I mentioned yesterday, that it's been a harrowing couple of weeks. As I write, I still don't know quite how things will turn out.

Anyway, before what I now refer to as the crisis, we agreed I'd "do normal". Part of that is at least keeping up with my #hivePUD commitments. I hope that as things settle, I will be able to do more.

Hive Power Up Day Delegations

Because I know how difficult it is to get going on this blockchain and because I had a lot of help when I started, I'm paying it forward. Each month, this involves three, three week delegations of 100 HP to redfish who participate in #hivepud. Also, this is a social blockchain so community, communication and engagement are key - all of this takes resources that are scarce for red fish. It's also a mostly caring community and it's caring gave rise to this collaboration. I am glad because truth be told, as much as I'd like to be increasing the size and/or number of my own delegations, RL demands on my liquid Hive and HBD don't allow. When that changes, this will, too.

In the meantime, Power Up Day is all about numbers and strength. For individual Hiveans, it's about adding Hive (numbers) to your wallet. This strengthens your presence on the blockchain: the resources you need for voting, posting and engaging (commenting).

May Power Up Day

If you don't know what happens on Hive Power Up Day and how accounts stand to gain, read @traciyork's Power Up Day post and join next month?

The Power of Three delegations - if you didn't follow the link...

Each month I, and now @coquicoin and @lizelle, set aside 300 HP each - a total of 900HP. Then we each individually delegate 100HP to the three accounts that meet the basic Power Up Day Criteria.

In our case, though, and given our focus on redfish, the accounts must also be -

• be less than 6 months old **
• have at least two qualifying posts since the previous power up day.
  Posts that qualify must have 200 words or more and exclude posts for Power Up Day, and Actifit.
  As a reminder, the reason I added the second criterion is because -
  Hive is a social blockchain: it's for socialising, ruminating and just generally hanging out.
• a reputation of less than 61
• not more than 500 HP in their accounts before they power up - both on the first of the month

** Sometimes, when there we don't have many potentially elibible accounts, we do consider redfish accounts where folk have disappeared for a while but returned to the Hive. From their recent activity, we need to be able to establish that they are committed to growing their accounts, blogging and engaging. So far, this has worked well.

Qualifying accounts for May

Again, this month, instead of no choices, we were back to extremely slim pickings from among the participants in Traci York's initiative, there were just two.

So we've gone with the one qualifying accounts, an account that Traci helped and, like last month, we're continuing our support of one of last month's beneficiaries.

Because --

So one recipient from last month will again get a delegation.

This means that this month, each of us will still delegate 100HP for 21 days and the accounts are:

@coolmidwestguy, @strega.azure and @bemier

Evidence of Delegation - @fionasfavourites

Here is proof of my delegations:

Lizelle and Eli will do their delegations, themselves, so keep an eye on your wallets.

But that's not all

In addition to the delegations, @coolmidwestguy (I hadn't cancelled yours because I had a suspicion this would happen...) @strega.azure and @bemier will also be added to my fanbase and will receive a daily 100% upvote (when my mana remains above 90%).

I also ask "my" Bot, Friday, to notify me each time they post. If I have an opportunity, I pop over and have a gander and occasionally weigh in on whatever the post may be about. Oh, and if I've got less than 90% mana, and the autovote hasn't happened, I will manually upvote.

An aside

@ginabot is still not doing all she should, so although I said she was alive in my December delegation post and more of that when my life has calmed down to a panic), she's still not letting me add accounts. I am still waiting for @neander-squirrel to get back to me and will report back when he does.

A last word - or two

Thanks as always to @traciyork, @victoriabsb and @hivebuzz for all the hard work they do each month - and around the blockchain, generally.

Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa

Photo: Selma
Post script

If this post might seem familiar, it's because I'm doing two things:

• re-vamping old recipes. As I do this, I am adding them in a file format that you can download and print. If you download recipes, buy me a coffee. Or better yet, a glass of wine....?
• and "re-capturing" nearly two years' worth of posts.

I blog to the Hive blockchain using a number of decentralised applications.

• From Wordpress, I use the Exxp Wordpress plugin. If this rocks your socks, click here or on on the image below to sign up.

• Join Hive using this link and then join us in the Silver Bloggers' community.

Original artwork: @artywink

• lastly, graphics are created using partly my own photographs, images available freely available on @hive.blog and Canva.