Hi Everyone ! It was a great flight back. So glad I swallowed my pride and accepted the wheelchair because going through Security and Immigration was a breeze. Big thanks to the staff at Thai Airways and Melbourne Airport ~ all positive helpful and caring.
I'm kind of laughing at myself right now. Because for 10 years my Mum had a bad knee ( yes, same one ) and just soldiered on until we all finally nagged her into a replacement with which she was really happy. Damn me if I ain't done exactly the same thing ! You know I really thought I'd done a lot of work on my "conditioning" with the spi...
Wow. Everything priced, bagged, and ready to ship with UPS tomorrow. One night off, then packing and flying. Despite allowing a few extra days, we've used all that extra time to the max. Although at least this trip Nicha didn't have to work through the night to fulfill our beading needs !
The Gremlins are still in force though. Remember the first day of buying I hobbled out with painful knee but everything was closed ? Well tonight we went out to eat at a very popular traditional Thai Restaurant to celebrate ~ Saeng Chai Pochana It was closed ! I've linked it in case any of you are travelli...
Well the pic shows the damage you can do in a half hour feeding frenzy at a sale when you remember the unused Credit Card :-)
This was only a small portion of my total buy, but I've spent today going though every piece and there are some beauties. Best of all, everything is at least half the normal price ! Our policy has always been to buy the best we can and charge a decent price, so our savings are passed on to you.
Larimar ~ some huge pieces. Chryoprase, Mangano Calcite, Seraphinite, Lapis, Blue Lace, Prehnite, Moonstone, Black Onyx and more. Best of all a couple of Blue Kyanite crystals...
Hi Everyone. Well, buying is work but fun ~ but now our Apt in Bangkok is like a little Factory. Nicha in her office makes tons of beaded Jewellery, me in the lounge on the endless task of processing all the other Jewellery. We bought so much ! Usually I'm OCD on prices as I buy, but this time I pretty much just chose what I liked. Following the Heart usually works out well, especially when you brought that spare credit card . . . . .
Stunning Azurite/Malcahite/Chrysocolla from a new source ~ the Morenci Mine in USA. More Tourmalines ~ yes, Watermelon, also some fabulous vibrant Rubellite ...
Nearly finished now and happy to report I've bought a massive amount of new stock, a big restock of sold out items plus some nice stones we've not had before. Also a bunch of my own designs ( Raw Imperial Topaz and Tourmaline rings, Raw Kunzite pendants with Herkimers, Raw Crystal points with Watermelon Tourmaline ...... )
So right now I'm feeling rather happy. Especially since I've encountered so many obstacles for this trip ! A few weeks before departure I tripped over a kerb and broke a bone in my hand which meant wearing a cast. I tried to pack light, but struggling through Melbourne A...
Hi Everyone. Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the positive energies floating around ~ even though they're so often occluded by the daily barrage of negative news ! I crashed out on the couch after work, no TV book or laptop, suddenly realised ~ wow, I'm relaxed ! Hence the pic, to remind myself that actually gazing out of a window, doing and thinking nothing, is as important as all the daily doing :-)
So it's nice to get back into the uploads ~ and interesting to see how they've changed too. Up until recently it was a case if racing the clock to get as much up as quickly as possible....