Rubens Blog
Rubens Blog
Ruben Hillier
Hi I am Ruben Hillier. My handle, since back in the day, is tregeagle. My pronouns are he/him.
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Walking up the steep footbath from Lowertown toward Osborne Parc the air was rich with the smell of spring hedgerows. Meadowsweet and Cow parsnips brushed against me as I spotted new bluebells peeking out of the undergrowth. We had...
A snap of my RPI 3B v1.2 circa 2015 I made an impulse buy at JayCar when I was in Mildura a few weeks ago. I was looking for a dongle to open my garage door (they did not have one) so I picked up this barometric pressure sensor instead....
I have a knotted leather-gumby in my belly. Things ain't been right since the weekend. To put it bluntly , I need a good shit. It's the Juice that gets you loose I resorted to some advice I received whilst working in Aged Care as a...
Creek Bed I walked the dog out by the south railway tracks again today. I found a dried up old creek bed and followed it for a few k's. The Pinnacles featured heavily as the only horizon elements. Here they are behind a tree. The...
I pinched H's old gaming monitor and mounted it on the wall in my shed. An ideal nerd sanctuary I thought. I've plugged one of my old Raspberry Pi's into it. I plan to run some ethernet and connect a pressure sensor to it to make some...
Yard Fire Winter has arrived in the Barrier Ranges. The smell of dirty woodsmoke permeates the night air. Firewood is selling for $250 a ute-load in Broken Hill. An expensive option for many in town. With so many ruinous empty sheds and...
Last Sunday night we awoke to the sounds of sirens and the smell of acrid smoke. Pulling on ugg boots and going outside we were greeted by our neighbours house in flames. We ran across the road as the firetrucks pulled up. Firies began...
Winnie, just happy and muddy after a walk today We were up early today. H started his shift at MacDonalds at 6. After calling Ma for a chat I took Winnie out toward the Pinnnacles. We ambled around exploring the dry creek beds and scrub....
All In One Cake and Coffee Icing 6oz butter - (Soft ?tub) 602 caster suger 3 eggs beaten 8oz SR Flour. 1 tsp BP Bake 190° sift flour + BP Beat all together 20-30 mins Coffee Fudge Icing 8oz icing suger 2oz butter 3 dst spoon strong black...
I was out walking the dog on Round Hill this morning. I took this picture and futz'd around with some filters to highlight the textures. The outback is gnarly Before I took this picture I was reminded of a drawing I had seen once,...
Zaida's Rock Hard Buns 8oz SR Flour 4oz Fat 2oz sugar 4oz dried fruit 1 egg I tbs milk demerara for topping [HOT] Oven 200°/180° Fan Rub-in fat All suger & fruit All egg & milk Bake 15 min's ... Permalink
A self-portrait of Lissitzky from 1924 Tracy next door to the Silver Tree Bookshop gave me a haircut on Friday. We chatted about ceramics, Tracy as it turned out is a member of the Broken Hill Potters Society . The conversation reminded...
Zaida's Nig-Nog recipe. 6oz Oats 6oz flour & 1 tsp bicarb (4oz granulated) 6oz golden syrup 6oz butter melt butter & syrup mix dry ingredients make into balls, flatten oven 150 10 mins ... Permalink
Zaida's Marmalade recipe. I stole your recipes Ma, hope it's OK. I thought I'd post them on my blog so that I can send people here when they give me substandard tea treats and marmalade. 1.8kg - 4lb sevilles 2 lemons 2.7 kg - 7lb...
One really should stop for a drink when one gets busy... It was my 55th Birthday yesterday. I was ever-so-slightly stereotypically depressed about it. The night before I was kept awake not by the deep philosophical problems that beset...