I'll say it's a work in progress... ha ha...
Both spoons still need some more sanding to get the harsher edges, and the odd scratches, here and there, out of the way.
But it's coming along...
Slowly... ha ha...
🙂
The apple seeds that I so carefully germinated in the fridge didn't take, once I planted them in the garden.
So much for growing my own fruit trees, ha ha...
Maybe i should have looked them up, online, to see when's a good time to plant them, rather than relying on guesswork... ha ha...
I've been digging the compost-soil out from the base of the compost bin.
It's good, rich, black soil, and hopefully it'll make the base for a veggie garden of sorts, or a flower garden, or, knowing my record with gardening, something'll self seed there, and I'll just let it keep growing, ha ha...
It's a clever idea - putting an access hatch at the base of what looks like a large upended plastic garbage bin.
The only drawback being that there's a lot of back bending to be done, in order to shovel the good soil out...
"It'll be worth it", I keep telling myself, ha ha...
If nothing else, it's full of fat, healthy earthworms, so the local birds are getting a feed...
🙂
I was looking at this ABC News website page and it suggested that if I were to make a three layer mask, there are certain materials that I would need -
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-11/how-to-make-a-mask-coronavirus-covid19-australia/12444996
For an outer layer, water resistant fabric...
Okay, I'll admit it... it got a blank look from me... ha ha...
A bit of quick Googling put me on the right path -
Umbrella material...
Of course, why didn't I think of that? ha ha...
It's a water resistant, breathable material...
I was having horrible visions of having to find a second hand Goretex raincoat, and hack that to pieces... ha ha...
So, that's the Outer layer taken care of.
Then there''s a middle layer, and an inner layer...
For simplicity's sake, it's recommended that the inner layer has to be water absorbent, and breathable - Cotton...
Okay... it looks like it's time to sacrifice one of the old tea towels for a nobler cause, ha ha...
Honestly, though, I think linen would probably do just as well...
But then there's the tricky Middle layer...
A "Blended" fabric....
So, I should take a piece of fabric and give it several turns in a blender?
Perhaps not... ha ha...
Here's a list of Blended fabrics -
There has to Something on that list that will come to hand, easily... ha ha...
At this point, Dear fellow DIYers, I must admit that I cheated, somewhat - I went to the local chemist and bought a packet of paper masks... I might never use them, but then, I might... Who knows... ha ha...
But now, at least, I have the basic template for a a DIY mask, ha ha...
My mission, should I choose to accept it, it is to fashion my own mask from what, as it turns out, are readily available materials...
Keep in mind that it might become all too difficult, and in which case this DIY project will self destruct... ha ha...
Stay well, people.
🙂
It looks, from the News that I'm about to be "stimulated" again... ha ha...
I'd better get my thinking cap on...
That didn't take long... ha ha...
I'm not complaining, I've got a good ten years' wear out of these jeans, but they really are starting to show it....
I'm leaning towards thinking that, horror of horrors, ha ha, it's clothes shopping time...
Daggy "tradie pants", they'll mix and match well with my extensive collection of flannie shirts, ha ha...
And if some portion of the sale goes to a good cause, then that 's an added bonus.
I'll have to look into it...
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