Tuesday's Four

 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/

Where have you travelled and what is the furthest you've been from home?

Hawaii is the furthest I have travelled to, I have also been to New Zealand and China.
Is there a location other than where you are, that you think would be a nice place to live?

I am happy here, but if I had to pick some place it would be the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

Do you have a photo or story from a favorite place to visit?

Can’t find my holiday photos, so no, not at this time.

What dream destination do you have tucked away in your heart?

I would like to travel around Australia

Do you think you'll be able to visit them one day or are plans in the making?

I would like to think so but not holding out and hope.

Sunday Stealing on Tuesday

 

Here are some questions I found over here.

https://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/2025/07/sunday-stealing-spill-it.html

My bestie and I once ... I don’t have a bestie but recently on two occasions we thought we had taken a wrong turn and had no idea where we were this resulted in a lot of laughing

When I'm nervous ... I laugh, the more nervous I am the more I laugh.

My hair ... is fine grey and short

When I turn to the left, I see ...My dining room and my motorised scooter

My favorite aunt ... My aunty Pat mostly because she is the aunt I saw the most when I was a child.

I have a hard time understanding ...Why some people cannot let go of the past, also why some people take so much interest in what the neighbours are doing.

You know I like you if ...  If I don’t avoid you when I see you before you see me while out shopping

When I was 5 years old ....I don’t remember being 5yrs old

 

Sunday Stealing on Wednesday

 

Here are some questions I found over here.

https://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/2025/07/sunday-stealing-spill-it.html

 

If money wasn't an issue, would you move to a new home?

Yes, but only if I had the money to acquire homes for my daughters’ and a couple of sisters

Do you listen to different music when you're happy than when you're sad?

No, I don’t think I do

What's your favourite way to unwind after a tough day?

Once I would have a nice hot bath but can’t do that anymore as I don’t have a bath so now I will just my feet up and close my eyes and do nothing

What's the first book you remember from childhood?

The naughtiest girl by Enid Blyton

What made you smile today?

So far nothing but usually when I see one of my grandchilden that makes me smile

 

Tuesday's Four on Wednesday

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/ . 

What is your favourite sandwich and how do you make it?

Ham and cheese, made on white buttered bread a slice of Colby cheese, then a slice of honey ham, another slice of cheese.

What is the best bread for making toast?  How about for making sandwiches?

I like thick sliced bread we call toast sliced

If you go out to eat for lunch, are you more likely to stay with a safe choice or be more adventurous?

I stick with what I know and like

Dagwood, hoagie, submarine, Po boy, grinder. Whatever they are called where you are, do you like them and if so, what do you want on it?

As an Aussie these terms are not ones, I have heard of except dagwood but we call a dagwood dog isn’t the same. A dagwood dog is a Frankfurt dipped in batter and deep fried 

My left shoulder results.

The scan of my left shoulder showed that I have a complete supraspinatus tear. What that means (A supraspinatus tear is a rupture or tear of the supraspinatus tendon, which is part of the rotator cuff in the shoulder. This tendon connects the supraspinatus muscle to the humerus (upper arm bone). Tears can be partial or full-thickness and are a common cause of shoulder pain.)

I also have a almost complete infraspinatus tear, what that means An infraspinatus tear is a type of rotator cuff injury where the tendon of the infraspinatus muscle, located on the back of the shoulder blade, is damaged, either partially or completely separating from the humerus (upper arm bone). This can occur due to sudden injury, like a fall, or gradually through repetitive motions or age-related degeneration. 

Also it showed a Subscapularis tendinopathy  which means condition where the subscapularis tendon, a key rotator cuff muscle in the shoulder, is damaged or degenerated. This can lead to pain, weakness, and limited range of motion in the shoulder. It's often caused by overuse, aging, muscle imbalances, or trauma. Treatment typically involves conservative measures like rest, physical therapy, and pain management.

Lastly I have bursitis.

A Hodgpodge Life

 

Here I am doing another hodgepodge which is brought to you by Joyce over at http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/

Here are this week’s questions.

What's an adult problem nobody prepared you for? 

This is hard for me I have sat and thought about this question for a while and I don’t know, I learnt to budget from a young age and being the oldest I learnt about taking care of little children as a teenager as I am 15yrs older than my youngest sister and 16yrs older than my brother.

How tuned in are you to all the recent food related health news? Have you gotten rid of your scratched cookware? Did you pay attention to food additives before they made the news? What's one healthy eating/cooking/food shopping habit you need to adopt? 

I am not tuned into all the food hype with this being healthy then not being healthy and this is the way to prepare food then it’s not. I don’t have any cookbooks use to but no idea what became of them.

What's getting worse and worse as you get older? How about better and better? 

Worse, well I know some would say the violence in the world but not me we just hear more about the violent happenings then once we did, so really, I am not sure.

Better, well for me it would be how easy it is to connect with other people, to learn about the history of the world and the different countries and such.

Are you more of an indoor person or an outdoor person? Elaborate.

This is easy I am an indoor person always have been well all my adult life, I aways preferred listening to music and reading over sport stuff. 

If you had an expert personal assistant today, what would you have them do? 

Clean my house

Insert your own random thought here. 

“Life humbles one.
As one grows old, one stops chasing the big things and starts valuing the little things: alone time, sufficient sleep, a healthy diet, long walks, and quality time with loved ones.
Simplicity becomes the ultimate objective.”

 

Tuesday's Four on Tuesday for a change

 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/ . 

How has summer been so far?  Has it been easy or hard or are things moving along as usual?  Is the weather getting you down or are you enjoying it so far?

This winter I am often feeling drained and my motivation to do stuff just not there.

What have you been doing this summer? Even the little mundane things count.

I am doing the same old things day after day the only change has been having a fall and needing a trip to emergency.

What are you going to do? Any plans? What interests you this summer?

Nope nothing

It's been hot in most of the country, how are you weathering the heat?  What are your ideas for staying cool in the hottest weather of summer.

I am coping with the cold by wearing warm clothes and using a heater.

Australia Child Labour Laws History

The first Australian state to introduce legislation specifically addressing child labour was Victoria, with the passage of its first Factory Act in 1873. This act included provisions that limited the working hours for females (including girls) in factories to a maximum of eight hours per day. 

In Australia the child labour laws have evolved over time, with the first regulations targeting factory work emerging in the 1870s, specifically in Victoria. While these early laws restricted working hours for children, particularly in factories, child labour continued to be prevalent in other sectors, such as agriculture, well into the 20th century. 

It was with the introduction of compulsory schooling and other regulations that really started a change in beginning to limit child labour. Except in the area of agriculture as many farmers relied on their children to help with the farm work.

The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 defined a child as someone of compulsory school age, which was then sixteen years old. 

The International Labour Organization (ILO) developed the Minimum Age Convention in 1973, which Australia signed. By the 1990’s we saw the start of the rights of the child being considered.

The Child Employment Act 2006 was introduced in Queensland, aiming to protect children working in various industries. 

Today, child labour laws in Australia are primarily state-, with the Commonwealth Government having some oversight through various international treaties and legislation. The Child Employment Act 2006 and the Child Employment Regulation 2016 in Queensland, for example, aim to safeguard children from harmful work and ensure that their education is not negatively impacted. 

• South Australia and New South Wales: No minimum working age. 
• Victoria: Minimum age of 11 for delivering newspapers and advertising material, and 13 for retail and hospitality. 
• Western Australia: Minimum age of 10 for delivering newspapers and advertising material, and 13 for retail and hospitality. 
• Queensland: Minimum age of 11 for certain types of work, with a general prohibition on children under 13 working unless in the entertainment industry or delivering supervised materials. 
• Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory: Minimum age of 15. 
• Tasmania: No minimum working age for casual or part-time work, but restrictions apply to specific types of work, such as working behind a bar (minimum age 18). 

Ok that will do for this post next week we will look at America.

 

 

Freedom Hodgepodge

 

Here I am doing another hodgepodge which is brought to you by Joyce over at http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/

Here are this week’s questions.

What does freedom mean to you?

Freedom for me to be able to be whatever religion I choose or to have no religion, to travel without asking permission to do so, you know the usual stuff.

How will you celebrate Independence Day this year? If you live outside the USA answer this question as it relates to your own country's patriotic holiday, wherever that may land on the calendar. 

Tim and I don’t do anything to celebrate Australia Day, however, 2 of my sisters and my brother have BBQ and get drunk

This or that...red, white, or blue? Stars or stripes? Watermelon, home-made ice cream, or blueberry pie? How do you feel about fireworks? 

No stars and stripes on our, well we do have stars 6 of them, never had home-made ice cream or a blueberry pie, we would have a pavlova. I love fireworks and miss the days when we could buy them and set them off ourselves.

What have you purchased recently that made you excited? 

Clothes and other things off Temu as birthday/Christmas gifts

I'm thankful to live in America (or fill in whatever country you call home) because____________.

I love living in Australia as it feels like a safer country generally speaking, of course there is violence and crime but it’s for most not in your face.

Insert your own random thought here. 

Contentment is finding joy in simplicity, embracing life’s blessings, big and small. It’s gratitude for what’s present, rather than longing for what’s not. Contentment brings peace, harmony, and a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the present moment.

 

Tuesday's Four On Wednesday

 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/ . 

Describe the best job you ever had why was it good? (if it was awful, tell us about that instead)

The only job I have ever had was that of mother and grandmother and love it, I love being around my daughters and grandchildren and watching them grow.

How did you learn to do your job?

The way most do on the job with guidance from my mum and my nan, I was lucky to have a great mum as not everyone does.

You are now in charge of your town's public relations committee. Tell us why we need to move to your town.

Because it is a large town with a small town feel to it, unlike Sydney it isn’t so easy to get lost in it.

It's lunch time! Build your perfect sandwich for us. What's in it and on it and what's in our cups?

I love a ham and cheese sandwich, we start with thick sliced bread, with one sliced buttered and the other has a cream cheese spread, we then have a slice of honey ham, then a slice of Colby cheese, then another slice of ham place the top slice of bread on it and cut into four pieces.  My drink would be Pepsi Max.