RainstormZA's Vape and DIY Diary

RainstormZA · 25/6/19

Raindance said:
Only 12 more to go!

Looks like a nice course.

Regards

Very bumpy for the buggy on the fairway sides. On my way back, I was literally driving over soggy grass with all that rain coming down. So glad I wasn't walking in it.

Quite a few serious dogleg bends here for you, @Raindance. Lol.

RainstormZA · 25/6/19

BTW today I saw a squirrel, not seen one in over 15 years since my last Cape Town trip. Then after 4pm, on my way back, a deer ran across the fairway and then ran back the same way as I was closing in. It was awesome, worth getting soaked in the rain while driving the buggy.

RainstormZA · 27/6/19

And outside. For @Raindance

RainstormZA · 2/7/19

Here's a funny for ya all.

Yesterday I was sitting at the table with our crochet club ladies when I saw a fly on the table and was about to swat it when something dawned upon me.

I asked my aunt if she saw the fly. She said they are everywhere. I said no, don't you see? It's a South African fly.

She burst out laughing after realising what I meant.

Dela Rey Steyn · 2/7/19

RainstormZA said:
Here's a funny for ya all.

Yesterday I was sitting at the table with our crochet club ladies when I saw a fly on the table and was about to swat it when something dawned upon me.

I asked my aunt if she saw the fly. She said they are everywhere. I said no, don't you see? It's a South African fly.

She burst out laughing after realising what I meant.

Was the Fly demanding land?

RainstormZA · 2/7/19

Dela Rey Steyn said:
Was the Fly demanding land?

No, it was just irritating everyone, coming back after being chased away and trying to hog the chocolates.

RainstormZA · 17/7/19

More updates - I got two more mods which were reviewed in my other thread and ended up giving them both to two vapers in the family (my aunt and my cousin).

Other than that, I started last week in the clubhouse's kitchen as they needed someone to clean and maintain the equipment and keep things clean there. It's not too bad, just a lot of hard work involved. I have 5 hours in the morning and start at 7am, finish at 12. I also have had 3 companies come back to me after I send my job applications in. I have been invited to an informal interview in York, either this week or next week as they need an online administrator. Then there's another company that needs a leaflet distribution assistant but she's away and will only be able to arrange an interview when she gets back. Another is a company that has offered several jobs that support people with disabilities. So I'm going to give them all a try and see how it goes.

So more pictures of my UK meanderings:

Panorama mode of the clubhouse this morning at 7am, while waiting for my cousin and the cleaning lady

And the potted plants there are so stunning! No I didn't do them but whoever did them did a real proper good job of it.

I have never seen such dark purple cornflowers - pretty, ain't it?

My potted garden

My herbs

Buttons flower / plant

Raindrops on feverfew plant leaves

Lettuce and Parsley grown from seeds

And the ever popular marigolds, they're for the slugs and snails to stop them eating my seedlings

I suspect this to be a kind of maple tree, possibly some European kind.

Wood Sorrel

And the moon last week I think.

Then I got send this picture from the farm in SA - 3 more months and Cammy will turn 16. She's looking rather old and I think this SA winter has worn her out. My mother says she's still full of beans and wants to play but her hearing and eyesight is really bad now. She has given us a lot of good years of companionship.

RainstormZA · 19/7/19

Goodbye Cammy. Thank you for 15 years of great companionship and for being the funny girl you've always been... You now join Jimmy and Gino on the other side pain-free and eat as much as you like without putting on weight.

Hooked · 19/7/19

RainstormZA said:
Goodbye Cammy. Thank you for 15 years of great companionship and for being the funny girl you've always been... You now join Jimmy and Gino on the other side pain-free and eat as much as you like without putting on weight.

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I'm sorry for your loss @RainstormZA .

Raindance · 19/7/19

RainstormZA said:
Goodbye Cammy. Thank you for 15 years of great companionship and for being the funny girl you've always been... You now join Jimmy and Gino on the other side pain-free and eat as much as you like without putting on weight.

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Hard to type with wet eyes...

Be strong.

Regards

Room Fogger · 19/7/19

RainstormZA said:
Goodbye Cammy. Thank you for 15 years of great companionship and for being the funny girl you've always been... You now join Jimmy and Gino on the other side pain-free and eat as much as you like without putting on weight.

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Sorry for your loss @RainstormZA , thinking of you.

RainstormZA · 20/7/19

just got back into aquascaping. Here's my planted tank

RainstormZA · 23/7/19

So we had our real first UK heatwave and I almost died... It was way too hot.

However the heatwave was buffered by seeing the most beautiful butterfly sitting inside the caravan.

And it kept coming back twice, I thought it was confused or lost or something. I had it sitting on my finger for a few minutes before it took off.

RainstormZA · 29/7/19

Today I decided it was a fine afternoon to walk along the golf course and check on "my" trees - I've had my eye on the elderberries, cherries and blackberries to actually go and forage for them when they are "ready" to be picked. I have found tons of recipes for the above - specially elderberry wine, elderberry infused gin, elderberry syrup for the colds and flu during winter.

Sadly the birds ate all the wild cherries so none left for me

But I got a really nice surprise when I stopped by one of the trees and saw something unusual

HAZELNUTS!!!!

OMG I was so stoked and my cousin didn't even know they were there to begin with. She is one of the grounds keepers and cuts the grass on the courses. We are planning to go end of August to pick the rest of the nuts (or the squirrels will scavenge them) and hopefully get some elderberries if we can find them. There are plenty of blackberries to go round so I will be picking a ton of them for jam.

Pics of the golf course as I'm actually in charge of their website and adding updated photos on there as soon as I get really nice photos.

And at Carp Lake, one of the 3 fishing spots, right in the middle of the golf course.

RainstormZA · 31/7/19

I got some DHG and Vallisneria plants today at a local petshop and what my aquarium looks like now. Very happy with it.

MrGSmokeFree · 31/7/19

RainstormZA said:
I got some DHG and Vallisneria plants today at a local petshop and what my aquarium looks like now. Very happy with it.

Wow that looks super awesome @RainstormZA . It looks so calming.

RainstormZA · 1/8/19

And an update on the tank just now

StompieZA · 1/8/19

Wow that looks amazing! Well done and great job!

RainstormZA · 14/8/19

RainstormZA · 28/8/19

I'm still vaping up a storm everywhere I go. Ah crap, I missed my 2 year vaping anniversary by 3 days. I reconnected with an old friend in Wales as well. Plus I've been applying like a mad man for jobs - there is a distinct possibility that I may get a chef's apprenticeship but the people want to have a chat with me and my employer / colleagues first. The people there have mentioned that they have worked with a deaf chef and they have made minor adjustments but being deaf has never been an issue.

Thing is I really don't want to go into the hospitality industry but if all else fails, I have no choice but to go where there's work available. The pay isn't so bad, it's just enough to survive on if you know how to scrimp and save.

I saw elderberries yesterday and had to try and remember to pick them today. I cleaned the berries, picked out the non-useable ones and then cooked them into syrup, which is good timing as people are getting the sniffles around this time of the year. For me, that's a lot of syrup and I'm sharing it out with my aunt and cousins. A friend in SA remarked on how people have actually forgotten that natural medicine for minor ailments actually do work and that these natural sources are good for you. I agree with him.

ARYANTO · 28/8/19

The first photo looks like caviar...

RainstormZA · 28/8/19

ARYANTO said:
The first photo looks like caviar...

Yeah that was also my first thought too. Lol

RenaldoRheeder · 29/8/19

Congrats on your 2 year vape anniversary girl

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RainstormZA · 20/9/19

RainstormZA · 6/10/19

So it was my first time out of my comfort zone as I took the plunge to travel down for a weekend away with a friend. 4 hour train trip was a trip worth remembering as it was my first time taking the train in the UK. It was a lot easier than I expected.

So here are pics of everything.

The first night I was in Clyro, I saw a shooting star.