NellyChook
@nellychook.bsky.social
Nerdy (books, food, gardening, politics, science, knitting) recent retiree. I lean left and live in Melbourne, Australia with a cat and a couple of cricket tragics. Nellychook in honour of my late father. IRL name Ana O'Donoghue.💛🖤
The frogs at CERES were really loud today. They sounded very happy!
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The frogs at CERES were really loud today. They sounded very happy!
I love that smug feeling. Our old diesel VW feels very dirty now.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I love that smug feeling. Our old diesel VW feels very dirty now.
Full electric if you have off street parking. Test drive them both and you'll be sold. A hybrid is a clunky compromise. We love our MG4.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Full electric if you have off street parking. Test drive them both and you'll be sold. A hybrid is a clunky compromise. We love our MG4.
I thought that was Barnaby Joyce.
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I thought that was Barnaby Joyce.
Your country may be pretty but our bird life is amazing!
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Your country may be pretty but our bird life is amazing!
I'm not sure they'd swap them. I haven't tried.
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I'm not sure they'd swap them. I haven't tried.
If you're anywhere near Ceres in Brunswick, they sell an alternative for cheaper.
Only problem is how to get the deposit back on the sodastream bottles. Colesworth don't.
Only problem is how to get the deposit back on the sodastream bottles. Colesworth don't.
October 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you're anywhere near Ceres in Brunswick, they sell an alternative for cheaper.
Only problem is how to get the deposit back on the sodastream bottles. Colesworth don't.
Only problem is how to get the deposit back on the sodastream bottles. Colesworth don't.
I noticed that, too. It wasn't even on the top news this morning. The chair of the School of Chemistry at Uni of Melbourne is named after him. His daughter is Naomi Robson. Some newsworthy stuff there!
(He lectured me in Chemistry back in the 80s..not so newsworthy)
(He lectured me in Chemistry back in the 80s..not so newsworthy)
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I noticed that, too. It wasn't even on the top news this morning. The chair of the School of Chemistry at Uni of Melbourne is named after him. His daughter is Naomi Robson. Some newsworthy stuff there!
(He lectured me in Chemistry back in the 80s..not so newsworthy)
(He lectured me in Chemistry back in the 80s..not so newsworthy)
Dr Robson was my Chemistry lecturer at Melbourne Uni back in the 80s. The chair of the School of Chemistry is named in his honour.
October 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Dr Robson was my Chemistry lecturer at Melbourne Uni back in the 80s. The chair of the School of Chemistry is named in his honour.
I reckon they'd be the decent ones. We should accept all political refugees!
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I reckon they'd be the decent ones. We should accept all political refugees!
It's cosy out the back of Dejour jeans right now!
October 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It's cosy out the back of Dejour jeans right now!
Hooray, no more crappy American remakes of great movies and TV shows.
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hooray, no more crappy American remakes of great movies and TV shows.
Amazing speech. Thanks from this gringo
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Amazing speech. Thanks from this gringo
This is the complete opposite to Jesus's number 1 teaching.."Love one another as I have loved you". How is he not the Antichrist?
September 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is the complete opposite to Jesus's number 1 teaching.."Love one another as I have loved you". How is he not the Antichrist?
To my great shame, I was drinking vodka and passionfruit UDLs in 1980. I think vodka and orange was available too.
August 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
To my great shame, I was drinking vodka and passionfruit UDLs in 1980. I think vodka and orange was available too.
For 2 weeks from now and then Melbourne being Melbourne, it'll be back to sticky pudding pudding weather 2 days after that.
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
For 2 weeks from now and then Melbourne being Melbourne, it'll be back to sticky pudding pudding weather 2 days after that.
You could definitely put one between Melbourne and Sydney. That's nearly 11 million people. We've just got to forget about it going via Canberra.
July 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
You could definitely put one between Melbourne and Sydney. That's nearly 11 million people. We've just got to forget about it going via Canberra.
If your library has the Kanopy streaming service, the recent French 3 Musketeer films are on that.
July 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If your library has the Kanopy streaming service, the recent French 3 Musketeer films are on that.
That's the point. Very good negotiating tactic...give away something of little value.
July 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
That's the point. Very good negotiating tactic...give away something of little value.
I actually think they've played Trump well. They've given him a "win" when there's no way it makes any sense for Australia to buy American beef. I can't see too much getting shipped here.
July 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I actually think they've played Trump well. They've given him a "win" when there's no way it makes any sense for Australia to buy American beef. I can't see too much getting shipped here.
Specialist fees are out of control
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Specialist fees are out of control
I was recently asked as a nearly 60 year old how I had heard of one of the major hospitals in Melbourne.
July 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I was recently asked as a nearly 60 year old how I had heard of one of the major hospitals in Melbourne.