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Teddy and Soft Toy Repairs At my friend’s request, I repaired her precious soft toy dog, a special friend from her childhood. I then repaired a teddy bear for a friend of hers. My friend suggested we set up a service where she does the advertising and I do the repairs. After that, I started...

New Hibiscus in flower My new hibiscus is flowering well this season after a slow start. The bright apricot colour is a spot of sunshine in the garden.

Extortion scam An email arrived today headed “Shame on you.” The content proceeded in abusive and threatening tones to say my computer had been hacked and all my contact details and other information would be placed on the internet unless I paid “1,700$” into an account specified with a very...

Hydrangea after rain. This is the first season the hydrangea in the photo has bloomed. The colour is delightful.

Red hibiscus in my garden This lovely red coloured hibiscus brightens the day.

Fuchsia in my garden Fuchsias are a delight!

Gumtree scammers are at it again Today I posted an ad on www.gumtree.com.au to sell some hanging baskets for the garden. Within 10 minutes, I received this reply: From: Senior-Administration Gummie since 2024 ⛔️𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝⛔️ Your case has been transferred to Risk...

Spring rose in my garden. Welcome to Spring!

Scammers using Gumtree to trick sellers into revealing their bank and email details This one is for users of Gumtree Australia. Today I put an ad on Gumtree for 39 large floor tiles to sell with proceeds going to charity. Within 2 seconds of putting my ad on Gumtree, I got an email claiming...

Scam email asking for gift cards This week I received an email from a friend’s email address saying that she had laryngitis and could not call but wanted to ask my advice about something. I did not reply immediately as it didn’t look like something she would send. A few days later, I heard...

Cockatoo enjoying a chocolate biscuit This cockatoo visits my garden regularly. He loves the bread I throw out for the various birds who come along. One day I threw out some left-over chocolate biscuits that I didn't want to add to my calorie intake. The cockatoo swooped on the biscuit and...

A close-up of a tiny pink rose in my garden. This pink rose is only a small fraction of the size of a standard rose, but is just as beautiful in this close-up image.

Botany Bay on a sunny day Taken on a sunny day showing Botany Bay and its heads. Just near the right head, you can see a cargo ship leaving the bay to enter the open ocean.

Clivias greeting the Spring sunshine

Useful hints to guard against spam and cyberattacks The Australian Cyber Security Centre and ACMA provide useful tips for reducing the spam you get and your risk of being hit by cyberattacks: use a spam filter and block spammers – email and telecommunications providers often supply useful...

Coffee Another talented barista doing my "portrait".

Lorikeets dropping in for afternoon tea My friend has a bunch of lorikeets coming to visit during the day. He makes up some appropriate food for them and you can see from these photos how they love it. I took these photos around 4 p.m. when they were ready for their afternoon tea.

University databases are available through State Libraries For those members, their families and friends, who are former or current university students, it will be of interest to know that the databases used for research are available for free through most Australian State Libraries. For...

Bargain craft materials at The Sewing Basket in NSW Here is one for the crafts people in NSW. The Sewing Basket stores in NSW support Achieve Australia, providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The Sewing Basket specialises in selling donated craft items, including...

Scam about iPhones This scam email arrived twice during the week claiming to be from "Apple", with no other sender details provided. See text below. Links have been removed for safety. How fortuitous that I "won" a prize in a contest I never entered! Note there is a payment for shipping...