The totally off-topic thread

[beefarmer]

Ouch.

some say you have to grab a bull by the horn.
This is the opposite.

 

[Cossie]

Whilst checking out the 35 beautiful cities to see article, this caught my eye. Definitely would like to visit this!

Inside the Chinese nuclear bunker that's now welcoming foreign tourists

 

[beefarmer]

As I very quietly clock over the quarter of a million miles for the year (well on the way to my usual 400K given most travel is in the back half of the year)... it's great to have a few beers and hear one of the great live entertainers of our time.... live music is one of life's gifts that so many people neglect.

Go to shows!!

That's all I can really say, music life is absolutely amazing. Sing along, make a fool or yourself and have a beer with a musician who may be on the Forbes 500 list... you only live once.

Best life advice you will ever get from me.

sat 22oct, the burvale , free red hot chilli peppers cover band. this follows from the amazing Australian inxs show last month that was fantastic.

second Tuesday of every month, tonight actually, jimi hocking at the Grandview in station st Fairfield, also a free bee, great night of acoustic/electric by this solo maestro.

there are plenty of others.

 

[blackcat20]

Pretty excited to see my quilt in a magazine due to hit the stands in the UK tomorrow.

 

[Pushka]

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Pretty excited to see my quilt in a magazine due to hit the stands in the UK tomorrow.

Is that your design blackcat20? Its gorgeous. Congratulations. Are you flying over to collect a copy? Best excuse yet.

My SIL just completed this - she makes quilts for the Armed Services personnel serving overseas.

 

[love_the_life]

Is that your design blackcat20? Its gorgeous. Congratulations. Are you flying over to collect a copy? Best excuse yet.

My SIL just completed this - she makes quilts for the Armed Services personnel serving overseas.

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Pretty excited to see my quilt in a magazine due to hit the stands in the UK tomorrow.

They are both fantastic, such talented people. Congratulations in order Blackcat for the print exposure. What was the name of the magazine?

Reminds me, haven't seen the divine Miss Daisy for a while.

 

[blackcat20]

Is that your design blackcat20? Its gorgeous. Congratulations. Are you flying over to collect a copy? Best excuse yet.

Sure is! I wish I could but alas, they will be sending me one.

They are both fantastic, such talented people. Congratulations in order Blackcat for the print exposure. What was the name of the magazine?

Reminds me, haven't seen the divine Miss Daisy for a while.

Its Love Patchwork and Quilting.

Miss Daisy is doing well, getting bigger (around 4kg now). That's Lola on the left.

 

[Denali]

Wow. Very impressed and I hope you are proud of yourself!

 

[Pushka]

Sure is! I wish I could but alas, they will be sending me one.



Its Love Patchwork and Quilting.

Miss Daisy is doing well, getting bigger (around 4kg now). That's Lola on the left.
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So do you take out the IP for it? How does this work for quilting designs?
My SIL and the Aussie Hero Quilts get special authority to use trademark designs due to their purpose - and obviously are never sold but how does one go about protecting your own designs of quilts?

Cute dogs

 

[blackcat20]

So do you take out the IP for it? How does this work for quilting designs?
My SIL and the Aussie Hero Quilts get special authority to use trademark designs due to their purpose - and obviously are never sold but how does one go about protecting your own designs of quilts?

Cute dogs

Its a bit of a weird one and Im not sure on the full details, but after a few months Im allowed to sell the pattern myself. It's a pretty good deal given I get the quilt back.

 

[Pushka]

Its a true labour of love as I expect it took many many hours just to do the cutting.

This is one my SIL made for me.
So much cutting. (Cat heard me make 'bed making' noise as I flicked it out for the photo. Did I mention on the other Cat thread that every time I make the bed he hears the noise above the sound of dishwasher, TV and washing machine and bolts straight in?)

 

[drron]

Creative advertising-

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[love_the_life]

Its a true labour of love as I expect it took many many hours just to do the cutting.

This is one my SIL made for me.
So much cutting. (Cat heard me make 'bed making' noise as I flicked it out for the photo. Did I mention on the other Cat thread that every time I make the bed he hears the noise above the sound of dishwasher, TV and washing machine and bolts straight in?)
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Gorgeous quilt and yes, don't know how they do it but cats always know! He looks comfy.

 

[JohnSydney2000]

Just trying to check in at SYD for a 3 segment journey on BA. Am being told the "APP" system is down world wide. Apparently it is for processing passports? Just as well I am lucky today and am in a row with a very small number. Large number of passengers have been standing around for a while. Also, luggage belt at A check in zone broken, so we have all been moved to B.
Happy Travels. John.

 

[Pushka]

Gorgeous quilt and yes, don't know how they do it but cats always know! He looks comfy.

He hasn't moved and is now curled up in a ball.

 

[blackcat20]

Its a true labour of love as I expect it took many many hours just to do the cutting.

This is one my SIL made for me.
So much cutting. (Cat heard me make 'bed making' noise as I flicked it out for the photo. Did I mention on the other Cat thread that every time I make the bed he hears the noise above the sound of dishwasher, TV and washing machine and bolts straight in?)
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Cat and quilts Bella will head into the bed even after we've got up. I've sat down on it before only to hear an indignant meow from under the covers.

 

[love_the_life]

Just trying to check in at SYD for a 3 segment journey on BA. Am being told the "APP" system is down world wide. Apparently it is for processing passports? Just as well I am lucky today and am in a row with a very small number. Large number of passengers have been standing around for a while. Also, luggage belt at A check in zone broken, so we have all been moved to B.
Happy Travels. John.

Hopefully you will get away....sometime today

 

[Pushka]

My SIL has a quilting room with specialist embroidery and quilting arms. (I dunno, all a mystery to me). Her cat buries himself in the fabrics drawer but sometimes even she thinks there is too much sewing going on.

 

[Denali]

So hubbys travel wedge pillow for snoring/reflux has arrived... aka, the sex wedge from Toughage and Alibaba.

If you are suppose to use the free gift/pump to blow this thing up for its advertised purpose, then you better do it before you head out for a date because its not going to happen quickly.

Off to Clark Rubber this weekend to buy a foot pump.

Oh, and DHL did a security check on the item

 

[Pushka]

In plain paper packaging Denali?