Last year I got my greenhouse. It wasn't delivered or installed until May, so I missed a couple of months of growing. Even so I did very well with some plants and shouldn't really complain. Towards the end of last year's growing season I realised that the way I'd laid out the inside of the greenhouse wasn't going to work for me long term and that I needed to change things … [Read more...] about Sorting out the Greenhouse for the Year
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Jumping on the Newsletter Bandwagon (sort of)
These days it seems like just about everyone has a newsletter. The demise of email marketing has definitely been overstated! Several years ago I had been toying with the idea of setting up a newsletter where I'd share some bits of news as well as links to interesting stuff I'd come across. I went as far as setting up a couple of subscription forms, but never acted on it. … [Read more...] about Jumping on the Newsletter Bandwagon (sort of)
This is NOT Okay
This video from Manchester is being shared on various social media platforms today. It's not very long, but it's very powerful. Watch it. (If you want to read about the Manchester campaign there's some coverage here and here) … [Read more...] about This is NOT Okay
Don’t Treat People (or Businesses) Like Lab Rats Princeton
Many many moons ago I was a student. I was doing a research postgraduate degree in the University of Limerick. A lot of my friends at the time were in academia. Most of them were also doing research. So I have an understanding of how academic research works. Fraudulently misrepresenting yourself is not acceptable in any academic context that I'm aware of. In fact many … [Read more...] about Don’t Treat People (or Businesses) Like Lab Rats Princeton
Upping My Card Game a Little
I don't care what people think, but I love sending (and receiving) cards. As somebody who spends most of their time in a very digital world I really appreciate physical letters and cards from time to time. Don't get me wrong, I really don't want people to start sending me letters all the time when an email would suffice, but an actual card or letter is refreshing. When I was a … [Read more...] about Upping My Card Game a Little