Margaret Dahlstrom

Cats, books, politics - pretty much in that order Ballarat, Wadda Wurrung land, Australia

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2025-12-19 21:11:59 UTC

6 days till hot cross buns 😀

2025-12-11 22:01:02 UTC

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I plan to boycott the census, for precisely that reason. It's suppose to provide data for planning, but *nothing* is adequate. Housing, health, education, transport, all total failures for current needs
#auspol

2025-09-29 06:49:26 UTC

The journalist who coined the word "incidences" should be publicly shamed

2025-07-18 09:56:15 UTC

Bird people: why have my magpies stopped coming? They've come in twice a day for nearly two years, even into the house if I'm too slow with the food. From late last year their two kids have been coming too. Suddenly, about ten days ago, they stopped. What have I done wrong? 😢
#birds

2025-04-08 06:57:52 UTC

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Thanks for the review. I requested this book from the library a while back but it only recently shows as catalogued, ie they have received it. Unfortunately #Ballarat library doesn't give any indication of the requester's position on the waiting list (! every other library *in the world* does this)

2025-03-26 06:59:42 UTC

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Friend told me her son-in-law got into Law at uni. "His parents are furious"
Me: They wanted him to do medicine?
Her: No, they wanted a plumber! They have an electrician and a mechanic ...

2025-01-26 09:08:24 UTC

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No stollen left?

2025-01-22 01:05:48 UTC

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Eucalyptus oil. The fragrance will linger, tho

2024-12-24 09:46:26 UTC

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Yes. I knew a dog who died of chocolate 😢

2024-12-23 07:40:52 UTC

Merry Christmas everyone (almost everyone). May your day be full of cats. And when it's all over you will be able to get hot cross buns 😀

2024-12-19 21:56:55 UTC

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Potentially unfair. I've often seen passers-by toss something in someone's bin. The wrong people might be named and shamed

2024-11-11 23:50:36 UTC

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Thank you, yes he thinks so too 😹

2024-11-11 21:24:00 UTC

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Here's Sullivan
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2024-08-14 00:15:17 UTC

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Finished reading The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken. I love the way this author writes, and this must be one of her best. Thanks for bringing it to my attention @npub1nj9…jsvm and @npub1fxl…p4t4
#books