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Marble Memories

This is my contribution to the September 2026 IndieWeb Fiction Carnival on the theme of "Moonlight". “Fields glisten under the moonlight.” This is what John used to say whenever anybody asked why he liked to walk so late at night. “You can see way more stars if you are outs...

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IndieWeb Fiction Carnival September 2026: Moonlight

When you close your eyes and think of moonlight, what do you see? An author typing a story on an antique typewriter while burning the midnight oil? A musician who is perpetually unaware that there is moonlight outside because they are playing in an underground club? A person...

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Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 17

The seventeenth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 17, Mike interviews James, the author of "with words, wonder" (formerly James' Coffee Blog) about, among other things, identity and personal websites, writing on the web, communicating the potential of personal websites, and more.
I hope you enjoy the episode!

Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.

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What does it take to be on or be part of the #indieweb?As several have shared before me:* own your domain and publish some content on itThat’s the foundation. If you have a personal website on a domain you own and control, you’re on the indieweb or part of the indieweb or how...

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Due to recent reports about “AI”/LLM/“agent” tools and services, I have growing concerns that the #security properties of the open web are changing, or have already changed, in practice, to a degree that we haven’t seen in many years.This past week’s articles / reports on fur...

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Enjoy some art with me

Throughout August I have written a few blog posts about paintings (example). When I have written these posts, I have looked closely at a digital or pained photograph of a painting and written my impressions, sometimes with contextual background that I have researched. For t...

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We can pickle it. But will we want to?Ken Albala thinks maybe not.”This next generation is really going to not care m...

We can pickle it. But will we want to?

Ken Albala thinks maybe not.

”This next generation is really going to not care much about pickles, or they’re going to like pickles that are bought in the store and made industrially and really not care about the strange, weird local thing that comes from the other corner of the earth. I think that’s going to fade.”

We talked about fermentation around the world and the past and future of real pickles.

https://eatthispodcast.com/ferments

#podcasts #fermentation

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Chinese Idioms (Guest post by Naty)

One of the options for the Blaugust Community Award is to write a guest post for another blogger. Zachary and I wrote guest posts for each other's sites earlier in the month. Today I have the pleasure of Naty publishing a guest post here. The topic is Chinese idioms. Herebel...

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A moment

Yellowing leaves blow over the path in front of me, making a sound as they move. Every leaf, a colourful reminder of the coming autumn. Looking up and around and straight ahead, I felt the fresh breeze blow against my face and my hair. The sunlit grass gleamed. Further ahead, the canopy of trees rustled with the wind. With every sound and colour and feeling, I feel alive.

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Blaugust 2026 in review

I am sitting with a cup of tea by my side as I have been on many mornings this month. This morning, instead of being precariously balanced on the arm of the chair, the cup rests between the right arm of the chair and my right leg, keeping me warm in a way where the temperatu...

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Early Autumn

I look out to the trees around and I see a sea of green. The air was warm today; summer is still here. With that said, there are ever more signs that indicate the beginning of the forthcoming season. Every so often, I notice a tree whose leaves are yellowing. This morning, I...

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Old Picture of the Boat-Bridge at Sano, Kozuke Province by Hokusai

Thamara and I are doing an art exchange where we each sent the other person an art-related object to analyse. Thamara sent me a copy of “Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai & Hiroshige”, a book from the art exhibition of the same name being held at the Whitworth in Mancheste...

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#silentsunday

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30.08.2026

A girl in a green dress looking into the camera on the mountain.
Took a longer break and hiked a little around Gotthard pass. L

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29.08.2026

Panoramic view from into a Swiss valley.
Drove over the Gotthard pass this time instead of through its tunnel.

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The #indieweb is about making your own words translate to actions, especially actions like writing, editing, and publishing your words (or photos or other media) on your personal site. The IndieWeb community is a place to help and empower good faith folks to do so as well. Pe...

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Today is the third anniversary of my joining Mastodon. I continue to enjoy it and all of you.

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Flow

Natural light bathed the Royal Mile on the warm, summer’s morning. The Fringe is close to being finished, but there are still a few days of shows left. I was standing amid a city wakening up: where, hours later, there would be music and singing and crowds. I gave my day to ...

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Don’t let RSS rob you

For a “dead” technology, RSS is currently stirring up a veritable storm in a teacup. Antonio thinks Your RSS Reader Is Robbing You, because it doesn’t let you experience the effort someone put into styling their site just so. It robs you of the personality behind the words. ...

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The holiday

Emily: Alice, Dave, remember not to book any meetings on the 21st. It’s a bank holiday. Dave: I thought it was the 31st? Emily: We have one on the 31st too. Dave: Another one? Alice: What’s the one on the 21st for? Emily: It says here, ”May Bank Holiday”. Alice: One day we’ll...