Brought the new assistant to the farm yesterday. I think she approves of the job we’re doing so far, the green hellebores here were her favorite #flowers #hellebores #dogsofnostr

Took some time off work the day after thanksgiving to visit the farm with the puppy. Here’s a shot of our hellebores popping up. Seeing new growth emerge from the cold and rain is satisfying, especially so with these plants which are growing and thriving when everything else is going dormant until spring #flowers #nostr #hellebores #christmasrose

Something about Nostr feels more sincere than other social networks. Maybe it’s the fact that most interactions are with strangers, yet many of these strangers share some common core beliefs and values. Who can say, but I’ve sure gotten a lot of insight from other accounts, particularly the homestead community. I can’t say I get this same kind of education from another platform anywhere else

Happy thanksgiving to all. Each day is a blessing #thanksgiving

Big things are coming soon at the farm. Here’s a new planting we made this year of hellebores. #Bitcoin has taught us a low time preference, and this here is one example. The plants take over 3 years to become fully mature and produce substantially. It’s a big upfront investment but one that will pay off over the long term

Here is some of our ranunculus starting to sprout. We plant in plastic Dutch crates to avoid gopher and water logging problems. With any luck of a mild and sunny winter we may have flowers to sell for Valentine’s Day, but more than likely these guys will start producing in March #flowers #flowerstr

I have a simple idea to fix the whole cost of living crisis in America, anyone making under $100,000 pays zero income tax. I feel like this is a pretty easy sell politically (especially with the millennials/gen Z who make up the largest voting block), maybe it will catch on

Love all of this and have had the exact same experience in my life. Lead by example, treat people the way you want to be treated, and live a good life is the best way to bring people to bitcoin. People follow positive people View quoted note →

I saw a stat from unusual_whales that the median American homebuyer is 59 years old. So bullish on #bitcoin

Having these two monsters has been a lot of work, but definitely worth the effort. Dogs rock

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Our Matsumoto asters were quite short this year, but still produced some beautiful flowers. There’s always room for improvement each year

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Marianne Williamson

Ordered pizza from a local shop and show up to find out they didn’t put my order in. I didn’t make a big deal out of it, and they were cool and threw in a free dessert. Tipped them anyway, they support local products and mistakes happen. Practicing the golden rule can go along way

Reading “How the British Invented Communism (and Blamed It On The Jews). Eye opening so far. It’s also clear why the western corporate press has made Putin its number 1 enemy. He is a proud Russian nationalist, and rejects the globalist (communist) agenda that ripped apart his country for 70 years

I saw a man walking his three legged dog today through the neighborhood. After seeing the persistence of that little dog, how could I ever feel sorry for myself again?

Maybe it’s just me, but it looks like there’s an internal civil war going on in the American government. States are demanding full food stamp funding, certain district courts rule that the federal government must release funds, Trump is set on withholding until the shutdown ends, the Supreme Court overrules the lower courts and says funds can be withheld, and the USDA says it’s working to get food stamp funding out. Who is in charge here? How many factions in government are fighting against each other? All I know is I would want to have a scarce, censorship resistant bearer asset at times like these 😏

Pausing between flowers and freedom technology, this is Penny, our pet heifer that I raised as a calf. She doesn’t provide us with anything but she is cute, aside from when she’s breaking fences. Raising an animal from birth is a wonderful experience

I’ve been looking into upgrading my bitcoin self custody. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the ColdCard Q, like how it’s air gapped to add a little extra security. If anyone out in #nostr #bitcoin world has any recommendations and their experiences, I’d appreciate you sharing. Thanks