Cate's Diary

Thanks Tru. I had just pm'd allcdnboy to ask him to delete my location & birthday. It feels much more likely for my worlds to collide. I have always felt that the forum is tucked away & have always felt safe here-safe to share my life and be open & honest. The "Share This Page" option has taken that feeling away & I will be more guarded from now on, which is a shame.
Thanks Butterfly. I love elephants & this little fellow has all 4 legs off the ground!
 
We can now edit our profile. Much better! There is an edit & delete option for our posts. allcdnboy is onto it! Thank you!
 
I'm so glad things are better Cate. I've been thinking of you a lot. I know we must have the bad times to appreciate the good, but sometimes it feels as if all the bad times are happening at the same time.
 
Thanks Polly. An ex-prime minister of Australia said "Life wasn't meant to be easy" but personally I'd take easy anytime. Sometimes I can cope well when things go bad but I really don't cope well with conflict and/or aggression. Hopefully things are back on an even keel.
I feel pretty good today. We have had a trip to the tip & are now home relaxing again. The more time I spend at home the better I am.
 
I am glad life is getting back to normal for you (Whatever normal is) sometime we just have to push through the bad stuff and come out better because of it.
 
I too feel a bit exposed on this one Cate. I have been planning to put some before and after piccies in my diary but I don't think I will now
 
Yep Polly. I'll be making it harder to identify myself from now on. In a way I'm glad the albums have gone.
I like it LaMa!
The air is very smoky today. They are fighting about 60 bushfires in Tas at the moment. None are close thank goodness. It's a concern though. It is so very dry!
Doing my 1st FD for the week today.
 
Thanks LaMa. I have abandoned the colour for my text, but replaced that with colour in my avatar. There is so much activity in the forum atm & I can't keep up!
Tassie has 80 fires going today & there is one near where our OS works(he has today off- I rang him). At this stage, a whole district is being told to get prepared to evacuate. We met someone on the street on our way back from golf who lives out that way & he had no idea. The smoke is very thick & I may have to stay inside tomorrow. I had an Asthma attack on the drive home today. I'm ok though & our home is well sealed & cool.
Managing my FD well. It's almost 6pm & I have eaten 7 strawberries & 4 grapes & am about to have frittata & salad. I will still be able to have some fruit & a little yoghurt later. I am so close to dropping down to the next "decade"(?) & it is getting quite exciting. I didn't think I would see it again. I may even say what I weigh soon :blush5: even though some will still think I weigh too much (I don't) LaMa I keep chasing you :) & you stay ahead of me ;) ie < me!
 
:) You´re quite welcome to chase me, that way I have a reason to stay concentrated! Glad you have a "clean" refuge from the smoke; I may not be too thrilled about the dark winter months but at least our air is lovely and crisp.
 
Goodness! :willy_nilly:

Just stay alert so y'all stay safe and smoke-free! :hug2:

Congrat's on such wonderful progress and accomplishments Cate! :hurray:
 
Our air is usually so crisp & clean too LaMa. When we were going to bed last night G said "Oh my god. Come look at this!" After he had turned off the lights in our living room you could see the horizon was bright red towards Cradle Mountain. It is a 2000 hectare fire apparently & no-one has been evacuated yet. We went to bed feeling very apprehensive & this morning I am staying inside. Some smoke has seeped in, but only a little. One of the very high windows in our bedroom must have a gap as some woodsmoke seeps in during Winter as well occasionally. We have tried finding out where but have not been able to.

I will dig out a dvd I have today from the fire service & watch it again. When everything settles down & all the fires are out I'm going to ring our local fire brigade & ask about joining a fire "ladder" which is a network of people in our area to have an escape plan in the event of fire. We need to clear a track down the back of our block & then we would have an escape route to another block & then another road & so would another community who lives on that road, but it would be best to do it as part of a proper plan involving the fire brigade.

Thanks Stacy. I will stay safe & inside & try to get local radio, which is difficult. I'll keep looking online. We have cleared much of the bush from our house & the sheep keep the grass down. We need a pump with it's own generator though as once the power goes out we have no means of pumping water. I'll check that out soon. I would want to fill up all the spouting & block the downpipes before abandoning our house. I used to have a bag of tennis balls for that-maybe they're in the shed still....

It feels fairly safe here, but I must be better prepared for the future. We both feel that this place is a part of us. We had it built & it is unique & impossible to replicate. It has a lifetime of mementos from both families & the thought of losing it is horrendous. Other than our dog I can't imagine what I would take with us, other than my handbag & phone. It would not be photos.

Enough of that. I won't bother deleting most of the above.
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
too many have already lost their homes this summer, stay safe cate, and if the evacuation order comes, get out.

I think if a fire came seriously close to my place I would be in a heap of trouble as our property is surrounded by macadamia plantations, and macadamia trees explode because of the high oil content :(

While your inside you might consider putting together you Go kit, preparation is everything.
 
I will stay safe Tru & I would leave early. G is off playing golf & I have done a fire plan already. I haven't done much else today! I feel like I'm on hyper alert! :( I'll have my list handy at all times & everything is on hand, including a list of just about everything! :blush5: No 1 on my list is my little dog & her lead, #2 my handbag then phones, chargers, docs (in a plastic folder all ready to go), Clothes,toiletries & meds for 4 days(haven't quite finished doing that yet)& a torch(?) etc. I had better go have some lunch now though as I am starving!
 
:grouphug: Take care. That fire ladder sounds sensible, I hope all calms down relatively quickly so you can do all the things to feel safe and relaxed again.
 
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