{"id":9,"date":"2026-10-06T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:50:36","slug":"front_page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group pcm-intro\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb56f56d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2ef15b93 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<p class=\"pcm-eyebrow has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a3324a\">Welcome in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"home-intro\">Notes, rambles and half-finished projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pcm-lead wp-block-paragraph\">PinkCrab Mock is a personal blog about the things that fill my evenings and weekends: tinkering with code, digging through record shops, cooking things that do not always work, and getting muddy outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New posts go up most weeks. Some are tidy, most are honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#home-latest\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#0f6b74\">Read the latest posts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#home-signup\" style=\"color:#0f6b74\">Get new posts by email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-panel has-background\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background-color:#f6f1ea;padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you will find here<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list pcm-list\">\n<li><strong>Tech and code:<\/strong> home labs, Raspberry Pi builds and PHP scripts I should have deleted years ago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Music:<\/strong> Saturday vinyl hunts and late-night listening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food and drink:<\/strong> scones, espresso and other kitchen battles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outdoors:<\/strong> muddy runs, wrong turns and the allotment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group pcm-band\" style=\"margin-top:4rem;margin-bottom:4rem;padding-top:4rem;padding-bottom:4rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8bc9c255 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center pcm-eyebrow has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a3324a\">Fresh from the blog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"home-latest\">Latest posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The six most recent posts, newest first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query pcm-latest is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-cda6dc4f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-06T20:17:10+00:00\">October 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/hello-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hello world!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-retro-computing tag-amiga tag-raspberry-pi tag-retro\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-16T18:13:59+00:00\">September 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/the-case-of-the-missing-muffins-and-the-ghostly-amigaer\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Case of the Missing Muffins and the Ghostly Amigaer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;ve spent the last three days in a stumbling pursuit of hardware nostalgia and a very specific type of berry-shaped&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mental-health tag-burnout tag-remote-work\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-08T06:07:59+00:00\">August 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/the-living-room-limbo-my-struggle-with-the-wfh-boundary-blur\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Living Room Limbo: My Struggle with the WFH Boundary Blur<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A candid look at how my home office\u2014which is actually just a corner of my sofa\u2014has started to feel like&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-drink tag-baking tag-recipes tag-uk\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/900-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T09:26:59+00:00\">August 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/the-great-scone-challenge-a-tale-of-tragedy-and-eventually-triumph-part-three\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Great Scone Challenge: A Tale of Tragedy (and eventually, triumph) (Part Three)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I finally managed to bake a cake of scones andes where I could share it with my local cafe. They&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2008 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pets tag-dog tag-weekend\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-30T15:14:59+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/the-great-scone-study-of-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Great Scone Study of 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A deep dive into my dog&#8217;s obsession with crumb collection. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2020 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-music tag-gigs tag-vinyl\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/900-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-card-body\" style=\"padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"pcm-meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T04:23:59+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkcrab-mock.space\/the-dust-of-the-groove-my-saturday-morning-vinyl-hunt\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Dust of the Groove: My Saturday Morning Vinyl Hunt<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A slightly chaotic morning in a dusty record shop, hunting for that elusive &#8216;B-side&#8217; gold. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-17792dd6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:2.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#0f6b74\">See all posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topics\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb56f56d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center pcm-eyebrow has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#a3324a\">Pick a rabbit hole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"home-topics\">Browse by topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-686500ff wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:2rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#e6f2f1;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/tech\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gadgets, home labs and the odd smart-home disaster.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#fbe9ed;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/coding\/\">Coding<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHP, JavaScript and scripts that refuse to die.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#f6f1ea;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Record shop finds and the crackle of vinyl.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#eef0f7;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/food-drink\/\">Food and drink<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scone experiments, espresso and kitchen fails.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#eef0f7;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/travel\/\">Travel<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenic routes, wrong turns and film cameras.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#e6f2f1;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/outdoors\/\">Outdoors<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muddy trails, morning mist and sore shins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#fbe9ed;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/gardening\/\">Gardening<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allotment wins, squash losses and slugs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pcm-topic has-background\" style=\"border-radius:12px;background-color:#f6f1ea;padding-top:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/category\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grainy film rolls and far too many 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