BEVS

True enough. No damage this time. I think we missed damage from previous quakes though . We're on a slope and I noted a while ago that our deck steps are out of line now and cracks appeared in one of the concrete paths.

Yes. Too close for our Spouse girly all round.

Lion in Winter

Whoa. Watch out for downed powerlines, unless the sensible Australians put them all underground.

And what is a doona?

spouse of scouse

Thanks SM, all over bar the shouting now.
Your PM, who I'm a great fan of, handled her live interview while the ground and everthing was shaking very well It's very sad though BEVS that Kiwis have had to become accustomed (although never blase) about big quakes

All Perth suburbs are slowly moving to underground power but there are still some with overground. Money, everything always comes down to bloody money.

A doona is a quilit, or a continental quilt, or a duvet, or any of the probably hundreds of other names for it I was trying to buy some silk covers for them at a market in Vietnam and couldn't make myself understood despite my best, woeful efforts at charades. So I got a English - Vietnamese dictionary and wrote out in my best, woeful Vietnamese the closest translation I could find - silk pocket for bed cover The first stall holder I showed it to didn't know what it meant (and why would you!) but he showed it to another one, who did. Voila! I had my 4 silk doona covers in beautiful jewel colours. And after all that I only used one, once. The silk was so slippery that the donna just slid off the bed at the slightest movement. The local op shop was very pleased with my donation.

Edit: A doona is a quilt...I have no idea what a quilit is.
Second edit: the doona just slid off the bed. If it had been a donna that slid off the bed both scouse and donna would have been dead.

el collado kid

Partially cloudy lower temps,nice after the heat of the past days PS a doona, is a kebab in England

lizzyq

A quilt in this case is what I would term a continental quilt or duvet not an American style patchwork quilt nor a UK eiderdown which is a close cousin. Wikipedia tells me ""Doona" is derived from the equivalent Danish and Norwegian term "dyne" and was popularized by the retailer IKEA in the 1970s."

HTH

el collado kid

Bright and sunny with good temps

Jerseygirl

Quilted coat and UGGS last week...shorts and strappy top this week. Hot and humid...should stay that way well into September.

Lion in Winter

I've learned a new word, and it will come in handy if I'm every in Vietnam or if there is any sliding off my bed going on. I've always found silk too slippery - can't deal with silk sheets at all. Cotton, or even linen, but no silk.

Low 70s and partly sunny here. Good weather, black mood. Oh well.

[pulls socks up]

spouse of scouse

I would hate to have silk or satin sheets, cotton sheets are lovely.

You've had a huge blow you poor love

Lion in Winter

It's ok, other have it worse. Some even had to go into hospital and have bits of stuff pulled out of them

spouse of scouse

Pfft, hospital is a hiccup, yours is a bloody great burp. But I do admire your ability to KBO, and before you think 'what bloody choice do I have', it's the unconscious choice of the resilient and courageous.

Right, enough of that mushy stuff, time for a cuppa (the sherry's on hold for the moment).

Lion in Winter

Dear god, the sacrifices we make.

spouse of scouse

el collado kid

Still bright and sunny with temps in high 20s

macliam

Lovely sunny weather..... open the door and feel the heat come in.