Jade Platypus

@JadePlatypus (234)

Australia

Joined myLot 10 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 Discussions

Just having a musical whinge.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 17 Sep 18

I love my ukulele. I love my guitar too, because it sounds better, but I do love my Baritone ukulele, it is such fun to play. However.........ukulele's don't always sound so good on their own, so each week I toddle off to the...

music

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Still waiting for the warmer weather.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 11 Sep 18

It's supposed to be Spring here in Australia. Well, it is, but we are still getting frosts in the morning, and the temperature is still dropping to close to 0°C(32°F) overnight. To me, that is far too cold. Tonight, I will...

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How to win enemies and influence nothing.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 27 Sep 17

It's been a long time since I posted here. MyLot is a pretty good place to talk about things though. 6 weeks ago, myself and the other 80 people that I work with (including my husband) were told that the company had been sold,...

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Working weekend for him, a holiday for me.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 5 May 17

My husband, (I'll call him Mr Platypus, or Mr P for short), has recently joined a rock band again. For many years, in the 70's and 80's he was lead guitarist and vocalist in a band, but life happens, and he gave the gigging away...

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Cold, Colder, Coldest.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 1 May 17

I must say, I am not a winter weather person. The nights are closing in a bit here in Victoria, Australia. It is 5.45pm as I post this, and it is almost dark. When I head off to work of a morning at 6.30am, it's dark then too....

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Memory lapse means a long absence.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 27 Apr 17

I've returned to myLot to begin again. Still some old friends here, plenty of new folks too. I can hear you all asking (well, not really, but lets pretend I can hear you all asking) "Why did you leave us for so long? Why, Why?...

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Down to a one-car family.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 19 Aug 16

Some years ago, after our first trip to south-east Asia, I came back home full of resolve to pare my excesses down a little. To give away half my clothes, to stop being so wasteful, to eat less, to spend less. Basically, to live...

cars

walking

winter money saving

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A lovely musical surprise.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 14 Aug 16

In Australia, around March/April/May, there are a few Blues Music festivals. One of the most well-known on the East Coast is the Byron Bay Blues fest. Many international musicians come to Aus for this. However, it is really...

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Retiring after 40 years of service.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 27 Jul 16

The payroll officer/office manager from our company retired today, after 40 years of continuous service. When she first started work, there were 500 employees; there are now only 50. When she first started work, everything...

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Loving my Ukulele.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 20 Jul 16

A couple of months ago, I purchased a tenor Ukulele and I must tell you what fun it is. Uke's have only 4 strings, so much easier to learn than a guitar, and for those of us with smaller hands and shorter arms, ukes are easier to...

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Pokemon Go

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 20 Jul 16

I've been away from myLot for ages and ages, but here I am back again, to write on a subject that has probably been discussed way too much. Pokemon Go. There are a lot of negative stories about all the accidents happening...

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Kayaking for the first time.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 18 Nov 15

When my husband and I were in South East Asia recently, we signed up for a half day kayaking trip which included sea and river areas. I've never done this before, neither had he, so it was a bit of a learning curve. We listened...

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Cendol. An interesting taste concept.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 14 Nov 15

In Melaka, Malaysia I ate Cendol, seen in the picture. It is a very popular dessert/snack here. At the bottom of the dish were red beans, corn kernels and green noodles (jelly like noodles which carry the name cendol, I...

cendol

dessert

food

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Whoops. I got side-tracked again.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 10 Nov 15

" I think I'll make myself a cup of coffee" I say, partly to myself and partly to Mr Platypus. I switch the electric kettle on, then go back to my computer. 20 minutes later, I will say "Thats right, I was going to make a hot...

coffee

hot chocolate

kettle

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The best thing about where you live?

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 8 Nov 15

I live in a relatively small rural city (18,000 people). This can be a good thing, or a bad thing, depending on what your needs are. A place this size is fantastic for bringing up kids, there are good schools and good friends to...

bicycle

snake

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Melaka, a history buff's paradise.

Jade Platypus @JadePlatypus (234) • Australia 6 Nov 15

Hi, this is my first post on myLot. I (like many here, it seems) have migrated across from another site. I've just come back from a holiday, in which my last week was spent in Melaka, Malaysia. If you have any sort of interest...

melaka

unesco

history

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