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Last week I did a survey about what 3 things newbies should do during their first week on Hive. 115 Hivers responded with their suggestions. I have grouped all the suggestions into similar categories.

First of all, I can't wait to show off my new garden. I had it done a few weeks ago, digging up all the crap and clay, and replaced it with fresh soil and new turf. Now I have a very nice garden again!

This is my 7th Chit Chat Friday post, and each week I like to talk about different topics to try to drive up engagement on Hive. This week's topic is an extension of something I did previously, and I'd

England has an abundance of grand houses, and a few weeks ago I went to one called Tyntesfield, near Bristol. Tyntesfield was built in the 1830s by a William Gibbs who made his fortune from selling guano,

Red is a lucky colour in many Asian cultures and since I have lived in Asia for a long time, my album is filled with a lot of red photos. This was taken in December 2019, my last Christmas in Taiwan. I

What a big difference a month of hot weather has made to my garden. It has grown so much since my last update. I went away to Bilbao in Spain 3 weeks ago, and as soon as I returned on I checked on all

This is my 5th Chit Chat Friday post, and today I want to talk about food. I mean who doesn't love food? Specifically I want to talk about pinchos , something that I had every day during my recent Bilbao

How very embarrassing and what a bummer!!! Literally. There are two pairs of jeans that I really like, but since last year holes have started to appear in the inner thighs. I wore them during winter with

It's been many months hubby and his drinking buddies ie my brother in law's has had a whiskey session. To make up for lost time, they ended up bringing a hoard to our last dinner gathering. To be fair,

What if someone told you there's a free all you can eat ice cream bar for 10 days on your holiday? That's enough to make anyone scream, right? This is the Lick Me Till... Ice Cream bar on my cruise holiday

It's true, when you're enjoy yourself it's very easy to lose track of time. I totally forgot today yesterday was Friday and missed my Chit Chat Friday post. Not to worry, I have a bonus edition for you.

It's been a rather quiet weekend with not much happening other than lazing around at home. We have a heatwave in UK this weekend and that's a big deal for us. Us Brits are very obsessed with talking about

Some of you may (or may not know) that I started a project called Apis Hive a four months ago. It's a program to support small accounts to grow on Hive through gamification. You can find out more about

Procrastination has finally paid off for me being lazy!! Not writing my travel posts means I have a collection of brochures, leaflets and maps stacked up at home. I always pick up information from places

I love waking around in my garden even though I don't have a lot growing yet. It's a bit of an unorganized mish mash because I want to try grow so many things. Most of the plants are no where near to harvest

One of the most nicest thing about my garden right now is hearing the buzz from the bees as they dance around the salvia hotlips and lavender. It's such a beautiful sight and sound, and I finally understand

Is it worth going to Brijuni Island in Croatia? Check out my visit and review.

My shoe collection post has to start with my favourite shoes, or strictly speaking, boots. They are my Solovair boots, a lesser known but better quality brand than the more famous Dr Martens. I've posted

I've never tried Slovenia beers before. It's not like they're commonly available in our local supermarkets like the Belgian or Czechia beers. When we travel, we, or rather hubs always like to try out the

Fun, difficult, competitive This is how I would describe my first clean planet challenge. Fun - it was part of our Hive Creator Days meetup at Graz. Cleaning up our planet with 20+ other people was always

A month has passed since my last garden journal update. And things are starting to move. The marigold and bak choi seeds I sowed last month are coming along nicely, I sowed lots of marigolds in the white