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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 29/09/2026

So this is what I did with @iknowthezarbi.bsky.social ’s kransky. No, it’s not beige.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 29/09/2026

And our new grass shoots, for completeness.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 29/09/2026

Went out with my big Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 ED to take an up close pic of our newly planted grass shoots. @iknowthezarbi.bsky.social calls “bunny!” So I snap a quick shot of departing vege stealer.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 28/09/2026

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble. I’m only doing four x 250ml jars, as from experience a lot of the weight comes off in steam.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 28/09/2026

Our mulberries are starting to ripen. We harvested 1200g of fruit, after snipping off the stems with side cutters. I mixed that in with 400g of sugar and 125ml of lemon juice, plus a tea bag of a couple of teaspoons of lemon pips for pectin. That goes on the boil for a while until it becomes jam.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 27/09/2026

Suggest ducking up to the shops for some coffee beans with @iknowthezarbi.bsky.social an hour before #TOSSatNight . He does a remarkable job of channeling Milton from office space. To the point that I suggested buying a red stapler while we’re up there.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

Simmer that for an hour, then add half a litre of beef stock along with plenty of chopper herbs (oregano, parsley and basil), plus a generous amount of salt (1.5 teaspoons), and some muscovado sugar. The sugar cuts the acidity of the tomatoes. If your tomatoes are super ripe you won’t need much.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

Get that boiling, then add the wine and crusty bits to the pot along with half a litre of passata.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

Chuck that in the pot also. Add a dozen or so very coarsely chopped Roma tomatoes, and use half a litre of wine to deglaze the pan.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

Stir until it’s properly sticking to the bottom before dropping in a really big pot. It’s super important to properly brown the meat, as this is where much of the flavour comes from. Repeat the exercise with another kilo of cheap mince. Cheap mince is important, as it has a decent amount of fat.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

Cook that until it’s softened, then divide in two (my pan isn’t big enough to do everything in one go). Add a kilo of cheap beef mince, and brown that. At this stage you’ll have helpers. Especially if you occasionally drop bits of meat.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

After that’s cooked for a few minutes, chuck in half a kilo or so of bacon bits.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 26/09/2026

This is how I make Ragu. It’s probably not authentic, but it’s kept my family fed and happy for decades. I start by chopping 3 brown onions, and heating these in a big stainless pan with 3 grated carrots, 3 grated sticks of celery, a crushed head of garlic and a few tablespoons of olive oil.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 24/09/2026

I’m older :) I remember visiting an electronics store with my big brother to buy a pair of 2114 1k x 4 RAM chips so we could double the memory on this puppy and run space invaders.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 24/09/2026

Don’t get me started!

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 23/09/2026

You might feel like it’s a fix, but only because it’ll make you more stupid.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 21/09/2026

I was taking photos of our planters. Max was perfectly backlit and looking majestic, so I snapped this lovely portrait. Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 ai/s at f/1.4, on a Sony a7rv.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 20/09/2026

Trying to decide between a Sony Vaio C1 and Macintosh Powerfriend. I really like the 0.27Mp camera on the Vaio, but it’s let down by the power hungry Pentium MMX processor. I think the powerfriend really nails the subcompact form factor perfectly. It’s G3 processor is perfect.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 16/09/2026

My shoe has been making a noise all day. Pulled this little guy out just now. I do love a good double-gee seed.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 14/09/2026

Playing with our router (Aldi 4/5G mobile plan at $59/month). Found the 5G setting. Moved it out to the verandah and got this. Not too shabby. Not long ago we were lucky to get 50mbps on NBN fixed wireless at twice the cost.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 13/09/2026

Worked on a stall at Scitech last night showcasing STEM careers for trans people. We were visited by an absolutely adorable young trans girl and her parents, who were clearly incredibly affirming. She left us each with one of these beautiful little trans flag dinosaurs, that she’d printed.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

I also still have a HP 15c at home, which is eighties vintage.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

And the real thing on my desk at work. Bought it in ‘97 for uni. Still going strong.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

I’ve got a good app on my iPad:

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

I took rather a lot of pictures of this one while I was building it. Mostly wearing my fingers down to the nubs polishing.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

This is my favourite bike ever. It’s so nice to ride. Here’s a few pics during construction.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Frame six. Again for a friend. I was getting pretty confident, so went all out with carved and polished stainless lugs. Columbus tubing, and even forks. This one was truly stunning. I’d like to do another like this someday. 6/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Frame five was for a friend. Oversized Columbus tubing, a little bit of polished stainless steel, really revolting colour choices. He built it with Dura Ace components. 5/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Frame four was for my daughter. A compartment road bike with a sloping top tube. Again, Columbus tubing. She built this one with SRAM components, a big deviation from my normal Campagnolo. 4/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Frame three was a replacement for frame 2 after I broke it, having done perhaps 10,000km. I was heavily into Audax at the time, so it was a fairly direct replacement. Columbus Zona tubing, Henry James dropouts. I still have this one 20 years later, and it’s still going strong. 3/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Second one was made for Audax. Rpad racing geometry, from memory 72 degrees head and 73 degree seat tube. Also Columbus Zona. I bought some really nice Henry James lugs. Here’s me on it at the end of an Audax 600. 2/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 10/09/2026

Reminiscing about the bicycle frames I’ve made over the years. First one was a simple track frame with a fast road geometry. Columbus Zona tubing. I used to commute on this in Sydney. 1/6

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 06/09/2026

Post your favourite Disney princess. Wrong answers only.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 06/09/2026

This new dog toy mum made is just the ticket for chewing.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 04/09/2026

I think I should get Max a new forty. He gets such good value from them.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 30/08/2026

Picked up some tomato and basil for the planter, but I think it’s still a little cold out, so we’re keeping them in their pots and bringing them inside every night for a week or so.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 24/08/2026

Ariane Piccolo: Ariane Grande:

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 23/08/2026

Our rock pile from the front paddock (around 3000m2), with medium dog for scale. Rocks vary in size from bigger than dog to smaller than dog foot.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 22/08/2026

We spent rather a lot on our little telly.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 22/08/2026

Latest vintage computer shenanigans. Upgrading my FreeBee design to do pixel (rather than character) defined colour, plus adding a Z180 at up to 27 MHz to actually shift all those dots around.

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 19/08/2026

Just said “Por qué no los dos?” unironically to my staff in a meeting. I’m down with all the memes!

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Suzy Jackson @suzyj.net · 15/08/2026

They’re so deep! I have a set that is about as different to those as it’s possible to be, while still being for a bicycle. Ultra lightweight aluminium rims with single (tubular) tyres with Campagnolo Record 28 hole hubs. Very nineties. Lovely for climbing, terrifying for descending.