2026-07-27T04:36:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae Dr Ro Smith https://nostr.ae/npub1cgj5f0u2n2vjyv5q6znyvur86wjf3qlnakrevsnn0tezrhyfxxyqmywlgt https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/109/332/598/366/944/980/original/dc7b4e8b6965e3a3.png https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/109/332/598/366/944/980/original/dc7b4e8b6965e3a3.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxn6t3vgnrj7s788a5htkeszummd9gks7xhjegdawkmd6spvtuqcqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsdxy6wl First cucumber of the year! And it looks like I&#39;ll have quite a few more pretty soon! #cucumbers #food #growyourown #gardening<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/963/556/164/351/132/original/77e1908afaf678e9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/963/557/068/945/076/original/08cdb9a3ad3eac89.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-22T14:11:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf8wdm3zsv0tkyqxjw9k90p4fhe6maw0ukjekkh3c705la6fvnwcgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccstulncp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlkjw7mvwzpz8rmpcaljmv0hzzjg7q5dm267v7jul73gg4689nvgkrtal3'>nevent1q…tal3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that&#39;s the version I was thinking of. Obvs it was repeated in the 90s. 2026-07-12T20:24:35+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8j0r0jrz2u839d05f395g8kfj546ydtr9ld8f3ht632qel27zvuczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsluerj8 I&#39;m watching Little House on the Prairie, partly from morbid curiosity as to how they could present such a rose-tinted vision of settler life to a 21st C audience.<br/><br/>Of course, I haven&#39;t read the book, so I only have the 90s(?) version to go off, and I can&#39;t remember what was or wasn&#39;t there originally.<br/><br/>Obviously they had trials and tribulations, but IDK how it can be LHotP and not be a romanticised view of fools partaking in genocide, IDK. 2026-07-12T20:08:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs804a28xjjpxgtds8pzcakxsagqm4fvrfzgy9e2d5mktlgsa7c8pczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsq4ka5d Not seen this before, and I&#39;ve been growing tomatoes for a while. What&#39;s happened here?<br/><br/>Until yesterday this was perfect flawless green tomato skin. <br/><br/>[Edit:] apparently it&#39;s sunscald and the fruit I was most excited to eat should be discarded as it will probably get infected :( #tomatoes #gardening #GrowYourOwn #food<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/907/714/111/828/681/original/22414bd35ab27e25.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-12T17:30:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs095r0wlgcdp6z5nlultclfheeq70vg3frsh7hczfm77q4lwwjzyqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsm0nuak Soare bedroom considerably improved. Detritus sorted into piles for transportation to other rooms. Still a lot to do, but we&#39;re getting closer. 2026-06-28T11:08:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9cwu5sqakvmp2cc594xlhnkx92pqm4dyrmefhk2zcqgnhf3klapszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs6v8ze5 Hello there friendos! Can I get some boosts?<br/><br/>Redbubble only pays out if you make over £10 in a month. I&#39;ve sold 2 T-shirts this month, which is awesome! But the artist margin on that is only £6.77. It would mean the world to me to actually get paid by Redbubble this month, even if it&#39;s just a little bit.<br/><br/>I have a whole bunch of Pride merch, but also some of my other artwork too. Maybe there&#39;s something you could enjoy? #art #pride #lgbtq+ #geometric #cthulhu <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/Rhube/shop?asc=u">https://www.redbubble.com/people/Rhube/shop?asc=u</a><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/769/756/131/060/406/original/06fe4a16f35dc224.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/769/757/239/234/319/original/6bfa5d1229c250ab.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/769/757/243/330/534/original/900629245eea8285.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/769/757/242/801/393/original/868b792488021748.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-18T08:50:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsv56r5hd5r8hr7upuh02ezwmf548jnfsxfz9vlacrs26ja9727gzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs2ucfcv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy69wjmp6efu60glmtqzupa6wpjqanzgedxvkchdqrh5wapl3sktcwfwl2n'>nevent1q…wl2n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Important update on the Kitty Situation: BEANS. #GarlicTheCat #caturday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/702/752/126/017/727/original/cd3136390917e6fc.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/702/754/909/296/252/original/35c66611fdaa964a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-06T12:45:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy69wjmp6efu60glmtqzupa6wpjqanzgedxvkchdqrh5wapl3sktczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs0pvt8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstptjxpqyt3qjgamauy7xh204em52ra7q92v8zv7yez2ewt3t37pgvzauwf'>nevent1q…auwf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Business adjourned. #GarlicTheCat #caturday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/702/033/448/044/374/original/755655551c6cb959.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-06T09:42:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstptjxpqyt3qjgamauy7xh204em52ra7q92v8zv7yez2ewt3t37pgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsxe44cu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfzf302erh795p3vx8x5frqeekajn06qzmnw5ul8mxckssglgz4qgmpaaj'>nevent1q…paaj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have been dismissed. She has Important Cat Business. #GarlicTheCat #caturday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/702/023/114/872/055/original/ea32634d42336f7f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-06T09:39:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswfzf302erh795p3vx8x5frqeekajn06qzmnw5ul8mxckssglgz4qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs6glj6u Am being watched. #GarlicTheCat #caturday<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/702/017/267/497/349/original/7ebb4dd98a60a975.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-06T09:38:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qu93g5azp2kc4afj4dsrntldlmmhf9r69a580sda65s6a5g9snszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsqvrwx8 Garlic tried really hard to get me up earlier, but I have dark circles under my eyes and a resting HR in the 90s, so I determinedly slept in to all of 7am. 😣 2026-05-24T08:04:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87kke73u80yl7rpyyn5kr4trh2ahj8lmvyecw7qxvslmkne22zegzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsfajux0 I am emerged from yet another nap, at Garlic&#39;s insistence that we must enjoy the sun together, a thing she cannot do on her own.<br/><br/>I still feel like crap, bit it is lunchtime, so I have acquiesced. 2026-04-07T14:07:11+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgvzkw89m2che0lae80c55fwrpscgt5znpt0k3z7w2wkdwxj2t0jqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsj7cdjn Big fan of hashtags that are just, like, &#39;Oooh, thing is good!&#39; and we all gather around look at the things and murmur to each other, &#39;Yeah, thing IS good,&#39; and we don&#39;t have to say why, it just is.<br/><br/>#Fensterfreitag #mushtodon #lichensubscribe 2026-04-03T10:00:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdqx2vk5tygdpk30qqupp6940ergrh8umthmgmea5w6t5uyqy7hfczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsqefsl5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstq956tdfqrfwv7rktj8d04zu8pfhvuq8u9v8s2sxg8vkknadyvmcu75mju'>nevent1q…5mju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely intrigued by the book! 2026-03-17T13:03:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9s2zu5v0tpr4mfjna48d0xfunhkpr6gndnm2ey40g225z64dnzegzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccshmx6r5 Keep having to set aside my anger that I am being made to do this form when it&#39;s well-beyond the level of activity I am supposed to engage with.<br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t matter. It is how it is. I just have to go through this. 2026-03-10T13:12:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxp042j75tgwx6qheqr8xeamtqxejuvejd3ccrjqqphustded7tgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsm6r3mg Anyone out there ever get this thing: your muscles feel both restless and weak? It&#39;s a bit like when I have too much cortisol and have to stop meditating because the impulse to move is too much, bit clenching my muscles repeatedly has not cleared it, nor did going for a walk and playing with the cat.<br/><br/>This is the kind of shit I have trouble describing to doctors. Welcome suggestions of how to make it stop *from people who have had this* - not just random ideas. 2026-03-02T18:04:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq2qfwthdfq0tar5trp3kwy5xy63wgxh5pa8yfhcqwgpwekd07rpszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccselkqel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnd90gd3zzpdju8ygk9kkafjksqg7jjlmq3fak78nk7s57enl85cse6x2m'>nevent1q…6x2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An elegant boy! 2026-02-21T19:23:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswcy23ke02t65h4a2l59cwqew6tkv8hhh0hdc6m0qsx7m6jjftueczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsnzltfe This is your semi-regular reminder that if you don&#39;t know the answer to a question on the Internet, it&#39;s OK not to answer.<br/><br/>In fact, it&#39;s polite.<br/><br/>This is not a situation where it&#39;s you and one other person and they asked a question and it would be weird not to say something (in which case, &#39;I don&#39;t know&#39; is good!). If they are asking a non-directed question in an open forum, they are asking if anyone here has answers, not for everyone here to answer. 2026-02-11T15:42:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv82qnndl582hkg5qqk52u8sx5al54vee9a8h4pe8up9gfcyac7dczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs3e7798 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzcm3udccut7nsthtlcw3pp4f6m9vyyvjh44zxdumpvp5n3v2wuq44jx43'>nevent1q…jx43</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in a sane world, this would be evidence that, at the very least, police and government departments should be banned from using &#39;AI&#39;. But that won&#39;t happen with the gov all in on this bullshit. 2026-01-14T11:29:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8dsjqw78q6u74r3cfp0gxk0uc5ltlflymc7netss2a4we4jq5vmqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccswumnyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsml7c8e83wgg44geqrewfvyuwned0j88ll40kulchj04k4l88aswchg04'>nevent1q…hg04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>💯 I have read so many amazing books on dreams that were gone when I woke up... 2026-01-10T07:06:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jfey9v9zxvafga70zjvrtgqdf9u8yc4d5kettsxz8yajdh2e4zczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccszuaw6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v9grtakhlk5vw4nl8ff4s5fv02fmp2fugl65l48l3zer6rfyy3s7j550p'>nevent1q…550p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂 sounds oddly pleasant! 2026-01-10T06:47:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2hh2tp2jpgfy6v8qfjv4khfn6t0zrkeh5luknl5sp8fsgqay89aszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsm8kn7y Writer Renee Nicole Good was murdered by ICE last night in Minnesota. She was exercising her right to peacefully film ICE officers who were responding aggressively to a protest.<br/><br/>She was shot in the head.<br/><br/>ICE claim she was using her vehichle as a weapon. Video footage show she was driving away when they shot.<br/><br/>News article: <a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-ice-killed-wife">https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-ice-killed-wife</a><br/><br/>GoFundMe for her family <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-renee-goods-wife-and-son?attribution_id=sl:877c2fab-65b6-4a00-af92-54fd9b2b2a59&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1767833630&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp17_ta&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link">https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-renee-goods-wife-and-son?attribution_id=sl:877c2fab-65b6-4a00-af92-54fd9b2b2a59&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1767833630&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp17_ta&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link</a><br/><br/>This terrible world.<br/><br/>#news #ReneeNicoleGood 2026-01-08T10:43:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf79cadfszfvz7evx7x7dt085s7jz9vly0m3f85phe4s86rav7h8qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccse8ha66 It is So Tedious being forever sick. #NEISvoid 2026-01-08T07:01:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0lna8mg37wmptejkmsvng7em6xzw00dxlpdg2mkpkxsygdpyjp8qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs9htxw5 A lot of people talking about 2025 like it was an especially shitty year. I wouldn&#39;t say my year was great, but it was probably the best year I have had in a while.<br/><br/>The dickheads moving out next door was HUGE.<br/><br/>And getting so many of my old friends to visit for my birthday helped me feel more connected.<br/><br/>And there&#39;s Garlic.<br/><br/>My health is... infinitesimally improved. Not being extremely fucking anxious 24/7 has really helped.<br/><br/>2026 promises more financial stress and uncertainty. 2025-12-31T14:49:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxcsjgc456e9cvrpcpd9w6hwh4uck0z9a0xfjgk07am2npy56j8szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsprnpkf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkedudncuy3ytlud6fq2nvq2ypnclykqj7tg9p6qsmm96xd97ltsqw347j'>nevent1q…347j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You don&#39;t have to patronisingly hope, it&#39;s my bloody research area.<br/><br/>Nothing in these simplistic, single-module, non-mobile LLMs could even approach the complexity of mindedness.<br/><br/>Honestly, if you&#39;re giving credence to this, your own credibility is gone. 2025-12-30T19:33:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80tdmplv9g3ns778tkp8ne72a0cny8ydaqn5pyph6yyd08xe2p3qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsnh556t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgugc3p9srfceum00qzlc04mej6ekwznzh75wfgmgyhdyp4uen3pslke0ca'>nevent1q…e0ca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s total and complete nonsense. There is no way the LLMs we have now could be minded. Zero. Fearmongering only bolsters the egos of tech bros. 2025-12-30T19:24:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqm8jcpr472q9snre7gph63z2aepa6uy082p0sjfxa96hntw5tatgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccshy28m3 Looking to pre-order my plants this year (plants rather than seeds because a) my cat kills seedlings, and b) I am chronically ill). Anyone got any recs for places to pre-order veg plants in the UK?<br/><br/>Looking for places that will sell me single plants or small numbers (eg 3) as I only have a small yard.<br/><br/>Prefer recs based on knowledge and experience - I have already done searches myself. #gardening #GrowYourOwn #plants 2025-12-29T18:45:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gr8ennxc7phwu2zvfxfauv57q66eyl44cvmvjz2yngsuxqvp5lszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccscrx0xv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst97haeff07sfxc4cny22krzndszunje58lhk8hr6p3cqfpgz4jrs03t2t2'>nevent1q…t2t2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the original is 8 seasons, so it might take you a while to get to Dexter: Resurrection 😅 on the other hand, it&#39;s one of my all time favourite shows and got me through the last months of my PhD.<br/><br/>You&#39;ll miss some of the feels and impact, but I think it would be watchable - honestly not sure. I&#39;ll give a brief summary of backstory in next to, but it is spoilers for original series and New Blood. 2025-12-21T16:58:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx7al2mmypgrvvpn4759k5xfs2w8d8swh5a9ayxq8z42q6wuvaprczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs2q0x4e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmvaehaej49v02ygpjmqk0zx4dce6n4js5u5cvv7mf4w9l3lm3pqdadkvr'>nevent1q…dkvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oooh, nice. Have you seen the original series? It&#39;s probably more fun if you have, but I reckon it&#39;s still fun anyway. Dinklage is having a BLAST as billionaire with a fascination for serial killers. 2025-12-21T13:15:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxep43jarqn8d89nl2ls5k46qvd3686ryw2cd56k64urewguth2qqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccspwdnly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8uhzh26aj0hryhvrqwatplg0k32jj0u6gqs4elq5w8gpv9srq6eq3n42a5'>nevent1q…42a5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>apologies if I&#39;m adding too much noise to your feed, I&#39;m sure you have enough recs for now, but for horror TV shows, Dexter is an all time fave, and it has a dry wit to it too. I adored Dexter: Resurrection, if you&#39;ve seen the other shows but not watched that. Phenomenal cast: Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman, Kristen Ritter, David Dastmalchian, and Neil Patrick Harris, to name a few! 2025-12-21T12:02:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7gkjfqdc0j53hgr8q98zhlafnd05pppzutzvx4d47w3hde978nszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs0jxsrx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvaf9rdx9q3q9r27rma0q2gt4xsup5hcm7vyfetyfcdkucp3pg0caej5z3'>nevent1q…j5z3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trading places has some good stuff, but the blackface is 😬 it&#39;s brief and in the film as a whole unquestionably critiques capitalism and white supremacy, but you need a heads up for the blackface.<br/><br/>I have been wondering if Brewster&#39;s Millions is worth a rewatch, but I haven&#39;t seen it since the 90s. 2025-12-21T11:56:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8uhzh26aj0hryhvrqwatplg0k32jj0u6gqs4elq5w8gpv9srq6eqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs7dnxd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7ppc73t8q6sr7grfta5ltqjg8u58hnej0af7rd8p2al287mntac6fwz0j'>nevent1q…wz0j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, they did great work adapting to the cultural differences. Loved all the Hitchcock references.<br/><br/>Parks and Recreation is also a lot of fun. And Lower Decks, if you&#39;re into Star Trek.<br/><br/>Alien and Aliens have stood the test of time, on the horror side.<br/><br/>If you enjoy gross-out horror, nothing grossed me out like The Fly, although for me it was too much. 2025-12-21T11:49:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0gv9n0l06n8mvjjh8q2a8lg2jvnl9qv6qpxqgympffkwyg03n4ugzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsdhgyzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dhqduxfmgu4tx749u8nacgsszpw7ev3l9ta8zkaca3tn4cefd8c9t6uyf'>nevent1q…6uyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The American version of The Ring is the scariest film I have ever watched. I meant to see the Japanese one after, but I wasn&#39;t sure I wanted to be scared for that long ever again). Big time recommend.<br/><br/>For comedy, Schitt&#39;s Creek is just about the most pure, heartwarming, and hilarious comedy I know. And a big fan of Taskmaster for guarranteed laughs. 2025-12-21T09:00:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfjuq55lvzwrwu9a48q0egyqv29mgmsrmmpmql3djxlft86a52upqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsdyuvpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3r8val220v3wthc9v0tn5xv0macesp55t8a749x3fje6q6rsnzclzgx0f'>nevent1q…gx0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😭😭😭 this is so regressive. And silly. And unworkable.<br/><br/>Are they really trying to go back to a time where kids couldn&#39;t socialise any way but in person? I understand concerns about bullying, but for me, the advent of the WWW helped me make friends *away* from bullies.<br/><br/>I know I&#39;m not saying anything original, it just feels like some people in power have a very rose-tinted view of what amounts to social isolation. 2025-12-18T12:10:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdf6vnd6qeejnz9v7ccvj03d2xnx655wq6ttjgzyqnnqxm4fgqwhqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsjwcayh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrf26tas0vh3n68pmjxek6av88mduqexzfjagv7057unh6sfr0ghqluw6ew'>nevent1q…w6ew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like good on him - I get to continue liking Robin Ince - but this is a fucking depressing state of affairs.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not even what he says on air that&#39;s getting censored. As a freelance *science* presenter, he&#39;s being told he can&#39;t speak the truth about trans people on his own time. 2025-12-13T20:37:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrf26tas0vh3n68pmjxek6av88mduqexzfjagv7057unh6sfr0ghqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs05qr3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqm9s2nua89nz7ljmx02yctjf863lzzk98m3gssmptclukjg6ggca2xtry'>nevent1q…xtry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#39;He wrote on Instagram that “voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump [and] numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry … were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter.<br/><br/>&#39;“...I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices. I chose the latter.”&#39; 2025-12-13T20:36:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswqm9s2nua89nz7ljmx02yctjf863lzzk98m3gssmptclukjg6ggczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs3uzxx0 This is a sad fucking day. When I heard on Radio 4 the weirdly uninformative news story that Robin Ince was leaving the BBC for (unmentioned) views that he was not allowed to express, I had my suspicions. It wasn&#39;t impossible that Ince would actually turn out to have problematic views (like Robert Webb), buuuut, given the politics of the beeb lately, and radio 4 specifically, I suspected it ran the other way.<br/><br/>Yup: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/13/comedian-robin-ince-quits-as-host-of-bbcs-infinite-monkey-cage">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/13/comedian-robin-ince-quits-as-host-of-bbcs-infinite-monkey-cage</a><br/><br/>Quote in next: 2025-12-13T20:34:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfje0vcar8p622489eatrem5hxzxrrrfraxrv6gcqlvkd00yfnt8szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsmdrjsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhpkgzayznkp5v9mvjmvr3r3kz78zpp94qg2wa32sauskafr0zkshus5q9'>nevent1q…s5q9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The number of people who just decide off their own bat to call me &#39;Rose&#39; or &#39;Rosie&#39;, when they&#39;ve been given my full name, boggles my mind. Neither is OK.<br/><br/>Call people what they introduce themselves to you as, or what their records say. I don&#39;t know why this is hard. 2025-11-12T06:46:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2q6hdgvlxm7zpv343gxmfvcuxm46prk9q34cs6xu97km9ak0envczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs70t2jn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27ekyrlew9e3nj4575hw2vmm3rta8w3h0nf5ncefrp8g3klsn5xq2ssmmy'>nevent1q…smmy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I can&#39;t see any of those replies, and was just adding my perspective anyway. 2025-11-10T07:32:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqw6dht68qvwafw53v50mg90rps3x4wrpn7dpy8wdhr2udy62d5ngzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs6yxu2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9su0pwvs3ypu9fvn542zmhdsdquhats76w7gz4gqqdd6fy2da3q3ad4pa'>nevent1q…d4pa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I doubt it. Speaking from &#39;generation rent&#39;, the properties I have lived in that were managed by large lettings agents rather than private landlords were much more stressful places to live, with a higher likelihood that repairs would not get made.<br/><br/>Private landlords are a crap shoot. I have had bad ones and very good ones. But large corporations impose blanket rules and do not care about tenants. They want to inspect more 4 times a year and are far more likely to ban pets. 2025-11-10T07:28:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wqdjvdlsh2uj05ehz75ml8sghl5etrzczth432vcf9kp5ej8nuczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsecrhps Folks, I broke my phone last night. I may just stick with an old phone I have that has a cracked screen, but I want to know about non-android, non-i-phone alternatives that won&#39;t shove AI in my face.<br/><br/>Things I need:<br/>- lightweight - the heavy phones of the last few years really hurt my wrists<br/>- good camera<br/>- for my apps to work (if compatability with common apps is a problem, I&#39;ll stick with android)<br/>- not too expensive<br/>- NOT having to learn new skills/coding<br/><br/>Are there options that meet these? 2025-11-06T09:17:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs88cp5y2shurmxzexpk9k2gysu9l30r2grd3kxuk74hyqm6ffafjczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsca85gy Can anyone recommend any Black Death dramas? I&#39;m kind of fascinated by the enormity of it.<br/><br/>I have seen and love The Decamaron. Would prefer less of a comedy, though. Book recs also good. #books #film #tv #BlackDeath #plague 2025-09-28T20:29:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8exwutlpa57sjzhe5l4wncqrj5p92v3vq25aghnwdk4jqfxxqp8czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsmleegw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sdvxxk08sa2e30x2r4nz24hysy34h62459ypzhxsun2ar0kssmqlpc364'>nevent1q…c364</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the kind of quality content I got a PhD to produce. 2025-09-19T18:31:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0sdvxxk08sa2e30x2r4nz24hysy34h62459ypzhxsun2ar0kssmqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsrppeaf poop 2025-09-19T18:31:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspewu0kfy79em97fxgkjru59lczz2zhzeym4t2xk6r8mhh5tcj2fszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs3nl62l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjw492nvx7ltk3f9rm6quct5tcwn685zxq92s6v8zc0dac03cf5q9dnc99'>nevent1q…nc99</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some of this cucumber went into a salad for lunch along with these, also from the garden:<br/>An onion<br/>A purple carrot<br/>Garlic<br/>Coriander<br/>Oregano<br/>Parsley<br/><br/>The rest is from the supermarket, of course, but not bad for a concrete yard. Hopefully soon some of my tomatoes will ripen!<br/><br/>Today I planted seeds for spinach, chard, and rocket for autumn and winter salad leaves. #salad #food #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/134/625/868/705/136/original/4d8a5a174317a3b8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-02T14:10:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjw492nvx7ltk3f9rm6quct5tcwn685zxq92s6v8zc0dac03cf5qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccszt3hdp Wibbly cucumber! #vegetables #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #food<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/134/582/439/876/333/original/21306fb5fb0b08b5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-02T14:00:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswl7tst268an9f69dsxk5xk0yy0s5arkd7xuxjv7l8wd85pwkn2xgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccskn37ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vu63cp285k7272pyfrpkpgg7q5gnz78ae0dwus8kzpmj7ucvpygz3nn4p'>nevent1q…nn4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there&#39;s a chapter in Stand on Zanzibar that has the title, &#39;It&#39;s supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to press this button,&#39; and I think about that a lot in the context of buttons and supposedly automated things. 2025-08-26T08:47:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9kwcsra9923grc0j804qq4u2dpyj7k5f2y0h2cx5rh9p99gamycqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsgv36e5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspj4nuxxd9pvprsa9kdx5lt6d8zfmsma3gj8h46sa9lpfdl4u2yhc95y60v'>nevent1q…y60v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i am the same about both of these. 2025-08-26T08:44:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnvl7gllj75fcvdrtkqweh7l967ptzjge9xyvuheqwk56s8rcl8czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccspzvjww I won first place for my cucumber!!<br/><br/>And second for my misshapen carrot!!<br/><br/>#vegetables #gardening #food<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/090/041/416/217/527/original/e5934753475c5b8a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/090/050/095/036/754/original/bcd6b882a1005362.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/090/055/990/294/358/original/7e033e8f48b5c4ce.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-25T17:16:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9yy5l0zryc0lqus5gcnzg7gflf9tup4mtva3sna8grgd3hp4ndsqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs33g64l Harvested a couple of large potatoes from tub number 2, but most were very small, so I&#39;m guessing it wasn&#39;t getting as much light as the other tub. The leaves are still very green and healthy looking, so I have swapped the tubs and tied the leaf stalks to canes as they were all crowded together and bent over. These are my four best potatoes from both tubs. I don&#39;t think they are consistent enough in size and shape to win anything, but I&#39;ll have a go anyway.<br/><br/>Not bad for grown in tubs! #gardening<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/083/255/916/285/123/original/1ffd1bd420959110.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-24T12:26:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs07d7rvqpjyxtd32ee8fg5k96vazt2kdzqdu48qydch6gzp4v40hgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsv59cfw POTATOES. <br/><br/>This is the third or fourth haul from the one tub, which I have now cleared (there&#39;s another the same size). #gardening #growyourown <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #potatoes<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/062/589/443/506/889/original/02e1aa1cb6bfb83c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/062/591/787/939/859/original/81d6eb976af96fc4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-20T20:50:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6q3cqswy6d4cx7v3h3v6yqxj3mfnqlkyhhpytpmmmg0rjczufaqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsmj392q I believe I have a contender for misshapen vegetable at the local show... if it lasts until the bank holiday... #gardening #carrots #vegetables #GrowYourOwn<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/021/552/835/962/080/original/9cba31bce1f84dc8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-13T14:54:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9azr5r5kffvczcjl9fum4vp2lddk0qt6xqaq45keyklsmn34qepqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs8dnmjq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8k8tyhh6asz03z8ps32mqjykuehwfwuavyfrvrzwrslfruueqpjsjxuqtg'>nevent1q…uqtg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so simple, but packs so much in. 2025-08-13T01:38:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvj2d4wcttqhy6zw4myya9uzxlmyh22wxm03nfnult66gxqxwk0qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsmwzmmf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx05ywvwdvzk9msv28j7deqs4gspmcn58mrarva7ykeer026n0fhg0x3vgs'>nevent1q…3vgs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, that&#39;s always my go to. Blew me away. Still gives me chills. 2025-08-13T01:24:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2zrw5gvqav7l56wz7x2fawvr8ewtnuszh9u4s43vce5hecruh6szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsnscw20 Spending a lovely afternoon in my yard, reading Camp Damascus.<br/><br/>And I found a new caterpillar friend, who I am not evicting, because I do want to support biodiversity, and so far my cucumbers have not been destroyed.<br/><br/>(Images contains caterpillar, so hidden for those who don&#39;t like bugs) #bugs #caterpillar #gardening #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/004/990/296/299/990/original/84c333de97601577.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/004/994/293/488/254/original/bb3b635471e769b6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/004/999/230/423/249/original/e31c546303dad3cc.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-10T16:45:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsputu0pzdg7wgky4u6l4rlsq2u9rmjmc0seggjuddhe060xzjm7fczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsz2ynzv Goth chillies. #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #GrowYourOwn #chillies<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/987/781/728/622/378/original/d874cf8d70e88da9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/987/782/661/391/644/original/eaa4d62700cf2b20.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-07T15:46:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ha46gc9vze9dk07mxf6w2cvk2czm88ccu22cwrxrmmc772xnfuqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccshk0qpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9svkvxa8n782asl8pwh8rw68xdhwuzzazthn3am2mc6qnllgp5gpew202'>nevent1q…w202</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s absolutely fantastic. The first 4 books are ny faves of all time. The last three felt a little rushed to me, but still enjoyable. 2025-08-05T15:26:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdgy04qwqkerlktjn8yl8u3nmekld0vkfjt720jgxgmde3c9cce8szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccskeuj7y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8574ze4kg95qtgrm2e42txsqjr68qku6yc424hjje04nw2h9dsq3e32zt'>nevent1q…32zt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt;away may have saved them. I have now moved them out into the alley, away from the pots the others were in.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I will win any prizes this year, but maybe I will have some onions of normal size. 2025-07-23T18:20:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8574ze4kg95qtgrm2e42txsqjr68qku6yc424hjje04nw2h9dsqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccssyexef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2jl8em8jgahxkzcgw4z42drrl23e8e6e8ya753eg4w3s2lwvheqd68y9m'>nevent1q…8y9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update on this: closer examination revealed all but one of my onion pots were utterly infested. They weren&#39;t just on the leaves, but inside them, making me think that eventually they would eat the bulb as well.<br/><br/>I&#39;m completely gutted. These were my most promising onions, and I&#39;ve had to harvest then when they&#39;re little bigger than shallots!<br/><br/>The other pot was in a less advantageous position, so they are less far along, but just being a little bit further&gt; #gardening #bugs #bugstodon<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/903/434/555/767/945/original/8f2604ff29ecf338.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/903/438/798/843/042/original/a9f065ff67958271.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/903/445/668/934/143/original/aed30d4398f9d10a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-23T18:19:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvje9u2qdlphqxgpe8tj0d2hez90jtx02xcf5tz52q7nkpzuc8nqqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs7nc3aj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspx8fkfyf5vf0k88dmsrrdk7a8xqrurlz5kq83fvfcstl202frjngtsrus7'>nevent1q…rus7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😂 I put them both well away from my onions. I know it doesn&#39;t change much to know what they are, I&#39;m just curious. 2025-07-23T15:56:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ny56fsamdjd3y86jnmvj442h4up4mcmemyqeyd8gkpsq3rrtd8gzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsy27lxw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0r8m4apatvwd2kkmrrglz8d533c2yplr0s99lsx2aty3rdwy90gsf6hr4'>nevent1q…6hr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hmmm, the pictures online show stripes on the back and a paler colour. These only have stripes on the side. 2025-07-23T15:36:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy0r8m4apatvwd2kkmrrglz8d533c2yplr0s99lsx2aty3rdwy90gzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs77wpjq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhzv0aq4f09jc4hkc7s50jxm64ug9s7jkazagz49pg9setxr99sc4ayut9'>nevent1q…yut9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oooh! Thank you 2025-07-23T15:34:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsra6ghnydexyru7zkejx58552p0kq4lsk9jkeczp35l0505dqp9zqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsd3t83m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlsncfpk2dzt77nhakct42ualgaypmycnuj8qa0n3zmxl4dth3hqz4xs9n'>nevent1q…xs9n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good to know what they are, but I will keep them in the ground a while longer. They&#39;re a variety that&#39;s meant to get very big and were still growing vigorously. 2025-07-23T10:04:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq2jl8em8jgahxkzcgw4z42drrl23e8e6e8ya753eg4w3s2lwvheqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs2elj88 My poor onions!! 😭<br/><br/>These plants were absolutely magnificent, with leaves that were 3 or 4 ft long.<br/><br/>I found the culprits, which seem to be some kind of caterpillars, but I don&#39;t know what kind. Never seen onion destruction like this before! Who are these criminals and can I save my onions? <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #gardening #onions<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/901/006/223/853/631/original/f4fe3e559167caf8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/901/016/898/146/122/original/358a727575088a37.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/901/019/011/830/825/original/4759307cc1cae501.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/901/023/167/182/584/original/dc642d0ebbae47a4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-23T08:02:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstp4s2gx8ake69tk0gpz7tqteehehgwumjuplww35jlrtca40307qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsl4l569 More potatoes! This is just a small section of the potatoes in the planter where my monster plants are growing. I didn&#39;t have the energy to free more - they were so crammed in!<br/><br/>The capacity for plants to take sunlight and soil and create such large and wonderful things with them is astounding!<br/><br/>#potatoes #food #gardening #GrowYourOwn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/875/510/746/265/182/original/935ed55b30265c3e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/875/514/019/908/409/original/a69ee387c36adff1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-18T19:54:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy733htt3w9m6p48wjpqxfuz4utl6cfgygm8et5ccecxvqqhs757czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsla9lgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84v6gmfz2v5j78qqc82zgtj6mt2emz9jfrquakfyggygg3klre8q89c0cq'>nevent1q…c0cq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, they picked an extremely tall dude! I imagine because most of the time Murderbot isn&#39;t next to other SecUnits and the height makes Murderbot look suitably imposing.<br/><br/>In the books Murderbot explicitly thinks about the fact that it&#39;s a standard size. And if they do the next book in the next season (if there is one) I&#39;m very curious if they&#39;ll attempt to do a fudge around making it appear shorter, as that&#39;s one of the most noticeable changes ART makes. 2025-07-15T10:46:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstt8hgqcldnxspugylld7fm9jf2ykcveytwa5hl5w5gg2fmtr4y5qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsgecxxv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9q7086ac5jmsnz4ws0d30rmz8j4jshqkn6s3ul6m7qy0relgx6csa4y58z'>nevent1q…y58z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There were some unintentionally funny moments in the last episode (which I generally did think was pretty good - one of the best from an uneven series) where Murderbot was standing next to other SecUnits.<br/><br/>Alexander Skarsgard is 6ft 4 and a half inches. Your average extra is not. <br/><br/>Murderbot is supposed to be a standard SecUnit build. It was a whole head taller than most of them. 2025-07-15T08:20:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrau035wwrjalsxk30tdcphmfrdgnfcl5euprux74p6fa65u9hs8czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs0wl4p5 First purple french beans of the year. Not a large haul, but very tasty! #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #food<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/823/504/704/970/026/original/e2114f9e4774453c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-09T15:27:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszeaj35e66h22424ln8aewkdkzlzs87wk02r9j5fkzku9a26u2v8szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs8fnmr6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtjmmyav0r8ku3cafwqtr07zm42c449u6eyvrecvr5azqd9qtptsupdprr'>nevent1q…dprr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>me either 😂 2025-07-09T00:09:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspkhjpwd85uysezk7hsev33m6d6zsr6d9tychwy4jhgkaxrtu3jaqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccstc4gwc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8ht4f7c5qu4wshkmzx0h6mpp7nrn9axhgu678kqmp2hdc2k4k7gznytt3'>nevent1q…ytt3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>when i first got an allotment, I found a whole bunch of potaties still in the ground from the last person. Free seed potatoes! 2025-07-08T22:55:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr9pw5f2pdsr50y8p9gegups8uff5tp66wkkvm5rxx8vkd6tan9gszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsml4uka Lovely seeing the polinators all over my oregano. #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #bloomscrolling #bees<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/818/326/900/153/405/original/73712f2f9e92bd7a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-08T17:31:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25qxd5g6c76fuh5wcxvj9j8u3evdc7lkt9cjrpnylzwgmh8zgd3gzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccskevjsf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd2zg5y877jjptsa3c2k6593phkl34h8s9qszuwheyrw0m7s3l6sh4rtka'>nevent1q…rtka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m so glad to see the potato-lovers enjoyed this 😅 2025-07-08T13:12:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstuctxdykq7vn7yjsu9pucsnefm9rlg6r3e895hhau444mymywlpszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs92xmlt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7rtvwlran7hvku2m2n66xgmxcnhglnwzyaaur4vh5ycfppx5easyn9fq9'>nevent1q…9fq9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>seed potatoes I bought from a bargain store - I can&#39;t remember the variety!<br/><br/>You can certainly use sprouted potatoes from a supermarket, but I&#39;ve never heard of just using the eyes! I&#39;d have thought you need the whole potato for energy! 2025-07-06T17:02:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswd2zg5y877jjptsa3c2k6593phkl34h8s9qszuwheyrw0m7s3l6szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsz4e7xh Harvested my first potatoes of the year. Extremely pleased with how many I&#39;ve got especially given the tiny pot I grew them in!<br/><br/>A great example of why you do not need ideal conditions to have a go.<br/><br/>#gardening #potatoes #food <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #GrowYourOwn<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/806/576/961/351/466/original/d8ea6a298bb2c584.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/806/577/395/521/781/original/49cd15c0dfdfd1aa.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-06T15:44:28+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswvp0xgv5rh8lvdc6aq5akws9sk2c2yy7nk8njcdzl4hqz0edhzfczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs55ttea A good while this morning spent reading The Ministry of Time. It&#39;s a relief to finally fine a new book I enjoy and can get into easily.<br/><br/>Reading with #MECFS is so much harder, but if any sci-fi lovers out there want an easy, engaging read, I recommend it. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-05T10:37:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqwwwzz5tk6zt9h0dk2r08us02n54hf22h3qfdx932nett52fjyxgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs7r2mq0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstl6ykp79qykx0lqtx07slhh6fnfxwp034y7vf5da46u46nu89d9s9h3f4g'>nevent1q…3f4g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>me: finally! I shall eat a strawberry the slugs haven&#39;t got to first!<br/><br/>The caterpillar: 😈 2025-06-28T16:07:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstl6ykp79qykx0lqtx07slhh6fnfxwp034y7vf5da46u46nu89d9szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsp22k2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcsmxa30z0nr6ukp86devsvhrc3ndu9js3rq0fn2ptkx8kpn8adsludp8m'>nevent1q…dp8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>said friend was making a home under the leaves. I chopped the top off and ate the strawberry, which was full of flavour! The friend I deposited on my triffid-like potato plant. 2025-06-28T15:54:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcsmxa30z0nr6ukp86devsvhrc3ndu9js3rq0fn2ptkx8kpn8adszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs792df8 First strawberry of the year, and the little friend I found chowing down on it...<br/><br/>#gardening #food #fruit #strawberry <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/761/311/270/402/327/original/5e63afcc014ae447.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/761/311/118/371/507/original/04d2fa558399b5f3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/761/311/044/533/466/original/0a76ebaecf21d107.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/761/310/950/935/093/original/d197f814f9047b0c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-28T15:52:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq2hj540mrdruvj80tpz3trzflwpt3gl8vjqkfndcqn22ktzx8qmczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsr8dlxt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7vmhu29f2kjzzmqrcv78v68kz0a4cqgxp6d3svp8572kuew76ecg5vrw2'>nevent1q…vrw2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the blooms will open out and deepen in colour to look like the one in my profile.<br/><br/>In the old garden, the bees adored them, but I get so many fewer bees in my concrete yard, despite filling it with pollinator-friendly plants. 2025-06-26T18:15:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7vmhu29f2kjzzmqrcv78v68kz0a4cqgxp6d3svp8572kuew76eczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsz8a2wc The only one of my elephant garlic to bloom, still wearing its jaunty little hat.<br/><br/>(Before anyone starts giving tips, I have successfully grown elephant garlic for the last 5 years, but last year me and all my garlic got evicted and the already flowering plants endured being put in pots and carted across town in blazing heat. I get why this year the others haven&#39;t bloomed. I like the blooms almost more than the cloves.) #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #garlic but not really #alliums #ElephantGarlic<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/750/505/588/600/431/original/ebab44641a6e3245.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-26T18:06:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3vgh8zzrd5ht34f0fgdw5jk4hfum7w73le5e708ezgf2z9m37vczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccstajyyc Fediverse! I need your help.<br/><br/>I bought this hanging floating-candle candelabra thing as a teenager, and it survived some 20 years until my mum decided to transport it up to me.<br/><br/>Two of the votives are broken. I have scowered Etsy and eBay and various search engines and not found anything to replace them.<br/><br/>It&#39;s rather beautiful lit up, but I haven&#39;t been able to enjoy it as an adult.<br/><br/>Can you help? I either need 2 replacement votives or 6. 1/2 #candles #crafts #glass #GlassBlowing<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/739/131/755/235/761/original/fdf53369b826c6c5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/739/133/073/776/430/original/f7de1482c3056b39.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/739/137/041/696/189/original/a3e81e0ded5a9c16.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/739/139/609/247/228/original/032f5c203bdcd3a8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-24T17:57:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy72mucpdk59p8vc9uqqys3te5ml3e3ux4gg43242xn9syr8wk9mqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsrgvkkl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjyx4ytc9gcau3zyxphtwxzdfkl8uadlwz6m97pzcxrv6sf5ru3que0wn7'>nevent1q…0wn7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK, BBC Period Dramas to the rescue! IPlayer has a series from 2008 and one from 1971. Might go with the 1971 version for shiggles. Apparently the the 2008 is sexified. 2025-06-23T22:24:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrjyx4ytc9gcau3zyxphtwxzdfkl8uadlwz6m97pzcxrv6sf5ru3qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsqch70p Any recs for adaptations (film or TV) of Sense and Sensibility outside of the Emma Thompson one.<br/><br/>Of course I adore that, but I have seen it before and would love to see another version. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #books #austen #JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility 2025-06-23T22:03:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp0e4tdwjnq6efyl4lq30a7htg4us2fv0sx5e082nerwpnmsap3rczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsm3z0uw Borrage starting to look quite pretty. #bloomscrolling<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/685/615/095/700/783/original/af65a1e0ae568bce.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-15T07:00:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf4xv4cewa8h6dqqlfm3u79l2wkrggajfprdwmpre59nu6fj22cgqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsmjpexv Guess who decided to sit on the only one of my elephant garlics that was flowering. #GarlicTheCat <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #gardening<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/665/168/472/650/321/original/f335947d034f749d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/665/168/798/133/495/original/409248a3e4ce6cd3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-11T16:22:00+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfnx842kc2yvpysu8trhyf9e3s4tyu64qrlzqw2qeyg2ql0fvyn2czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs0el4vt This is your reminder that if your activism doesn&#39;t include disabled people, it is bullshit.<br/><br/>If your way of saving the world requires stuff disabled people can&#39;t do, it&#39;s eugenics.<br/><br/>If you chastise people for being too &#39;lazy&#39; to do what you think is easy, you&#39;re ableist.<br/><br/>If you think it&#39;s not too much to ask for people to make an &#39;effort&#39;, you need to take a step back and think about what &#39;effort&#39; means. #disability #mecfs 2025-05-18T18:58:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq0txk7lfnpxjc54tr6r4zkz8mh85x67tv9pf3caz6taryeuyuqfczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccseuf4m6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvz4dud8rjl2nvlw8tpm9tjrwc8kwdvfzptfmdma2lha3kmvstsesc4dxxd'>nevent1q…dxxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wow, waiting 50 days for a diss is a bit harsh. You really didn&#39;t have to respond at this point. 2025-05-10T22:26:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszwmpq5tyagau9ks2srune5jklrvxamr45urrdtfzvkr3vftpv0zgzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs50mfcc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw53n4lvya4r34cldahrqku5spwje34mcu6rwka2zs53szje0mt4c3kqmcu'>nevent1q…qmcu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my best guess ATM is that it doesn&#39;t like getting water on the leaves during watering, but I&#39;ve been watering it the same way since I got it and only noticed the problem today. 2025-04-12T17:57:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw53n4lvya4r34cldahrqku5spwje34mcu6rwka2zs53szje0mt4czyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsutxugj All the leaves on my magnolia are going black at the ends. Nothing I&#39;ve been able to find out about online matches this. There are no spots or scale insects. I can&#39;t see any powdery mildew. I gave it a feed a couple of days ago - general plant food. It&#39;s been dry, but i&#39;ve been watering (but not too much). I&#39;m in the north of UK.<br/><br/>Anyone know what this is? Looking for knowledge over guesses; I have already done my own searches on this.<br/>#gardening #magnolia <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/325/792/192/596/374/original/07761f9e56eb09d6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-12T17:54:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy3wa6rg5ju4t2pqjz2a4tvr9c6qmzngsntwgymqrw04ah5kry8mczyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsjnurl6 Well, this is wonky and imperfect, but it&#39;s sturdy and will probably work better than the wall-planters I bought, and because it&#39;s Hessian, I didn&#39;t have to waste spoons on trying to make it perfect.<br/><br/>Looking forward to filling it with compost and plants!<br/><br/>Apologies for the poor photography, symptoms are high today. #gardening #diy <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>(As usual, please no critiques or advice.)<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/297/484/201/233/901/original/2ba25aad1bbe154b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/297/487/323/717/808/original/e89b10165a433e85.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-07T17:56:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykz64ejuvqrz3dsjxxxyzwar50qa58u2f3y84k62gakc8jnkcaegzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsvaj04c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cxk69h2an6lrtpz95ut5fw5f4ak0hknzk7yzl6y906t3emggqtsadlz2m'>nevent1q…lz2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>incidentally, Mr Smith Goes to Washington is a good primer on how (a small part of) US politics works, as Smith provides an Everyman, thrown in at the deep end, function, and needs everything explaining to him: <a href="https://youtu.be/BZFRP67sX8o">https://youtu.be/BZFRP67sX8o</a> 2025-04-02T21:33:47+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0cxk69h2an6lrtpz95ut5fw5f4ak0hknzk7yzl6y906t3emggqtszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsvmcnxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ljnvptjx7zu0lp07xdc8n57tkezr9jppkgwyge95pwsnvqukn4qm0qe4z'>nevent1q…qe4z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt;also the symbolism of a black guy breaking the record for longest speech in the house, as it was previously held by a white supremacist who was holding up civil rights legislation. 2025-04-02T21:25:20+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ljnvptjx7zu0lp07xdc8n57tkezr9jppkgwyge95pwsnvqukn4qzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccstzznh0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw68v787mgwe5qupnsjavz7s0fy6r7ena55t6wuhry5qr25uwl9rqt8de6s'>nevent1q…de6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt;symbolic and not a part of their function in creating laws.<br/><br/>So while it will have only held up the chamber for a day, but it will live in the American consciousness a lot longer, and give people hope that their elected officials recognize these times as not normal. Elizabeth Warren&#39;s filibuster a few years ago did much to raise her profile as a candidate for leadership, and this is likely to do the same for him - he had an unsuccessful presidential bid in the last round.<br/><br/>There&#39;s&gt; 2025-04-02T21:24:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw68v787mgwe5qupnsjavz7s0fy6r7ena55t6wuhry5qr25uwl9rqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccstfvct7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsph7l7q8qgmf0tc4aruh6jtztfffusfugyawdvy4yy8yujsvw23ssdqlljs'>nevent1q…lljs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt;rather hold up all Trump&#39;s policy actions, reading from constituent letters about how damaging they have already been.<br/><br/>I understand the action as largely symbolic, but in a way that&#39;s likely to be powerful in the US consciousness. Especially as many have been crying out that Democrats are not taking visible direct action to prevent these policies - something they don&#39;t really have the numbers to affect. It&#39;s about the biggest protest action an official can take that is primarily&gt; 2025-04-02T21:20:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsph7l7q8qgmf0tc4aruh6jtztfffusfugyawdvy4yy8yujsvw23sszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccslzjv83 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5qnsfuhpfe07uvaun3vek432y5sup6zfvs66u8cw9g5d6x4pmuguxfg0q'>nevent1q…fg0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is a great movie and pretty much what most people will think of when you say filibuster - James Stewart gives an outstanding performance. Striking how a lot of the issues back then still affect us today. However, despite painting the filibuster as heroic in the movie, most people on both sides regard it as outdated and problematic.<br/><br/>As I understand it, what the senator did yesterday isn&#39;t strictly a filibuster as he wasn&#39;t trying to prevent voting on one specific issue, but&gt; 2025-04-02T21:16:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdvcgfpmd6wtycx7hsqg58nhjcuf3a7al4gws0yednc43n8wz04yqzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs0kqzur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfty8pstkyukfn4drz5vkt4ukyzatnz56lp8rd5ap8fe2t6u5dgsynr450'>nevent1q…r450</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>apologies if you knew that and I&#39;m teaching you to suck eggs. Just woke up from a crash-ineuced nap. 2025-04-02T18:01:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswfty8pstkyukfn4drz5vkt4ukyzatnz56lp8rd5ap8fe2t6u5dgszyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsqsf00y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzrdxe8qz3h0zfrzl4n0jsmgvjakzsdmvga5enpcx8cany2s2lggjy6w0a'>nevent1q…6w0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not familiar with the specific event (bad symptom day, will look it up) but I suspect the answer is Mr Smith Goes to Washington, which is a great film, but has thoroughly romanticised the filibuster as a heroic act. 2025-04-02T17:39:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx42qvg4vgxv377mp8ex8aaammuh2gafqp0dmjy028cscw5ps247gzyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsm7ve2v Whoop! Whoop! £131 from ALCS, the Authors&#39; Licensing and Collecting Society. It&#39;s passive money collected from libraries etc that you might not even know are using your works. If you aren&#39;t signed up for this, I highly recommend it!<br/><br/>It&#39;s always a pleasant surprise in the Spring! 2025-04-01T11:55:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs93wx09a3utt7wtsrwpxz4wldvpjv64m0w9yt60qf3ntt82l22u2szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccs6gq6pv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8kcx8tdqe25u2snfvz6xmsyekn2dktw45vj8xvkk6mxxh7r4fnac8gus4n'>nevent1q…us4n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>missed you were asking for Indie authors at first, so just gonna second the rec for Seb Eden.<br/><br/>My alter ego, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k3607t5s4zr9wk8dw40gmafhzmxq9mtlhxlpy98taqdkpz50rv6qulns88" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ruby Jones</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k36…ns88</span>)</a></span> has some smutty SF&amp;F indie novellas, but that doesn&#39;t sound like it&#39;s quite what you&#39;re after. 2025-03-23T23:19:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80vjj58qkm8qfq0kv9fwl4r2j4meq0rvjplnc8uq86eljrefaw7szyrpz239l32dfjg3jsrg2v3nsvlf6fxyr70kc09jzwda0ygwu3yccsvy4nlu Cut and come again salad seedlings are out in the wall planter ❤<br/><br/>These can be sown outdoors in March and have been hardened off, so they should be fine, and if not, I have plenty more seeds 🤷‍♀️<br/><br/>(No advice please, I am sharing plants for funsies, not lessons.)<br/><br/>#salad #gardening <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5apghd56gtt78hdjjjeg477fn5zdttcmf8c4ul07xs3way4ps6qdyny6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>gardening group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5a…ny6w</span>)</a></span> #plants<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/114/206/658/908/236/425/original/47e0d59686000912.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-22T15:56:42+01:00