2026-07-27T10:00:47Z https://nostr.ae JimmyB (he/him) https://nostr.ae/npub1cxkvevxpvvcqndmrk02a5qw9a4s84zlr233w3arxfhnjzj5hmm8symjc7z https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/314/329/211/404/135/original/fb22b8cfcbc94fe4.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/314/329/211/404/135/original/fb22b8cfcbc94fe4.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrdcuw8p6taul50l6ujl9nkldeuwl6dgt4t4w5uu0llneegywzuwczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7x0tx8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8zpmlm3zstm75pfcuerwzn8axvgtu7r0rp6yt2spslf3um5zsdc5j9d77'>nevent1q…9d77</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>right! Or you could buy a lathe? 😃😃😃 2026-06-02T14:21:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvd7hlv44s4ccl6ksrlaa55zf84zlydypkn9yssm2f02k9hxpj0czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7rau2ay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwvv7aja0aw22lxsqrt9dtftyga5y4ejcvt3pdnu2gz5n4g26xfcd2yq7u'>nevent1q…yq7u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what a loss! <br/><br/>Do you have plans for the wood? Even if it isn’t a thick trunk a wood turner would love to have it… and then it lives on. I was given a load of cherry recently and have loved making bowls out of it - including for the fella who gave it to me<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/680/684/177/167/440/original/af86ba042c92c7ad.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-02T13:13:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstu3hxrp2qmqx7lj4ve34tlk7s75gjprhfdp9jc2wwvd90q40ae6czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7e0cq5e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mk56zytadkavsfam7tltc4pkau5paq8eazpd3km4rczu3m4yvcgrwsxws'>nevent1q…sxws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>personally I wrap in tin foil, with butter, tarragon (then French version - estragon - not the Russian imitation), white wine and eat with new potatoes and broccoli….but I need to catch a medium sized one first 😃 2026-04-22T06:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8w57ht2q8pkzm3qeh3px609yrzzvj3yayaqdas3umc7hgzdsswsgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v795dmv2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvsl3ukcz088nt0ypqxfty8u9fntv7fwakuxllpwr9y2jryqzh6gwy8xdn'>nevent1q…8xdn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>morning! Going to try to catch a sea trout in Svendborg with a 5 weight fly rod 😃😃😃. Cold but very sunny and wind from the NW so good chances later I’d say. Have a good day! 2026-04-22T05:57:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8u5227dmn3ejq20y7er5uh0ly9q5dgqt7vtjlp68uhz0drp9wsgqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7n9r6vh Is there anything better than seeing a #garden come to life in the spring?<br/><br/> #gardening<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/432/990/865/373/886/original/05c06601b3e27e15.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/432/990/933/415/639/original/5b6cfa85ef47348a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/432/990/997/006/587/original/50ca0d23c2185eeb.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/432/991/060/223/351/original/8d5d4cc8bae4ae11.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-19T19:23:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5sndp74mxpgqe54lw8l8xnnc2fnk8jeqwqncnm98qz2q8e59uqczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7pel769 Masto #Gardeners - some advice please: half my pear trees have got this diseased leaf - anything I can do about it?<br/><br/>Many thanks!<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/378/891/512/069/522/original/0cfef0d86c56ce25.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-10T06:03:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgymffstzpms6f5mkfcvq09l85dd26meyypdnm0jz46kzc9f7qrsqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v734denc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghmn9epam54etf0sqk2njewk6gacwpvyt3a8a6xyag4ah82x8m3ca69y2u'>nevent1q…9y2u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>for those who light be confused here: my mum is an enthusiastic #Zionist. Donates money, eats and repeats the propaganda.<br/><br/>She hasn’t the slightest Jewish connection as far as she knows. But she’s a fundamentalist RC who’s been got at by other American Christian Zionists.<br/><br/>She repeats all the lies about ‘they were there first’ (“they” weren’t) etc also, no thinking what that might mean with regard to ‘settlement’. All discussion of Palestinians meets ‘what about Hamas?’ 2026-04-07T08:42:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvnksa7alm9pf2r4gf6tczpzwm8z956uk9w5ghfv7d5070h5kuqrgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v76hltcd Doing a little experiment today: I overwintered chilli plants in my greenhouse. Didn’t cut them back just put them on the floor under a table and let them go pretty dormant. With a little water a couple of wees back leaves are sprouting now so repotting and will see if this is a quick route to fresh chillis or if try r new seedlings are just as good.<br/><br/>Absolutely no idea but I eat approx 2 chillis a day so this is a key test for me<br/><br/>#gardening 2026-03-31T08:38:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs86sue7agwdcpaefv9yefjr5thjz5uxj6970wk0uvmvp93fyjy70czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7wfkqrc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2482dczmjfszuhhw65sea9dakzu84rxsj79yvp3rkdq4g676lcrg0az69k'>nevent1q…z69k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>something every country should be doing. Good leadership from the Danes! 2026-03-30T12:10:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs98ml5wkarv64tdkf24jqfr8tm6ryl4wshftxhutx6p56tgk7en2gzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7pxjffk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7l93333umj8lgxm2cuvhmc4hhkq5f0c8tcyv6ww55cn5zw0x34srgxfh0'>nevent1q…xfh0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s weird that so many believe that markets are ever ‘free’. They never are: whoever is able to manipulate the market, always does to their advantage. So the idea that Government is illegitimate in that game is only because sometimes they act in the people’s interests, to the direct discomfort of corporates who want it all their own way.<br/><br/>And yet the prevailing narrative…. 2026-03-28T11:02:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2y9k05v4at66yq7gklkyy3dplmkgp0m99n6x4sz08qkwr03nl9mgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v75m6a24 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0tctt277jpehvqfx69xpysyk39tul6e94frh0tuxv7pqxmu3seg98yp2f'>nevent1q…yp2f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s a great example of a moved Overton window where repetition of the ‘we need to slash red tape’ line, pushed by the FS sector, the hard right - the usual gang - has been widely adopted.<br/><br/>In fact regulation is massively unenforced and therefore ineffective. MoneyVal - supposed to report on financial probity at a state level - has been entirely corrupted and is completely useless. The Supervisors are all compromised and so also ineffective. 2026-03-16T10:47:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxumydnw5cl9s8rkj04znu8ycynsqd0vluq3uh4eajacrug3ajkhgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v70yt6ey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyshp2f5ksrltkqy2vthhwjp7xgtk409wsve8rj98jhxfjf7jex7sgcfrwt'>nevent1q…frwt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have been just delighted what enthusiastic mulching has done for our very poor soils. What were once pretty nearly worm free and not productive are now worm central and I grow loads. Mulch is the answer to all my #gardening questions! (Maybe not *all* but it’s a very big part) 2026-03-15T08:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs208uld8rcmq0ryjkac6lnwr0lfkq3ee50j3x2eylup3htpjqzstszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ehey6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgr00sf5vtrhdcn6y7n9f9j055ns39jw78s5075qc6gjm2k40lurcn8s68h'>nevent1q…s68h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was stunned by the comment… 2026-03-12T18:13:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9eg4cghfmsedhad8l3xaph0f734qu9hx0utqkdc9dqpyzsntlazczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v770ewnd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfukmenjtzgs2zz3q375khxfztz2rw54a9htymcfa4xntn9pxx4nc7s0u0e'>nevent1q…0u0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>someone must have photos of Starmer shagging a dog or something. None of this makes any sense at all 2026-03-12T15:02:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2pp6w4xy24ee5hea2hd5kq9pl5tg9l5gyxmytzg3ur7hqug44jlqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7528cth In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnlvp54prhyynwg0d5sq8k50mgnk7j6str960aups6d5ecwwn6jsdyng94'>nevent1q…ng94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there was some shocking figure from arrests made at a Reform anti-immigrant rally in Bristol recently: something like 2/3rds of those lovely ‘we’ve got to protect our women and kids from these evil immigrants’ blokes had prior domestic abuse charges. Something like that. Spoke to a Met policeman a couple of years back who wanted to quit coz they didn’t do any ‘real policing’ - just attended domestics. <br/><br/>The level of violence against women is massive. 2026-03-12T14:50:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4f5fu50l8wls7gtvzyd5aqw9ae55zcxstus8ln4u97kgnp33r0szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ugwszt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97dg7an5kk7rq8xn46ztqyv6sju8dlr6gusra2nyrkj8u9zvf9kqrdhr95'>nevent1q…hr95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh yes! Absolutely! I also just bake it flat on a low temperature with salt and rosemary and call it a cheese biscuit 😳 2026-03-12T14:03:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswx32ecj4emfqlr0nh3ncyqlel5d7ue8g02np6g8uzdzcfr8gg6qszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v78w7trl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysjn5yul3tcc2scfxpeek4r8k806sk82mzy893k8ekdgxttmxcpqxvqgn7'>nevent1q…qgn7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah - I can’t see how I can weed effectively or plant potted plants without a bit of dig! 2026-03-12T12:47:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd58j30k62t2h84s47lclw8xdnqv7kvhszqdqr3m9smshmynjwedgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7lm446y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26qcg9gxmx9xlaec0g9gfe9p2tjkqrk7fvy8ghtren2d5z0kluhst527je'>nevent1q…27je</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>need to do that today myself… my sourdough starter is rubbish at the moment tho so think it will be a yeast bread today 2026-03-12T12:43:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspaudaltp0mwmmxrpn4mjpt95thq3nqtrj2vj6gc8u4gf7v8exmrszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7d8s6rv Clearly loving the bit of extra heat they get in the greenhouse…. Pretty sure they shouldn’t be flowering but I’ll take it. Promises well for summer.<br/><br/>Need a little more warmth before they can go out though, but I need the space so come on spring…<br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/205/963/232/987/123/original/d71dd90fc4f2f89d.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/205/963/301/208/577/original/79632a1d500c3393.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-10T17:08:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9eqs28aqeqms0tjn7r2ydwujaduq4x99hpmgexzsat6vkc4nadfszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7vpvfyp Not really a joining kind of person but I’ve just joined the #Green Party. I don’t live in the UK and as an overseas voter my MP doesn’t have to interact with me or represent my views (I know: I’ve tried). But Zack’s call to overtake Reform makes complete sense. So +1 from me 2026-03-01T11:49:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7qxmky7ngjhw8stg5l9vccsqtyf806zwsnx30ng794nsw2kqfrqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v77mtq4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcelkvst5akrtc8e6ygr540qdhcls645w53dtkpp3ww0ewywvy2gewr9as'>nevent1q…r9as</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>turns out - yup suspended and reinstated. That’s nice…. 2026-02-25T11:22:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphw0gaw9rfskajqnh027eveyv2k7dark78lw7rcnzjfgdz59qc6qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7j0uqgw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7mpcjnmt6ezu3pkcfzkcr3d505plsvhlh58w3ztdcjy3xhwmjas0alvqr'>nevent1q…lvqr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok - thanks and understood. German law is pretty clear about the illegality of genocide denial which this account is clearly engaged in. Doesn’t that beat vague questions of freedom of speech?<br/><br/>Anyway - as we have plenty of genocide survivors here then your position is untenable with participation in the anti-genocide fediverse. So a #fediblock on Berlin.social seems appropriate 2026-02-25T10:55:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs05w3q05mxyxdyudsvrsu92zzjn5jq3zcer0z4qn8uefymxd5degszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ydvf3l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcelkvst5akrtc8e6ygr540qdhcls645w53dtkpp3ww0ewywvy2gewr9as'>nevent1q…r9as</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not blocked by that account any more either. Weird!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xw9y6x6a6vrvqn85ly0uth2svldnf4esmxn5des4ltp4dys622msjg75ln" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fabio Manganiello</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xw9…75ln</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-25T10:01:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5gzwnh50lw3jdfn0wxvlvv5c0np7fcd4e5gt9ah08286q3auajqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7u4rtld <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a6tz8ez995lv46mtj2638t2cq9gcult4zqprw0f0u0r4ylexd9ps5j6zr3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>cepharum</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a6t…6zr3</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Hello there. Just want to point out that you&#39;ve got a proper pro-genocide, hate account running on your server: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ewjnfze2007vzxfj2g6qft3adj887zcnlrt6qkuxwgqgd9mcakrsr82ja9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>antizionist memes</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ewj…2ja9</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>It was suspended the other day and is now reinstated. Can I check please: is that deliberate? No drama if so (your server, your decision) but if so I will l seek to get a #fedbiblock against berlin.social so that pro-genocide hate material does not appear in places where those being targeted are also present.<br/><br/>Could you let us know please?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19vfus2uc2xplyepkw843f0w3u0ysamlrsncsrvqjnm808d0x635qlzlppg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>trumpet@mas.to</span> (<span class="italic">npub19vf…lppg</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p095l6jcegr5j3zz0zjg2zukf7aq34awuetvkkpc8z78qwlvwavs5hm5vl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Aral Balkan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p09…m5vl</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-25T10:00:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqncxpnm33t3c4r9xwy6tlkan38axafdckm564km70utjrwgz2wzgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ujcyuf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5lfu4wt55rexn99qqeg328ywwapq2vqla5pt0fyqgs3p82d29qq28r08u'>nevent1q…r08u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>huh! Was reinstated? Was defo suspended the other day 2026-02-25T07:48:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvgsep6exf9v3xzkj5ehf00u5wuuqfus6zekq0nzv7mqlr4vxp5kqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7jkxjdp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgd54046ypzutwgdyxq8s85547zsla88xn3ze2frdmh8wgc3ry72s5wu4d2'>nevent1q…u4d2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That account is suspended...happy days. 2026-02-23T08:13:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgd54046ypzutwgdyxq8s85547zsla88xn3ze2frdmh8wgc3ry72szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v72t74nk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7tf0emapzhlk9msvvxp23zspycjazxlc60d33drsv0e4ug4j0jsrsl320'>nevent1q…l320</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah - blocked instantly. 😀😀😀 but I got a report in first. <br/><br/>I suspect the instance needs a #fediblock maybe 2026-02-22T20:21:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfufyjfh8slm9tdahwuxkg8s3wdu9us8d4ga4szuh0nhwqnj2gjcszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v764e4fx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrdr5wwsaene54g92exlhecdnqxev8fa2puutmt0w8p0t5g5xn7g6vl7x8'>nevent1q…l7x8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t help wondering if Starmer has sucked up so hard to Trump because someone important (say Tony B) needed redaction?<br/><br/>Just a thought...<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ryurqxg5q6464cx2cys3l7dn6mjenjppts3khmslw82nlpxm3hhqh6myy0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Claire McNab</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ryu…myy0</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-17T13:15:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0yyxfk0q7sw084sv30rakgj8rj5ldfq8uyx6eahda5nx9yman7wqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7sv0ev0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw673yyp6l570ytkygjnswny6ccyrwkhlmyv99yfzcpxtrdwxe3wg4fku88'>nevent1q…ku88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my company is giving up it’s very hard and expensively won B-Corp certification when we are assessed next year. Too expensive for no meaningful benefit. And there needed to be commercial benefit coz we don’t need others to tell us how to behave. And there been none 2026-02-14T16:16:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsghh3nkn8wchmmcjm8wjszp95p9fzhrxgx3nam5amhld27g7qz6dczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7e3xm6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ww9xgnxqu2ac8qp9q7c09ppzhjdt52uf0fx9hcugt5rxma5x5mgpfjq4y'>nevent1q…jq4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah. All that chat about being better and it was all BS. Sexual harassment rife, and beer was often pish. So no massive loss really 2026-02-14T15:13:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstx8xtdgcdxlpq8h0ttuyz33kpd9hretutns3suhevrlftqrcr86gzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7qzsdh4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyza3fzjy6z5wzem890tslfkuw7sw09p7vhkp96hcy5m7n6hv32yg0szaru'>nevent1q…zaru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they were one of the few companies to lose their B-Corp accreditation. Not a great look really 2026-02-14T15:10:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9cud4jnlr3564es0ee8u8zvfukcesxhvmkxlduag3ukttlhw4rhqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v72l8t4y QQ for Masto #gardeners - I need some help: so I absolutely love delphiniums. Don’t know why really but I do. However they are a complate pain in the arse to grow starting with the spotty germination.<br/><br/>So I’ve cold stratified a bunch of trays of seeds. Should I now bring them into heat to germinate?<br/><br/>Thanks!<br/>#gardening 2026-02-12T17:05:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstq28hcrm04z7x67x7qra8ljn4jemd6rljfgr96gv2umg7yalerlszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7hvjhvt Those who saw me post last year may have noted my excitement as our perennial echium - taken as a cutting some years ago - flowered spectacularly for the first time in April - photo below.<br/><br/>While not as many flower spikes this year it was still looking good. Until today. Absolutely no idea what’s happened but that could be a dead plant there. #Gardening is never straight forward…<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/056/877/724/802/721/original/1b8e3a1b5713a4a9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/056/882/502/857/494/original/8d1118e5e0b98734.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-12T09:14:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz389al7qafv6pvmp3u96wu556gcmkea9we0rfk45yqhzk3wclz7szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7tg3p9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4sdwds0y7puz84u2trmr76m4nahmassfezcrzltp2hwjcm7pfdcpftdla'>nevent1q…tdla</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is dreamy! We too have absolutely dreadful soil (very sandy) but I mulch thickly every year with seaweed (we are 200m from the beach - hence living effectively on a sand dune), woodchip in a range of states of decay, municipal soil improved and home made compost. In reality now I’m mostly #gardening into that layer. We bought it as a dodgy rectangle of scrub grass and shrubs but have spent a lot of time getting it to be productive. I love it! 2026-02-09T20:20:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx8cy5zeuaaumqp05zxnlw26t2az4lgru86ysgn4wng03ctwj3zlgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v73lnep5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp6e9ezkzpt5atdmcf7ht3wmedkfjmkj7w6jx94zhzl2wjjcjdzsyvuhqj'>nevent1q…uhqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well - I have a really lovely greenhouse where I spend a lot of time at the moment because I’m not working for a bit… so I start on heated mats in there and then move to the greenhouse benches to grow on. 2026-02-09T19:17:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dqpfa7uj4re6kcd5f0syvhkwr8vuwll7vch0cpgqqeat46hvueqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7w2h73q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9ev6y9lnwuh3j28arhhjlcj90pjv7lzzum4jnrtj3s8t9w450pckpxjgd'>nevent1q…xjgd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes! I start planting some in December and then just keep going… tomatoes and chilli’s in Jan. I’ve got heating mats to get them going 2026-02-09T18:58:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstugyfz635ux97cx5ughx036p0mklhemhzhd80dru8wz0shphn70szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7dw78p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrayy2ku8prfk7mv0h8cyed599hrd2klra7hc5dk3n50zmfqes2svue4eu'>nevent1q…e4eu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know it so well!<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/042/169/157/325/623/original/7290a5c9608cc461.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/042/169/231/530/674/original/0f682e98ec81f61e.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-09T18:52:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3fcl4wcx4yd8jsvww5wk8nz0paxss2auz44usr6ka5zq70jxwjqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7yhvkda It’s the time of year where there’s never enough space in a greenhouse so I’m trying to improvise. I’ve got lettuces which are clearly unhappy in their little pots but too early to put them out. I’m repotting into the same pots therefore (that greenhouse space thing) but with new compost I’m enriching with seaweed to act as a slow release fertiliser to get through the next 8 weeks or so.<br/><br/>Let’s see if it works. <br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/039/772/616/391/031/original/98de44a9936119f0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/039/772/783/362/122/original/241fa1a5877cba4c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/039/772/987/216/143/original/afd0d7b9f0322441.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/039/773/050/948/337/original/c350ec4f4a5449c1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-09T08:43:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgndd4k4tm7hnm624pgw4ay4uwzs69vdhceurr6pmw3tmquqyamsgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v73742m0 Hi Masto friendlies: does anyone know how to get a search engine to not return entries for specific websites (like Amazon for example)? 2026-01-28T15:49:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqwu4ce0mhal45jyuwj46runy636y45h3z2rxy35dwv4jphj3kz7qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7tek25p masto #gardeners : some planning help please.<br/><br/>I’ve got two small plots for cordon tomatoes this year (everything is small in our garden and I always try to pack in too much).<br/><br/>The plots are 1.5m X 1.5m and 2.0m x 1.5m. Soil has been very well prepared with thick seaweed and rotted woodchip mulch.<br/><br/>How many tomato plants is right for each one? Does anyone have a reliable crop maximising formula? <br/><br/>Thanks!<br/><br/>#gardening 2026-01-26T13:11:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy8h64r2w832d0guluwhhfg54m0tgjhdgxqqn2p8g0rjtvrxrd0lczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7uw23lx QQ Masto #Gardeners in Europe: does anyone know if we are expecting to get the US freeze coming over? If we are I need to dig up my citrus but I can’t find any weather site which says it’s happening.<br/><br/>#gardening 2026-01-25T11:50:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxemq8utyfqfr68r6kas29cleuszce662pa4vxhdfycwn5dlkkpqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7vu8s9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsth9rr9j7glfsnmepckud46fdg9nmdvfeg8plkfg4egljased9qqca56tug'>nevent1q…6tug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well yes. I do take note as well of what the Gardeners’ World lot do and their timings. I pinch out the leading shoot to make them less etiolated - which seems to work well. And then the just sit there and sulk for a bit when planted out - whatever time of year - and then go for it in late March I think. I’ll mix morning glory seeds in there too but direct sowing because they are more drought tolerant and keep flowering through the whole summer… #gardening 2026-01-22T07:07:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0g6qz6qys2enn4nr5mtg03femt0e59647xz6xujv4vw6s38xvthszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7dg2ph7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycele8watsmysy7tj0n9nk63fdr5gah8daxdzwwks3fl4yamng8c6eaw3d'>nevent1q…aw3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well I will@let you know coz I have some December ones too! Not planted out yet tho 2026-01-21T17:27:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf7xx54q3sf8khqldz6fppq5kvtth8fjmcdm7mupe0e57jemq9jaqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v732444u I’ve been #gardening (again). And - having more time than previously - I’ve been a little organised. I mean - not crazy stuff like really planning where plants will go or anything. But planning all the same. So lists and timings for sowing in the greenhouse and then planting out. I have no idea if I’ll manage to keep to it but… it’s something.<br/><br/>Keep wondering what I’ve missed. Hey ho…<br/><br/>But so far so good: potatoes and sweet peas are out. SPs were planted in Oct and have grown a load…<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/934/116/208/287/645/original/ade670d341f46a9c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-21T16:52:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hcd9vuye0qqkn7v44r3gcsnnmwchvjhd4ujdnf6vp3yftwplfdszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v762avzr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda3larenm63nuklq0xpe86a9uf4g6ejslztnp66jla62cmfe2mdsuxr489'>nevent1q…r489</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>auditing has always been a scam. It’s now developed into quite the scam where the point is to make the partners £1m a year (or equivalent locally). When they take kids with zero experience and ‘train them on the job’ (plus cramming classes) they literally add nothing. It’s a tax on business, used to train accountants.<br/><br/>I might be persuaded that some audits, done by end of career accountants, could add value. That’s it.<br/><br/>I write from personal experience 2026-01-20T06:23:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3qe9fpeqlm6qjyhvez0smccatp3aq4u40f4r409lu2edzvcchhczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7nv9k8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqdv37jlp5w4aadauh3d7ly2gftr7u8g9y4exelt4r496088f3dcvyarc9'>nevent1q…arc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recommend him too - and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rgfdww7mc64yvrfsqvgg75fsl333degafcclj5fdthhps2mgec7qya7ecj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Broadfork</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rgf…7ecj</span>)</a></span> 2026-01-19T16:36:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszs8dg7vec8qnhn6qfq8vewn34umfra9mkyqfsqq9tzft22mzp7tqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7t058t6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgklp75ww9qaq5kr8mjr7fctvejm0sjrla2ldcpznn9zkavk39f9su5f94p'>nevent1q…f94p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Morning Martin: after a day in the trees with a pruning chainsaw, I need to find a break in the weather to turn that lot into woodchip. Planting tomatoes too: having a nice greenhouse means I can supply the neighbours in April with a bunch of healthy plants which is always great... have a great day! 2026-01-15T08:52:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxmj8qqamv4c877un3x4uslqvak52xz79j9npm2t2da72z4x0rkgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7y7sfhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc0ug8nyh6qlmku5u5m5rmqnmr0zd3djmct3z9948dut0cmrlxdg8zhxd6'>nevent1q…hxd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hazel is good because it bends so well and if I go slowly, at worst creases rather than snapping. Apple off its I planted into my fruit hedge (it’s not a thing I know: I just used some off cuts from a plum a couple of years back for a pea hedge and they rooted - and produced fruit this year. So now it is a thing and im adding 😀) 2026-01-14T11:06:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspq6cqyg4zv0dk6g63wmswryncl33v35eu58wnduh8a9jx4hsq58czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v775wapu I&#39;ve been playing too: pruned two hazels yesterday and made a basket for delphiniums to grow through with the offcuts.<br/><br/>I&#39;m new to this and it&#39;s really difficult! Mine are always scruffy, not lewast because getting them to sit still at the beginning is impossible!<br/><br/>I need to go on one of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13pt0ylxgs99kelt7zad95r3zq8wzkddsfsksmnewgf0wzvs05t2s3dfuyd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jules she/her</span> (<span class="italic">npub13pt…fuyd</span>)</a></span> courses..<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/892/895/181/378/864/original/7051e663b1619312.png"> <br/> 2026-01-14T10:10:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs02mwgmqrwn70uumsl68ex4l6ekd886qcr92445yrmk0r506jh0sczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7hw6j0q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd99lfk09xlrwxudhn2uxmelja0aamyz8tzdv6vz76wd0l0sa455sdyks3m'>nevent1q…ks3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>T|he thing about these cases, is for me, less the facts and stats but more what it tells us about the mindset of our politicians and thereby, the civil service: poverty is suspect; benefits claimaints are dodgy; being &#39;hard&#39; on claimants is morally right to reduce benefit fraud.<br/><br/>And this is, ostensibly, a Labour government. I really cannot see the point of having both them and the Tories. At all. 2026-01-14T07:26:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vdhp063xpawwfm90n0s0v3fm9yf48nu0fnlw9m5dfswje0ww7dczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7jc2y2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nq7vcj8ge0wgd8ttvckk43znmflppxlmxu59vtyxa5aggjerqnq8kfdqj'>nevent1q…fdqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>martin - I’m so with you (though more growing sweet peas than X country skiing…😃) 2026-01-09T11:11:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0yy597v899w5k55jz4hmn7zckch2exduxu3jn9fc30rfeyzsrw4qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v70c0mu6 I’m #gardening… I grew Brugmansia from seed last year and noting how they all died previously coz they aren’t hardy, I put them in pots so I could bring them in. The problem is they seem to like their space so when I came to move them (and they flowered beautifully from September) I found they’d all escaped through the pot to the ground below. <br/><br/>But I’ve brought them into the greenhouse and this one continues to flower. What a stunning plant!<br/><br/>Thanks to all posting news<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/847/698/691/403/168/original/3a038e983f1d1e5b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-06T10:34:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgy82wyq37kwpushvrrs3m3tl9wm07rlpnz5e4sjkzn4s0mtxpnvgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7533w5a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddaken9q83lpq2hcqyj68m5valwz3ht2zhl72a0tv6e2gtxm9zec584yq9'>nevent1q…4yq9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there’s something horrible about the situation on the left when it turns out, yet again, you were always right.<br/><br/>When I read this article I thought about how we’ve all come to know - years ago - that TB is a wrong ‘un. Yet somehow he still walks the streets a feee man pouring the economy into his fascist friends pockets as they burn the world. 2025-12-10T07:54:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqgq75q8unr3l9ledjhj37xhvz2q5c42rd04q7s4x6g22gkfr6atqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7j9celx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r9spdhtfp79neegx0jp8jads8v4qwjqvcvkrcfeavax7q6xxppgemj2ru'>nevent1q…j2ru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>without any evidence to confirm it I’ve always hoped I was in a group for whom advertising would always be a negative: ie I am less likely to buy your product if you direct marketing at me. 2025-12-09T07:03:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2un55f3p237k2gs0uc8g00kvt9ztddgln8mle5vh4uw0p6uyx63czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7a6gv22 Just bought an ePub file here - a format I don’t normally use. I (much) prefer hard copy. Anyway, when I go to open it (on my phone) the option is Apple Books. Ok. And then an ominous ‘let’s get started’ (wha…??? I just want to read this thing!) and then a long load of ‘How Apple will use your data’<br/><br/>How bout Not, Apple? How bout Not Using My Data because I want to read a book? How about just not doing that?<br/><br/>Any thoughts for an IoS compatible EPUB reader which doesn’t do that?<br/><br/>#FediHelp 2025-11-27T06:34:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszmskg0dg5s0592hkat9eld0pmsjpufugxns0wrcpfqd6sxrvjwqqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v79wawle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz93zg2lz76rk2m47fzvx2yhffjv9earqyw930mce0sfv5xzhlw0s3jjsht'>nevent1q…jsht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can see the size of the protests growing if they are seriously going to play those kinds of fascist games 2025-11-25T18:43:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgf3dev5dg8vc0ljwm3fppxl64859vujyp9p42fd7crd3hmamtw6gzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ct8emv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dhs0stsm536thd5mnqcz4ws78npnj7tljql5ftc7myr85sj5rccg4jtxz'>nevent1q…jtxz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>head is all over the place closing up out in #Zurich so it’s all fine! And she was a nice and very interesting lady - was a privilege to meet her in fact. Sometimes life throws these things at you. 2025-11-25T09:57:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0kcr0chj3m5rcud40u6ky4assam8nm292qquvadmeaq0q58czjcqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7f905u4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxygrk28sjrcreele324fc9zmnchzpecz3dm7narujx7w80g0l50q4hq3un'>nevent1q…q3un</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve had one of those mornings: I couldn’t sleep so spent ages awake and then slept and then couldn’t get up. Thought screw it I’ll walk to the office to clear my head. Then found a blind lady who was looking stressed and lost with a fairly useless guide dog. Short version spent 20 minutes getting her to where she needed to go. So then hopped on a tram to catch up and realised as I arrived I’d forgotten my laptop. So now can’t check Libre! 2025-11-25T09:01:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrv868yjksps8y59hmsxdrl6jwq8zu7dkgukey3hd50a4pjwpjurszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7jrvx63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mamjd5c2gaj6jz0j4jmxja5lunhn07v4yjde7lqydy08xju6u3qrzhuuv'>nevent1q…huuv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>excel does have histograms (I think??? You’re making me doubt myself now but surely???) - and I’m really surprised if Libre office doesnt? I’m going to go find out now! 2025-11-25T08:43:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvejcsv0u69pvkz5pjdy7r4zwsflcv8n8jmmf0fytl5muat0svqqczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7k2n0x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcnj4ngh39sw9dzw5x6flxm0ex3klwgdjuaknpgcapjwfsxunyqs22d6v9'>nevent1q…d6v9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is alarming tho that the new CEO was a founder of the place we are all trying to get away from. I mean could they really not have found someone - anyone - else?<br/><br/>At best we can wait and see but we know how that ‘wait and see’ approach has worked out with Threads and Bluesky…fascism is snapping at the perimeter and it is exactly these sort of folks who are urging the attack dogs on. <br/><br/>Agree entirely with your premise that this is very important… 2025-11-19T07:53:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvsacjrelxgeemu95u73x2snjp4697w59wpcsw2dvxg4mxm2g6m5czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7nlvly8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3g04dls62042q53qzesha2nexrakz84gnzqkjr842775ndlnp6q35usm7'>nevent1q…usm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the idea they need to put their house in order is last it’s sell by date. They’ve been agreeing to do that for decades. Disband and completely rethink law and order is actually what’s needed I believe. Any resources should be focused at the big players - and a lot more into sorting out poverty… 2025-11-19T07:03:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4t8p9zta0max2zpzenfpl8kqyq93gkvxwmyyvtuz8du6pmu6rvgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7zgc3w3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnn8mt62wkd6kul54ldg7cwsknrmccptzray7ygdajdas9rrwn6g5c9nvp'>nevent1q…9nvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d second the recommend for Farmer Gracy. I don&#39;t know anything bad about them, but they do deliver promptly, costs are fair I think, and the products have always been good for us other than one order a coupole of years back which had a higher than reasonable number of soft bulbs. I think that was a one off though. And I&#39;ve used again this year.<br/><br/>Apparently all suppies of cannas from the continent will have &#39;Canna Virus&#39; whatever that is. Don&#39;t know if it&#39;s true.<br/><br/>#Gardening 2025-11-17T11:19:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszy30xlnkv3l7ard8ym5m53r0l40gzxanaulz0majthvtfsftjcmqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7njh5fu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszssrnqxdhc4hg0c8k4udrhrjv38djrmxg6yen8umfdkljkrgtz0qj7ztjs'>nevent1q…ztjs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A common misconception! Tax havens are only effective for really wealthy people. Sadly, being a committed leftie who won&#39;t use tax avoidance structures, I pay double tax on a good chunk of my income... Not poor relatively. But not a tax avoider / evader either. I&#39;ve got trapped on projects where, if I leave, others lose their jobs. It&#39;s been a pain in the arse tbh... 2025-11-17T08:03:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy0c2gr9t5uyuvurn9atsaw0r5fthgm6pahrhm5qrtyz8ervkfzgqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7adhqcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wg4ynztn6rajq0sed6q9h3d3n84pgpv25v7sfs8t8y0gl73pwwq7lff0e'>nevent1q…ff0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last day working on a contract that sees me commute from #Jersey to #Zurich every signle week. For 7 years.<br/><br/>December I take off. And then I see how much I actually need to do to pay the bills in January.. so slowing down. Cannot wait. 2025-11-17T08:00:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswe35cukcruszrps53u64fdlhrvsp8weegapj36a3v2zz8zqealkqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7luzgl6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcag8w3h6ugcnfxu8wlhctnp7hfaq9fp84y30u95vcq73v2af8nqc2x527'>nevent1q…x527</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Day minus 10 and counting 😀 2025-11-17T07:52:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgj2sx3hpctxt4q4rs70jf9e05mp6axy9s7x05y3ys4y3m3gs9gmczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ug9e5t My usual happy Friday morning here, having got home late last night. It&#39;s grey and miserable but... the Burgmansia&#39;s are flowering madly (what was wrong with July????), the dahlias have come again strongly, winter veg planted a couple of weeks back is loving the mild weather.<br/><br/>A big bed of self-seeded nasturtiums is looking at me from the window by my desk and persuading me I need to try eating them again: so many people can&#39;t be wrong, can they??? 2025-11-14T09:01:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv66hw2xn0ghlvnwm25l65v679k25ay9rx3tx90jdr9k7uan4rxhczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7rd8y3a Woohoo… nearly home and I realised today that, as I’m not coming home next weekend, this is the penultimate commute home I will have to do. Potentially ever. Big woohoo! <br/><br/>Think it’s raining at home this weekend but screw it: l’ve got rain proofs and *things to plant*. And there’s always the greenhouse and some seeds to plant months too early…those traditions must be observed obviously 2025-11-13T18:56:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2clnqkn7t78tcnshe2gjw4h5d7uwmsfqtpwfpv9xfzh026e25ukszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7vemewv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4q2fr3r0vkdjp602yx9k6qdy5g6fkp7ln5fh9h0x9pdvaxhsmcg52eh6x'>nevent1q…eh6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that this is a fundamental difference between left and right: the left angsts about complexity and nuance. The right ignores all of that and blames immigrants.<br/><br/>And apparently - yes - that goes down well with many 2025-11-13T06:53:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr5x7928elm8zjqsy7339yv2aqj94xaejkg3qd5cty80rhwelks5gzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7uc0hg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwqq70nafz4u82dg70ax5uqgmxmmm2826gmm4d5frlhmhy8nfzjcskm2sh'>nevent1q…m2sh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>days! I’ve quit the contract I’m working on as at end of November. Travelling weekly is disastrous environmentally and not great for me personally. So screw that. 😀😀 no idea what I’m doing next year but it won’t be this 2025-11-10T07:27:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszn47d6yhynswe4glczp3upjd38pqukas7phjeyee9krhmahfc40qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7mzuqty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdlkhqeczaxrjs5ywe9pmhxaq3plywe5rgxw9pe8jcvmqz0ssgyg45jj74'>nevent1q…jj74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>usually corporate nonsense today knowing I’ve got 15 more of them only before getting a break from it all and a complete reset. So can’t whine! Good luck with the job. 2025-11-10T07:17:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8w3vfjy70vq9c53vrk4whk5l9pj6uy3cj4cvvl09sqwspas8n50qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7lz42ed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdkt72p7max56znkkxeum6krqlathhzcxcrpgqfqca8j27nxg05gzqmf44'>nevent1q…mf44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think B Corp is sincere in its aims and it is very difficult to navigate this territory. So I credit them for trying - sincerely - to help here. <br/><br/>Eventually tho I just come back to Keynes point that capitalism is the proposition that the worst of men with the worst of motivations will act together for the common good.<br/><br/>Efforts to make capitalism palatable are kind of doomed to fail because at its core, it is anything but 2025-11-09T10:46:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswkrzpc3a4aaxdxfa5c8u3zekhk0zqndw2uahmm8zn6q9u69r376qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v74jzpp6 Hope everyone had a good weekend? The mild weather is extending the flowers remarkably. So lovely day clearlng back, prepping beds and planting out winter tolerant veg yesterday in the sun. And picking a bazillion figs. Made a thing: slice each fig, fry in butter with a sliced, skin on, tangerine on top; add cognac and honey; served it in left over brioche. Nom. Proper nom.<br/><br/>And then froze bags of figs. What to do with them?<br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/519/291/639/704/138/original/70ce850ce381bc16.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/519/293/415/711/615/original/747c089bb950b405.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/519/293/479/729/518/original/77027e900949533d.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/519/293/558/189/873/original/edd04c2c22c78f9a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-09T10:43:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr3cvnktzhdam2cynjpxg4xtuxr6afeamu2dlm28p3rtfsxmr2nnqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7hh6emx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrunc2eyt3edrmgcf7mdm20ecz0zx9d7jpvzf4lcsmhdgxnepsjgh5fls8'>nevent1q…fls8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really wish it were the virtuous circle it’s supposed to be but for us it really did not turn out that way. The exercise was useful but turned into more of an exercise certifying what we already were, then being able to say so officially, than changing our behaviours. Interesting exercise. 2025-11-09T10:08:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzmc9u6wljezj92384w90hwgwmj5xg2efmqye7aene7uud53knpszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v76wmvmg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4dncwy3xwcpz6skeu8ew78a7wxd8lz87392dgg7jtqswdy3a5dstaelgg'>nevent1q…elgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes - it was a very big decision for us to go for B-Corp certification. We had one member of staff do almost nothing else for 18 months - in itself painful. But that lack of impact was shocking: we had one customer - a posh Uk bank, who allowed supply chain management to remove us from their PSL because we are too small: in direct contradition with B-Corp principles. Sort of realised it’s meaningful for some of us and a badge for others 2025-11-09T09:56:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgqvtvrvjez84ta9j2wjk8kfnauqzjhefyuej6p3tqhax2ncejw5czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ah2ge3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnhjhdllnqs5j8e4w0dvcqt0jxskzj0623quwuq9fup4kt839xfqct39he'>nevent1q…39he</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my firm is B-Corp certified. It was very expensive for us to get, long winded but focused on important issues.<br/><br/>It has not helped us at all in terms of winning new business, even from other B-Corps, which is supposed to be a benefit. And the changes coming in next year are too onerous for a small firm so we will let ours lapse. Shame - but a pragmatic reality. 2025-11-09T09:47:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8dl7w2mpqwdzrkh6zfk2xlcr0lxhf5xl5qldv77lwlxw4377ldwszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7k4ftrg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnf8vfrw69zf9xge5zca45an67c7pf503su6snz50ptn2tg2e9vshwwz38'>nevent1q…wz38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is excellent! So many EV owners think they are saving the planet.... as has been pointed out so many times: EVs don&#39;t save the planet, they save the car industry. 2025-11-08T08:54:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd587ty9f4mnk9wv9kdq07zjddtzyw4r3ay830hz05psjgedjwthqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v74c8z72 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgc0p67c3e2amt82wtyxjxlvzr4wgrs4d4zz7w7q3glus4tnv6kpgnffu30'>nevent1q…fu30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Odd isn&#39;t it? We had a health system which was the envy of the world (apparently), then you actively work to diminish it, &amp; replace with American style which manifestly kills a lot of Americans each year through negligence and lack of access.<br/><br/>I think they genuinely believe the lie that &#39;there is a lot of waste which can be eliminated&#39; not recognising that the process of trying to eliminate waste is insanely expensive and ineffective. Same outcome: more dead people<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160s3jaqxg0whs28mz44h6wsuva0amxvpf52kk29dz9cc2h6scxzsxfrss9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emma Davidson</span> (<span class="italic">npub160s…rss9</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-06T09:42:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7029e7vradvdcavh473hp7wngvjz2tch4v8cqmx294uhq3pfl7czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v76whnuh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mvelvfrjegh9h8gg2czaf8frhfwsufxhexc302tp5ehfnn7n8jg3s5cav'>nevent1q…5cav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/n There is no commercial value in saving the life of a 2 year old with a bad illness.<br/><br/>But the difference between a society which will do that, and one which says: too expensive/pay yourself, is everything between a society I want to live in and one I don&#39;t.<br/><br/>The boy in question is now a cheeky 23 year old who&#39;s just moved to Vancouver. No job. A bit of &#39;fuck it - it will probably work out&#39;.<br/><br/>As we always do we sent him a cake. Inscribed: &#34;Glad not dead. Love Family&#34;.<br/><br/>Think that covers it. 2025-11-05T22:01:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9mvelvfrjegh9h8gg2czaf8frhfwsufxhexc302tp5ehfnn7n8jgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v73qldfk Up front declare: this is not a sad story. It&#39;s a very happy one. Via some tricky bits...<br/><br/>Today, Nov 5th is a celebration day in our family. 22 years ago, my son had a bone marrow transplant (aged 23 1/2 months) for a horrendous leukaemia.<br/><br/>We were lucky: we lived 30 minutes from Great Ormond St, kids hospital. His mum was the 2nd parent donor in history (she and I are matched to each other). He didn&#39;t reject. We paid £0.<br/><br/>That is the greatness of a health system now being destroyed. 1/n 2025-11-05T21:57:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyznutysl48ss4wrf2qx4extmf52qdhkf8sh63373mjcc5967fveszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7gfwa68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdjnv348k0s6n0xxfj5yaa4xmadsmyexjp8dxx9cwfvn4ad54tcgwntpg5'>nevent1q…tpg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m ok with them existing as long as they NEVER stand against each other. right now the Greens definitely have the ascendency and the clout, while YP is floundering under the mess of it&#39;s own making so they have to be prepared to stand back.<br/><br/>I see the point about green centrists but right now the left greens need all the support they can get. The centrists can go and join the Lib Dems if they must...<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ld5xjujh2vlufttyxq55m4h7wwdgqad3995g24e6fyr267ylt2fs8363uk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 🏴</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ld5…63uk</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ndxyfakmhrx4236utvmd2taezx0rks4dr0qvumkvk52x6x0wm6msl3w8le" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ravensrod 🫖 🍰</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ndx…w8le</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10zx4d7kckkj44kp0gr30zhx7fy6lvr0asze7dhgwfrw2pqp2yltsryuuel" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub10zx…uuel</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13hx660ckmh89u8dpy9vd278un5zjvc0c2cw2az4msgjyhms3ft4q5f7a03" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wen</span> (<span class="italic">npub13hx…7a03</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m0jej6wguj9528rfl05qry6wfwtzjactvkmc6cazwdnv5md43dvshjqy4f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Totts</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m0j…qy4f</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18qxtuwvfg3sqsnn0nsxv2n4jptt4xg9kzw7y53a0kamz5azhkmksl29a9r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BashStKid</span> (<span class="italic">npub18qx…9a9r</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-03T09:50:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87hhanl98jjndywvsmg368xcmeqe3hycqf0r8zhtpdars5mtr03szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v78kdj8e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsplqxm7p55eqf5xqcg32e0sln8fw2qrq3zdc83j5t6htg2sl0qglsup2z'>nevent1q…up2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I genuinely think that their public spats make them now just an annoying, vote-splitting, distraction and they should disband and get behind the Greens. I know their enthusiasts would be appalled by that - but as a minimum thye need to agree not to split the vote.<br/><br/>The trans issue is absolutely my red line. Being a bit incompetent is annoying but that&#39;s life on the left it seems. Well mostly.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ld5xjujh2vlufttyxq55m4h7wwdgqad3995g24e6fyr267ylt2fs8363uk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 🏴</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ld5…63uk</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ndxyfakmhrx4236utvmd2taezx0rks4dr0qvumkvk52x6x0wm6msl3w8le" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ravensrod 🫖 🍰</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ndx…w8le</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10zx4d7kckkj44kp0gr30zhx7fy6lvr0asze7dhgwfrw2pqp2yltsryuuel" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub10zx…uuel</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13hx660ckmh89u8dpy9vd278un5zjvc0c2cw2az4msgjyhms3ft4q5f7a03" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wen</span> (<span class="italic">npub13hx…7a03</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m0jej6wguj9528rfl05qry6wfwtzjactvkmc6cazwdnv5md43dvshjqy4f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Totts</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m0j…qy4f</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18qxtuwvfg3sqsnn0nsxv2n4jptt4xg9kzw7y53a0kamz5azhkmksl29a9r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BashStKid</span> (<span class="italic">npub18qx…9a9r</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-03T09:28:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswnwdfaz99khdz2qds20dwwxt9uwqrtnxrptjf63flv9t09z9x06qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7ssc74m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs245x26uufxljmr76dey4f7q03yvpzp0mecjsemp453dt26tgat3snjl75p'>nevent1q…l75p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>for me it’s always about the people there now. So Polanski is sounding the best we’ve got right now so gets my support, specially as he doesn’t seem to be crossing any of red lines (anti-genocide, pro-trans, pro-nationalisation and I think pro-PR). So he gets my vote. YP needs to deal with its trans issue 2025-11-03T09:13:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswnhrlsxnxk3t9xwpsaapy9r9c5ylare0ukatf0sym2txvrdqalaczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7zgf282 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsq39jc3z79tjywntepwfpxqjkcxrf39mjsxkl0g95xddtxnpm0gqs8h65'>nevent1q…8h65</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes - it may be, though I don&#39;t know. I don&#39;t know anyone involved at all and I&#39;m nervous to speculate. I have a defensive thing for Corbyn - not because of him really, but because of the utterly extraordinary mobilisation of the wealthy against him. He definitely had some stuff very right, to have attracted that level of investment in smearing him. A man who&#39;s spent his life fighting racism of all kinds is antisemitic?<br/><br/>But what an absolute shit show now.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ld5xjujh2vlufttyxq55m4h7wwdgqad3995g24e6fyr267ylt2fs8363uk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 🏴</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ld5…63uk</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18qxtuwvfg3sqsnn0nsxv2n4jptt4xg9kzw7y53a0kamz5azhkmksl29a9r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BashStKid</span> (<span class="italic">npub18qx…9a9r</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-31T09:59:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr8mywwv72mdgezrw96l3ns2f0xmqdxeahyvy4cr4ns40xr25japqzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7sp3wv4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7s2e4uj8hwalkz6epseq6arr2qj7wa9x7erz43lmf097g7m279c7fmwe6'>nevent1q…mwe6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They cannot have professional advisors. I mean - they jsut can&#39;t. Surely?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13hx660ckmh89u8dpy9vd278un5zjvc0c2cw2az4msgjyhms3ft4q5f7a03" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wen</span> (<span class="italic">npub13hx…7a03</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18qxtuwvfg3sqsnn0nsxv2n4jptt4xg9kzw7y53a0kamz5azhkmksl29a9r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BashStKid</span> (<span class="italic">npub18qx…9a9r</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-31T09:49:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wnujqwqzajfrprg3kc37ys45h6s76pd9tzed95da4g4e680rx6czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v788rk6h Hey Masto Stockholmites - new vegan cafe - Klattermusens Verkstad - opened on Nytogsgatan and they’ve got a workshop with the fabulous Julia Kalthoff, carving-axe maker extraordinaire, on Nov 6th, 17:30 to 20:00. Won’t be anywhere near Stockholm that day but I’d go if I were!<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/464/183/341/259/457/original/d0c412c86f1562ba.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-30T17:00:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2hev70mvldltjslntjlxqs8vz0de2z5dqew0swpr43352kvwyedszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7z8tn37 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfs693ghgw3747d99cz8u7mkn5zk50muavn44drr6c6vt8nsc8v8cnz25cx'>nevent1q…25cx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes. Love cats too but hate what they to the birds. Remember a childhood cat - devastating hunter - catching a spotted flycatcher in our garden once. Never saw another one 2025-10-30T13:36:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsynqh40h740fttqrmlr020yltj3deup6m03j8ce8y7vrf207q5kwszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v75ru4wg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy3ssjvrawj4xxffqh0djxdh5kqeqkajxpml72sxnz4k3kk8tj9zgg24xmp'>nevent1q…4xmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is and they are fabulous. But I hate seeing them raid nests in the spring - they are such vicious predators. A bit anthropomorphised I know but then I am an anthropomorph (??) 2025-10-30T13:34:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs23w99cjrpq234uh5m9cke2zwz66lssd7v6yrt3ufpecxvfavysgczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7pnsdcr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfe056ra4c8l584arvc46hu4cnf5nv394q0seqxdttux2gry439g4fhux7'>nevent1q…hux7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so we feed thru the winter and the number and diversity is good. But it does bring pigeons and magpies in which I’d prefer stayed away… 2025-10-30T13:27:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstjccgmdnwcq44qcn67u89yc76fzwgnjgqrzsh9hm2hpvepresv6szyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v706t8en In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2ad9zeaa6jfp99vwu8epzehk9wvzwfa6f8qr7c4dvlp9fc3clwcuv5c6k'>nevent1q…5c6k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes!!!! Great point.<br/><br/>And put seed out regularly to a cleaned surface in the winter? 2025-10-30T10:27:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswrnz060eag7tf6m5xqm5rhnykfnpt8q5ga6h2j700afgyzvvpvpgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v79733e9 Was wondering, as #gardening is on the agenda here this morning... what are the things which I think really improve my garden? So for me, I think thick mulch (sea weed, woodchip and as much compost as I can make) - like a foot deep or so, every 2 or 3 years; getting the watering regime as right as I can in the summer; prepping the soil properly before planting out.<br/><br/>Keen to hear others thoughts here - so much to learn.<br/><br/>(I&#39;m gardening in the British Channel Islands btw) 2025-10-30T10:20:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfz7pq0whldxs098caed4epht7r0gc46cjsgs7r3uutgz63k22spszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7k39m0m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspq93usjlh3wu2cves9exhweu86j999hslexq86kl80hjjzeuck5chm6k6u'>nevent1q…6k6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was thinking about this: the # of veg which self seed in my garden - sometimes with a bit of help shaking seed heads out perhaps - is growing, and welcome.<br/><br/>- rocket: grows everywhere - I have to weed it;<br/>- lettuces: randomly all over<br/>- tomatoes: have to weed them<br/>- winter squashes: what a joy - never know what I&#39;ll get but massive Butternuts this year<br/>- blackberries (of course)<br/>- loganberries<br/>- perpetual spinach<br/>- beetroot<br/>- leeks<br/>- wasabi rocket<br/><br/>And then the flowers...<br/><br/>#gardening 2025-10-30T08:23:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84qdxt4qn75cdn5zss66c7alwv9kssl6f2fdmsfghxlwez9q6engzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7uweaaw #TechHelp needed please: I need to transfer files from my #iPhone to my PC. Not photos or videos. Just files I&#39;ve saved to the phone. And it seems to be virtually impossible. Any help welcome 2025-10-29T12:29:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdd4hatnu46ju3pkz5cp7ufa8wwdka09rmhmyjv6z8xrwm3wulzmczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v72qpfs5 Nice silver lining to my daughter&#39;s useless boyfriend deciding that commitment is not in his lexicon: she&#39;s now free to come and join me in Devon to learn how to use a chisel, a plane and the like in December for my week course. When the kids grow up and live overseas doing their own thing, these moments are pretty special. Bit worried about what the pair of us might manage, staying in a real ale pub for a week but hey ho...I&#39;m sure we will be very brave and cope somehow. 2025-10-29T11:33:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhsgmgsp6yucddnjaj6drw0ry8ea7un3wu6nqjp5ua3s3xz6q7fgzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v757vstp Another morning another set of depressing headlines (what an embarrasment our racist fuckwit Prime Minister is).<br/><br/>Anyway. Ignoring this stuff I can do so little about, I&#39;m home for the weekend and the garden is fab this morning in clear skies and news. Tomatoes need collecting; 2nd fig harvest is just beginning; huge amounts needing a bit of tidying, trays of seedlings coming on for next year. Happy days.<br/><br/>#gardening 2025-10-17T12:55:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstv70auswftq3tukfs380k96mcqhwwhaxg972hqc7kgvh37whrqmszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7gx45um In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4qhma393aa6zh9vezsd53yzurjttqaa4fv73he2rjl2wms86muqgx0enc'>nevent1q…0enc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More good financial news... 2025-10-16T09:12:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg23ept6y59hftc8r08ce9yn8npgulynhutnw9zt782y5r8lpud5qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7tpt42j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5tjcj45h2sx9xd6t058tlwzqe3tjnkgptldka5my285x8p9y2rges807m'>nevent1q…807m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The cuts to judiciary were done as a matter of deliberate policy. This situation is deliberate: we have been deliberately impoverished (access to justice is very much a matter of poverty) by the deliberate choice to defund the courts.<br/><br/>And yet somehow no one seems to know this... 2025-10-14T05:57:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83qa5qkxld4u99gjws3zzumclvxx5lvg6z22e6fcdd8t5jw5fznszyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7awd2p5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ye04d27ktutcnjwffsjf4hrwu9pvclvjuekt9vnczlpdny4r7vsx3gg0f'>nevent1q…gg0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s pretty much what the recent leadership election was about: TERF versus anti-TERF. Anti-TERF won and the TERFs are now complaining that they are unwelcome in the party.<br/><br/>How cool is that???<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ecsvapql5rerese5hwtmkn74rfhk02s2ad6d3n22cphjpv8rs8zqm0kh2u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>JuneSim63 💚</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ecs…kh2u</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ndxyfakmhrx4236utvmd2taezx0rks4dr0qvumkvk52x6x0wm6msl3w8le" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ravensrod 🫖 🍰</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ndx…w8le</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-13T08:14:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxlv97pj36l09f5lswucdrt2p8wew3jlg4dha9286hcsc086jef3qzyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v72ra89e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswwjedpceyj055cf9gjjp3ltqch2t4lx3ljltqpn048aexm40m0rcmyrs5k'>nevent1q…rs5k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean - if after the absolute debacle of their public spat they do actually launch (and I was a founding, funding member - there with my wallet at first call) then having 2 parties will be less effective than having one.<br/><br/>I see a lot of old school ego here in Your Party. And I suspect that the moment policies aren’t to the tune of the leaders they will revert to status quo. I’d love to be wrong. I’d bet substantially I’m not 2025-10-13T07:00:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxyexk08mjw5h26rf20c3qtp88cpsyxej0pfd0cc67wxyhnwjz32czyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7mszhc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs006zphskw6u9fxdlu63tl3wsmkdpn3rh8xaq2c59zr3799cnxznc6ysw0m'>nevent1q…sw0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t remember that regime but they’re going to have to build something. Seems counter productive to try to build 2 things which are essentially the same (assuming they are?) 2025-10-13T06:46:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf7mja4lt6ge86fx840cuq52h4fgtumpeyrtx90k9ajw6s93ghrnczyrq6en9sc93nqzdhvweatkspchkkq75tud2x9685vex7wg22jl0v7lhfv7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszea279yge392ld5ff3cxjss0fssneh6tvhspe8j35dpcd9jfn3gs25uacw'>nevent1q…uacw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do you think they wait for Farage to speak and then adopt that as their new action/policy? 2025-10-13T06:37:57Z