Kev Quirk

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The Shed on the Drive 🛖

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

HomeLife

💭 What Others Said...

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

Meta, Blogging

New Watch Day

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

Watches

Follow Up on Notes

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

Notes, Opinion, Technology

Delio Phase Two

The second book in RR Haywood's Delio series. Great all the way through, but disappointing at the end.

Books, RR Haywood

Finding a Home on the Fediverse

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

Web, Opinion

How Do You Take Notes?

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

Notes, Technology

A Month of Running

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

HomeLife

A New Lick of Paint

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

Meta, Web

Out With Old Tech, In With the New

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

Technology

My Morning Walk

This post started life as a simple photo of a bridge for the Micro.blog photo challenge, but I ended up documenting the whole walk. Because, why not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

HomeLife

A Moment of Reflection

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

HomeLife

Doing a Jack Baty...?

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

Meta, Web, Kirby

More Journal App Updates

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

Web