David de Groot 𓆉 @dadegroot@mastodon.social

There's a BBC4 Good Omens radio dramatisation, and they're playing it over the next couple of days.

There are three (of the six) episodes online already:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04knt4h/episodes/player

#GoodOmens #PTerry #Gaiman

Spent the evening sketching out ideas for penanular brooches. Will see what I can realistically forge on the weekend.

Winter has finally made an appearance. Under 12°C at quarter to one in the afternoon.

Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur

Happy kitty, sleepy kitty
Purr, purr, purr

#cat #mastocat #photography #photo

Doing silly things with the stupid number of cat photos I took today.

Such a photogenic #cat is Pepsì the #Tabbycat.

#mastocat #caturday #photo #photography

This afternoon’s #blacksmith project was my first attempt at a skillet. It’s rough, but it works.

More Pepsì the tabbycat.

#cat #mastocat #tabbycat

There’s a cat on my bed. I’m now trapped.

#mastocat #cat

My daughter and her cat are visiting again. We're cat-sitting while she's out tomorrow, so I suspect there will be a lot of cat photos happening.

#cat #mastocat #tabbycat #photo

My beloved Breville BTA830 long slot toaster has died at just past three years old. (had a 2 year replacement warranty).

Alas, after spending over an hour reading toaster reviews, it seems NO-ONE does a reliable long slot toaster, and the only reliable toasters out there are Dualit, which come in at between $320 and $480 and are standard slot toasters.

This makes me sad.

How hard can it be to make a decent toaster ???

I got a red filter for my led torch so I could spot wildlife at night without ruining their night vision. So I crept along the veranda and managed to disturb a wallaby with a carelessly (read noisy) placed boot. It bounced off before I could spot it.

Still nifty that I have wallabies in my yard :-)

#AustralianWildlife

This morning’s blacksmithing.

Inspired by my trip to Jondaryan Woolshed yesterday, I made a boot scraper for removing mud from your boots before heading upstairs.

And then another J hook, because that’s always a good use of the last bit of the fire.
#blacksmith #metalwork