Double Post

Friday and Saturday have been quiet, relaxing days.

BGWLBH and Adoring Husband have been doing their own thing and I’ve enjoyed peace and quiet around the pool and in front of the TV watching Netflix movies with Harley.

Harley has also been enjoying time outside following AH around the yard and in the shed while he works.

On Friday I had a 2 hour zoom meeting with The Gypsy. She gave me a reading with Tarot cards and Oracle cards - the gist of my reading being about my art space and me getting back into my art - which was weird because I had spent the previous 2 days trying to convince myself to do just that.

Even if I don’t create any art, I need to sit in there, meditate, listen to music, touch the brushes and paints and just get the feeling for it again. Eventually (hopefully), I will be inspired.

I had a lovely 30 minute phone call with Rebel Mardi. I was under the Bali hut when she phoned, so I was in the fresh air and throwing the ball for Harley while we chatted. AH was with me for the first 5 minutes but didn’t recognise her voice, so he escaped to the house to give me privacy.

Today (Saturday) I had some more alone time. I watched Moneyball on Netflix and enjoyed it very much.

This afternoon was footy and again I’m still doing very poorly in the tipping.

I did NOT watch the Olympic opening ceremony but by the sounds of it, it was very disappointing and regarded (on social media) as possibly the worst opening ceremony ever!

I’ve been flipping channels to catch some swimming and diving and the beach volleyball is about to start.

I will fall asleep with it on in the background because AH and I are leaving early in the morning for the Childers Cultural Festival so I need sleep.

Nite all.

Almost Normal

Wednesday was quiet and restful.

BGWLBH went to The Bay, Adoring Husband spent quality time in the yard working on his “to do” list and I triked to Heart of Gold’s house to give her the castor oil that I’d forgotten to give her on Tuesday, then rode to the shops where I bought meat for dinner and a few groceries from the supermarket.

It was Adoring Husband’s turn to cook dinner but he had no ideas so I suggested shepherd’s pie. He did a great job and we each enjoyed our own little casserole dish of pie.

I’ve been sleeping soundly at night and napping lightly during the day so my body has been healing nicely.

Today (Thursday) I even did some housework and a few loads of washing.

I washed Harley’s bedding and almost made a whole new Harley with all the dog hair on the carpet and in his bedding!

I packaged up a parcel of goodies to send to my Melbourne family.

I counted $46 in 5c, 10c and 20c pieces from a money tin in my wardrobe.

I finally bagged the pile of clothes that I’d decluttered from my wardrobe weeks ago that had been sitting on the floor all that time.

It was a solid 3 hours of housework, after which I cooked myself some GF dim sims for lunch and then planted my butt on the couch.

AH had driven into town to lodge his final health care claim for the DBS surgery. It took 8 weeks and 6 phone calls to get the neurologist’s office to email the final invoice. Yesterday’s phone call was the last straw and AH let out all of his frustrations at the receptionist.

Within the hour, he had the result he’d hoped for.

I made large lamb curry puffs for dinner …

… accompanied by rocket, pear and haloumi salad. They were delicious and everyone went back for seconds, even me!

We played trivia for an hour.

Now, I am absolutely beat.

Nite all.

Heart of Gold

At 10am, Heart of Gold pulled into my driveway to pick me up for our planned play date.

Because we are so well known in our community, we decided to drive over to Howard for coffee at the Naughty Coffee Cafe, so that there would be less chance of being interrupted by well meaning locals.

Unfortunately, we arrived to discover that the cafe was closed!

So we drove up to the supermarket to visit an old friend (who used to work at our local post office) who haven’t seen for a year. She was very busy so we didn’t get to chat for long, but I left with a tentative lunch plan for some time in the not too distant future.

We decided to head over to Bambooland for coffee.

It’s so lovely there. The sound of wind blowing through the bamboo plants, the birds singing, the water features trickling away and the sunlight filtering through the tall bamboo.

We found a table in partial sunlight and sat with our chai and tea chatting away for an hour or so.

From there, we did a quick stop at the op shop in Howard and returned to the supermarket to purchase the CoYo dairy free ice cream that I’d spotted earlier.

When we arrived at home, Heart of Gold came in to check out the big bag of shoes that I’d decluttered from my shoe drawers. She selected 4 pairs, all of which I’d only worn once and also accepted a beautiful black evening top that I offered.

It was a lovely morning but it left me feeling drained. Two weeks of illness has taken its toll and my body has pretty low stamina right now. I’m too old for this s#@t.

Home made pizzas for dinner tonight. Easy and quick.

Two mentions for tomorrow.

Bubbles is celebrating her 40th birthday in Sydney with her BFF. I can’t believe my baby is 40!

I know she’ll have the best time with her BFF. They have a strong connection and unbreakable bond that is hard to find in friendships. They are lucky to have each other.

Happy birthday Bubbles.

The second is a celebration of life for The Duchess.

I was hoping to be well enough to attend that celebration with Best Cousin in the World but there’s no way I could manage ten hours of travel as well as a couple of hours of high emotion.

Instead, from afar, I’m sending my love to her family, letting them know that they are in my thoughts and I feel sad that I can’t be with them. Warmest hugs to you all.

Nite all.

Shopped

Drove into The Bay.

Shopped til we dropped.

Nothing interesting, just food and necessities.

No meditation tomorrow because, unfortunately, The Gypsy has come down with a bug.

Now I’m tired. I would like to snuggle into this bed …

Nite all.

Lethargy

I am feeling less sick, but more tired and lethargic.

It takes so much mental energy to walk into the back yard to play with Harley, even more of it to get out of bed in the mornings.

I have no motivation to do anything.

The lingering cough is annoying.

Today, BGWLBH drove into The Bay and Adoring Husband worked mowing all morning.

So I had a couple of hours of peace and quiet.

I watched the movie “The Client” an oldie but a goodie, then “Find Me Falling” with Harry Connick Jnr. I enjoyed them both.

The footy was on all afternoon.

I cooked potato nests filled with capsicum, carrot, zucchini, shallots, mushroom, garlic, chilli and egg then topped with sliced tomato and grated cheese.

They were quite delicious.

I served them with spinach, pumpkin, haloumi, pear and pinenut salad, rice salad and garden salad.

Now it’s 11.30pm and it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Still Improving

Better today than yesterday and hopefully tomorrow I will be even better than today.

I took it very easy, watching the first 3 episodes of the new series of Cobra Kai on Netflix.

I cooked a whole chicken to make ‘fend for yourself’ night a bit easier for Adoring Husband and BGWLBH.

Super Saturday football started at 3pm and I am still doing a very poor job of footy tipping. I still have my joker round up my sleeve, which will give me double points, so there is hope.

AH got a perfect round last weekend so he has jumped to 3rd spot.

It was only 3°C this morning and I stayed in bed until 9am when the temp had jumped to 16°.

It’s only 8.30pm now but I am yawning uncontrollably and feel that I need to sleep soon. I probably won’t see out the second half of the Storm vs Roosters game.

I have written in my ‘gratitude’ journal, my ‘Friday Falafel’ journal and my ‘Powers’ journal. That’s enough for tonight.

My brain is used up.

Nite all.

Improving

Still sick 🤧

I spent Thursday in bed. I shouldn’t have gone into The Bay on Wednesday. I knew I wasn’t quite well enough and it set me back.

I slept for a couple of hours during the day on Thursday and then fell asleep at 10.30pm and slept until 8.30am! Ten hours of solid sleep!

So I felt much better this morning when I woke up and I got out of bed at 9am and stayed up all day. I didn’t even need a nap this afternoon.

Still have some healing to do, but I’m definitely getting there.

Obviously I have no news to share and it’s almost midnight so I’m off to sleep.

Nite all.

The Duchess

Gone but not forgotten.

The beautiful “Duchess” passed away yesterday.

She was a kind, gentle, graceful, generous, loving and beautiful soul.

I loved her from the moment I met her 14 years ago. Without even having met me, she so generously accommodated me when I attended a Summer Photography Course at Toowoomba University with Best Cousin in the World.

Her hospitality was second to none.

The last time I saw her was when I still had the shop and she visited me while on holidays. We had a casual lunch in the back room and caught up.

She was also an avid reader of this blog and when I stopped writing a couple of years ago, she made contact through her daughter, J, The Inveterate Traveller, saying that she missed my blog and was wondering when I was going to start writing again.

I had no intention of writing again, but she was special and motivated me to get back to it.

I honestly think of her every day as I start my daily blog post.

Knowing The Duchess will not be reading this tomorrow makes me feel sad.

May she rest in peace.

Nite all.

Recovery Time

HOW MANY DEATHS WERE REPORTED TO PFIZER IN FIRST 90 DAYS OF COVID VAX USE?  

It’s called a Post Marketing Surveillance report and you were never supposed to see it.  

A judge in the USA ordered the release of this document....despite the wishes of Pfizer and the CDC, who petitioned to keep the Pfizer documents confidential for 75 years.

In the first 90 days of product use, Pfizer received 1223 REPORTS OF DEATH  (It’s in the document link below).

The media and the government just trundled on telling you “SAFE AND EFFECTIVE” and mandated it.

The data was suppressed and difficult to find, but politicians, media, personalities and health officials, supported by institutions and the corporate sector, pushed a dangerous chemical by way of mandates and terminated honest people from employment for not complying.

Let’s be clear, 1 death and 1 injury is enough. After that it becomes a potential crime!

How many have died since?

Adverse event report from Pfizer (this is the link to the document)

Today was recovery day after our dramatic whale watching day. 

I slept like a dead person last night. 10.30pm - 6.10am solid.

I didn’t attend meditation because I think our whale day may have set me back a bit and I was feeling a little under the weather. I’ve missed two weeks in a row!

Tonight I made lamb and water chestnut meatballs with a spicy dipping sauce. BGWLBH made some salads to go with them.

My favourite - Nat - won MasterChef.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Poor Conditions

This will be quick.

I’m exhausted.

Sat up til 1.30am watching Alcaraz defeat Djokovic in 3 sets. Alcaraz’s game was exemplary. So powerful and so accurate. He deserved to win and Djokovic was graceful in defeat.

I tried to sleep but it was after 3.30am when my body decided it was time.

My alarm rang at 5.30am.

Two hours sleep is not a good foundation for a day of whale watching!

Unfortunately there were westerly winds blowing which helped develop a 2 metre swell. The boat was rocking and a rolling, it was cold and choppy and very unpleasant.

BGWLBH got seasick (she isn’t usually affected) and I was too afraid to leave my seat for fear of falling and breaking a hip!!!

There were very few whales out and about and not counting the crew, there were only 18 others on the boat. 

It was a long day and we were exhausted at the end of it.

The captain advised us to always check the weather forecast before we book our trips and whenever there is a “W” in the wind direction, DON’T book for that day!

Captain Phil is our favourite captain 👨‍✈️ 

Now it’s almost 10.30pm and I can barely keep my eyes open so…

Nite all.