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Crafty Gardener NZ
@craftygardennz@mastodon.nz
mastodon 4.7.2Hello there, I'm a Gen X small business owner and lifestyle blogger. I mostly share my crafting and gardening adventures in Dunedin, New Zealand.
I have a PhD in Plant Biochemistry, and a certificate in Horticulture.
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Joined April 26, 2022
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Birthday cake for hubby.
Good news for those with Nissan Leafs in NZ who want to replace their batteries.
ECVS opens orders for NZ-made Leaf battery upgrade
https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRodfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEePIqxRKpYNuMuWEbEZSfMt09nw5_RGGI56NiaRay5q5-zzXV0DImurP2H0YY_aem_xeaGvhRWb0TQr7zz866dQg#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade
I finished hubby's cloak last night :partyparrot:
I need to take some photos of both of ours now, and then they go into storage until our nephews wedding next month.
My chickpea plants are remarkably frost tolerant. They've survived 3 frosts so far, with one down to -1.7˚C.
The plants are healthy, and they're still flowering and producing chickpea pods. They're up to my hip now.
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Looks interesting to me 👀
https://meteologix.com/nz/model-charts/euro/new-zealand/snow-depth/20260705-1000z.html
Right I'm off outside, I have a bunch of things to do in the garden:
1 - liquid frost cloth the citrus.
2 - plant the last of the garlic
3 - plant as many spring bulbs as I can
If you want to know how my parents morning is going, the north wester has kicked in, and the next door neighbours roof lifted off and landed in mum and dad's back yard.
Earthquake!!! #eqnz
Brr she's a cold one this morning 🥶
The frost is super crunchy out there. As a bonus it means our solar system will be pumping out electrons today.
Ugh, all I need to do is do the thread chains and then hubby's cloak is finished. I just don't wanna do it 😩
I just need a needle and thread and watch the video tutorial a few times...
In this week's crafting blog post, I knitted a pair of socks for Mother's Day.
#blog #blogging #crafts #crafting #knitting #craftingblog
https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=197&title=knitting-socks-for-mothers-day
Tsunami threat for west coast.
Sam Neil 😭
Dunedin is now in a red warning for rain for the next day. Please send all your wishes for it to turn into snow rather than rain. Snow will melt slowly, but that much rain may cause flooding in low lying areas.
Any suggestions on a good knitting pattern for a super variegated sock yarn???
I need to knit my sister a pair of socks for her birthday in November, and the yarn is very loud and variegated.
Breast Screening Aotearoa sent me a text saying I was overdue for screening.
My appointment was supposed to be yesterday but they cancelled it. And now it feels like they're grumping at me.
Sigh...
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Hubby just tried doing my Spotlight order for me on his computer and found that the address submit section is giving a 504 error.
In the ODT this morning is an article about Dunedin being rated as a hot spot for slips.
Of course it's behind a paywall, so if you want to know where they are:
Aramoana, Brighton, Kaikorai, Leith, Otago Peninsula, South Dunedin, West Harbour, Ōtākou-Harington Point and Harwood.
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@exlibrarykris@cloudisland.nz yeah a little unnerved but okay. Wellington earthquake flashbacks😬
Never thought I'd had to research the incubation time of chicken pox today 😬
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@simplicitarian@cloudisland.nz Oh I'm just so happy for you.
It looks amazing, and it's toasty warm too. I don' t think you could buy anything of that quality for anywhere near that price.
Jo Galer won the DCC by-election vote by only 89 votes 😩
Voter turnout was low.
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It's not working even on the iPad 😩
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The address submit button just spins around and around and then it resets and I have to enter my address again.
New Zealand friends, can you please vote and let me know how you spell the following word:
Is anyone else obsessed with The Other Bennet Sister on TVNZ?
The actor playing Mrs Hill in this adaption played Mary in the 1995 BBC adaption of Pride and Prejudice.
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@ygathgoch@cloudisland.nz Ooh what pattern did you use?
Hubby and I watched the final episode of Supernatural at lunch time. 15 seasons of Sam and Dean, and the family business.
And I'm happy that hubby agreed with me, that the second to last episode should've been the last. It was my second rewatch of Supernatural, and hubby's first watch.
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@PetraOleum@cloudisland.nz It's so completely broken now that you can't sign into Spotlight 😬
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@ArrestJK@mastodon.nz Thanks, I'm trying to figure out which version is better for SEO on Felt.co.nz website. I'm only allowed to use 10 tags, so I need to choose which version.
So that Hanta Virus Cruise Ship situation is looking worse by the day...
It's the Andes strain of the virus, which is the one that can transmit between people, and it has an 8 week incubation time.
The current plan is to get everyone off the ship at the Canary Islands, and then send everyone back home to their countries 🤔