Kirsty
@kirstyteacat.bsky.social
Australian living in Leipzig. Seamstress, cat botherer, baker, none of which I do for a living.
Some people felt a bit off but apparently I'm the only one who got it so bad. Lucky me?
December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Some people felt a bit off but apparently I'm the only one who got it so bad. Lucky me?
I hope you're spared. I'm recovering from what I think is food poisoning from a Christmas party and I honestly wished for death.
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I hope you're spared. I'm recovering from what I think is food poisoning from a Christmas party and I honestly wished for death.
Yes, they can get it. I actually don't know if they can be vaccinated! I think not though.
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Yes, they can get it. I actually don't know if they can be vaccinated! I think not though.
I also arrived five years ago in October! I also thought you'd been here much longer, you seem so integrated.
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I also arrived five years ago in October! I also thought you'd been here much longer, you seem so integrated.
I feel pretty good, thankfully. I wouldn't have even tested if I wasn't currently working with apes at the zoo!
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I feel pretty good, thankfully. I wouldn't have even tested if I wasn't currently working with apes at the zoo!
Yeah, I've also never had any issues with blood pressure before now, so I agree with you. I also have very low oestrogen levels.
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yeah, I've also never had any issues with blood pressure before now, so I agree with you. I also have very low oestrogen levels.
I started having issues with high blood pressure exactly a year ago, 41, running on one ovary. Quite likely in perimenopause (don't get periods as endometriosis medication stops them so unfortunately can't track any correlation there).
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I started having issues with high blood pressure exactly a year ago, 41, running on one ovary. Quite likely in perimenopause (don't get periods as endometriosis medication stops them so unfortunately can't track any correlation there).
Praying for snow. I like the cold, not the misery grey.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Praying for snow. I like the cold, not the misery grey.
I love Cozy Grove so much!
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I love Cozy Grove so much!
The Cavallini puzzles are quite nice, I think, depending on what kind of motifs your daughter likes. They're high quality.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Cavallini puzzles are quite nice, I think, depending on what kind of motifs your daughter likes. They're high quality.
We just bought a big piece of some sort of thing board (MDF?) from Toom. We push it under the bed when not in use.
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We just bought a big piece of some sort of thing board (MDF?) from Toom. We push it under the bed when not in use.
It's still really difficult to find it in stores here and when you do it's a super tiny bottle and expensive. I think making your own is definitely worthwhile!
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's still really difficult to find it in stores here and when you do it's a super tiny bottle and expensive. I think making your own is definitely worthwhile!
I made this last year but I read you needed to leave it for at least six months, so I didn't touch it until then. It was fabulous though and it's still going. I just top up the vodka every now and then.
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I made this last year but I read you needed to leave it for at least six months, so I didn't touch it until then. It was fabulous though and it's still going. I just top up the vodka every now and then.
German bread is too dense and grey for me. I prefer a fluffy white loaf. Since moving to Germany, I just make my own. I'm sure the Germans are horrified.
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
German bread is too dense and grey for me. I prefer a fluffy white loaf. Since moving to Germany, I just make my own. I'm sure the Germans are horrified.
Oh, interesting! So then you flush again after wiping? I've never heard of this practice.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Oh, interesting! So then you flush again after wiping? I've never heard of this practice.
Despite fear of outing myself as someone not brought up properly, what is a courtesy flush?
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Despite fear of outing myself as someone not brought up properly, what is a courtesy flush?
I've also never been able to work out this mysterious system.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I've also never been able to work out this mysterious system.
The Storygraph app does include various trigger and content warnings that users have noted, if that's helpful.
October 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Storygraph app does include various trigger and content warnings that users have noted, if that's helpful.
Have sadly never seen them in Leipzig, not even in the fanciest/nichest supermarkets :(
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Have sadly never seen them in Leipzig, not even in the fanciest/nichest supermarkets :(
Oh, definitely. That's hilarious!
October 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Oh, definitely. That's hilarious!
This is so irritating. I need to take an allergy tablet every day for three years and they won't give me more than three months' worth. Insanity.
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is so irritating. I need to take an allergy tablet every day for three years and they won't give me more than three months' worth. Insanity.