextrous mouths! We had some losses but we got more than we could eat before that point. We stewed up most of it, sans sugar, and stored it in the freezer to enjoy for the next few months. It's delightful, warmed with cool, plain yoghurt on top - with an optional light sprinkle of quick oats if you're having it for breakfast.
Listening to: Come Undone by Duran Duran, from Duran Duran (The Wedding Album).
Apricots: pure happiness and sunshine.
It could be said that our apricot crop is pure sunshine and happiness...
January 2013
...Or that a short shelf life and susceptability to bruising from the harvesting basket is a small price to pay for the ultimate in zingy, sweet, flavourful tastiness.
Either way it was awesome :) Store bought apricots are to our crop, what a chocolate coin is to a Belgian chocolate truffle.
Listening to: What Else is There? by Röyksopp from The Understanding
January 2013
...Or that a short shelf life and susceptability to bruising from the harvesting basket is a small price to pay for the ultimate in zingy, sweet, flavourful tastiness.
Either way it was awesome :) Store bought apricots are to our crop, what a chocolate coin is to a Belgian chocolate truffle.
Listening to: What Else is There? by Röyksopp from The Understanding
Monday, February 11, 2013
Rubber chickens and LGBT marriage
'In a heartfelt speech, Labour MP and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said “we all love a good wedding”, with its “cloud of confetti” and rubber chickens...'
from The Age
When I first read this I thought it was an amusing typo. "WTF? What has this got to do with it?" I asked a couple of people what it meant. They didn't know either. I tried looking up the speech but all I got were more news sites with the same story. It wasn't until I asked my younger housemate - who I expect has been to a few weddings, she's quite the social butterlfy - that I was able to discover what was meant. It should be a singular rubber chicken even if more than one chicken is eaten because it is describing the meat/food rather than an animal. I don't believe I've ever had rubber chicken ... probably a good thing. Any of you lucky enough to be in the same boat and wondering what Yvette was on about, this post was for you.
✿◕‿◕✿♥❀◕‿◕❀
Since I'm here: Yay for marriage equality! If you want to get married, the gender of your Love shouldn't matter. Marriage these days isn't about the procreation of children or the financial security of women. It's about a life long commitment of love with another soul. Love is love. You don't have to get married to show it but if you want to then you should be able to. You are not a second class citizen. Years from now we will look back at this like we do with mixed race marriage and wonder why it seemed like such a big ask for something so simple. It will seem shocking that it was ever frowned upon let alone unlawful. One day we will get there.
from The Age
When I first read this I thought it was an amusing typo. "WTF? What has this got to do with it?" I asked a couple of people what it meant. They didn't know either. I tried looking up the speech but all I got were more news sites with the same story. It wasn't until I asked my younger housemate - who I expect has been to a few weddings, she's quite the social butterlfy - that I was able to discover what was meant. It should be a singular rubber chicken even if more than one chicken is eaten because it is describing the meat/food rather than an animal. I don't believe I've ever had rubber chicken ... probably a good thing. Any of you lucky enough to be in the same boat and wondering what Yvette was on about, this post was for you.
✿◕‿◕✿♥❀◕‿◕❀
Since I'm here: Yay for marriage equality! If you want to get married, the gender of your Love shouldn't matter. Marriage these days isn't about the procreation of children or the financial security of women. It's about a life long commitment of love with another soul. Love is love. You don't have to get married to show it but if you want to then you should be able to. You are not a second class citizen. Years from now we will look back at this like we do with mixed race marriage and wonder why it seemed like such a big ask for something so simple. It will seem shocking that it was ever frowned upon let alone unlawful. One day we will get there.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Google image search 'vampire cakes'
It's sad how many Twilight cakes - usually cake wrecks - come up when you google image search 'vampire cakes'
This however tickled me pink :*)
From someone with a sense of humour when it comes to vampires and some decent photography skills to boot, doll collector, Nataloons™.
This however tickled me pink :*)
From someone with a sense of humour when it comes to vampires and some decent photography skills to boot, doll collector, Nataloons™.
St George Grillmaster Manual
When we moved into our rental property just over a year ago I regarded our electric stove with some uncertainty. I was only familiar with gas stoves and their quick response to change when required. It’s actually a great appliance. You can even buy parts for it online.
As it turned out the old stove is of an excellent vintage from a highly regarded brand, manufactured in NSW c. 1970s by St George. In one of the drawers of our kitchen was the original manual! The vintage Owner’s Manual includes detailed product specifications and a wiring diagram. Apparently it came with a rotisserie attachment but we have seen no sign of it in our time here.
When we first came upon it my BF read it out loud in a typical 1950s voiceover. We were surprised by the vocabulary for such a document. Manuals these days make such dull reading by comparison. Among other words you don’t usually find in oven/stove top manuals these days are; fierce, imperative, indiscriminate, elapse, depress, abnormal, abovementioned, foregoing, utmost.
From the manual for the Grillmaster Model XG370:
‘A Message to the Owner
You are now a possessor of a St. George fully automatic Electric Range, and in order to assist the reader in following the directions more easily we mention hereunder the salient features of the St. George Grillmaster.
…
Please read this booklet carefully until you are thoroughly conversant with every phase of the range’s operation. This will ensure you obtaining the best results from your range.
…
Most authorities agree that provided there is ample time a better result is achieved by cooking for a slightly longer period at a slightly lower temperature.
…
Asbestos mats also should not be used as in each case the heat is trapped around the top of the range and may, after constant misuse in this fashion, cause the vitreous enamel to craze.’
EDIT 15/09/2013 - 27/12/2014
For FULL MANUAL images online CLICK HERE
As it turned out the old stove is of an excellent vintage from a highly regarded brand, manufactured in NSW c. 1970s by St George. In one of the drawers of our kitchen was the original manual! The vintage Owner’s Manual includes detailed product specifications and a wiring diagram. Apparently it came with a rotisserie attachment but we have seen no sign of it in our time here.
When we first came upon it my BF read it out loud in a typical 1950s voiceover. We were surprised by the vocabulary for such a document. Manuals these days make such dull reading by comparison. Among other words you don’t usually find in oven/stove top manuals these days are; fierce, imperative, indiscriminate, elapse, depress, abnormal, abovementioned, foregoing, utmost.
From the manual for the Grillmaster Model XG370:
‘A Message to the Owner
You are now a possessor of a St. George fully automatic Electric Range, and in order to assist the reader in following the directions more easily we mention hereunder the salient features of the St. George Grillmaster.
…
Please read this booklet carefully until you are thoroughly conversant with every phase of the range’s operation. This will ensure you obtaining the best results from your range.
…
Most authorities agree that provided there is ample time a better result is achieved by cooking for a slightly longer period at a slightly lower temperature.
…
Asbestos mats also should not be used as in each case the heat is trapped around the top of the range and may, after constant misuse in this fashion, cause the vitreous enamel to craze.’
EDIT 15/09/2013 - 27/12/2014
For FULL MANUAL images online CLICK HERE
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