Friends Forever

Had Marisa stay this weekend.. to get an idea what it's going to be like for her when she gets into her 'latter years'!!? LOL!

 So, she learnt to knit! Only 'knit' not 'purl' yet!! Was complicated enough just to cast on!! Ha ha ha... Got into our elastic waisted comfy pants (jammies) and sat her in our leather recliner (a rocker); had cups of tea and dinner in front of the tele with a stable table! No.. wasn't a real stable table!! We're not that old yet here! Had such a good time..with Ian cooking Vietnamese Lemon Chicken (see his recipe on this blog further down actually!) and so much chatting, catching up and laughing. I am so grateful for her friendship.. am sure she keeps me young! And got to see her very beautiful artwork on her arm! It's such a very tasteful tattoo!  and will 'age nicely' ha ha ha!




This is the start of a very fat-needle/thin wool loopy scarf.. we think!

 Wow, look what I found!

Well, it hs been years since I started this Blog page and so much has happened. Eleven years actually!

We now live in Bali for a 3 years already and were intending to return to Australia when this Pandemeic hit. So we are waiting it out especially now that this very contagious Delta Strain has hit Australia so badly. 

Most importantly what has happened in these last several years is that I became a mother-in-law, of course, then seven years later I came became a Grandmother! 

Little Abigail came along, 4 years ago and only last year, a little Grandson William, baby brother for Abi. 

And because I miss them terribly I started writing little stories and doing illustrations for Abi and now little Will. These are now in hardcover books and I can sell them!

I have them printed quite nicely here in Ubud for such a low cost, full gloss and full colour, but the price of postage is atrocious! 

As soon as Covid started, on-line ordering went crazy so all freight charges went up crazily too! Hardly fair at all when people are trying to stay at home, observe all the restrictions then pay heavily to have products delivered!

I have a carton of Book 1 and 2 (plus 2 spin-off books for free), arriving in Australia to Hastings Point where my dear friend Sue has a store and Aust Post and she will sell the books from there! She very generously allowed my books to travel with her crates of Bali Items she purchased for her Bali Corner in her store.

Book 1 Girlie Grub goes to Bali GirlieGrub https://girliegrub.com/

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Marisa missed out on our afternoon tea because...

Now we know why Marisa missed our afternoon tea! She must have had a date with Wicked Ink! How cool does she look??

.. but I did warn her about the decisions we make in our younger years ...  we have to take the consequences for when we get older.. keep going to the gym ... tighten those arms!! We don't want to see those birds all droopy!

But wait.. by the time they MAY get that way, I won't be around or be able to see them anyway!! Phht!! Have a good time and stay young forever Marisa!! All those warnings I gave her about where NOT to get a tattoo.. not the arms, not the neck,not the boobs or tummy, not the knees or thighs.. all sag potential; I didn't leave her many parts eh? But she went for it and looks awesome!! XXXX

emotions in balance

Refreshed our old site www.emotionsinbalance.com  and looks really bright and crisp! So much work for us two oldies.. what with ftps, ssr's, htmls, sso's, etcs, .. phew.. at our age I think we did ok! Ian put so many hours into it so hopefully will be rewarding for him (and me!) More web sites to come. More about the training now!

A girlie day at Michelle's New Home

Had a wonderful afternoon.. Michelle went to so much trouble with her Royal Albert tea set! She made the best pastries.. beautiful sausage rolls ( I want the recipe!) - The very, very best cupcakes ever ( I want the recipe!); and stunning assorted, very classy sandwiches! Just so much excellent cooking by Michelle! Marie and I were so impressed! She gave us a tour of her new home..really a lovely designed house.. every aspect is just gorgeous! I am so very happy for her and Anthony! You can tell it's 'high tea'.. look at Maries's little pinkie!

Ian's Book

FINALLY PUBLISHED – Ian's book, "Beat Depression the Drug Free Way" – late last year as an e-book, and is available from Amazon and of course the direct link. This direct link takes you to the ‘package’ of two books, explained below.

PS. Even affiliates can promote through Clickbank Marketplace!

It has been at least 8 long years of research, and writing and rewriting, editing and re-editing, so now it is available to all and sundry! Selling as a two part package, both books represent the ultimate in turning around the wave of depression, not only in our individual lives, but the lives of those we love and society in general.

The accompanying workbook (as the second part of the overall package/program) called, "Unlock Your Depression and be Free,” is a self-help handbook with mp3 therapy sessions from Ian. 

The main book, available on its own on the Amazon site, presents a shocking but very educational awareness of how depression is not just about an illness, but has also become a money-making industry for pharmaceutical companies (and other medical interests) worldwide ...  and how we have been convinced there is a 'new disease' in our modern society. The workbook, however, compliments the main book with short therapy sessions, almost like you would have when visiting him in his clinic, for ending depression, anxiety or stress ... and all uncomfortable symptoms without medication! Well worth the $37.00 as a complete program of help and self-help!! 

Minka

Well.. it's been over a year since I put a post on this blog. One of our saddest days - last Thursday morning our gorgeous staffie, Minka passed away. She was 14  and 2 months exactly. She was finally so tired.. her back legs and hips were playing up for a couple of months but she tried ever so hard to keep us happy and we in turn cared and loved her.. carried her as much as we could up and down steps. And picked her up if she stumbled. Thursday morning she could not get up at all and for the very first time had no interest at all in food. I cried as then I knew she was telling us.. it was time to let her go. Dear oh dear...We miss her so much - she certainly was a special girl and gave us 14 years of adoration, affection, loyalty and friendship. And those eyes.... those adoring eyes... we miss her but thank her too...
she did love her tiny pink socks which protected her little feet on our floor