Busy times! The unusual warm weather - as nice as it is
after a grey winter - has its own challenges: The work
required around the house to keep it from being completely
overgrown skyrocketed and now after leaving winter
hibernation there are also a few urgent projects that
needed our attention. Very high on the list was one of our
bathrooms: Most of its installation is over 80 years old,
and while it has been renovated over times the hardware
itself was rotting away... in a literal sense. There must
have been tiny leaks in the plumbing fittings for ages so
that a main spar under the floor was constantly wet.

After opening the floor up we saw the extend of the damage
and could only take it on by generously cutting away
anything around the rotten parts and adding in a new spar
and floor construction. We also renewed nearly everything
of the plumbing and after tons of careful testing we are
now somewhat sure that everything is sealed correctly and
will stay dry. Yesterday in the evening we finally finished
the necessary parts and have now a functioning bathroom
again... albeit without walls for now, but at least this
will not be a big problem for long. Junior really liked
to live on a construction site: So many possibilities to
play and cause havoc!

Nostr..again
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I spend the last few weeks exploring the Nostr ecosystem
again, and the impression i had a few years ago still holds
up: There is sooo much positive energy! The people there
are absolutely pumped on their vision to create a better
world... and i absolutely respect that, albeit i dont't
share their vision of an ancap utopia. I left the ecosystem
again, but i still ask myself what the difference between
the Nostr community and the fediverse is... why can one
community harbour that much of a positive vibe?