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@michaelakhulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy
Proudly in my own time and space.
Wife of @SimonCHulse and mum of two.
Forever on a journey to better embody my faith in Jesus and embody the values of […]
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Wife of @SimonCHulse and mum of two.
Forever on a journey to better embody my faith in Jesus and embody the values of […]
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My ankles are inflamed but I did a good chunk of weeding and planted #Carrots, #Peas and #lettuce. #gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
My ankles are inflamed but I did a good chunk of weeding and planted #Carrots, #Peas and #lettuce. #gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest
#pleurotus #australis in my local park, and a cluster of rustgills. #mushtodonnz #mushtodon #fungiverse
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
#pleurotus #australis in my local park, and a cluster of rustgills. #mushtodonnz #mushtodon #fungiverse
Miss 4 after learning about how dolls are made:
She: My brother is pretending to be plastic
Me: Is it because he’s a baby and your doll is also a baby?
She: Yes
Me: Is it possible that the plastic is pretending to be a baby?
She: Don’t be silly, plastic can’t pretend.
#parenting
She: My brother is pretending to be plastic
Me: Is it because he’s a baby and your doll is also a baby?
She: Yes
Me: Is it possible that the plastic is pretending to be a baby?
She: Don’t be silly, plastic can’t pretend.
#parenting
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Miss 4 after learning about how dolls are made:
She: My brother is pretending to be plastic
Me: Is it because he’s a baby and your doll is also a baby?
She: Yes
Me: Is it possible that the plastic is pretending to be a baby?
She: Don’t be silly, plastic can’t pretend.
#parenting
She: My brother is pretending to be plastic
Me: Is it because he’s a baby and your doll is also a baby?
She: Yes
Me: Is it possible that the plastic is pretending to be a baby?
She: Don’t be silly, plastic can’t pretend.
#parenting
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@ai6yr In these times of political instability and climate crisis, what we need are more data centers (powered by costly technologies vulnerable to deregulation and lack of oversight) to produce more AI slop that fuels political instability and hastens the climate crisis. Thanks, Meta! 😃
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
@ai6yr In these times of political instability and climate crisis, what we need are more data centers (powered by costly technologies vulnerable to deregulation and lack of oversight) to produce more AI slop that fuels political instability and hastens the climate crisis. Thanks, Meta! 😃
Trade Tested. The latest brand I will actively not buy from because of AI generated advertising
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Trade Tested. The latest brand I will actively not buy from because of AI generated advertising
My healthful weekday work-from-home #Lunch today
From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,
Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ #healthyeating #cooking #food
From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,
Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ #healthyeating #cooking #food
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 AM
My healthful weekday work-from-home #Lunch today
From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,
Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ #healthyeating #cooking #food
From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,
Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ #healthyeating #cooking #food
Moved kiwisaver funds from high growth to conservative. Realised I was investing in AI and I don’t want their money.
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Moved kiwisaver funds from high growth to conservative. Realised I was investing in AI and I don’t want their money.
[Discussing meat eating]
Just watched the kurzgesagt video ‘Is meat really that bad’. I’m pleased to know the ways we do beef production in NZ among some of the things that can make #beef -a bit- less bad. A significant portion of our beef comes from dairy cattle offspring, our cattle are […]
Just watched the kurzgesagt video ‘Is meat really that bad’. I’m pleased to know the ways we do beef production in NZ among some of the things that can make #beef -a bit- less bad. A significant portion of our beef comes from dairy cattle offspring, our cattle are […]
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mastodon.nz
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
[Discussing meat eating]
Just watched the kurzgesagt video ‘Is meat really that bad’. I’m pleased to know the ways we do beef production in NZ among some of the things that can make #beef -a bit- less bad. A significant portion of our beef comes from dairy cattle offspring, our cattle are […]
Just watched the kurzgesagt video ‘Is meat really that bad’. I’m pleased to know the ways we do beef production in NZ among some of the things that can make #beef -a bit- less bad. A significant portion of our beef comes from dairy cattle offspring, our cattle are […]
RE: https://social.spejset.org/@jonben/115857758183118341
It seems absolutely wild that humans get to live once and can’t take wealth with us and yet ‘leaders’ sacrifice human lives to take finite resources from the earth that will also be gone in their lifetime in exchange for money that will […]
It seems absolutely wild that humans get to live once and can’t take wealth with us and yet ‘leaders’ sacrifice human lives to take finite resources from the earth that will also be gone in their lifetime in exchange for money that will […]
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
RE: https://social.spejset.org/@jonben/115857758183118341
It seems absolutely wild that humans get to live once and can’t take wealth with us and yet ‘leaders’ sacrifice human lives to take finite resources from the earth that will also be gone in their lifetime in exchange for money that will […]
It seems absolutely wild that humans get to live once and can’t take wealth with us and yet ‘leaders’ sacrifice human lives to take finite resources from the earth that will also be gone in their lifetime in exchange for money that will […]
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Harvested 1.3kg of carrots yesterday. The variety was Paris Market garden and they are meant to be small but that means they take grow fast and produce more harvests in a year. I’ve already planted new seed in the bed for the next round. We’re still experimenting […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Harvested 1.3kg of carrots yesterday. The variety was Paris Market garden and they are meant to be small but that means they take grow fast and produce more harvests in a year. I’ve already planted new seed in the bed for the next round. We’re still experimenting […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ
I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*
*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]
I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*
*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]
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mastodon.nz
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
#mygardenprotest #gardeningNZ
I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*
*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]
I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*
*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]
One change I would like to make this year is using less single use #plastic in the #kitchen. Most of 2025 I #mealprep -ed once per week and ate from the freezer the rest of the days and it was awesome, but I confess that I landfilled plastic bags that were greasy or had meat juices on them as I […]
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mastodon.nz
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Happy New Years pocket friends!
A year ago, I began microblogging about my #nobuyyear2025 where my family made a commitment to reduce our consumption of non-essentials. I definitely can say I am so happy we did this. It has totally changed the way I think about #shopping and #money and […]
A year ago, I began microblogging about my #nobuyyear2025 where my family made a commitment to reduce our consumption of non-essentials. I definitely can say I am so happy we did this. It has totally changed the way I think about #shopping and #money and […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 1, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Happy New Years pocket friends!
A year ago, I began microblogging about my #nobuyyear2025 where my family made a commitment to reduce our consumption of non-essentials. I definitely can say I am so happy we did this. It has totally changed the way I think about #shopping and #money and […]
A year ago, I began microblogging about my #nobuyyear2025 where my family made a commitment to reduce our consumption of non-essentials. I definitely can say I am so happy we did this. It has totally changed the way I think about #shopping and #money and […]
If you were learning a foreign language and could pick 7 words to learn first, which words would you want to learn? Probably not ‘duck’ and ‘quack’
Ask my 1 year old: Dadda, Mumma, car, ball, cat, duck, and kak (quack). So every animal is either a duck or a cat, and every bird says kak.
Ask my 1 year old: Dadda, Mumma, car, ball, cat, duck, and kak (quack). So every animal is either a duck or a cat, and every bird says kak.
December 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
If you were learning a foreign language and could pick 7 words to learn first, which words would you want to learn? Probably not ‘duck’ and ‘quack’
Ask my 1 year old: Dadda, Mumma, car, ball, cat, duck, and kak (quack). So every animal is either a duck or a cat, and every bird says kak.
Ask my 1 year old: Dadda, Mumma, car, ball, cat, duck, and kak (quack). So every animal is either a duck or a cat, and every bird says kak.
[Picture of graze injury]
So miss 4 was doing circuits on her bike around her aunty’s driveway on Christmas and I was running alongside her. On one of the downhill bits, this happened. I also bruised my ribs. At least she’s okay.
So miss 4 was doing circuits on her bike around her aunty’s driveway on Christmas and I was running alongside her. On one of the downhill bits, this happened. I also bruised my ribs. At least she’s okay.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
[Picture of graze injury]
So miss 4 was doing circuits on her bike around her aunty’s driveway on Christmas and I was running alongside her. On one of the downhill bits, this happened. I also bruised my ribs. At least she’s okay.
So miss 4 was doing circuits on her bike around her aunty’s driveway on Christmas and I was running alongside her. On one of the downhill bits, this happened. I also bruised my ribs. At least she’s okay.
I have seen every episode of #bluey at least five times. I am still noticing hidden meanings I hadn’t noticed before.
Today I noticed that the story Chilli reads to Bluey in #unicorse is about becoming resilient because you can’t control other people. (“Then the people could walk anywhere and […]
Today I noticed that the story Chilli reads to Bluey in #unicorse is about becoming resilient because you can’t control other people. (“Then the people could walk anywhere and […]
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mastodon.nz
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#Dinner is served. beans, broccoli, beet leaves, kale, and cherry tomatos from our #garden
#gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest #harvest @SimonCHulse
#gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest #harvest @SimonCHulse
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#Dinner is served. beans, broccoli, beet leaves, kale, and cherry tomatos from our #garden
#gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest #harvest @SimonCHulse
#gardeningNZ #mygardenprotest #harvest @SimonCHulse
“Spiderman” by Miss 4
December 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Spiderman” by Miss 4
#secretsantaaonz The chocolate was devine! Thank you santa!
December 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#secretsantaaonz The chocolate was devine! Thank you santa!
Thank you Santa! You sleuthed me perfectly!
I adore this lovely ornament. Thank you for your love and care. It is already enjoying pride of place on our tree and I will enjoy this memory each year. It’s adorable.
I’m looking forward to trying these yummy foods […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
I adore this lovely ornament. Thank you for your love and care. It is already enjoying pride of place on our tree and I will enjoy this memory each year. It’s adorable.
I’m looking forward to trying these yummy foods […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thank you Santa! You sleuthed me perfectly!
I adore this lovely ornament. Thank you for your love and care. It is already enjoying pride of place on our tree and I will enjoy this memory each year. It’s adorable.
I’m looking forward to trying these yummy foods […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
I adore this lovely ornament. Thank you for your love and care. It is already enjoying pride of place on our tree and I will enjoy this memory each year. It’s adorable.
I’m looking forward to trying these yummy foods […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
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Look at this beauty! Thanks Secret Santa! I love it already 💕 #SecretSantaAoNZ
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Look at this beauty! Thanks Secret Santa! I love it already 💕 #SecretSantaAoNZ