Monthly Archives: February 2009

Great no Excellent news…

Today I had my letter from the college confirming that I have passed my level 3 diploma in Indian head massage.image

To say I was pleased is an understatement, over the moon, delighted, ecstatic all come to mind.

Not once in my life did I ever think I would go to college,let alone get two diplomas.

One in Indian head massage the other in Swedish body massage.

Many many thanks has to go to Geoff who has made this all possible for me and reaps the benefits with weekly Indian head and body massages .

Now I wait for my certificate to arrive and the clients to follow 🙂

Its been a while..

Geoff missed out on a great Prawn stir fry today

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Banana and chocolate muffins too

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and his favourite Biscotti Biscuits , recipe from Gotham Gal..

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Just hope I can stop the boys from eating all the biscotti biscuits and keep them nice and crunchy for the weekend 🙂

Another rip off…

As from the end of march the council here will no longer collect garden rubbish in the green bags.

Usually you buy these green bags for 60p each and it takes me a good few months to fill one.image

Now they want me to buy a brown bin for £36, which you might think is a fair swap for the green bag.

Trouble is, the £36 pound is a yearly charge.

I am sure there are many people like me that cannot afford this charge or see why we have to pay extra when we already pay council tax.

To make matters worse they have just moved the re-cycling centre way out of town too.

and yes I know I could get a compost bin..  but why when I have no garden so no use for the compost.

Just when you think its safe..

I go and get a blister 🙁

Yesterdays walk was with the Cambridge rambling group.sunday 22nd 015

Vera led a group of 14 on a 16 mile walk from Audley end, over the undulating Essex countryside as far as Langley.

Where we had our lunch outside The bull then refreshments inside before the return walk.

This walk took us through some of the prettiest villages I have ever seen, obviously the people of Essex are not short of a bob or two 🙂

As my ecco boots give me sore feet after about 15 miles I decided that today I would wear my new Asolo boots. sunday 22nd 007

A replacement pair for the faulty ones I had and boots that I have been wearing for many years now.

The last thing I expected was to get a blister but to be truthful they never felt as comfortable as my ecco ones.

So now its back to the drawing board and time to experiment with various socks and maybe see if I can get my ecco boots stretched at the local cobblers.

Geoff’s Everytrail  route can be seen here  and my photos can be seen here

Another 5 min’s of fame… maybe !

Yesterday I received this e-mail from Thordis at Radio Norfolk

Dear Sally,

I am working on Graham and Karen’s mid-morning show at BBC Radio Norfolk and came across your webpage as part of research I was doing. We are looking for somebody to talk about twitter, blogging, facebook and all kinds of social network type things and I was wondering whether I could have a chat with you? Would it be possible for you to call me on 01603 284 787 as soon as possible? Unfortunately between 10am-1pm tomorrow I will be working on the show, but before and I after I can take your call. I am only covering so it would be best if you call before the weekend, but if you call next week, explain the situation to Edd (who I am covering for).

Thank you for your time!
Thordis

Unfortunately she didn’t realise that I had already been on Radio Norfolk in December 2007 and she seemed disappointed not to have been the person that “discovered ” me.

I have  E-mailed  her the link to my last 5 min’s of fame and now wait to see if I am going to get another   🙂

Not the perfect Chair

It has been really hard finding the right chair for my Indian head massage clients.

It had to have a low back, be comfortable and portable for in and out the car.

I need a sturdy folding chair that is cushioned but they are hard to find.

The one I have now is ok but I am not 100% happy with it, its pine foldable but quite hard to sit on.

To make the chair look better and more professional I have got a nice Indian cover but its slightly too wide.

I have a client tomorrow and I am feeling  nervous about it, all because of the chair …

How stupid is that  🙁

 

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Vaccinations needed for Peru

As Emily and Geoff are off on their travels in 6 and 7 weeks time I thought I had better check out what Vaccinations they both need.

These are the ones you are advised to get…image

Hepatitis A … a faecal/oral infection spread through contaminated food and water.

Tetanus…contracted through dirty cuts and scratches.

Typhoid…a systemic infection transmitted via faecal/oral route, most commonly through ingestion of contaminated food and water.

Yellow fever…spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

Geoff should also consider..

Diphtheria

Hepatitis B

Rabies.

All of these are needed at least 4 weeks before travel, and as far as I know the only one you have to pay for is the yellow fever.

My nurse was very helpful and also gave me 4 pages of information to read.

I am booked to get mine 13th May 🙂

So cute

These babies are made with  silicone. While some of the faces may look
“crafted” rather than “real”, every detail is amazing.

find out more from the Artist,
Camille Allen’s Artist Dolls And Sculptures

 

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