hazelblackberry 🌱
@hazelblackberry.bsky.social
Representin’ the Cockburn massiv
Because I’m on Rotto you’ll all be after a pic of a quokka. Here’s a blurry pic of one I just found in our front yard. The dear little guy.
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Because I’m on Rotto you’ll all be after a pic of a quokka. Here’s a blurry pic of one I just found in our front yard. The dear little guy.
@marzipen.bsky.social, her husband and I have spent the day on Rotto doing some excellent snorkelling. Staying overnight in lovely accomm overlooking Fays Bay*. I’ve made us dinner and we’ve all drunk too much wine.
*that’s right, no apostrof. Go wild.
*that’s right, no apostrof. Go wild.
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
@marzipen.bsky.social, her husband and I have spent the day on Rotto doing some excellent snorkelling. Staying overnight in lovely accomm overlooking Fays Bay*. I’ve made us dinner and we’ve all drunk too much wine.
*that’s right, no apostrof. Go wild.
*that’s right, no apostrof. Go wild.
Home from a brill night out. It’s warm and breezy still. The moon was low and giant on the horizon as I headed out. The only thing that could perfect today is if, as I lay my head on my pillow, the water trapped in my ear was released with a sudden crackling sound and a warm trickle. #notaeuphemism
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Home from a brill night out. It’s warm and breezy still. The moon was low and giant on the horizon as I headed out. The only thing that could perfect today is if, as I lay my head on my pillow, the water trapped in my ear was released with a sudden crackling sound and a warm trickle. #notaeuphemism
Have watered the plants, the birds, the lizards, the insects. Half an hour before have to get ready to go out again. Staring at ceiling.
February 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Have watered the plants, the birds, the lizards, the insects. Half an hour before have to get ready to go out again. Staring at ceiling.
Lovely snorkel today at Point Peron.
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Lovely snorkel today at Point Peron.
Still 34° (celsius, my friends) and a bit of mugginess in the air. A perfect eve for enjoying a refreshing, bubbly drink and a comedy show. Which is a brilliant coincidence, as that’s what I’m about to do.
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Still 34° (celsius, my friends) and a bit of mugginess in the air. A perfect eve for enjoying a refreshing, bubbly drink and a comedy show. Which is a brilliant coincidence, as that’s what I’m about to do.
Took Daddy Blue his cake today & stayed for a chat with him & the NQ-sis. At one point he says that it doesn’t matter what he eats, he never puts on weight. That made my ears prick up because that was exactly what Bloody Ern cheerfully said before we knew a tumour was chomping through his pancreas.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Took Daddy Blue his cake today & stayed for a chat with him & the NQ-sis. At one point he says that it doesn’t matter what he eats, he never puts on weight. That made my ears prick up because that was exactly what Bloody Ern cheerfully said before we knew a tumour was chomping through his pancreas.
Daddy Blue’s birthday yesterday. Learned last year he hasn’t had his fave black forest cake since the NQ-mother died. Enthusiastically told NQ-sis I’d make him one this year; was least I could after all he’s done for us &c. Now waiting for local cake shop to open to outsource production.
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Daddy Blue’s birthday yesterday. Learned last year he hasn’t had his fave black forest cake since the NQ-mother died. Enthusiastically told NQ-sis I’d make him one this year; was least I could after all he’s done for us &c. Now waiting for local cake shop to open to outsource production.
Pet peeve: when you tell someone you don’t like a certain food and their immediate response is “no, no, you haven’t had it this way”. Listen, I’m 56 years old, just let me know and enjoy my hatreds and stop pushing your Cult of Eggplant.
January 31, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Pet peeve: when you tell someone you don’t like a certain food and their immediate response is “no, no, you haven’t had it this way”. Listen, I’m 56 years old, just let me know and enjoy my hatreds and stop pushing your Cult of Eggplant.
As it turns out that spot behind a tree where I needed to take an #urgentwee wasn't as hidden from the road as I thought it was.
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As it turns out that spot behind a tree where I needed to take an #urgentwee wasn't as hidden from the road as I thought it was.
Thrre’s a couple sitting opposite me on the train. They are by no meams glam: nor are they ugmo. But their casual, happy confidence in themselves and each other gives me hope for AVERIDGE LUUURV.
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Thrre’s a couple sitting opposite me on the train. They are by no meams glam: nor are they ugmo. But their casual, happy confidence in themselves and each other gives me hope for AVERIDGE LUUURV.
Saw a Fringe Festival show tonight where the performer, Thomas Clifford, is sure to be a superstar. What an amazing, funny, life-affirming show. IN NO WAY INFLUENCED BY MY CONSUMPTION OF WINE.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Saw a Fringe Festival show tonight where the performer, Thomas Clifford, is sure to be a superstar. What an amazing, funny, life-affirming show. IN NO WAY INFLUENCED BY MY CONSUMPTION OF WINE.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the summer months are not a time in which to attempt to put away some savings. #haemorrhagingmoney #mypubliccalls
January 29, 2026 at 11:23 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the summer months are not a time in which to attempt to put away some savings. #haemorrhagingmoney #mypubliccalls
Am out at a Fringe show (well, pre-show, with an almost literal (#actuallyliterallybasically) bucket of wine), waiting for a friend and determined to keep wading my way through The Dud Avocado, a book which is not the work of comic genius I’d been promised.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Am out at a Fringe show (well, pre-show, with an almost literal (#actuallyliterallybasically) bucket of wine), waiting for a friend and determined to keep wading my way through The Dud Avocado, a book which is not the work of comic genius I’d been promised.
Today a guy at work emailed the IT help desk asking whether there was an everyone@organisation email address. He included everyone@organisation in the cc line, which appears to have made the query redundant.
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Today a guy at work emailed the IT help desk asking whether there was an everyone@organisation email address. He included everyone@organisation in the cc line, which appears to have made the query redundant.
The black cockies flying overhead sound like they regret reading the news.
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The black cockies flying overhead sound like they regret reading the news.
I voted for Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. Beautiful (and beautifully illustrated) and truly heartbreaking. Each time I think I’m emotionally well enough to read it again, I realise I’m not.
Australia’s best children’s picture book poll - vote now
Cast your vote for the best Australian children’s picture book from 27 January to 5 February. You can vote every day
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I voted for Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. Beautiful (and beautifully illustrated) and truly heartbreaking. Each time I think I’m emotionally well enough to read it again, I realise I’m not.
When the vibration of the bus makes you realise you really should have gone to the loo before leaving the pub.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
When the vibration of the bus makes you realise you really should have gone to the loo before leaving the pub.
NINE MINUTES UNTIL THE BUS AMUSE MOI WITH WITTY ANECDOTES
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NINE MINUTES UNTIL THE BUS AMUSE MOI WITH WITTY ANECDOTES
Have been out with a friend from the good old Twitter days, who is working in Freo for a couple of months. It was such a lovely catch up! I’m making her come to a quiz night next week with me and The Antiquer. Anyway, she lives in Melbz. It SUX when excellent people are too far away.
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Have been out with a friend from the good old Twitter days, who is working in Freo for a couple of months. It was such a lovely catch up! I’m making her come to a quiz night next week with me and The Antiquer. Anyway, she lives in Melbz. It SUX when excellent people are too far away.
Saw David Byrne last night. Brilliant show, terrifically staged, everyone looking like they were having fun. I don’t care if people want to take videos but can they please turn the brightness down on their phones so my retinas aren’t frazzled into smoking little cinders in an otherwise dark venue.
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Saw David Byrne last night. Brilliant show, terrifically staged, everyone looking like they were having fun. I don’t care if people want to take videos but can they please turn the brightness down on their phones so my retinas aren’t frazzled into smoking little cinders in an otherwise dark venue.
I caught up with The Antiquer last night. He drank orange juice and lemonade as per his weirdly wholesome ways. I had too many wines. He is no doubt up and about on a lazy 20km run now while I’m watching the honeyeaters flit in and about the golden canes.
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I caught up with The Antiquer last night. He drank orange juice and lemonade as per his weirdly wholesome ways. I had too many wines. He is no doubt up and about on a lazy 20km run now while I’m watching the honeyeaters flit in and about the golden canes.
Sitting on the couch with an iced coffee. The Gelchild stayed over last night and there was obviously snacking.
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Sitting on the couch with an iced coffee. The Gelchild stayed over last night and there was obviously snacking.
It’s muggy today but refreshingly cool. The red-tailed black cockies are flying about with plenty to say.
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It’s muggy today but refreshingly cool. The red-tailed black cockies are flying about with plenty to say.
At the hair salon. The air con
Is set to ‘cryogenic’ - understandable, given the average age of the clientele.
Is set to ‘cryogenic’ - understandable, given the average age of the clientele.
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 AM
At the hair salon. The air con
Is set to ‘cryogenic’ - understandable, given the average age of the clientele.
Is set to ‘cryogenic’ - understandable, given the average age of the clientele.