Hello friends. It’s one of those mornings where there’s frost on the car and I have to put my clothes over the heating vents in the floor to warm them up before I put them on (one of which is a new knit from Jeanswest made from pure Australian cotton sent to me last week, which is glorious). It’s the coldest morning in a year, but the day promises to be beautiful and sunny – just right for the epic op shop trawl I’m just about to go on!
But before I do, I wanted to drop some links that I read over the weekend I thought you might like. Tbh most of my weekend was spent glued to the laptop as I begin the massive expedition that is transferring all my recipes to new formats. Of COURSE they need to be done individually and by hand as the new software I wanted to use doesn’t have the functionality to import them across in bulk YAY. It’s taken me three full days so far and I’ve still just only hit 2013… heaven help me. I also looked at the readership stats from then compared to now, and all traffic across the board has dropped 45%. I hope the three of you still here find the new format helpful, at least!
Linkage
FIRST THINGS FIRST, link-wise, you’ll find a dramatically updated blog roll over there to your right -> A bunch of us from the olden days of Aussie blogging have all reconnected and it’s been so nice to get back together and see who’s doing what these days. I’ve added them to the blog roll faves so you can poke through and have a read for yourself, with more to come. I’ve SO missed the community aspect of blogging in the last few years and it is so rad to think we could re-build that.
2. Anthony Bourdain’s apology letter to Josh Homme’s daughter – BRING TISSUES.
3. Belle and Sebastian’s first fans connected online before the trolls arrived {Salon} – literally never heard a song of theirs in my life, but I loved reading about music message boards and email lists which got me all nostalgic for the early days of internet community. I loved the chat rooms I was in where we’d find new music and friends and funny shit. Nobody hassled anybody else (much, but I also ended up an admin who could boot people at will) and it was generally a good way to pass the time.
4. Friday Essay: The Politics of Curry {The Conversation} – Such an interesting look into the simplification of a massively complex issue.
5. Apple’s New Software Will Help You Use Your Phone Less Often {Time} – GOOD. Probably half the reason I’m such a terrible blogger is that I’m never on my phone.
6. Friday Night Blog {Foxslane} – One of my favourite blogs making me feel very happy every Friday. Last week was no exception. Simple stuff that I enjoy, and a very good indicator of why I’m still here and why I still seek out blogs that share the everyday.
7. The 50 Best Australian Songs of the 90s {Double J} – Some controversial choices! But a solid effort and even a playable playlist to get you through this week where we’re all forced to be adults and do boring shit.
And so I throw myself back into school holidays (one lemon drizzle cake coming right up, one wrestle with the laundry, one staring at the larder for the 50th time trying to feed everyone, one more wade through neck-deep LEGO while stepping around the insane cubby these children have built). Have a good one!
(ps don’t forget the school holiday kids’ crochet workshop I’m hosting on Wednesday at Betties in Northcote – would love to see you + the young’uns there if you’re around!)
Amy @ HandbagMafia says
July 2, 2018 at 1:29 pmOh hai! How good is that letter from Bourdain? *sobs* I need a drizzle cake and a 90s playlist to feel better!
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 4:01 pmthey are two things scientifically proven to raise moods after sad tweets. 100%
Becky - BeckyandJames says
July 2, 2018 at 1:41 pmI have been missing the community, too and am so excited to be catching up again with bloggers from ‘the olden days’. It feels like just what I need right now.
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 4:00 pmOlden day bloggers are my favourite bloggers! Can’t wait <3
Vanessa says
July 2, 2018 at 2:12 pmOoh lemon drizzle cake…yumm…should not have read this in the early afternoon haha
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 4:00 pmhaha but that’s the perfect time to eat cake! How’d ya go with the real estate? x
Vanessa says
July 2, 2018 at 7:17 pmUgh no word from them at all, naturally. They’re busy pretending we don’t exist.
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 8:05 pmUgh, so frustrating.
Caz Room for My Soul says
July 2, 2018 at 5:40 pmHow awesome has it been to reconnect? I am loving it so much. Very excited to have some active blogs back in my blog roll. Now we just need a better WP blogroll!!!!!
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 8:06 pmI WILL MAKE IT MY LIFE’S PURPOSE
Tina Lacy says
July 2, 2018 at 6:04 pmIm still here and still use your recipes, in fact I was planning on making your ginger pear cake to use my excess of pears one day soon
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 8:06 pmI know there’d be something seriously wrong if you weren’t here <3
let me know how you go with the new recipe cards, or if there's anything wrong!
Suzy says
July 2, 2018 at 7:00 pmThe TIME article on apple’s new sotware was interesting. Thanks for sharing.
stoppiing via LifeThisWeek
Stacey says
July 2, 2018 at 8:05 pmYou’re welcome! thanks so much for stopping by!
Kate Ulman says
July 3, 2018 at 10:42 amAhhhhh you know I was just thinking about making a blog roll the other day and could literally only think of four blogs to put on it. I am most impressed that you still know of and read so many. Thank you for sharing mine on your list, you have no idea how happy it makes me when you pop in and say hi.(I wrote that this time yesterday and due to school holidays craziness haven’t been able to come back and finish it until now). And thanks for the links honey, so looking forward to clicking on through. xxxx
Stacey says
July 3, 2018 at 12:14 pmWell to be fair, a good portion of them I had to be reminded of this week (or have just been revived after a significant absence), but I was down to like, four that I read regularly. Will be so nice to live vicariously through others again!
I’d die without your blog, just so you know!
kelley @magnetoboldtoo says
July 3, 2018 at 11:59 amBLOGROLL! I need me one of those! Hook a girl up will ya?
Also, I am very disturbed, that is not how you eat a donut. Damn. Jealous probably.
I have now opened up the lemon drizzle cake in my browser and will stare longingly at it until I make it some day. My absolute fav cake of all time is the lemon drizzle cake… *swoon*
Stacey says
July 3, 2018 at 12:17 pmHave you got a “links” widget? That’s all I use! feel free to cut and paste.
I don’t eat donuts, but my kids are very pro-“just eat the shit off the top”, so there’s that. I prefer lemon drizzle to basically any other cake in the land. because cake = gross
Veggie Mama says
July 3, 2018 at 1:16 pmno wait, I might have to take that back – SPONGE CAKE
Jac @ Common Chaos Chronicle says
July 3, 2018 at 2:28 pmSo happy to have reconnected with you and so many others from the old school blogging days. I must admit that while my own blogging was on hiatus, I stopped reading so many of the old blogs I know and love, so I am really enjoying catching up on everything again.
Denyse Whelan says
July 3, 2018 at 5:22 pmOMG…that is my first time on a blog roll. Thank you my lovely.
Hasnt the resurgence of many bloggers just been the nicest thing! Good on Caz and Jacqui.
Lemon drizzle cake: yep, I CAN eat cake and I made quite a few of these as patty cakes as I eat cake with a teaspoon, Dainty right?
Listened to you and Beth from the Throne Rangers ep of 1 June today on my way to Sydney. It was great. I too love the Royal Family.
Thank you for linking up for #lifethisweek. Next week’s optional prompt is “My Home Country” 28/52. Denyse x
Emily says
July 3, 2018 at 7:36 pmOkay, time to settle in and hit these links. And OMG A BLOGROLL! All of the nostalgia. We can totally do this again. X
Reannon says
July 4, 2018 at 5:35 pmDude, I may have just fixed the 503 error!!! If I have, be prepared for an onslaught of commenting from this day forth. Shit, I may even go back and comment on all the stuff I missed!
I’m wondering if I will ever leave the 90’s behind? I feel like the answer is no. It’s kinda funny how we often just get stuck, or infatuated, with a certain time isn’t it? I look at my eldest kid and wonder if the music he listens to (most of which I also listen to as well) is the stuff he’ll be listening to when he’s almost 40? Will he reminisce about the clothes he wears, his social media the way I do about my old teal Doc Martens and having to print photos at the chemist? I feel so old…..
Also, SO NICE to see someone mention a blogroll! It’s how I found all my faves way back when 🙂
Reannon says
July 4, 2018 at 5:37 pmOK, so the 503 isn’t permanently fixed but if I remove the cookies that are attached to your blog each time I want to read a page (???) then you show up!
Helen K says
July 7, 2018 at 1:18 pmIt’s wonderful to see the renewal of the blogging community and so many names I can see to follow. Great ideas here (I can never go past a lemon cake of any discription) and anything to do withAnthony Bourdain makes me a little teary. So much impact (mourning in the planning / city shaping / community development community too – he broke down so many walls of misunderstanding between different cultures). Ah well – off to look through blogs via blog rolls x
Norlin says
July 12, 2018 at 5:53 pmMelbourne and its frosty mornings! Is it me, or has it gotten way colder this year?! Lovely to see a list of old and familiar faces popping up again. 🙂
Mandy, Barbie Bieber and Beyond says
July 21, 2018 at 5:48 pmI’m looking forward to going through your blog roll and catching up with some familiar names. I myself am making a little come back after a stint in the wilderness!!! On another note….. that doughnut looks amazing!!!
Stacey says
July 24, 2018 at 4:54 pmI love a little wilderness break! Welcome back!