We Were Married

Fourteen years ago today, we were married at the Lions Park by the river.

Tonight, Adoring Husband organised a picnic dinner and we made our way to the same Lions Park to watch the sun set.

It was a peaceful and pleasant way to celebrate our anniversary and AH gave me a beautiful card.

In June, it will be the 21st anniversary of when we met online and in September, the 21st anniversary of when we met in person.

Otherwise, it was a quiet day binge watching Portrait Artist of the Year 2023.

A special Happy Birthday to The Duchess …

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

I Was Born

It is very important to go out alone, to sit under a tree—not with a book, not with a companion, but by yourself—and observe the falling of a leaf, hear the lapping of the water, the fishermen’s song, watch the flight of a bird, and of your own thoughts as they chase each other across the space of your mind. If you are able to be alone and watch these things, then you will discover extraordinary riches which no government can tax, no human agency can corrupt, and which can never be destroyed. ~Jiddu Krishnamurti

(Book: The Krishnamurti Reader [ad] https://amzn.to/4b4ZLLW)

(Art: 'Seated Women', 1942 by Andrew Wyeth)

Happy birthday to me 🎈

Happy birthday to me 🎈

Happy birthday dear meeeeeee 🎈

Happy birthday to me 🎈

My day started late because I didn’t feel like getting out of bed, so I let Harley out and returned to bed until 9.30am.

I played with Harley and then made arrangements with Adoring Husband and BGWLBH about what time we were leaving for lunch.

We arrived at Arkarra Tea Gardens for my birthday lunch at 11.30am.

AH ordered crispy chicken salad.

BGWLBH ordered falafel salad.

I ordered grilled barramundi with chips and salad.

All of it was delicious, as was my tropical mocktail.

It was all over in an hour and we returned home to savour the GF goodies that BGWLBH had bought yesterday. I placed some candles in some of them (see the pic above) and made a wish as I blew them out.

We all spent the afternoon in separate spaces recovering from it all. 

Yep! I think that makes us officially old!

I’ve received lots of birthday messages and phone calls and I think it’s been a pretty perfect day.

Now I need to sleep.

Nite all.

Rainy Wet and Damp

A little giggle…

This photo was taken in 1946. This guy was Ken Shimizu. He was 35 years old that time. He has 2 children. Shimizu never runs. Sleeps late. Eats whatever he wants. Even drinks beer instead of water. Eats dinner with different kinds of food every night. What does Shimizu do to get such a body? Shimizu doesn't have any secrets. Shimizu is the person sitting in the bottom left corner of the photo. As for the man standing in the middle, I'm not sure.

Haha.

I had a late start this morning and didn’t rise until 9am.

After I made breakfast for BGWLBH and sampled my chicken bone broth from the slow cooker, I took Harley out to play.

Adoring Husband drove into The Bay to run some errands before the rain set in.

We had 60mm last night and it’s been raining heavily all afternoon and evening today.

Today I made up a batch of Harley food with beef mince, lightly boiled vegetables, raw egg, best mates powder and pet hemp oil.

I batched and froze 14 containers of chicken bone broth.

Yesterday I made 1.2 litres of colloidal silver.

I also spent a lot of time in front of the TV watching recorded I’m a Celeb, an old Western “Once Upon a Time in the West” with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson and three games of footy.

I made the marinade and AH cooked the chicken tonight - usually our Friday night fare but we had leftovers on Friday night so as not to waste the food.

We are in the final minutes of the Broncos vs Raiders game and I’m ready for bed. Broncos are winners!

Oh! I have to share that Vegan Chickie met Alice Cooper in Melbourne last night! I’m so excited and so jealous!

Nite all.

Change of Date

Dr McCullough (interesting interview)

DBS date has changed to 22nd May to give us some breathing room for all the ‘things’ we need to plan.

Nothing to report except Best Cousin in the World came to visit yesterday and as always, it was a great visit. She brought a freshly baked sour dough loaf that she had baked that morning … 

… and a handful of lovely essential oils for Harley and for me.

She also gifted me a sourdough starter so that I can make my own bread! I can’t wait.

It is currently absolutely PELTING down rain as I write this. I can hardly hear myself think!

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Date is Set

DBS is set for 1st May.

There is paperwork galore.

Plans to be made.

Accommodation to be booked.

Transport to be planned.

Funds to be found.

I had a day in The Bay today.

Twisted my ankle outside Nana’s Pantry. I had a big glass bottle of Castor Oil in each hand and as I fell forward I had to avoid the concrete blocks that stop cars from parking on the footpath.

Luckily BGWLBH was there to soften my fall. I did not break the bottles or damage my body in any way, but it gave both of us a hell of a fright!

My sunglasses flew off and slid under the car.

I survived.

We attempted to have breakfast at Aquavue because we know they have new owners, but we discovered that their kitchen was closed for the day.

It was a very busy morning for us, we finished with a juice from Su Jus cafe and were home well before 2pm - just in time to receive an important phone call from a member of Adoring Husbands surgical team.

The next hour was filled with the phone call, filling out paperwork and listening to AH yabber on about everything.

Now I need to sleep.

Nite all.