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The Shed on the Drive πŸ›–

We have a brick shed on the drive that we've made into a playroom for the kids. Problem is, I use it more than them! πŸ˜‚

πŸ“… 27 Aug 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

πŸ’­ What Others Said...

I've been reading a lot about blog interactions, community echos, and manual Webmentions recently. So I decided to jump on the bandwagon and roll my own.

πŸ“… 26 Aug 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

New Watch Day

I've been trying to be more thoughtful with my watch purchases lately, and I'm so happy I have been, as this latest addition to my collection is just stunning.

πŸ“… 23 Aug 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Follow Up on Notes

I received a tonne of responses to my question about notes systems. I've also had a couple people email me asking for an update, as they're interested too. This is that update.

πŸ“… 13 Aug 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Finding a Home on the Fediverse

I've been flip-flopping around the Fediverse lately. My most recent hop was from Micro.blog back to Fosstodon, but I've decided to switch back. Here's why...

πŸ“… 10 Aug 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

How Do You Take Notes?

I need a better way of organising my notes, to-dos and tasks. I have crap all over the place at the moment, so if you have a system, I'd love to know what it is.

πŸ“… 30 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

A Month of Running

I haven’t run regularly in over 10 years. I’ve tried multiple times to get back into it, but it’s always fizzled out. This time feels different.

πŸ“… 27 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

I Don't See the Point of Smartwatches

Yes, I love traditional watches. Guilty as charged. But even if I didn’t, I’d still think smartwatches are one of the dumbest tech trends out there.

πŸ“… 21 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

A New Lick of Paint

So I've been playing around with a new design for this site for a couple of weeks now, and it's finally to the point where I think it's good to go live.

πŸ“… 16 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Out With Old Tech, In With the New

Swapped my MacBook for a Framework 13, iPhone for Pixel, left Fosstodon, joined Micro.blog, and canned Kagi & YouTube. Less noise, more life. Here's how it's going...

πŸ“… 29 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Morning Walk

This post started life as a simple photo of a bridge for the Micro.blog photo challenge, but I ended up documenting the whole walk. Because, why not. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

πŸ“… 27 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

A Moment of Reflection

A moment of reflection during my early morning outage with the dogs (and cat) this morning. I'm so fortunate.

πŸ“… 21 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Doing a Jack Baty...?

I've been thinking about a changing some stuff up around here lately, but I'm on the fence as to what to do. You could say I'm doing a Jack Baty...

πŸ“… 20 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

More Journal App Updates

I've been getting more into journaling lately, and as a result, I've continued to improve my little Journal app.

πŸ“… 14 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

What Kinda Blogs Do You Read?

I was wondering what kinda things you, dear reader, like to read online?

πŸ“… 07 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

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