Helena Handbasket
@kerrynw.bsky.social
I like naps, cake and gin. Free Palestine. 🍉
Switched watches from Garmin to Apple & it’s a steep learning curve. At least setup was a piece of cake. I’m reserving judgement on functionality & ease of use.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Switched watches from Garmin to Apple & it’s a steep learning curve. At least setup was a piece of cake. I’m reserving judgement on functionality & ease of use.
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What could possibly go wrong
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What could possibly go wrong
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It's kind of amazing just how more affordable Melbourne now is, and also how expensive is Adelaide
#ThePoint
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#ThePoint
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December 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It's kind of amazing just how more affordable Melbourne now is, and also how expensive is Adelaide
#ThePoint
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#ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251203-...
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Everyone under age 16 in Australia just got this notification from YouTube. Everyone under 16 will no longer be able to sign-in, block channels, disable ads, or browse anything other than the default algorithm moving forward. Brain dead decision-makers.
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Everyone under age 16 in Australia just got this notification from YouTube. Everyone under 16 will no longer be able to sign-in, block channels, disable ads, or browse anything other than the default algorithm moving forward. Brain dead decision-makers.
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Just in! Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal has been DISMISSED by the Full Federal Court!
He was also ordered to pay costs
He was also ordered to pay costs
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just in! Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal has been DISMISSED by the Full Federal Court!
He was also ordered to pay costs
He was also ordered to pay costs
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Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second Test at the Gabba after failing to recover from the back spasms that he suffered in the opening match in Perth
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second Test at the Gabba after failing to recover from the back spasms that he suffered in the opening match in Perth
All sorted and my apps are loading super fast! 😍 It’s been so bad lately, I’ve been turning off wifi & running on phone data. 💩
I’ve been asking husband to upgrade our internet to FTTP for ages because of drop-outs & slow speeds on our FTTN service, but he’s refused. Youngest son starts temporarily working from home at our place 1 day a week, complains about the internet once & suddenly we have a tech here installing cable.🙄
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
All sorted and my apps are loading super fast! 😍 It’s been so bad lately, I’ve been turning off wifi & running on phone data. 💩
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I’ve been asking husband to upgrade our internet to FTTP for ages because of drop-outs & slow speeds on our FTTN service, but he’s refused. Youngest son starts temporarily working from home at our place 1 day a week, complains about the internet once & suddenly we have a tech here installing cable.🙄
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’ve been asking husband to upgrade our internet to FTTP for ages because of drop-outs & slow speeds on our FTTN service, but he’s refused. Youngest son starts temporarily working from home at our place 1 day a week, complains about the internet once & suddenly we have a tech here installing cable.🙄
Fuck it, I’ve turned the heating on. Snow on Mount Buller on the 1st of December, ridiculous.
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Fuck it, I’ve turned the heating on. Snow on Mount Buller on the 1st of December, ridiculous.
Why yes, apparently it is necessary to have four different home brew beers on tap. 😂 I don’t drink the stuff, so luckily he’s dedicated to his craft.
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Why yes, apparently it is necessary to have four different home brew beers on tap. 😂 I don’t drink the stuff, so luckily he’s dedicated to his craft.
Are these people OK? 👀
Also: “Etsy witches” are a thing?
Also: “Etsy witches” are a thing?
Bridal parties employ witches and bury sausages hoping for good weather
Bridal parties are employing online witches and burying sausages, hoping the superstitious acts will ward off bad weather.
www.abc.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Are these people OK? 👀
Also: “Etsy witches” are a thing?
Also: “Etsy witches” are a thing?
Ugh. I think we’ll be turning the heating back on this afternoon.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ugh. I think we’ll be turning the heating back on this afternoon.
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After a man set fire to his wife and children, Det Insp Mark Thompson: “Is this an issue of a woman suffering significant domestic violence and her and her children perishing at the hands of the husband? Or is this an instance of a husband being driven too far?”
He was promoted to superintendent.
He was promoted to superintendent.
‘Victim blaming’ comments after Hannah Clarke murders were part of botched police media strategy
Documents reveal comments by Det Insp Mark Thompson were attempt to flush out killer’s supporters
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
After a man set fire to his wife and children, Det Insp Mark Thompson: “Is this an issue of a woman suffering significant domestic violence and her and her children perishing at the hands of the husband? Or is this an instance of a husband being driven too far?”
He was promoted to superintendent.
He was promoted to superintendent.
New tree arrived & looks easy to assemble AND the box is quite small. 🙌 But it’s staying in the box till after my birthday next week. My rule: no trace of Christmas in the house until the birthday celebrations are done. Idk why, it’s just how my brain says it has to be. 🤷♀️
I haven’t dragged the Christmas tree out of the attic for about 5 years. Nobody helps with assembly & decorating & they definitely don’t help with packing it away. And the annual untangling of the lights, ugh. Anyway, I just ordered a new one that comes in 3 pieces, not 53, & is pre-lit. 😊
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
New tree arrived & looks easy to assemble AND the box is quite small. 🙌 But it’s staying in the box till after my birthday next week. My rule: no trace of Christmas in the house until the birthday celebrations are done. Idk why, it’s just how my brain says it has to be. 🤷♀️
DIL & the toddler (henceforth referred to as Patient Zero) are testing negative. Baby is improving, son is still quite sick & they’re both testing positive. Fuck this virus. Maybe I can go over there by Thursday?
Ugh, the COVID saga continues. Son now has it. No functional adults in the house with a sick 3yo & 5mo. And nobody can go over to help out. 💩
a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor
ALT: a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
DIL & the toddler (henceforth referred to as Patient Zero) are testing negative. Baby is improving, son is still quite sick & they’re both testing positive. Fuck this virus. Maybe I can go over there by Thursday?
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild: (All of these just in my front yard 😂)
Kangaroo
Blue-tongue lizard
Echidna
Ringtail possum
Eastern brown snake
Kangaroo
Blue-tongue lizard
Echidna
Ringtail possum
Eastern brown snake
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
Alligator
Crocodile
Squirrel
Echidna
Goanna
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Black Swan
Tiger Snake
Sea Turtle
Superb Fairy-Wren
Magpie (Australian)
Black Swan
Tiger Snake
Sea Turtle
Superb Fairy-Wren
Magpie (Australian)
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild: (All of these just in my front yard 😂)
Kangaroo
Blue-tongue lizard
Echidna
Ringtail possum
Eastern brown snake
Kangaroo
Blue-tongue lizard
Echidna
Ringtail possum
Eastern brown snake
OK, now he dared me to sing the Super Chicken theme song. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
Sipping my first wine & Benny & the Jets comes on. I start belting it out & husband is cacking himself laughing, remembering me & our old neighbour Kim in her kitchen about 20 years ago, absolutely shitfaced, singing along to this. 😂
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
OK, now he dared me to sing the Super Chicken theme song. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
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The only people quoted as being pissed off are Jeff Kennett and one opposition State MP. "Furore" much many "rebuff" extra "cancel."
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The only people quoted as being pissed off are Jeff Kennett and one opposition State MP. "Furore" much many "rebuff" extra "cancel."
Sipping my first wine & Benny & the Jets comes on. I start belting it out & husband is cacking himself laughing, remembering me & our old neighbour Kim in her kitchen about 20 years ago, absolutely shitfaced, singing along to this. 😂
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sipping my first wine & Benny & the Jets comes on. I start belting it out & husband is cacking himself laughing, remembering me & our old neighbour Kim in her kitchen about 20 years ago, absolutely shitfaced, singing along to this. 😂
First pak choy & first zucchini of the season have been harvested! 💃🏻
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
First pak choy & first zucchini of the season have been harvested! 💃🏻
Trains suspended between Clifton Hill & Reservoir due to a “level crossing incident”. Replacements buses apparently running. 🙃 Good thing I went on a public transport jaunt yesterday, not today.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trains suspended between Clifton Hill & Reservoir due to a “level crossing incident”. Replacements buses apparently running. 🙃 Good thing I went on a public transport jaunt yesterday, not today.
Imagine expecting a business to make “reasonable adjustments” for your being a complete arsehole.
Bank customer with ‘phobia of Pride flags’ loses case against NatWest
Mark Jennings claimed Pride-related paraphernalia at bank branch caused him ‘severe psychological distress’
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Imagine expecting a business to make “reasonable adjustments” for your being a complete arsehole.
Local FB pages: People mad at the council about having to mow their nature strip.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Local FB pages: People mad at the council about having to mow their nature strip.
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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