Liz
@thelancrewitch.bsky.social
Lefty ratbag, looking for a way forward. Long covid 18mos from Nov 22, recovered now. Crazy cat lady, part time uni student, overwhelmed gardener. Mama to 28yo daughter, 20yo enby, 17yo trans girl. Cheerfully reinventing myself. Tasmania/lutruwita.
Our first and most intransigent feral girl Rhea, finally allowed out of her post-surgery recovery pen, contemplates becoming an inside cat. It took years to get to this point. IDK how we're going to fit her in considering we have too many cats already, but we'll figure something out.
March 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our first and most intransigent feral girl Rhea, finally allowed out of her post-surgery recovery pen, contemplates becoming an inside cat. It took years to get to this point. IDK how we're going to fit her in considering we have too many cats already, but we'll figure something out.
These two cuties were trapped in our garden the other day and taken to a rescue. Mum is still around but very wild, so we couldn't find anywhere who could take her too 😞 Guess I'll just have to trap her and work on winning her over myself so we can get her spayed, as I did with our feral matriarch.
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
These two cuties were trapped in our garden the other day and taken to a rescue. Mum is still around but very wild, so we couldn't find anywhere who could take her too 😞 Guess I'll just have to trap her and work on winning her over myself so we can get her spayed, as I did with our feral matriarch.
Grainger says, "Who, me? I did nothing. It wasn't me, honest."
January 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Grainger says, "Who, me? I did nothing. It wasn't me, honest."
Taking two of my daughters (or at least, one daughter + one mostly femme-presenting non-binary chidlet) to MONA tomorrow for the final day of the Ladies' Lounge installation. Very much looking forward to it. We keep saying we should go more often, then somehow another year has gone by before we do.
January 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Taking two of my daughters (or at least, one daughter + one mostly femme-presenting non-binary chidlet) to MONA tomorrow for the final day of the Ladies' Lounge installation. Very much looking forward to it. We keep saying we should go more often, then somehow another year has gone by before we do.
I have had problems with my central locking for a while, but in today's installment of the saga, I have managed to lock myself *in* my car. I could climb out the passenger side because it's only a problem with my door and none of the other doors are locked, but jeez. What a stupid problem to have.
January 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I have had problems with my central locking for a while, but in today's installment of the saga, I have managed to lock myself *in* my car. I could climb out the passenger side because it's only a problem with my door and none of the other doors are locked, but jeez. What a stupid problem to have.
It has taken me several weeks, but I have finally conquered the blackberry hedge along the side of the driveway, and it looks so much better out there now! I still have to trim the bank on the opposite side, but that's only grass. Front yard doing slightly less violence to local property values now.
January 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It has taken me several weeks, but I have finally conquered the blackberry hedge along the side of the driveway, and it looks so much better out there now! I still have to trim the bank on the opposite side, but that's only grass. Front yard doing slightly less violence to local property values now.
Happy summer solstice! 🌞 ☀️
December 21, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Happy summer solstice! 🌞 ☀️
👋 I've only had covid once, to my knowledge, and it disabled me for over a year.
Hands up who's glad they've not had Covid more times than they have.
December 19, 2024 at 2:59 AM
👋 I've only had covid once, to my knowledge, and it disabled me for over a year.
Made follow-up appointment with GP re new ADHD meds. Did not put it in the diary. Forgot to reply to SMS the day prior, or call to check the time. Rang half an hour after appointment time to find out. Luckily, GP is used to me and managed to fit in a phone call. Conclusion: meds not working yet.
December 18, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Made follow-up appointment with GP re new ADHD meds. Did not put it in the diary. Forgot to reply to SMS the day prior, or call to check the time. Rang half an hour after appointment time to find out. Luckily, GP is used to me and managed to fit in a phone call. Conclusion: meds not working yet.
Hot, sunny, and the wind is coming up. I dislike this combination.
December 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Hot, sunny, and the wind is coming up. I dislike this combination.
Gosh I love being able to use my brush cutter again. I didn't think I had enough stamina back to get out there with it earlier in the year, but in the last week I've been doing a little bit at a time and making a dent in the wilderness of my yard, without overdoing things. I missed this!
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Gosh I love being able to use my brush cutter again. I didn't think I had enough stamina back to get out there with it earlier in the year, but in the last week I've been doing a little bit at a time and making a dent in the wilderness of my yard, without overdoing things. I missed this!
I did my three days in a row at work and while I am a bit achey and sore (and could have slept more), I otherwise feel fine. Pretty stoked to have gotten to this point two years on from my original covid infection, when I was still using a wheelchair or walker to get around in February of this year!
November 26, 2024 at 3:58 AM
I did my three days in a row at work and while I am a bit achey and sore (and could have slept more), I otherwise feel fine. Pretty stoked to have gotten to this point two years on from my original covid infection, when I was still using a wheelchair or walker to get around in February of this year!
I've been at work now for three months, and am starting to feel like I’m pretty close to my pre-long covid baseline again. I did a 6 hour shift on my feet, then got home by 2pm and pottered around doing gardening, laundry, cooking and general life-functioning, without needing a nap or feeling sore.
November 24, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I've been at work now for three months, and am starting to feel like I’m pretty close to my pre-long covid baseline again. I did a 6 hour shift on my feet, then got home by 2pm and pottered around doing gardening, laundry, cooking and general life-functioning, without needing a nap or feeling sore.
Apparently, the smoke detector in the hallway outside the bathroom is also a steam detector. Hmm. Not very helpful!
November 20, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Apparently, the smoke detector in the hallway outside the bathroom is also a steam detector. Hmm. Not very helpful!
It may have been a little while since we've vacuumed, when my husband turned it on to do the living room rugs and half the cats immediately levitated to the top of the wardrobe in shock.
November 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM
It may have been a little while since we've vacuumed, when my husband turned it on to do the living room rugs and half the cats immediately levitated to the top of the wardrobe in shock.
Buying our youngest daughter the new RecipeTin Eats cookbook for her 17th birthday was the best decision I've made this year. I haven't had to cook dinner for a week.
November 18, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Buying our youngest daughter the new RecipeTin Eats cookbook for her 17th birthday was the best decision I've made this year. I haven't had to cook dinner for a week.
What is this thing we have of taking photos of our cats when they are up by the ceiling? Could it be that any part of the house below head height is currently far too chaotic for public consumption? Pugsley says yes.
November 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM
What is this thing we have of taking photos of our cats when they are up by the ceiling? Could it be that any part of the house below head height is currently far too chaotic for public consumption? Pugsley says yes.
Styx may be regretting his life choices here.
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Styx may be regretting his life choices here.
Troublesome cat looks unlikely to forgive me any time soon. Poor darling, I do feel bad about not having had time to work more consistently on carrier training, and it may come back to bite me later. But at least she's no longer in thrall to her demanding uterus and all of us can get some peace now.
November 13, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Troublesome cat looks unlikely to forgive me any time soon. Poor darling, I do feel bad about not having had time to work more consistently on carrier training, and it may come back to bite me later. But at least she's no longer in thrall to her demanding uterus and all of us can get some peace now.
This has been an excellent week for our colony. The trap-shy matriarch was coaxed into a new outdoor enclosure and is safely contained, to be spayed when her new litter is weaned. And our second most troublesome girl, who lives inside but is incredibly hard to handle, was finally spayed. Success!
November 13, 2024 at 8:17 AM
This has been an excellent week for our colony. The trap-shy matriarch was coaxed into a new outdoor enclosure and is safely contained, to be spayed when her new litter is weaned. And our second most troublesome girl, who lives inside but is incredibly hard to handle, was finally spayed. Success!
Good heavens. Our missing cat turned up in the garden this evening, with her head stuck in a tin. She was so thin and bedraggled that I didn't even recognise her at first. It's been 4 months since she escaped, and over 2 months since she was last seen. I hope she doesn't disappear on us again!
September 18, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Good heavens. Our missing cat turned up in the garden this evening, with her head stuck in a tin. She was so thin and bedraggled that I didn't even recognise her at first. It's been 4 months since she escaped, and over 2 months since she was last seen. I hope she doesn't disappear on us again!
Formerly clingy cat has been spotted outside for the first time in a few weeks, but ran away when approached. At least she's okay. I am conflicted about whether to try trapping her as it's clear she was just waiting for another chance to escape after being retrieved previously.
June 28, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Formerly clingy cat has been spotted outside for the first time in a few weeks, but ran away when approached. At least she's okay. I am conflicted about whether to try trapping her as it's clear she was just waiting for another chance to escape after being retrieved previously.
Our cats are having a rotten year. We took Noel, the loveliest tuxedo boy in the world, to the vet last week for suspected UTD, and while he was in hospital on fluids he had a massive heart attack and couldn't be revived. No warning signs at all, and the vets were right there and did all they could.
June 24, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Our cats are having a rotten year. We took Noel, the loveliest tuxedo boy in the world, to the vet last week for suspected UTD, and while he was in hospital on fluids he had a massive heart attack and couldn't be revived. No warning signs at all, and the vets were right there and did all they could.
The lurgi which has knocked out the whole family isn't covid - it's RSV. A great relief. I still feel rotten, but at least I'm no longer worried about my long covid symptoms returning.
June 8, 2024 at 5:39 AM
The lurgi which has knocked out the whole family isn't covid - it's RSV. A great relief. I still feel rotten, but at least I'm no longer worried about my long covid symptoms returning.
Woe. I had avoided any further infection since getting covid in Nov 2022. Now, despite N95s all round and isolation for the plague-bearers, I have finally come down with something - probably only a cold (multiple negative RATs from everyone in the household), and it's knocked me out completely.
June 6, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Woe. I had avoided any further infection since getting covid in Nov 2022. Now, despite N95s all round and isolation for the plague-bearers, I have finally come down with something - probably only a cold (multiple negative RATs from everyone in the household), and it's knocked me out completely.