"Blogging for Birdseed" in Cape Town, South Africa - Introduction Post!
Welcome to “Blogging for Birdseed” – My introductory post!
So, who is blogging, and who needs the bird seed? My name is Julia, and I’m married to @jasperdick. I live in the “small city” of Cape Town, South Africa. It’s actually basically a village. Within four people we are all connected…
A famous Cape Town question is “what school did you go to?” This question helps us identify who you know (that we also happen to know) quicker than doing an ancestry test!
Throwing curve balls like “I’m from Joburg” (Johannesburg... another larger South African city), or “I’m from (insert your country of origin)” may keep a Capetonian on their toes, but trust me, it won’t take long for us to find a connection – we know someone who knows someone you know!
So basically, I’m only four connections away from being your new best friend. Let’s chop that down to one!
Hot topics you can expect me to post about include:
•New mom life
•How to throw a one-year-old baby’s birthday party
•Food (I studied at SA Chef’s Academy)
•Art and Jewellery (I also studied jewellery design!)
•Rediscovering old hobbies
•Creating new interests
•And birds! – especially the ones who need bird seed…
Like these helmeted guineafowls!
It’s not only the birds who need bird seed – the practice keeps my two cats (Bunny and Mr Pickles), and my baby daughter, very entertained – basically like “Cat TV” through the window!
My account will hopefully also be sprinkled with farmers markets, coffee outings, recipes and restaurant gossip, the cats and whatever catches my attention on the day!
Is there a point? Where will we be going? … and will the birds ever get their seeds? Join me and we’ll find out together!
Yours,
Julia A Baker
Welcome to HIVE my darling wife! I hope you have even more fun and interaction on here than I do!
Thank you for encouraging me and showing me ropes 😊
Hello @juliadick! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome!
(and for the record, you had me at "birds"...lol)
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities. Based on what you've shared, I think you'll find these interesting to check out -
Motherhood Community
Feathered Friends
Foodies Bee Hive Community
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide should be helpful to you, as it is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works. For instance, there's a post in the collection called 3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive that you might find helpful.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
I'm sure your husband (@jasperdick) will continue to help you as you begin your Hive journey, but if you have any questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
Thank you for the warm welcome and for the tips and the suggestions ☺️
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what a super introduction post! I can't wait to read all the stories you have to tell! I do have to laugh at your kitties staring down the fancy chickens 🐱😅
Thank you for joining me on this journey, I'm so excited to share it with you and for encouraging me to give it a try.
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Welcome! Fellow Capetonian here. I hope you enjoy the journey! It will surely help you grow as a person if you put your heart and soul into it. I am especially looking forward to the food aspect! I am a baker and fermenter of everything (especially knowledge, hence the philosophy!) but I am a big foodie. Hope to see some interesting recipes soon! Best of luck!
Thank you for the warm welcome, I'm excited to follow your blog too, especially the bread making ☺️
Freshly baked bread is one of those pleasures in life we all need to experience! Thank you, I am looking forward to your posts as well.
What a great idea and what a goal we have #featheredfriends here and that community will live this idea
Thanks @jasperdick for onboarding your wife.
So here goes
You took the jump and became a Hiver just now, so CONGRATS, be ready for a lot of reading and writing fun.
I just saw your new message in my bot feed! So I came by to say : Hi and Welcome to you new addiction. Your passions, funny or dead serious rants, brain waves and - or thoughts put into writing and a hive blog is a new way of living, but if you have questions let us on hive know. There are many hivers that will help if you ask in comments or in discord! Terminal is the biggest one for new comers.
Discord is a tip aswell. It’s where a lot of hivers talk. There is so much so all topics will have a place on the blockchain. The hivinguniverse is so diverse it’s suitable for all of us. And fun!
If you blog on your phone there is a mobile app for blogging called : Ecency
Or join the lovely Ecency discord : https://discord.gg/QZsFNN6TrX
engagement there is huge.
Good luck to you as the new arrival, may hive become your new life !
We (@ jamerussell and I ) are presenting New comers in Our @Heyhaveyamet blogs almost every day , ( when normal life doesn’t get in the way ) and as I said before there is a Discord called The Terminal for newbies and all the answers to your questions, join in, I am on Hive everyday ! You can always leave a comment.
I hope you get a lot of comments and I hope you enjoy the platform from now on !
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands but also many other hiver bees and have fun here!
Theterminal discord invite
https://discord.gg/gkx8ZnbdKU
Or a vlog to watch
Have fun and happy Hiving!
Hi, thank you for checking out my first post and for the warm welcome .I really appreciate all the tips and encouragement.
I don’t think you need it with so many hivers around you but I love that you joined aswell, so good luck
Ofcourse the beginning can be daunting so we try to help out
Welcome to the Hive community! 😎🍀💪
Thank you 😊