Hope you're all well and happy.

Here in Melbourne the Lock Down saga continues and we're all getting a bit depressed, no matter how many positive tricks we know.

I decided to take advantage of this by getting new knees ...... the right one is doing very well, so I'm in for the left knee soon ...... and that's my excuse for not blogging !

Surgeon and staff in the Hospital were all amazing of course, but on discharge my new knee was way too stiff, it wouldn't even bend 90%. As soon as I got home I hit the panic button and really took over my rehab, exploring on youtube and learning everything I could. If I woke up at 2 or 3 am I got up and did more exercises. By the end of 6 weeks I achieved 120 to 130 degrees which is absolutely fine for all activities except the child pose in yoga.

I learned 2 things. Firstly that in cutting away all the bad bone my surgeon also cut away all the negative psychology attached. Some days just walking up for a coffee I feel Euphoric. Secondly I learned that even though the staff are great, as long as you're in hospital you're a patient. It wasn't until I got home that I could assume control and do things my way ! It wasn't until then that I realised that this was my knee, my body and my responsibility. That's a good lesson for life in general.

Stock wise things are looking up, we got a small shipment from Paul finally and some amazing pieces from Julio so I'm uploading them as fast as I can. But with the above lesson in mind I'm not rushing. I put even more work into my write ups in order to give you all the best verbal portrait I can, trying to duplicate the same words I would give  you in the shop.

No more 'nice amethyst look at the pics' etc !

Sometimes it takes me an hour to write up one piece ~ but the art of good writing is that you don't see that effort.

So check out the New Jewellery