teadrinker

@teadrinker@aus.social

Head tea witch; writer and editor; keen on planetary survival; steampunk PhD candidate; parent; gardener and friend of pets (@path_ethic on that other site). Grew up on a farm, still feel the land in my bones. Menang Country/South Coast, Western Australia

#gardening #hiking #academia #writing #editing #kindness #nature #environment #climate #dogs #food #cats #agriculture #permaculture

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dave, to aotearoa
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    teadrinker,

    @dave Yum! What are you going to make/do with them?

    (Also, I have the same/similar socks, haha)

    dgar, (edited ) to random
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    Long night so far.

    A call from my sister just after midnight that she’d taken mum to the hospital.

    Been holding bedside vigil while sister goes home and gets some sleep. Doctors running tests and whatnot. Morphine for the pain. Machines that go “bing”.

    It’s about 4:30am and mum’s snoring with a plethora of tubes and wires.

    Eyes are heavy. Chair is uncomfortable. The nurses showed me where I could make a cup of coffee for myself.

    teadrinker,

    @dgar Sending my best wishes xx

    teadrinker, to Parenting

    I've been considering my relationship with my phone recently. I'm not on it all the time but I think I rely on it for distraction when I'm bored.

    Today I took Kid4 to the dentist and when I got there, the waiting room was full. Eight other people plus Kid4 and me. I got a message from a friend when we got there and I typed a response, then put my phone away and talked to Kid4, because he doesn't have a phone and I thought well, it's a bit rude to sit there on mine and ignore him.

    I looked around and every other person in the waiting room was looking at their phone.

    Obviously I understand the desire to do that! But out of those eight, there were two families: two parents with two kids each. All looking at phones.

    It felt... a bit weird to notice that. Like in a book or film where the characters realise that something strange is going on and the whole world is in the clutches of the aliens or whatever.

    I feel as though there's opportunities for connection that are being missed, and I have decided I don't want to miss them anymore.

    #phone #parenting #epiphany #decisions

    teadrinker,

    @ottaross Absolutely it can. And if Kid4 had had a phone, I probably wouldn't have thought anything of both of us sitting there, scrolling, side by side, not talking to each other. Which I realise I don't want to do anymore.

    I had to wait almost 90 minutes at the GP a few weeks ago (I was on my own) and if I'd not had my phone, I would have been bored out of my mind.

    grb090423, (edited ) to random
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    My friend took this photo today. Aren't they beautiful! 💕💚

    They're called Rosy Bonnet.

    #Mushtodon #Sporespondence #Fungi #FungiFriday #Mycètes #Pilze

    teadrinker,

    @grb090423 Gorgeous!

    DeborahLeagueFineArt, to photography
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    Bold sunflowers stand tall on a hot summer day, photography and digital art (not AI).

    ART
    https://deborahleaguefineart.etsy.com/listing/1331555695/bold-sunflowers-art-print-field-of

    teadrinker,

    @DeborahLeagueFineArt Sunflowers are one of my fave flowers, and I love the texture of your picture! Looks like a collage.

    teadrinker, to gardening

    I seem to have gone a bit wild on tomatoes this year*. I've got a beefsteak and a gross lisse as well as a bunch of currant/cherry size and they're already starting to ripen. So good, and so far none have made it inside (I ate them while watering the garden).

    According to both the Elders I met the other day and the Bureau of Meteorology, it's going to be a long hot dry summer, so with some careful watering, I am looking forward to a lot more tomato snacking!

    *hahaha just kidding, we all know that's not a thing

    #gardening #tomatoes #GrowYourOwn

    teadrinker, to hiking

    Our local outdoors organisation is partnering with some local First Nations Elders, and they're meeting with us in different places and talking to us about the area, the bush food in the area, some of the history.

    Today I took Kid1 along and we learnt a bit more about a native fruit, the quandong. We tried the fruit and the nut inside (which we smashed open using the less traditional method: a tyre iron). It took me back to my childhood -- these grow around the place where I grew up too.
    Later, one of the Aunties joined us on part of the walk. Such a joy and privilege to chat with her and be in this amazing, beautiful bush.

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    teadrinker,

    @KarenWyld @palestine I really hope so too. It's just heartbreaking to watch

    fkamiah17, to random
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    The only thing worse than stripping the bed is making it again, yet I have prevailed. I shall be showering myself with sugary treats for the rest of the day.
    That is all.
    #DomesticityInModeration

    teadrinker,

    @fkamiah17 Not only that, but the fact you said 'for the rest of the day' implies you made your bed... BEFORE BEDTIME. That's next level!

    All the treats shall be yours!

    teadrinker,

    @fkamiah17 Well, whether or not your bed coerced you, I'm still impressed 😂

    fkamiah17, to random
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    It seems the Twatterati are all heading to bluesky. You can lead a horse to water ... but you can't make it actually socialise. 🙄

    teadrinker,

    @fkamiah17 I had no idea what Bluesky was and then looked it up and decided I was definitely better off staying here!

    (I accidentally wrote 'staying home' instead of 'staying here' which is a telling Freudian slip!)

    teadrinker,

    @Hey_Beth @fkamiah17 Haha, I really can't with Twitter anymore. I miss what it was but I can't go back now.

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