#solarpunksaturday — Public Fediverse posts

Well, it ain't pretty, but the gate-door structure has been put together. A screw broke off on the piece of wood that was going to be the hinge support, so I'm calling it a day. The old door is still functional, but my "latches" have been breaking off -- so I'll install a hook latch with an eye on another piece of wood to hook into. I made up a silly song while I worked, 🎵 "It ain't pretty but I made it myself / Without help from anyone else." 🎶

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunkSaturday #DIY #Woodworking

Met more "plot neighbors" today at the #CommunityGarden (they have the plot across from mine.) We talked about tomatoes (which they were planting), and I mentioned how chickens (and birds) love hornworms. And they just happened to have chickens! Cool!

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunkSaturday #CommunityGardens #BuildingCommunity

So, my makeshift garden gate door needs some support. I did an inventory of hardware, and I need a few parts, so off to the local hardware store. Then a quick jaunt to "Apple Blossom Hill" for a recharge and photos, and some #CommunityGarden time on the way back. And bonus -- I get to play with my recently acquired wood mitre box (none of that plastic shit) and Japanese hand saws! Psyched!

#SolarPunkSaturday #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #SpendTimeOutdoors

Sat 25.10.25 and Sun 26.10.25.
All clothes and shoes £1 at Shabitat Workers Cooperative, Saunders Park Depot, Saunders Park, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4AE, UK.
https://shabitatworkersco-operative.godaddysites.com/

#SolarPunkSaturday #SolarPunkSunday #Brighton #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #ReUse #Recycling #Recycle

18.10.25 "International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world."
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/

#InternationalRepairDay #RepairDay #Repair #RepairDay2025 #Reuse #RepairReuseRecycle #EndOf10 #Waste #InternationalRepairDay2025 #eWaste #SolarPunkSunday #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

18.10.25 "International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world."
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/

#InternationalRepairDay #RepairDay #Repair #RepairDay2025 #Reuse #RepairReuseRecycle #EndOf10 #Waste #InternationalRepairDay2025 #eWaste #SolarPunkSunday #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

18.10.25 "International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world."
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/

#InternationalRepairDay #RepairDay #Repair #RepairDay2025 #Reuse #RepairReuseRecycle #EndOf10 #Waste #InternationalRepairDay2025 #eWaste #SolarPunkSunday #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

18.10.25 "International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world."
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/

#InternationalRepairDay #RepairDay #Repair #RepairDay2025 #Reuse #RepairReuseRecycle #EndOf10 #Waste #InternationalRepairDay2025 #eWaste #SolarPunkSunday #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

18.10.25 "International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world."
https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/

#InternationalRepairDay #RepairDay #Repair #RepairDay2025 #Reuse #RepairReuseRecycle #EndOf10 #Waste #InternationalRepairDay2025 #eWaste #SolarPunkSunday #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

@tinker Thanks for posting! Thanks for posting all the replies too! Tagging for a very early #SolarPunkSunday #EndOf10 #EO10 #SolarPunkSaturday

Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability

Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability

Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability

Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability

Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.

* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]

e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.

We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.

#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability