almanac

  • June is the month of WONDER
  • start of winter
  • 4 - International Lolita Day
  • 5 - World Environment Day
  • 15 - birthday: LV
  • 18 - International Sushi Day

happened & did

  • Mori Girl Year list for Winter
  • continued 365 Day Question Challenge
  • Started my Garden Almanac June
  • I ordered a Hobonichi Techo Avec planner!! So excited!!
  • sent off 2 trackables
  • My Hobonichi arrived!!!
  • had an afternoon with Emple and had lunch and went to see The Jungle Book at the Astor, then Sherlock and tea and chocolate and it was just all-around ace.
  • re-did my currently reading spreadsheet and set some reading goals.
  • discovered aphids on the roses - eugh! - and had to research how to get rid of them. And then get rid of them.
  • had an amazing weekend: Friday with Emple and movie and dinner; Sat was the Kyary Pamyu Pamyu concert; and on Sun went to the Australian Fashion exhibition with Mum

learned & discovered

  • International Sushi Day is truly on 18th June. National Sushi Day is in November.
  • There's a Botany Bay in England which is named after that in Sydney because that's where the convicts left from to travel to Australia.
  • One of the knives found in Tutankhamun's wrappings was made of iron from a meteorite. Scientists have even been able to determine the individual meteorite it came from.
  • You can substitute 3tbls peanut butter for 1 egg.
  • According to an authoritative source on YouTube, Sailor Moon Crystal kind of sucks arse.

made

  • finished 2nd mushroom
  • started a knitted rabbit
  • received my Hobonichi !! and started doing some watercolours
  • worked on my Grannyland blanket a bit

cooked

  • giant rock cakes
  • made-up biscuits
  • banana muffins
  • fajita-style capsicum and onion fry
  • oven-baked chicken and veggies, geez, it was good!

read

  • started Sense & Sensibility finished it!
  • finished the Diggers' Club book

watched

  • Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl !!!
  • The Jungle Book with Emple at the Astor
  • re-watching the Harry Potter series
  • Hunt For the Wilderpeople and reviewed!

played

  • didn't actually play anything this month, only a little Neko Atsume

memes, words & quotes

  • for some reason, the phrase "stone cold mess" popped into my head and stayed there.
  • Simon Reeve, in Ireland: this is the first time in my life, Willy, that I've had to show a crabstick to a monkey.
may 31 2016 ∞
jun 30 2016 +