Yesterday one of my clients was celebrating his 92nd birthday; on Wednesday a different client celebrates his 81st birthday. Its such a privilege to work for people with such a huge amount of knowledge and experience, and to keep gardens they have spent time looking after the way they want them.
Last week was chaos all because of a malfunctioning phone: I was locked out of 2fa and mfa for most sites I needed to use, until I bought a temporary second hand phone for £70. Today I’m plugging a mouse into my original phone so i can send it off to be repaired, as it’s still under warranty.
What do I do and where do I do it?
My services include garden design, consultation, maintenance, and workshops with a focus on creating beautiful, wildlife-friendly spaces.
Out at the Ouseburn Late Shows last night - an evening of hand feeding lambs, art, veggie burgers. Plus the very funny but containing poignant factsabout Palestine “Mr Ben on the Road to Perdition”. I’ll be exploring the Late Shows in Newcastle and Gateshead tonight. Any recommendations?
If you live in the UK, please sign this petition. petition.parliament.uk/petitions…
Food & Solidarity (and organisation I’m a member of) are supporting Dennis and we will do direct action if needed, but he’s really been, and going, through the mill with this. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort…
Down the IndieWeb rabbit hole
I’m dipping my toe into the world of #IndieWeb and #POSSE (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere) and the #Fediverse. Today I’ve bought my own domain, set up a main site @micro.blog and a separate blog about chronic illness, signed up for bluesky and mastodon, and linked those accounts, and my LinkedIn and medium accounts to micro.blog through #ActivityPub !
Its a learning curve: for example I found that photos don’t publish to LinkedIn, instead a link to the picture at my domain is given. However it publishes perfectly to BlueSky and mastodon. I’ve learnt that I’ll have to re-size and edit photos before adding to micro.blog, unless I find some sort of plug-in or service which does this.
My goals are to spend less time at legacy social media, to create more, and to consume less short-form video content. Its also a small step towards de-googling and a way to unearth my long-lost computer geek side.
What are your tips for my next steps?
I’m loving this Choisya ternata (Mexican orange blossom). Clusters of delicately-scented white flowers bloom amidst glossy green foliage.
Gardener and garden designer with an insect interest. Mutual aid, solidarity, community organising and direct action. Upcycling and green tech. Disability rights and neurodivergence.