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@jennaappleton

jill of many trades, I teach kids usable craft skills. ADHD, dx'd at 34. 2022 sees a continuation of my love affair with timber tenuously she/her

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Joined September 2008
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Trying to explain to 12 that the cheddar I buy is the exact same one we had in Australia (same brand and everything) and he refuses to believe me. Does puberty change tastebuds?? 🤷‍♀️
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Gretchen Felker-Martin@scumbelievable7 Nov 2023
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Not to mention he loves the landlord lobby and has (demonstrably) zero clue what the cost of living actually is or how it's affecting NZers on the ground. It's sickening how much misinfo was let pass by mainstream media here even sans-Murdoch.
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New Zealand's new PM is a creationist, an ultra-conservative, ultra-right Christian who believes the world is 6000 years old. This all feels pretty hopeless.
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Today I'm making a couple of small workshop wall shelf units. The ply I'm using is from a bundle of offcuts I bought from a local kitchen maker. There's some flaws etc but it's still much nicer than hardware store ply, cheaper, and I didn't need to wrangle with a full sheet.
An assembled wall shelf unit, approx 70cm high and 40cm wide. It's built of 19mm birch-faced plywood, and holding a few small power tools. There's some flaws, like shelf pin holes drilled into the inside of the top piece, but it's a shed piece - function over form 😁

ALT An assembled wall shelf unit, approx 70cm high and 40cm wide. It's built of 19mm birch-faced plywood, and holding a few small power tools. There's some flaws, like shelf pin holes drilled into the inside of the top piece, but it's a shed piece - function over form 😁

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Trying to explain to 12 that maybe he doesn't want the 1777 musket-shaped object he's making for a class assignment to look *too* authentic... I've already caught him swinging his go at the Maori pouwhenua around in the backyard.
A wooden dowel and a piece of wood shaped to resemble a gun stock, together approximating the silhouette of a musket.

ALT A wooden dowel and a piece of wood shaped to resemble a gun stock, together approximating the silhouette of a musket.

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He swears that one of the other kids brought in their musket-shaped object and it looked almost real 😐
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Pulled out the fancy blender for the first time since we moved - to make ice chips and pulverise Tim Tams to powder for the culinary adventures of the 12yo who had his wisdom teeth out at the hospital yesterday. Poor kid is so very swollen.
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Got back from my course on Tuesday and have been making smoothies and soups for kid1 who had four molars out last Friday. Kid2 had dental surgery under GA this morning to get wisdoms + supernumerary teeth out, so the blended foods will continue. (Braces are coming)
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I feel pretty good about my chisel skills now. Highly, highly recommend the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson.
Six wooden blocks that fit together in a puzzle.

ALT Six wooden blocks that fit together in a puzzle.

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(yes, they actually fit together as intended lol)
The assembled wooden puzzle

ALT The assembled wooden puzzle

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Of course this happens the night before I'm due to drive home and no replacement places are open until Monday 😅
Photo through a windscreen at the sky; the windscreen has a curved footlong crack in it.

ALT Photo through a windscreen at the sky; the windscreen has a curved footlong crack in it.

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Still can't handle travelling on these ferries, lost my breakfast. At least I had my own private cabin to clean up in 😅
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On the ferry in a little cabin :)
View of the cabin room on the ferry. It is a space with two single beds separated by a narrow aisle. A wall-hung bunk may be used on each side, so that this room can sleep 4. A tiny capsule ensuite is on the left at the room entry.

ALT View of the cabin room on the ferry. It is a space with two single beds separated by a narrow aisle. A wall-hung bunk may be used on each side, so that this room can sleep 4. A tiny capsule ensuite is on the left at the room entry.

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About 2/3 of the way to Wellington so far, first rest stop now - a lot of driving today then early on the ferry tomorrow :)
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I love to see them sunning their bellies ☺️
Two cats sitting in the sunlight in front of a glass door. One is on the carpet showing his whole belly and the other is loafing on a chair.

ALT Two cats sitting in the sunlight in front of a glass door. One is on the carpet showing his whole belly and the other is loafing on a chair.

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It's ~13°C outside so it's much warmer in here than out there 😬
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Ordered Atomic Tomato Samboys to be shipped here at moderate expense because they're the thing I'm missing most. Grievous error: they look likely to arrive just after I go away for a fortnight. Fam had better not eat them all before I return 🧨
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(We're coming down to the wire, they've cleared Customs this evening 😂)
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Kid1 is interested in learning not only how to cook but how to modify recipes; he understands that a flexible approach to ingredients is pretty important when you've got ADHD that makes planning ahead harm your appetite (I thought about this dish four days ago, it's boring now)
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I really cannot plan out a week of meals and buy groceries to achieve those, unless there's novelty or a challenge somewhere else in the mix to engage my brain (ie, cooking for sixty people - I could stick to the plan for that situation).
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My grocery shop is a tour of the whole store, and I keep mental tallies for protein, carbs, veg etc so we have basically the right amount of each. Pork ribs were half price this morning, so we're having those tomorrow. I'll decide the presentation/side dishes on the fly then 😅
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