Schnitzel Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 7:46 PM, Hua Guofang said: @Hua Guofang shit for a second I though tit was the Paragon in Goulburn assume you've been there given it's proximity to CBR and Sydney where was the wedding in the end? Murrurundi? sounds interesting! cool pics mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I rarely go to Goulburn, actually. We used to take a coffee stop there on the early morning drives to Syd but struggled to find anything but shit coffee. The Paragon in the Blue Mountains being closed was a catastrophe for me. It used to be a handmade chocolate shop that was a fantasy world for me as a kid and my mum used to go there as a kid too. Nothing stays the same forever though, just got to be thankful that I got to experience it when it was around. Yep, wedding was in Murrurundi. Quaint little place with some artist and muso joints starting to grow up naturally. Will likely be a cool place in a few years, something like Berry or Kangaroo Valley. Heaps of horse studs around so there’s money there, weekend money from what I could tell. Avoid Musswelbrook at all costs. That place is like a town of living dead. Absolute hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 hear you on Muswellbrook. try the paragon cafe in Goulburn next time you're there. Got the whole 1950's vibe going on booths mirrored wall etc. but not done retro actually original. The coffee will be dire but I like it anyway since the menu is also pretty 1950's. that being said it's been 5 or so years since I was last there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Those were yesterday at a Bonsai Convention at my local arboretum. There were so many great specimens, I've got a few more pictures to post when my connection isn't shit. A lot of them were what I imagined @Kalashnikov's bum tree were supposed to look like. Or of Enid Blyton's faraway tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On October 15, 2018 at 6:26 PM, Fist 666 said: Those were yesterday at a Bonsai Convention at my local arboretum. There were so many great specimens, I've got a few more pictures to post when my connection isn't shit. A lot of them were what I imagined @Kalashnikov's bum tree were supposed to look like. Or of Enid Blyton's faraway tree. Bon's Eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I dig the pictures of Australia, I am trying to read some easy history books from here and there, any recommendations? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Any Ned Kelly Gang books legit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Just watch some five mile creek, that's all I know about Australia besides crocodile Dundee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 There is nothing else. That's it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 As a teenager, I used to do odd jobs for an old Jewish doctor who did bonsai, it was pretty neat he had me help him graft some trees in the yard and his wife would make us sandwiches and play klezmer music at lunch. She treated him like shit and in hindsight, the reason he tolerated it may have been that it was the beginnings of dementia but I did not realize that at the time. A few years later I went back by their house to visit and it had been torn down and replaced with three or four of the early 2000's model McMansions and now they are probably dead. Seems like a nice hobby though, I do not recall the details but I think if you run into a dude selling bonsai on the side of the road or a craft market you need to be wary as often they are just baby juniper shrubs. I am trying to take a couple pics with my phone everyday, being the modern age and all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Some phone shots from the last day or two... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 @mortonyou been inside that building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 No, I was stopped for the hardware store across the street. There are a fair amount of similar strip joints around but I do not have the motivation to explore them, I am too busy on the hunt for cookies and pizza. Does have that grime credentialed look though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 31 minutes ago, morton said: Does have that grime credentialed look though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 First beach day of the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 hours ago, morton said: I am too busy on the hunt for cookies and pizza. Bring your ? and ?. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 had a strange combination of day off and kids at kindy/daycare so decided to go for a crusie to check a freight spot out of town. misread time table so yard was empty. Not great after 100km's but found a painting spot (why the fuck did I not even bring a single tin of paint with me GRRRRR) towards melbourne towards Adelaide feeling pretty gloomy about the empty yard and the lack of paint. wasn't even a place to go buy a couple of tins without a 40k round trip but I'll come back solar farm under construction looked really interesting but didn't want to attract too much attention as I was trespassing at one point while they were off loading a huge battery. pulled into the little town to get a drink and saw this guy mosey'd on home to find this waiting for me one of the UK's best writers. fucking Impressive book. then did the dad thing for rest of day. this morning geared up to drop kids off and go to bench some freights before work. but mistimed it and they went across. shitty photos but there was a cop car a few back so wanted to be discrete. Thanks sun for always rising in the east really added to my pics. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 couple more pics from the backyard since I had a coffee out there. apple tree is blossoming which is good new fruit and old fruit on the orange tree Pomegranate starting to flower strawberries coming on like a dream since I put the beer traps in place. yesterday we got about 20 good sized ripe berries off . last year we got about 20 period beer traps going gangster on the slugs and this was then little one the big one had two inches of slugs at the bottom Tomatoes starting to come in okay I have 5 plants in different varieties in this year and fingers crossed we get a a lot more than last year. My inlaws got nearly 250 pounds of tomatoes off about 8 plants last summer they had tomatoes coming out the wazoo. broad beans also going mad. these are really satisfying to grow because they yield heaps but since the family all hate them I'm now growing them for the cute vegan receptionist at work Ive got potatoes and brussel sprouts in the next bed but far out brussel sprout they went mad so they'll get removed on weekend I'm a fucking amateur when it comes to growing stuff . just shove it in and try to remember to water it. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Beer traps are so good for slugs. Who’d have thought they were beer hounds?! Speaking of beer, I put my hops in the ground yesterday and mulched over them. Also to a graf shot with one hand whilst riding past. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The cookies at Presti's are hard to beat, grabbed some yesterday while killing an hour. Freezing them is key, even if you are going to eat them the next day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Pretty much sums up my last couple weekends. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 MVI_0664.MP4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 J-Bish, giving the stank eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 17 hours ago, fat ralphy said: Pretty much sums up my last couple weekends. Damn, looks like a full on addition? In the middle of some electrical upgrades and small build out myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Dat breakfast tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 hours ago, misteraven said: Damn, looks like a full on addition? In the middle of some electrical upgrades and small build out myself. Not really an addition - converting my detached garage into a small one bedroom apartment 510 sq. ft. I have a friend who needed a place and offered to bank roll a project if I was willing to give up the space and allow him to live rent free for a period of time. My dad has been a general contractor for years so he is helping with a big portion of the work, I am helping where I can and we have a couple subs too. @MercerYes - that thing was fucking proper. Proper as hell for 6$ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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