# water garden (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover water garden. Page: Feed: --- ## [I don’t want the summer to end](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-the-summer-to-end) _2026-08-28 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ An essay about the summer holidays and how we’re creating more freedom for ourselves (as a family) by working online. ## [I got a pear tattoo.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/i-got-a-pear-tattoo) _2026-08-21 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ I live in an area where there are people my age (40s) who are disgusted by tattoos. Here's why I got a new one, why I chose the pear and the importance of drawing it myself, this time. ## [This is my future life.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/this-is-my-future-life) _2026-08-18 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ In a Somerset coffee shop, I have a vision of my future life and it's - conflictingly - both glamorous and earthy; the future and the past. A bit like Yesteryear. ## [It's cooler in Somerset.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/its-cooler-in-somerset) _2026-08-15 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ As in: less hot. But maybe it's trendier, too. I was on Rightmove this week looking at houses in Frome, the town we left two and a half years ago, wondering when we might return. ## [I water the garden with bathwater](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/i-water-the-garden-with-bathwater) _2026-08-10 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ The wild meadow is scorched and the bees aren't hovering any more. I decide to water the garden using the bathwater and while carrying tubs down the stairs, I reflect on what life is like now. ## [On the days that feel heavy](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/on-the-days-that-feel-heavy) _2026-08-09 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ (a poem) ## [The Creative Way (final callout)](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/the-creative-way-final-callout) _2026-08-02 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ This course starts tomorrow. One month to design a new, creative online career (without burning out or getting bored). With me as your pocket coach. I won't be running it again any time soon. ## [Sirop de cerises, crêpe beurre-sucre and why I'm feeling regretful](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/sirop-de-cerises-crepe-beurre-sucre) _2026-07-30 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ I scheduled a post to go out while I was away in France and on reflection, it wasn't right. So, I'd like to apologise, backtrack and write about cherry syrup and crêpes, as well as a real-life villain ## [Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely taught me something about pricing](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/billionaire-spanx-founder-sara-blakely) _2026-07-28 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ When Sara Blakey launched Spanx (now a billion dollar company), she decided to price her new-to-market pants higher than her competitors. ## [I am the kind of person who...](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/i-am-the-kind-of-person-who) _2026-07-23 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ I am the kind of person who hand-makes teachers’ cards at the end of the year, to thank them for supporting my children. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PQODXCSAICgT) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Did I peak too soon, with my career?](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/playing-it-big) _2026-07-21 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ I'm hoping you don't only get once chance at success. Here's why I've been playing it small and how I'm planning on playing it BIG, once again. ## [The rules of laziness.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/the-rules-of-laziness) _2026-07-16 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ A dishwasher is ok. Using AI is not. Having a cleaner? Disputed. And: why people need need to think about accessibility, with all of this. ## [The one change that might save my Substack](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/the-one-change-that-might-save-my) _2026-07-14 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ We can earn, as writers, on Substack. And I have been, for over three years. But, we need to sprinkle something on top if we want to make this a proper job. ## [Tweet tweet.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/tweet-tweet) _2026-07-12 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ Early-bird offer on The Creative Way to grow an online career (without burning out or getting bored) ends tonight. Get in now for £99, rather than £300. ## [My Substack has been declining for two years](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/my-substack-has-been-declining-for-7fd) _2026-07-07 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ I've been too ashamed to talk about it. Now, I'm going to show you my actual stats, talk about failure, common patterns of behaviour with a subscription model and what definitely does work on Substack ## [Are you on the guestlist?](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/why-i-didnt-go-to-the-substack-party) _2026-07-02 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ On feeling included, excluded, what lies behind the curtain and what really matters, socially. Plus, why I didn't go to the Substack party. ## [Reasons to be hopeful: the internet](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/reasons-to-be-hopeful-the-internet) _2026-06-28 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ Hear me out. This one's separated into three sections: working online, using Roblox to make friends and whether we can trust our teenagers with smart phones. ## [Two rules you never ignore in business](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/two-rules-you-never-ignore-in-business) _2026-06-25 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ (Unless your intuition says otherwise. Which, of course, mine did.) ## [I'M AN INFLUENCER](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/im-an-influencer) _2026-06-23 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ at last. ## [Reasons to be hopeful: the 40s.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/reasons-to-be-hopeful-the-40s) _2026-06-21 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ As in: the age, not the period in time. This is a powerful decade. I'm well into it. Including notes on bikinis, spirituality, HRT (hormones), alcohol/sobriety, career. Like a Filofax, this one. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BxuXXZfq3qZW) _2026-06-21 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Is blogging dead, now that we have Substack?](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/is-blogging-dead-now-that-we-have) _2026-06-18 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ Do you still need a blog on your own website, if you write on Substack? ## [Would you like to write with us?](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/would-you-like-to-write-with-us) _2026-06-16 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ As part of The Creative Way Collective, I offer two co-writing sessions a week (Tuesday evening, Friday mid-morning). I'm now extending this invitation to paid subscribers of my personal Substack, too ## [I've forgotten how to read.](https://annieridout.substack.com/p/ive-forgotten-how-to-read) _2026-06-16 · Annie Ridout · Annie Ridout_ Scrolling when you can't read. Reading when you can't write. Writing when you can't read.