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What I’m Doing Now
All of the Teachable customers are now settled into Circle, the house is nearly back together, and both kids have moved out. It has been a season of big changes around here.
One Home for MacSparky
The biggest MacSparky project lately has been moving the entire MacSparky universe over to Circle. All of the Teachable customers are there now, and I’m working through the remaining bits.
That job was massive, but it has gone well. There’s already a lot of conversation in the Circle community, and I like having one place where people who are into my stuff can find all of it and talk to each other. Most of the transition is behind me now. I’m very happy about that last part. This would have not been possible without help, both human and robot-based.
A Different Kind of Craft Work
My craft work has looked a little different these last few months. Our 30-year-old pipes had started to fail, so we had to repipe the house. That turned into a million follow-on projects, including drywall repair, painting, and all the little jobs that appear once you start opening walls.
It wasn’t the sort of craft work I had in mind, but I’m nearly at the end of it. And now we have great pipes!
Pilates, Swimming, and Maybe Climbing
I’m continuing to work on getting healthy. I’m doing lots of Pilates and swimming, and I’m thinking about joining a rock-climbing gym.
The Bonsai Farm
Years ago, I built a raised bed planter that gave us plenty of tomatoes, carrots, and other vegetables. Recently, I decided I wanted something different from that corner of the garden, so I converted it into what I lovingly call my “bonsai farm.”
I’ve planted a bunch of seedling junipers and elms in there and I’m letting them grow freely in open soil. In soil, they’ll grow much faster than they would in pots.
For now, these trees are all pre-bonsai stock. My plan is to let them grow. Some may stay in the ground for ten years before I start working with them as bonsai. In the meantime, I enjoy going out every day to check on the “kids” at the bonsai farm. Speaking of kids…
The Empty Nest
Both kids have moved out now, which still feels strange to write. Daisy and I are enjoying the empty nest … and we miss having them around. Both at the same time.
Fortunately, they both live close enough that we still get to see them often. That makes the whole empty-nest thing a lot easier.
The Now Page
Hat tip to Derek Sivers for the idea of this “Now” page. I’m terrible at social media, but this page gives me a place to check in with the world and update you, as Derek recommends, like I would when catching up with an old friend.