What I'm Doing Now
- Lambing 2026 is officially done. The last ewe had a single and the two of them are living quietly by the pond. The cades are in the orchard, nearly weaned, and very much convinced I'm their mother.
- Ginger the hen died this week. The others are carrying on regardless, as hens do.
- Went to the Art Trail and watched The Sheep Detectives at the local cinema. Afterwards, just for fun, I asked Claude to compare Ashbourne to Stars Hollow.
What I'm Writing
- The Instagram streak continues. I find a photo, find an idea, write a few paragraphs and schedule. (Buffer). Still not overthinking it.
- Back in Obsidian properly, with the Claude integrations set up. It's become my thinking space again.
- A couple of new posts on Tiny Notes this month — on Voicenotes, and on what I've actually found after a few weeks of using Claude. The gap between thought and page has genuinely never been smaller.
- The book manuscript is organised. Chapters in a folder, a Manuscript Map, duplicates gone. Claude sorted it in an afternoon. Progress feels possible.
What I'm Reading
My reads are getting logged on Goodreads.
Currently working through Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. It's captivating — the kind of story I was reading as a teenager, all stiff upper lips and mavericks.
Tech Stuff
Still deep in the Claude rabbit hole. The Obsidian integration has been genuinely useful — not just for capturing things, but for making sense of months of accumulated notes. The Voicenotes connection means I can ramble into my phone on the way to the farm and have something coherent waiting for me later. It still feels a little magical. Integrations with Telegram round it all out nicely.
My Toolkit
AI Tools
- Lightpage
- Second.Me
- Voicenotes (now rank 4 globally!)
- NotebookLM
- Obsidian
- Tana
- Claude
Productivity
- Tana
Writing
Eden (previously Kortex)- this has become increasingly complex and I've lost interest. I did revisit it briefly when the Telegram integration was announced but, after one day, I'd run out of credit. Tana credit lasts much longer.- Obsidian
- Tana
Publishing
- Bear Blog
- Tiny Dot
- Public.Me
- omg.lol
Miscellaneous
- Patronat
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