Jade Platypus

@JadePlatypus (234)

Australia

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Not much to say! I enjoy crochet, spinning, reading, walking. I love the idea of information exchange from around the world, that's why I'm here.

www.platypusyarn.com.au

Jade Platypus's Responses

Favorite New Wave Albums #4 - Parallel Lines

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43418) • Denver, Colorado 4 Dec 18

We are staying inside New York City's legendary CBGB scene as I count down my favorite new wave albums. Yesterday, it was Talking Heads, and today, at #4, Parallel Lines by Blondie. Surely you know all about Blondie! Formed in...

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Jade Platypus Agree with everything you've said here. Sunday Girl was one of my faves, and Fade away and Radiate. For some reason, I thought the song 'Dreaming' was on this album too. That was a great song.

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Pete Shelley Dies

Four Walls @FourWalls (69008) • United States 6 Dec 18

The “December surprise” music obituary hits in the gut again. Last year, it was Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens. This time, it’s Pete Shelley. Shelley, the lead singer and songwriter for the legendary British punk band the...

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Jade Platypus Funny, I only remember him for 'Love me, love my dog'. I didn't know he was part of the Buzzcocks.

8 Dec 18

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Favorite New Wave Albums #2 - I'm the Man

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43418) • Denver, Colorado 8 Dec 18

Honestly, as I count down my favorite new wave albums, I used a coin flip to determine #2, but here we are: I'm the Man by Joe Jackson. Sure, you are more than likely familiar with "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" and...

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Jade Platypus I bought his album Night and Day, for 'Real Men', but there was so much more. My biggest favourite- 'Slow Song'.

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Our car isn't as clever as we thought

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342088) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Oct 18

Lenore Plassman (@sallypup) recently wrote about the car they hired recently. You just had to push a button and the engine would start. Our new-to-us car is much the same. It is a top-of-the-range Toyota Kakadu (see photo) and we...

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Jade Platypus It look great. Good for travelling. My husband got himself a new car recently, a Holden Malibu, 2017 model! (We're getting posh now!) It has a push-button start also, and a funny handbrake button that I sort of don't trust. The car-yard also connected his...

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Music for Today ~ Arms Wide Open

CarolDM @CarolDM (203422) • Nashville, Tennessee 10 Oct 18

I decided to share a link to a favorite song every day or every few days perhaps. I like so many songs I will be posting links for awhile. I know we all like different genres and styles of music. But maybe one of these songs will...

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Jade Platypus Great song, great band.

13 Oct 18

The Shaftesbury Byzant

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 4 Oct 18

If you pay a visit to the Museum in the Dorset town of Shaftesbury you are quite likely to see a very strange exhibit that looks a bit like a cross between an open umbrella and a May garland. It is a metal structure that has been...

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Jade Platypus How does the town get its water supply now? I suppose a pipeline or something. Interesting piece of history, thank you.

4 Oct 18

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Coconut Ice Cream: It’s Delightful

YoghurtGal @flapiz (23152) • United Kingdom 20 Sep 18

When we went to the weekend market in Bangkok. We saw an ice cream stall that sells coconut ice cream. Now I’m from the tropics and we have plenty of coconuts but I haven’t really tried this. I love coconuts, but I was skeptical...

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Jade Platypus Yes, I tried it on our first trip to Thailand. Delicious. Now, I have some each time we go. My first try, they served it with peanuts and corn kernels, which I found unusual, but very nice.

23 Sep 18

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Last Evening I Felt Exploited

Xavier Bage @franxav (13849) • India 17 Sep 18

What has never happened in our organization happened yesterday. We are an apolitical welfare organization working for orphans and the aged. We have kept ourselves free of political influence for the last 40 years. But, yesterday a...

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Jade Platypus It's very hard, I imagine, because the kids did not realise what it was about, only the fact that they had cake and were singing together, and you guys would have felt that you could not have stopped their happiness, even once you realised, because it would...

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What do you do on sundays?

Simone @Janet357 (75646) 16 Sep 18

After a week of hard work and stress, sunday is everyone’s favorite. We get to relax, go somewhere or bring our loved ones to restaurants. My husband and I have no kids so no one will bug us to bring them to places they wish to...

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Jade Platypus Sleep until about 8.00am, a slow breakfast, sometimes a drive somewhere around the bush to take photo's; other times just practise guitar. I like to keep away from the shops on Sundays if I can.

16 Sep 18

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Got back to mylot after my last post 5 years ago and a lot has changed here.

cyclopz @cyclopz (251) • Sydney, Australia 13 Sep 18

After being away for 5 years, I stumbled on Mylot again. Surprisingly, my account is still active and i still have all the discussions I had posted before. I actually thought all this time that Mylot has closed down already. I...

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Jade Platypus I had a long break too. Not as long as yours but I am back now, and all my old posts were still here too.

13 Sep 18

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Orange You Picking A Tasty One?

L. Jenkinson @MarymargII (12422) • Toronto, Ontario 12 Sep 18

I have learned and been taught and even figured out the way to choose great fruit at the supermarket, but oranges are not so easy. Yes, I try to buy the ones that are soft and yield to the shoppers 'squeeze' but that doesn't...

orange hunting

how to pick an orange

great tasting oranges

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Jade Platypus Not really sure, but I do know that the orange colour of an Orange is not a good indicator of taste. At the supermarket, I generally try to buy ones with a bit of green. Give them a few days of sitting and they are sweeter. It doesn't matter if they are...

12 Sep 18

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Have you ever been misled by Google maps navigation?

Pitstop @pitstop (14091) • Australia 12 Sep 18

Google maps seems to be one of the most popular ways of navigating to new places. Have you ever been misled by it. I have occasionally been taken through narrow streets which were confusing but ultimately took me to my...

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Jade Platypus Not sure about being misled, but I argue with the Google maps navigation system in my car when driving in Melbourne. The voice tells me to 'turn right in 300 metres' and I will think I know better, and not turn right, thinking that perhaps she meant for me to...

12 Sep 18

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Kitten Update and A New Name

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 10 Sep 18

The little one is still here. Mostly hiding under our shed. My daughter took out some food and water. Kitten chowed down. I decided it needs a name and while I don't know if it is a boy or girl, I'm giving it a gender neutral...

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Jade Platypus She (he) must feel at least a little bit safe, as she (he) is still there. Lucky cat, to have someone who cares.

11 Sep 18

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Luna is a thief. Or not?

marguicha @marguicha (223776) • Chile 8 Sep 18

This evening, I heard Luna making a lot of noise. I went to check on her and she had a big red ball between her paws. She was trying to grab it between her teeth, but the ball was too big. I imagine that the ball belongs to the...

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Jade Platypus We used to have a little dog, and we always said that he believed humans only existed to throw the ball for him. That is all he ever wanted. We'd throw, he'd chase, find and bring it back to us. He'd drop it at our feet and the game would be on again, hour...

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Took A Day To Get Myself Together

Angie @andriaperry (117140) • Anniston, Alabama 5 Jun 17

Freedom. The Lack Of Freedom. For sometime now its been building up , anger, but I did not realize this till today, actually last night. I have so much responsibility that some days I want to get in the car, drive and never look...

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Jade Platypus I'm glad I came here, and could read this. I feel the same. I'm just getting sick of having to do something or be somewhere every day. I can't have a day without some sort of responsibility, something I have to fix, check on, make sure of, finish, help...

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Climb Every Mountain

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 11 May 17

Many years ago while traveling through Austria, our tour guide told us to look out over the Dolomite Mountains of Austria and Imagine the Von Trapp Family escaping the Nazi's by walking over the mountains . . . It was a imaginary...

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Jade Platypus The photo does look very English/Irish to me. I haven't ever been there, but it's how I expect Great Britain to look. I love that you call it a life list, not a bucket list. Life list is for as long as you want, the bucket list - well, I always imagine that...

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Daniel Champagne and a Kentucky Smoker

Judy Evans @JudyEv (342088) • Rockingham, Australia 7 May 17

Last night we went to a concert at Yabberup, a tiny settlement in the south-west of Western Australia. Daniel Champagne was the artist, an Australian who now lives in Nashville. While he isn't my favourite songster, I really...

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Jade Platypus I listened. Not so sure on the Spoonful, but then I listened to his version of Vincent, and there was less percussion, more guitar, which I think I liked better. @JudyEv was this part of House Concerts?

7 May 17

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Loyalty to the company

Sunrise Fan @sunrisefan (28524) • Philippines 7 May 17

I was amused a few days ago as I was trimming my plants. A Hyundai Accent car came into our village and the one driving alighted and seemed looking for someone so I asked him if I could be of help. He was looking for a new...

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Jade Platypus Yes, I agree. Although they may have valid reasons, it's not a good look. Particularly with cars, it would be better for them to 'walk their talk'. I think the same in many ways to clothing shops. If you were someone who worked in a shop that sold jeans, for...

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