Nico M
@nicom.bsky.social
Ex-canadian now in Netherlands, writer of fiction, gemmologist, lapidary, leatherwork, goldsmith. Collector of hammers. Travel, coffee, bikes, environmental care and good infrastructure, and mayhem.The usual, right?
my local swim center had a 10km challenge for october and despite covid, travel, work, intense storms, got it done.
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
my local swim center had a 10km challenge for october and despite covid, travel, work, intense storms, got it done.
Did a 1500 m swim. Getting back at things. Shiny rock in progress. Design notes and sketches being done. Designing in metal, gem, leather.
October 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Did a 1500 m swim. Getting back at things. Shiny rock in progress. Design notes and sketches being done. Designing in metal, gem, leather.
sold this one i (cut last yr) my first sale of one i have done.
October 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
sold this one i (cut last yr) my first sale of one i have done.
shiny rock version. im very much looking at these.
October 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
shiny rock version. im very much looking at these.
today’s the first day in a week that i actually got my activity in.
doing ok. tired. lunch with friend. so needed. we both commiserated and decompressed and left feeling better.
doing ok. tired. lunch with friend. so needed. we both commiserated and decompressed and left feeling better.
October 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
today’s the first day in a week that i actually got my activity in.
doing ok. tired. lunch with friend. so needed. we both commiserated and decompressed and left feeling better.
doing ok. tired. lunch with friend. so needed. we both commiserated and decompressed and left feeling better.
PS can any of my bike crew here tell me where to find this exact part, and if replacing it should be enough to get the bike to turn ON and adjust e assist. This one’s dead, jim. I don’t think it’s an internal wiring issue, the unit took some damage when i had a small crash.
October 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
PS can any of my bike crew here tell me where to find this exact part, and if replacing it should be enough to get the bike to turn ON and adjust e assist. This one’s dead, jim. I don’t think it’s an internal wiring issue, the unit took some damage when i had a small crash.
Stedelijk, rijksmuseum, van gogh, scheepvart. We’ve been museuming this summer
August 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Stedelijk, rijksmuseum, van gogh, scheepvart. We’ve been museuming this summer
working lately on gems, jewelery design, power levelling my dutch skills and a lot of personal work on my health, physical and mental ( yay cptsd recovery) and kinda getting there.
yesterday we were at the Van Gogh museum and i just liked the simplicity of the statement.
yesterday we were at the Van Gogh museum and i just liked the simplicity of the statement.
July 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
working lately on gems, jewelery design, power levelling my dutch skills and a lot of personal work on my health, physical and mental ( yay cptsd recovery) and kinda getting there.
yesterday we were at the Van Gogh museum and i just liked the simplicity of the statement.
yesterday we were at the Van Gogh museum and i just liked the simplicity of the statement.
scruffy heron by the canalside on a monday morning last week.
dude looked like he slept in a polder.
dude looked like he slept in a polder.
July 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
scruffy heron by the canalside on a monday morning last week.
dude looked like he slept in a polder.
dude looked like he slept in a polder.
2023 vs april 2025. Slow but steady.:D
( my goal is nothing to do with anything scale specific. I’m stronger now, and more active and feeling a lot better overall. health over size, but the shifting shape is… sometimes baffling and amusing)
( my goal is nothing to do with anything scale specific. I’m stronger now, and more active and feeling a lot better overall. health over size, but the shifting shape is… sometimes baffling and amusing)
July 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
2023 vs april 2025. Slow but steady.:D
( my goal is nothing to do with anything scale specific. I’m stronger now, and more active and feeling a lot better overall. health over size, but the shifting shape is… sometimes baffling and amusing)
( my goal is nothing to do with anything scale specific. I’m stronger now, and more active and feeling a lot better overall. health over size, but the shifting shape is… sometimes baffling and amusing)
YAG garnet 1.13 ct, 5.5mm. hex cut.
for sale shortly.
for sale shortly.
July 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
YAG garnet 1.13 ct, 5.5mm. hex cut.
for sale shortly.
for sale shortly.
Trip to the garden centre.
April 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Trip to the garden centre.
Finished this lab garnet last week.
March 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Finished this lab garnet last week.