I wish there was a one click migrate from Forge to Cloud.

Every day is a new day to do something good.

I asked Claude about why the info I need isn't in a handbook, his answer was: Partly it is, but not in one place, and not aimed at you. He then finishes with: The chapter on "you've set it up, now what" doesn't exist. You are, annoyingly, well placed to write it. Yay! Just what I needed!

I'm so excited about my side project but I just don't have enough time to get it done! Does anyone else have this problem?

I've finally given up waiting for Amazon to deliver my router so I've had to buy whatever they have locally (not a lot). Still, it works, and it's better than using my phone's hotspot. Not impressed with Amazon or PAACK though.

Props to the innovation at this animal shelter. Anyone with a 3D printer wanna make a few bucks? I’ll throw a bill to someone making this kitty an easily cleanable kitty cart.

Today I have a sad cat wearing a watermelon as my programming assistant.

I'm building something in Laravel that I am very excited about. It's not new or groundbreaking (except for me), but it is something cool and that will definitely serve a purpose.

I love logic problems and I need to improve my Portuguese so I bought this!!

Gandalf is not convinced about my new llama door stop.

There's such a disconnect between the world outside my house and the work I do. It's like living two different lives. I know a lot of people like to use tech to help manage their farm and I have thought about setting some things up but I quite like the way it is all done traditionally.

The morning is the best time of day. The air is cool and fresh so I can get out and water all my plants & herbs and do some chores or errands. The cats also enjoy running around and playing before it gets too hot. Then I go back inside to work and they go to sleep.

We have a flock of sheep, not for meat or milk. They’re mostly our lawnmowers. But we still need to shear them every year before summer. We use the wool around young trees. It helps keep moisture in the soil during the hot months and eventually breaks down naturally. Low tech. Still works. 🐑🌳

Been quiet on here this year — busy with work, the farmhouse renovation, and the animals... which have quietly turned into a proper project of their own. The dev space is moving so fast it's hard to keep up, especially working essentially part-time. #Laravel #PHP

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We’ve launched Filament v5 and Filament Blueprint today! 🤖 Filament v5 adds support for the newly-released Livewire v4! Blueprint is a premium Laravel Boost extension that gives AI agents deep, structured knowledge of Filament, so they can write detailed implementation plans.

About half way through. Hopefully this time we’ll get some food instead of having to give it to the animals!! It is starting to look beautiful again.

Just been to vote in Portugal for the first time, it was quite invigorating to be able to contribute in this way.

Both seem to be doing well!

I'm running some sort of cat infirmary here: a blind cat with a broken leg and a deaf cat with a bite!

You know you're spending too much time on your own when you ask your cat how long they think they are going to be inside for!

Some more good news over the weekend, our last remaining missing farm cat came home in one piece. Almost 3 weeks since the fire, we'd given up hope but Charlie is back home! On the downside for the past 2 days the air is full of smoke from the massive fires to the west and north of us.

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Last night was interesting. A storm came, amazing lightning all around. Then it rained & the wind was horrific. Finally, unsurprisingly, that set off a raft of fires all around us. Luckily not too close and they were out by morning but with the wind & no aerial support it could have been worse.

I don't know about build in public, I think I might try rebuild in public! A few weeks ago, before it all happened, I was thinking about writing a blog about living here, I certainly have plenty of material now!

I've seen the damage first hand for the first time today, it's pretty heartbreaking.

Some happy news this morning, Rosie has finally come home! A bit dirty, a lot hungry but generally OK.

You can support our efforts to rebuild here; gofund.me/57b48e64 Thank you!

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The aftermath, it's heartbreaking. All our lovely olive trees destroyed. Thank you to everyone who has supported us.

New fires keep starting all around! The fire brigade don’t stop!